托福阅读：他一定被事情绊住了

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Part I：极速词法
　　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；
) f4 J% j& V3 z# a7 Z0 W- j　　5、at 2:00 sharp 在两点整； 6、possible adj. 可能的；
4 c" ^7 Q: _! Z2 b  K　　7、get lost走失了，迷路了； 8、know the way very well路很熟悉；
6 y6 t2 k" T7 [8 b4 Z7 j. P8 F　　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；
　　14、There you are!你可来了； 15、can’t catch one’s breath 喘不过气来；
/ W3 N6 e3 ]) \5 G; v6 s* @) R　　16、break down(机器、车等)出故障，抛锚；
, d* i2 s* c& Q　　17、walk all the way here一路走来； 18、apologize vi. 道歉；
/ X) R! H! z$ g8 F3 V  D9 o　　19、do the cleaning打扫； 20、at the entrance 在入口处；
　　21、attend vt. 参加
+ ^% o7 u' Y) t. x0 [　　Part II：极速句法
3 J- i9 y. n" f/ K1 ~$ v　　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.
　　Bob:It’s already 2:30, but he still hasn’t arrived.
! ]* Q# a$ C/ P* k' O　　Helen:I know. But let’s sit down and wait.
　　Bob:Is it possible that he has got lost?
+ \( X* f3 X- m) R, D/ r  U　　Helen:I don’t think so. He said he knew the way very well.
　　Bob:It isn’t like him to be late.
' [4 [. m7 o) S" U# d　　Helen:No. Something must have come up.
1 F8 C9 }* a6 u+ T" D* _2 m: P　　Bob:Well, Helen, I really can’t wait any longer. The appointment is really important for me.
! M+ Y0 ?2 q+ S" s9 N  h8 a2 K% H　　Helen:OK. You get something to eat quickly, and I’ll stay here and wait for him.
　　对话2
　　Helen:There you are！It’s ten minutes past three! What happened?
0 T) O# p7 |4 t　　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!
8 h5 o5 h) Y4 V' e　　Helen:You walked all the way here?
  v2 E. W5 H! f, D" r) w8 |　　Jack:Yes, I did. Where is Bob?
　　Helen:He has left. He had an important appointment at 3:00.
2 }( ~1 t+ P! r0 @' g6 a. b　　Jack:I’m really sorry. I’ll have to apologize to him when I see him next time.
　　Helen:I think so. He didn’t have anything to eat for lunch.
+ k$ M: U# H( B: W0 f0 S, V　　Jack:I wish he hadn’t been late for his appointment.
　　Helen:Me too.
　　精美语句
　　1.I’m sure something is keeping Jack.
　　2.Something must have kept Jack.
' i8 g" N$ e+ ]! E8 `　　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.
　　7.Is it possible that he has left?
　　8.I got lost on my way from Shanghai to Suzhou.
- V3 d4 c7 X* X/ x$ A( b2 z　　9.It’s just like him to be late for an appointment.
　　10.It is clear that something has come up.
　　11.I can’t stand him any longer.
. h  m3 q% w+ }: j　　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.
9 y9 f+ I. o1 d& M/ L　　14.I’ll apologize to Jack for being late.