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；
# B/ [8 r  {6 ]* [$ _; p" ^- P4 `9 K　　3、an important appointment一个重要的约会； 4、be late for迟到；
. A: s* r2 V2 ]/ P: }　　5、at 2:00 sharp 在两点整； 6、possible adj. 可能的；
) H% f' d9 C9 L1 u" G# M2 {* _+ p% _　　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)；
$ ~, O' M8 Z9 S3 P+ v* `: b　　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；
  U4 J! e5 O! w: m0 @　　16、break down(机器、车等)出故障，抛锚；
& E9 o1 u: a* S; C+ w- c- w, {% N　　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
　　Part II：极速句法
　　对话1
4 n, p  j5 ~/ h0 L/ {- O$ O9 A  Z　　Helen:I wonder what’s keeping Jack. He was supposed to be here at two.
* G2 F% K1 T1 d4 o　　Bob:Did you tell him I had to leave by 3:30?
/ a+ {% h. r. U　　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.
2 |  e7 c+ D$ w: J# S　　Bob:It’s already 2:30, but he still hasn’t arrived.
2 V7 K0 U# C# T* [　　Helen:I know. But let’s sit down and wait.
! R" j5 j! Q4 H% C5 z# y$ E! t　　Bob:Is it possible that he has got lost?
; I+ u1 c6 z+ f6 h# I  o　　Helen:I don’t think so. He said he knew the way very well.
" C8 L2 J4 [( J, b; a$ m* i　　Bob:It isn’t like him to be late.
6 a4 b' ~# ?/ O: f　　Helen:No. Something must have come up.
" ]/ k+ T& X" H( a　　Bob:Well, Helen, I really can’t wait any longer. The appointment is really important for me.
. h& u- G8 k' [　　Helen:OK. You get something to eat quickly, and I’ll stay here and wait for him.
3 N6 Y3 T( m; @2 e* l　　对话2
) J8 S8 M6 @& J　　Helen:There you are！It’s ten minutes past three! What happened?
6 b0 j: ?& O$ q4 Y* `" D" j　　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?
　　Jack:Yes, I did. Where is Bob?
3 Z' j3 b$ I# n2 D　　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.
4 j# n* x2 P% W) Y* ~　　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.
2 X' W! @+ E; z" u　　精美语句
+ R3 Q( r7 @7 M7 ?* }, B　　1.I’m sure something is keeping Jack.
0 C6 s9 ~6 s0 R6 {0 h　　2.Something must have kept Jack.
( c6 k) @; P& c　　3.Jack was supposed to arrive at 2:00.
. B: x) ]; R  @' s　　4.Helen was supposed to do the cleaning this morning.
　　5.Did you tell him to wait for me at the entrance?
4 U- c1 h# ?* j  w' F, l# R　　6.I told him that you had a meeting to attend.
' S  K% \; m# A4 [1 \　　7.Is it possible that he has left?
. u" ^' _- [" D3 u5 W+ c" l2 v　　8.I got lost on my way from Shanghai to Suzhou.
　　9.It’s just like him to be late for an appointment.
. `( o0 B; J: R" ~+ ]! R; f　　10.It is clear that something has come up.
　　11.I can’t stand him any longer.
　　12.There you are! We’ve been waiting for you all morning!
2 B( F9 \1 k6 R; R1 G) g　　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.