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.stubborn 固执 2.burglar 窃贼 3.interstate 洲际公路 4.glimpse 一瞥 原文 481. When I return from vacation, I shall have to catch up with a lot of work. 当我度假回来时，我将不得不赶许多工作。 482. I thought our boss was stubborn as a mule but actually he has his cute side. 我原以为我们老板很固执，但实际上他也有可爱的一面。 483. It is bad of me to have kept you waiting so long. 我让你等了这么久，真是太对不起你了。 484. The burglar tied my hands behind my back with a rope. 窃贼用绳子把我的双手绑在了背后。 485. If it were not for the computer, how inconvenient our lives would be! 如果没有电脑，我们的生活将会多么不方便啊! 486. Owing to a bad cold, he could not take part in the game. 由于重感冒，他不能參加比赛。 487. The other day I ran out of gas in the middle of a busy interstate. 有一天，我的汽车在一条繁忙的洲际公路上没油了。 488. At last he stopped before an old house, and caught another glimpse of the town. 最后，他在一所老房子前停了下來，又看了一眼这座小镇。 489. The musician is enjoying great popularity both in UK and in US. 这位音乐家在英国和美国都很受欢迎。 490. If you think education is expensive, wait till you see what ignorance costs you. 如果你认为教育是昂贵的，那你等着看无知的代价吧。