2014年3月全国英语等级考试第二级（公共英语PETS-2）笔试-听力理解答案1-51-5CBCAB 6-10CBABC 11-15 ACABC 16-20 AAABC 【听力原文及译文】Text 1W: Oh, what a pretty dress! My daughter would love it. But it seems a bit too large. Do you have a smaller size?裙子好漂亮!我女儿会喜欢的。
但是它看起来有点儿大，你们有小一点儿的么?M: Sorry, this is the only one left. But don’t worry. Children grow fast.不好意思，这是唯一剩下的一条，但是别担心，小孩儿长得快。
W: Yes, that’s true. I’ll take it.哦，确实是，那我买了。
(此处，take=buy)Text 2W: These DVDs will be due back on Thursday, the 7th.这些DVD在周四也就是7号以前要还回来。
(due adj. 到期的，应付的)M: How much more should we pay to keep them another week?再续借一周要付多少钱?Text 3M: What did you think of Dana’s speech today?你认为Dana今天的演讲如何?W: Well, she must have spent a lot time preparing it. I can’t believe I can sit for that long without feeling bored.呃，她一定花了很长时间来准备。
我不敢相信我竟然在那儿坐了那么长时间还没觉得厌烦。
(spend time/money doing something花费时间/金钱来做某事)Text 4W: Could you help us carry these boxes, sir?先生，您能帮我们搬箱子么?M: Oh, I would like to help yo u, but I’ve got a pain in my back.我也想帮你们，但是我背疼。
Text 5W: I wonder if Simon would be here by 8:00. He’s supposed to be.不知道Simon能不能8点到这儿，他本应该到的。
【拓展：I wonder if ... : 我想知道是否…;be supposed to do sth. = should do sth. 应该……】M: His wife said he left at 7:30, so he should be here by 8:10 at the latest.他的妻子说他七点半离开的，那么他最晚应该8:10到这儿的。
(at the latest：最迟) Text 6M: Are you free on the weekend?你周末有空么?W: I haven’t got any plans yet, why?我目前还没什么计划，怎么了?M: There is an exhibition of Chinese paintings at the public library. Would you like to go with me?在公共图书馆有个国画的展览，你愿意和我一起去么?W: I’d love to, but when?我愿意，但是什么时间?M: How about Saturday morning? It’s cooler in the morning and maybe less crowded.周六早上怎么样?早上凉爽些，人或许也不那么挤。
【拓展：How about ... ……怎么样?一般是用来建议的;注意该句中还有比较级的形式：adj.+-er或是less/more +adj.】W: I’m afraid I can not get up early on weekends. I’d prefer Saturday afternoon. Believe me there won’t be too many people.我怕是周末不能早起。
我更愿意周六下午。
相信我不会有太多人的。
M: So, shall we meet at 2:00, Saturday afternoon?那么，我们在周六下午两点间?W: OK, that would be great. I’ll be waiting for you at my home.好极了，我在家等你。
Text 7W: Did you have a busy week?你周末很忙么?M: Emm, well, no. I mean I didn’t do a lot, but I bought a computer.呃，没有啦，我的意思是没做啥事儿，但是我买了台电脑。
W: You did? Thank godness. Now you don’t need to borrow mine. You had it for two weeks last time.你么?天哪，现在你不用借我的了，你上次用了两周。
M: Yeah, so sorry about that. I wrote my history paper on it. Thanks again, by the way.是的呃，实在是不好意思啊，我在上面写历史论文。
顺便再次感谢啊。
W: Sure, no problem. So how do you like your computer?没关系。
你的新电脑怎么样?(how do you like ...? 询问某人对某物的印象或看法) M: Oh, it’s really cool. I use it everyday.很酷，我天天用它。
W: Really? Are you using it for class? I mean you’re working on the paper now, right?真的?你用于学习么?我意思是你现在在整论文，是吧?M: Emm, yeah, yeah, but I don’t use it for class.呃。
是的，但是我学习上不用。
W: So what do you use it for?那你用它来干嘛?(use sth. for (doing) sth.用某物来干……，for表示用途)M: Emm, actually, I just watch DVDs on it all week.呃，事实上，我一整个星期只是在电脑上看DVD。
Text 8W: Tom, as the manager of a company selling green products, you are now quite a successful businessman. When did you know you wanted to have your own company?Tom，作为一家销售绿色产品的公司经理，你现在是一个相当成功的商人。
你什么时候想要拥有自己的公司?M: My family left Budapest in 1986 and settled in Canada where a lot of my friends' parents were highly successful businessmen. It seems so cool, so in high school,I started a web-designed company and learned a lot from that experience.我的家人1986年离开Budapest 定居加拿大。
在加拿大，我许多朋友的父母都是很成功的商人。
那看起来很酷，于是我在高中时就建立了一个网站设计公司并从中学到了很多经验。
W: How did you find the money for your present company then?你现在公司的融资是从哪儿来的?M: We’ve raised 18 million dollars from about 50 people. We’re finally making money. I own 6% of the company and all employees get their shares.我们从50个人那儿筹集到了1800万资金，也最终盈利了。
我拥有公司6%的股份，每个员工都有自己的股份。
W: By the way, what aspects of your life are green?顺便问一下，你的生活中哪些方面是与环保有关的?(green本意是绿色，由此引申而来的意思是“与环保有关的”)M: I’m only mildly green. I do simple things and I’m a huge biker. I biked cross Canada.我只是一定程度上注重环保，我做的事情简单，我非常喜欢骑车，我曾骑行加拿大。
W: Do you think you have ever done anything wasteful?你认为你做过什么浪费的事儿么?M: We're always doing something wrong, but then, that will allow us to learn and grow. When I first started out, we made all the products ourselves, but that was a mistake. Now we work with other companies. We provide the materials, the product development and the design. They make the products then.我们总是在做一些错事，但是从那我们会学到许多并得以成长。
在我最开始的时候，所有的产品都是由我们自己来做，但那是个失误。
现在我们和别的公司合作，我们提供原材料，产品研发和设计，然后他们制作产品。
Text 9W: Hey, James, how is the job search going?James，你好，工作找得怎么样了?(job search找工作)M: Hi, Sharon, I had no idea. It’ll take so much time. It sure makes it difficult to prepare for final exams. How about you?Sharon，你好，没有头绪。