L5-U2-P2- Listening.

1,Jessica's 20-year class reunion was held at a fancy hotel杰西卡20年的班级聚会在一家豪华酒店举行。

2,When she arrived , she wasn't sure she was in the right place当她到达时,她不确定自己在正确的地方

3,At first she didn't recognize anyone起初她认不出任何人

4,She felt a bit awkward and out of place她感到有点尴尬和不自在

5,But it wasn't long before a strange man  came up to her但没过多久,一个陌生人走到她面前

6,was already losing his hair , and he was wearing thick glasses他已经脱发了,戴着厚厚的眼镜

7,Don't you remember me ? he asked你不记得我了吗?他问道。

8,When he said who he was , she barely remembered him , especially since he had changed so much当他说他是谁时,她几乎不记得他,尤其是因为他改变了这么多。

9,Then he told her that he had always had a crush on her然后他告诉她,他一直迷恋着她

10,He said she looked beautiful and he immediately took a selfe of them , with his arm tight around her waist他说她看起来很漂亮,他立刻拍了一张照片,胳膊紧紧地搂着她的腰

11,This made her feel a bit strange这让她觉得有点奇怪

12,She smiled at him and pretended to be happy to see him她对他笑了笑,假装很高兴见到他

13,But in fact . she wasn't sure ,ow to react though he seemed nice但事实上,她不知道该怎么反应,尽管他看起来很好。

14,She finally excused herself and went to the ladies room她终于为自己寻找理由,去了女洗手间。

15,She was beginning to regret having come to the reunion她开始后悔参加了这次聚会。

16,She had always been shy , and she still was她一直很害羞,现在依然如此

17,When she returned to the party , Sharon invited her to sit at her table当她回到聚会时,沙伦邀请她坐在她的桌旁

18,Dinner was going to be served soon , and some of the classmates were going to give speeches晚饭马上就要端上了,一些同学要作演讲。

19,Sharon asked Jessica to say a few words too , because people were curious莎伦也让杰西卡说了几句话,因为大家都很好奇

20,This was a surprise.这是一件意外的事

21,Jessica had never been very popular and she didn't think anyone had noticed her杰西卡从来就不是很受欢迎,她认为没有人注意到她。

22,She had always felt like an outsider , with only a couple of close friends她总是觉得自己像个局外人,只有几个亲密的朋友

23,Still ,she had been one of the best students , and people remembered her尽管如此,她是最好的学生之一,人们都记得她

24,As the evening wore on , Jessica began to  really enjoy herself随着晚会的进行,杰西卡开始玩得很开心

25,She talked with her old friends and was amazed by how some others had changed她和她的老朋友交谈,对其他人的变化感到惊讶。

26,For example , Tom used to be good-looking and athletic例如,汤姆过去长得很好看,体格健壮

27,He was one of the most popular students and a star basketball player他是最受欢迎的学生和明星篮球运动员之一

28,His one problem was math他唯一的问题是数学

29,He had had a hard time in math , especiall  in geometry他在数学上有一段困难时期,尤其是在几何上

30,This was because he wasn't a logical thinker这是因为他不是一个逻辑思考者

31,Except for basketball , he didn't want to do anything unless it was easy除了篮球,他不想做任何事,除非它是容易的

32,Tom was no longer good looking汤姆不再好看了

33,His nose , which had always been large , had grown even larger他的鼻子一直很大,现在已经长得更大了。

34,He had also gained a lot of weight他体重也增加了很多。

35,His wife had left him , so for the first time ever ,he was alone他妻子离开了他,所以他第一次独自一人

36,He looked lonely and depressed , not at all like he used to be他看上去既孤独又沮丧,一点也不像以前了

37,Steve was a nobody in middle school史蒂夫在中学时是个无名小卒

38,People hardly noticed him人们几乎没注意到他

39,He was small , quiet , and a bit ugly , with crooked teeth他很小,很安静,有点丑,牙齿歪歪斜斜的

40,What he was good at was English他擅长的是英语

41,His English was even better than their teacher'd他的英语甚至比他们老师的还要好

42,After graduating , he went to a low-ranked university and eventually dropped out毕业后,他去了一所排名低的大学,最后辍学了。

43,For a while he worked as a tour guide他做过一段时间的导游

44,Then , 10 years ago , he and some friends started a little company which is now a great success然后,10年前,他和一些朋友创办了一家小公司,现在这家公司非常成功。

45,In fact , he had become a rich , generous man事实上,他变成了一个富有、慷慨的人。

46,He had a nice, warm smile and his success hadn't gone to his head他有一个漂亮的、温暖的笑容和他的成功并没有到他的顶端。

47,It was a pleasure to be around him和他在一起很愉快

48,Betty used to be the most beautiful girl in school贝蒂曾经是学校里最漂亮的女孩

49,She wasn't very smart , but she was a great singer她不是很聪明,但她是个很棒的歌手

50,She made a video of her singing , and it went viral她录了一段自己唱歌的录像,然后就走红了。

51,She became famous overnight , but it only lasted for about two years她一夜成名,但只持续了两年左右。

52,After that ,her fans lost interest in her在那之后,她的歌迷对她失去了兴趣。

53,She tried to become an actress , but she failed她想当演员,但失败了

54,She had been too stiff and nervous in front of the camera她在镜头前太僵硬和紧张了

55,Betty had a nice husband who seemed to adore her贝蒂有一个很好的丈夫,他似乎很喜欢她

56,The one tragedy in her life happened about five years ago , when she lost her daughter to a rare form of cancer她一生中的一个悲剧发生在五年前,当时她女儿死于一种罕见的癌症。

57,Because of that , her hair had begun to turn grey正因为如此,她的头发开始变白了。

58,Jessica couldn't help but feel sorry for her杰西卡忍不住为她感到难过

59,Betty had had such high hopes and tremendous energy as a girl , but things didn't work out贝蒂作为一个女孩曾有过如此高的期望和巨大的精力,但事情没有成功

60,And then there was John然后是约翰

61,John used to be the school bully约翰以前是学校的恶霸

62,He had been big , strong and mean他高大、强壮、残忍

63,He hadn't been nice to anybody他对任何人都不好

64,It seemed that he was always angry and ready to hit someone他似乎总是很生气,随时准备打某人。

65,After graduating , he joined the army and went overseas to fight in a war毕业后,他参军去海外参加了一场战争

66,He saw many people die and he grew to hate fighting of any kind他看到许多人死去,他开始憎恨任何形式的战斗

67,Then one day he was nearly killed when the helicopter he was in was shot down后来有一天,当他乘坐的直升机被击落时,他差点丧命。

68,He survived the crash , but he lost a leg and was hospitalized for nearly a year他在坠机中幸存下来,但失去了一条腿,住院将近一年。

69,Now he had completely changed现在他完全变了

70,He had gentle , kind eyes , and a beautiful  smile他有一双温和、友善的眼睛和一个美丽的微笑

71,He was working for an organization that provides support for elderly people他为一个为老年人提供支持的组织工作。

72,From Jessica's point of view , John had turned out to be a wonderful surprise从杰西卡的观点来看,约翰已经变成了一个惊喜

73,In the end , Jessica was glad she went to her reunion最后,杰西卡很高兴她参加了聚会

74,It was interesting to see how people had  changed through the years看到这些年来人们发生了怎样的变化是很有趣的

75,Still , she was happy to get home and appreciate everything that she had尽管如此,她很高兴回到家,感激她所拥有的一切

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