听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.sperm whale 抹香鲸 2.transaction 交易 3.ruling coalition 执政联盟 4.secured 获得 5.chopsticks 筷子 原文 11. If I were to be born again，I would be a musician. 如果我能重生，我会成为一名音乐家。 12. The sperm whale can dive to a depth of 1000 meters. 抹香鲸能潜入1000米深的水中。 13. It's easy to lose track of time when you are in Las Vegas. 当你在拉斯维加斯的时候，很容易会忘记时间。 14. I will go along wit you as far as the station. 我和你一起走到车站。 15. Tony went to Boston for the purpose of carrying out an important business transaction. 托尼去波士顿是为了一项重要的商业交易。 16. According to the news report，the ruling coalition has secured 72 seats as of 5 pm. 根据新闻报道，截至下午五点，执政联盟已获得72个席位。 17. Didn't you know that he passed away two years ago？ 你不知道他两年前就去世了吗？ 18. Forks and chopsticks became popular because they could easily handle hot food. 叉子和筷子很受欢迎，是因为它们很轻松地处理滚烫的食物。 19. It was Mr. Smith that told me how to use that machine. 是史密斯先生告诉我如何使用那台机器的。 20. In such countries as Norway and Finland，they have lots of snow in winter. 在挪威和芬兰这样的国家，冬天雪很多。