2014年12月英语四级听力、作文、翻译答案.docx

Short conversations　　1.Woman: When was the last time you dusted the apartment?　　Man: When was the last time my mother came over?　　Question: What does the man imply?　　2.Woman: Hurry up Mark, there’s a bus coming now。　　Man: Why run? There’ll be another one in 2 or 3 minutes。　　Question: What does the man mean?　　3.Man: Laura, it seems that you are up to your neck in work, how come you’ve been so busy?　　Woman: Ms Smith has asked for a sick leave, and I have to take over her work for a couple of days。　　Question: What do we learn about the woman?　　4.Woman: Washing dishes at the cafeteria every day is really boring。　　Man: Why don’t you quit and deliver the flowers with me?　　Question: What does the man suggest the woman do?　　5.Woman: Rod, you said you’d take this package to the post office yesterday。　　Man: Oh, no, it must have slipped my mind。　　Question: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?　　6.Man: I’m not surprised that you didn’t like that movie. I find it really scary myself。　　Woman: So did I. I don’t care much for horror movies as a rule。　　Question: What do we learn from the conversation?　　7.Man: My life experience tells me that love is filled with happiness but it hurts you too。　　Woman: Your words remind me of the saying honey is sweet but the bee stings。　　Question: What do we learn from the conversation?　　8.Man: How many more chairs should I bring in for the forum, six or seven?　　Woman: Bring in all you can find. I’m expecting at least 20 participants。Question: What are the speakers talking about?　Long conversations　　Conversation 1　　Man: Do you think theres discrimination against women in England today?　　Woman: Certainly, and not just in education and work either, in many other fields as well. The tax situation for women is very unfair, for example。　　Man: Are women better off in other countries then?　　Woman: It depends on the country. Theres certainly much less discrimination in Scandinavia, and maybe in America, too。　　Man: Do you think the position of