Lesson 54 Sticky fingers-英语听力

[00:01.080]--- Lesson 54 Sticky fingers
粘糊的手指 [00:07.120]--- First listen and then answer the question.
^听录音，然后回答以下问题。 [00:12.960]--- What two interruptions did the writer have? [00:19.800]After breakfast, I sent the children to school and then I went to the shops.
^早饭后，我送孩子们上学，然后就去了商店。 [00:26.960]It was still early when I returned home.
^我回到家时，时间还早。 [00:31.240]The children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quiet.
^孩子们在上学，我丈夫在上班，家里清静得很。 [00:37.800]So I decided to make some meat pies.
^于是我决定做些肉馅饼。 [00:42.440]In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry.
^不一会儿我就忙着调拌起了黄油和面粉，很快我的手上就沾满了粘粘的面糊。 [00:52.360]At exactly that moment, the telephone rang.
^恰恰在此时，电话铃响了。 [00:56.880]Nothing could have been more annoying.
^没有什么能比这更烦人了。 [01:00.440]I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates.
^我用两个沾满面糊的手指捏起了话筒。当听出是海伦.贝茨的声音时，非常丧气。 [01:10.800]It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later.
^我用了10分钟的时间才说服她过会儿再来电话。 [01:15.640]At last I hung up the receiver.
^我终于挂上了话筒。 [01:18.680]What a mess! There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs.
^真是糟糕透了！我的手指上、电话机上以及门的把手上，都沾上了面糊。 [01:27.640]I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead.
^我刚回到厨房，门铃又响了起来，响声足以把死人唤醒。 [01:35.080]This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter!
^这次是邮递员，他要我签收一封挂号信！ [01:43.400]--- end