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.on the ground 以...为理由 2.vague 模糊的 3.theoretical 学术的 4.terms 术语 5.geometry 几何学 原文 31. How long does it take to go from here to the Hilton Hotel？ 从这里到希尔顿饭店要多长时间？ 32. What would become of our city if an earthquake were to hit it？ 如果地震来袭，我们的城市会变成什么样子？ 33. I can't agree to your proposal on the ground that it is not fair and reasonable. 我不能同意你的提议，因为这既不公平也不合理。 34. This meeting is a waste of time，everybody is just talking in vague theoretical terms. 这次会议就是浪费时间，每个人都在用含糊的理论术语说话。 35. If you put more tea leaves into the pot，the tea will taste better. 如果你再往茶壶里放点茶叶，茶的味道就会更好。 36. Geometry，about which I know nothing，seems like a very dull subject. 我对几何一窍不通，那似乎是一门很枯燥的学问。 37. I can know the past，but the future we can only feel. 我们可以了解过去，但我们只能感知未来。 38. When she returned home from school，she began to help her mother in the kitchen. 当她放学回家，就开始在厨房里帮妈妈干活。 39. Computers will save you much time and energy when you deal with figures and graphs. 当处理数字和图标时，电脑将节省你很多时间和精力。 40. Now that you are a high school student，you are responsible for what you do. 既然你是一名高中生了，你要对你的行为负责。