托福阅读：他一定被事情绊住了

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Part I：极速词法
8 M7 v6 {( _) X; Z　　1、keep绊住，耽搁； 2、to be here来到这儿；
　　3、an important appointment一个重要的约会； 4、be late for迟到；
2 k2 I: \4 C' i6 P- b8 t9 ?' V　　5、at 2:00 sharp 在两点整； 6、possible adj. 可能的；
　　7、get lost走失了，迷路了； 8、know the way very well路很熟悉；
　　9、be not like someone to do sth.不像某人(的一贯做法)；
　　10、sth. come up冒出了某事，某事发生了；11、not any longer不能再；
　　12、get something to eat吃点东西； 13、stay here留在这儿；
" h& R1 ]* i. j　　14、There you are!你可来了； 15、can’t catch one’s breath 喘不过气来；
' f% [5 P3 L+ H. T+ @' n　　16、break down(机器、车等)出故障，抛锚；
　　17、walk all the way here一路走来； 18、apologize vi. 道歉；
　　19、do the cleaning打扫； 20、at the entrance 在入口处；
　　21、attend vt. 参加
, O& T" ~# h, M+ b　　Part II：极速句法
( f3 N7 w' i. d/ k2 B6 m　　对话1
　　Helen:I wonder what’s keeping Jack. He was supposed to be here at two.
　　Bob:Did you tell him I had to leave by 3:30?
　　Helen:Yes, I told him that you had an important appointment that you couldn’t be late for. He said he would be here at 2:00 sharp.
* U8 {1 a4 E% |5 i% P　　Bob:It’s already 2:30, but he still hasn’t arrived.
　　Helen:I know. But let’s sit down and wait.
8 \  |6 \+ j% K) V# `2 ]　　Bob:Is it possible that he has got lost?
　　Helen:I don’t think so. He said he knew the way very well.
, _9 j1 \) @# Y　　Bob:It isn’t like him to be late.
3 q  s: ]7 _  v. f" N, A& `/ Y4 Z　　Helen:No. Something must have come up.
　　Bob:Well, Helen, I really can’t wait any longer. The appointment is really important for me.
) Q+ R! x) j7 A1 b: n6 D　　Helen:OK. You get something to eat quickly, and I’ll stay here and wait for him.
& [: H; U: ]9 \+ [+ [) w　　对话2
% O$ g+ G" r8 o& y! d0 J( q; j) o- |5 T& l　　Helen:There you are！It’s ten minutes past three! What happened?
* v2 X. l. {2 D: @; Q* s9 G　　Jack:Hi! I’m sorry I’m late. Look, I can’t catch my breath. The bus broke down, and I couldn’t get another one or a taxi, so I had to walk all the way here!
　　Helen:You walked all the way here?
2 U" l* E+ M! ^* V　　Jack:Yes, I did. Where is Bob?
8 B! j8 X7 G) H1 ~5 @/ T3 n4 V; _　　Helen:He has left. He had an important appointment at 3:00.
　　Jack:I’m really sorry. I’ll have to apologize to him when I see him next time.
' ?* @7 E. }. f; O　　Helen:I think so. He didn’t have anything to eat for lunch.
　　Jack:I wish he hadn’t been late for his appointment.
　　Helen:Me too.
　　精美语句
5 v1 U* ~8 S% k$ h　　1.I’m sure something is keeping Jack.
$ C( B2 J% {% x0 Y　　2.Something must have kept Jack.
; b' X3 g/ j+ K- R　　3.Jack was supposed to arrive at 2:00.
　　4.Helen was supposed to do the cleaning this morning.
　　5.Did you tell him to wait for me at the entrance?
　　6.I told him that you had a meeting to attend.
/ v, |5 C( c7 h& m  ]　　7.Is it possible that he has left?
' Z8 J$ [& y' j+ @" V3 x0 F　　8.I got lost on my way from Shanghai to Suzhou.
　　9.It’s just like him to be late for an appointment.
　　10.It is clear that something has come up.
! r( W& r4 j/ v* s# q# Q0 L　　11.I can’t stand him any longer.
: o' H" U% o! b1 N& h2 Q3 M　　12.There you are! We’ve been waiting for you all morning!
　　13.When I got to the top of the hill, I couldn’t catch my breath.
　　14.I’ll apologize to Jack for being late.