英语流利说 Level3 Unit3 Part3 Lesson1

Harry is on a business trip.

Yesterday he was supposed to fly from San Francisco to Shanghai.

However,things didn't turn out the way they were supposed to.

In fact.Nothing went the way it was supposed to.

Every thing went wrong and he didn't get on his flight.

As a result. He is still in San Francisco.

The following is summary of what happened.

Yesterday morning he got up as usual and had breakfast.

Everything seen to be fine and he was looking forward to the trip.

He was just about to check out of his hotel when he felt the pain.

It was a pain in his lower back.

It was a dull pain at first--not too bad.

So he didn't worry about it and checked out of the hotel.

Then he got on the shuttle bus to the airport.

About halfway to the airport,the pain in his back started to get worse.

It was a growing pain and he was beginning to worry.

Soon it was difficult for him to sit in his seat.

The pain was getting worse.

He wanted to lie down.

He started to sweat and breathe quickly.

He was in real pain then.

On a scale of one to ten,the pain was an eight.

When the bus got to the airport the bus driver helped him get off.

It was difficult for him to walk,but he finally made it to the the terminal.

Inside the terminal,he went to the man's bathroom.

He went to the toilet,but that didn't help.

Instead of improving,he felt dizzy and he threw up.

By now he was wet from all his sweating.

He knew he couldn't get on his flight.

Questions：

Q：Why didn't things turn out the way they were supposed to?

A：Every thing went wrong.

Q：When did he first feel a pain?

A：He was just about to check out of his hotel when he felt a pain.

Q：Why did he want to lie down?

A：It was difficult for him to sit in his seat.

Q：How did he get to the airport?

A：He took a bus to the airport.

Scene：Listen to the sentence and repeat after.

1. In fact,nothing went the way it was supposed to.

2. He started to sweat and breathe quickly.

3.It was a growing pain and his was beginning to worry.

Scene：Read the sentence.

1. Yesterday he was supposed to fly from San Francisco to Shanghai.

2. About halfway to the airport the pain in his back started to get worse.

3.It was difficult for him to walk,but he finally made it to the terminal.