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洪恩环境英语第九册练习 04

2009-10-09来源:和谐英语

[-1:-2.00]I say,"Why do I stay up all night?"And you say...
[-1:-3.00]I didn't use to stay up all night?Ready?Let's go.Why are you so sensitive?
[-1:-4.00]You didn't use to be so sensitive.Why do I stay up all night.
[-1:-5.00]I didn't use to stay up all night.Why does she drink so much coffee?
[-1:-6.00]She didn't use to drink so much coffee.
[-1:-7.00]Why does he smoke so many cigarettes?
[-1:-8.00]He didn't use to smoke so many cigraettes.
[-1:-9.00]Why do they take naps every day? They didn't use to take naps every day.
[-1:10.00]Why is everyone at WEFL interested in the history of Stamford?
[-1:11.00]They didn't use to be interested in the history of Stamford.
[-1:12.00]Why do you study English?You didn't use to study English.
[-1:13.00]All right.Jake has made a list
[-1:14.00]of companies that used to have factories in Stamford but have left or gone out of business,
[-1:15.00]and companies that still have factories there.
[-1:16.00]He is giving the list to Maria on the telephone.
[-1:17.00]Listen for the important information about the companies on the list.
[-1:18.00]What did they produce?Do they still have factories in Stamford?
[-1:19.00]Are they still in business?
[-1:20.00]Well,the first factory in Stamford was Yale,the lock company.They opened in 1869.
[-1:21.00]Y-a-l-e,They're not here anymore,are they?
[-1:22.00]Are they still in business?Yale?Sure.They still make locks.
[-1:23.00]but they left Stamford a long time ago.
[-1:24.00]Then there's Kroger.How do you spell Kroeger?
[-1:25.00]K-r-o-e-g-e-r.They make,or I should say,used to make pianos.
[-1:26.00]they're not in business anymore either.This is terrible!
[-1:27.00]All these factories have left Stamford or gone out of business.
[-1:28.00]I suppose Pitney Bowes is gone too.And Machlett laboratories.
[-1:29.00]Machlett?Let me check...Is that with two t's?Yeah.
[-1:30.00]M-a-c-h-l-e-t-t.Machlett.YOu know,the glassblowers.
[-1:31.00]Still in business,but not in Stamford anymore.This is really terrible.
[-1:32.00]Pitney Bowes is still in business...But not in Stamford anymore.
[-1:33.00]Yes,Pitney Bowes is still in Stamford.
[-1:34.00]Look out your window.YOu can see the office building.
[-1:35.00]Now listen to Maria repeat the information.
[-1:36.00]OK.Yale is still in business but not is Stamford anymore
[-1:37.00]Kroeger the company that used to make pianos.went out of business too.
[-1:38.00]Machlett also isn't in Stamford anymore.They were the galssblowers.
[-1:39.00]The Machlett people are still blowing glass.but not here anymore.
[-1:40.00]Finaly,Pitney Bowes!Still in business...still in Stamford.Hurray for Pitney Bowes!
[-1:41.00]Now some questions.I say,"Did Yale go out of business?"
[-1:42.00]And you say...No.They're still in business.
[-1:43.00]I say,"Does Yale still have a factory in Stamford?"
[-1:44.00]And you say...NO.They don't have a factory in Stamford anymore.
[-1:45.00]OK,Here we go.Did Yale go out of business?No.They're still in business.
[-1:46.00]Does Yale still have a factory in Stamford?
[-1:47.00]No.They don't have a factory in Stamford anymore.
[-1:48.00]And Kroeger?They used to make pianos in Stamford.
[-1:49.00]Do they still make pianos today?No.they don't make pianos anymore.
[-1:50.00]How about those famous glassblowers at Machlett?
[-1:51.00]Do they still work in Stamford?NO.They don't work in Stamford anymore.
[-1:52.00]And I suppose Pitney Bowes is gone too.
[-1:53.00]NO.They're still here.That's it.This is the end of Lesson Four.