英语专业四级听写.docx
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英语专业四级听写
TravelforWork
Youcanseethemineveryairportintheworld.Theyarebusinessmenandwomenwhohavetotravelfortheirwork.
Whentheyfirstappliedforthejob,theymayhavethoughtofgoodfoodandhotels,hugeexpenseaccountsandfashionablecities.Nowtheyhavetositinairportlounges,tiredanduncomfortableintheirsmartclothes,listeningtotheloudspeakerannounce“ThefightofTokyo,orBerlin,orNewYorkisdelayedforanothertwohours.”Somepeoplesaytome,“Howluckyyouaretobeabletotravelabroadinyourwork!
Youcangosightseeingwithoutpayinganymoneybyyourself!
”Theythinkthatmyjobislikeacontinualholiday.Itisnot.
Thereareadvantages,ofcourse,andIdothinIamlucky,butonlybecauseIcangotoplacesIwouldnevervisitifIwasatourist.
Intelligence
Aresomepeoplebornclever,andothersbornstupid?
Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperience?
Strangelyenough,theanswertothesequestionsisyes.Tosomeextentourintelligenceisgivenusatbirth,andnoamountofspecialeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithlowintelligence.Ontheotherhand,achildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thus,thelimitsofaperson’sintelligencearefixedatbirth,whetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisview,heldbymostexpertsnow,canbesupportedinanumberofways.Asiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeopleis,theclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligence.
AFreeDressEveryWeek
Thetemptationtostealisgreaterthaneverbeforeespeciallyinlargeshopsandpeoplearenotsohonestastheyoncewere.
Adetectiverecentlywatchedawell-dressedwomanwhoalwayswentintoalargestoreonMondaymornings.OneMonday,therewerefewerpeopleintheshopthanusualwhenthewomancamein,soitwaseasierforthedetectivetowatchher.Thewomanfirstboughtafewsmallarticles.Afteralittletime,shechoseoneofthemostexpensivedressesintheshopandhandedittoanassistantwhowrappeditupforherasquicklyaspossible.Thewomansimplytooktheparcelandwalkedoutoftheshopwithoutpaying.Whenshewasarrested,thedetectivefoundoutthattheshopassistantwasherdaughter.Believeitornot,thegirl“gave”hermotherafreedresseveryweek!
Time
Timeistangible.Onecangaintime,spendtime,wastetime,savetime,orevenkilltime.CommonquestionsinAmericanEnglishrevealthisconcretequalityasthoughtimewereapossession.“Doyouhaveanytime?
”,“Canyougetsometimeforthis?
”,“Howmuchfreetimedoyouhave?
”Thetreatmentoftimeasapossessioninfluencesthewaythattimeiscarefullydivided.
Generally,Americansaretaughttodoonethingatatimeandmaybeuncomfortablewhenanactivityisinterrupted.Inbusinesses,thecarefulschedulingoftimeandtheseparationofactivitiesarecommonpractices.Appointmentcalendarsareprintedwith15-,30-,and60-minutetimeslots.Theideathat“thereisatimeandplaceforeverything”extendstoAmericansociallife.Visitorswhodropbywithoutpriornoticemayinterrupttheirhost’spersonaltime.Thus,callingfriendsonthetelephonebeforevisitingthemisgenerallypreferredtovisitors’droppingby.
Usefulwordsandexpressions:
1.tangible切实的
2.killtime消磨时间
3.reveal显示,揭示
4.scheduling行程安排
5.slot缝隙
6.dropby随便访问
7.preferred首选的
Cartoonists
Inagoodcartoon,theartistcantellinafewlinesasmuchasawritercantellinhalfadozenparagraphs.Thecartoonistnotonlytellsastorybuthealsotriestopersuadethereadertohiswayofthinking.Hehasgreatinfluenceonpublicopinion.Inapoliticalcampaign,heplaysanimportantpart.ControversialissuesinCongressoratmeetingsoftheUnitedNationsmaykeepthecartoonistwell-suppliedwithcurrentmaterials.
Aclevercartoonistmaycauselaughterbecauseheoftenuseshumorinhisdrawings.Ifheissketchingafamousperson,hetakesaprominentfeatureandexaggeratesit.Cartoonists,forinstance,liketolengthenanalreadylongnoseandtowidenanalreadybroadgrin.Thisexaggerationofaperson’scharacteristicsiscalledcaricature.Theartistusessuchexaggerationtoputhismessageacross.
UsefulWordsandExpressions:
1.cartoonist漫画家
2.campaign活动
3.controversial争论的,争议的
4.sketch素描
5.prominent卓越的
6.exaggerate夸张
7.lengthen延长
8.grin露齿笑
WaterPollution
Waterisveryimportanttous.Factoriesandplantsneedwaterforindustrialusesandlargepiecesoffarmlandneeditforirrigation.Withoutwatertodrink,peopledieinashorttime.
Todaymostwatersourcesaresodirtythatpeoplemustpurifywaterbeforedrinking.Waterbecomesdirtyinmanyways:
industrialpollutionisoneofthem.Withthedevelopmentofindustry,plantsandfactoriespourtonsofindustrialwastersintoriverseveryday.Therivershavebecomeseriouslypolluted,andthewaterisbecomingunfitfordrinkingorirrigation.Thesamethinghasalsohappenedtoourseasandoceans.So,theproblemofwaterpollutionisalmostworldwide.
Scientistsofmanycountrieshavedonealotofworktostoppollution.Thepollutedwaterinsomeplaceshasbecomecleananddrinkableagain.Perhapsonedaythepeopleinalltownsandcitieswillbedrinkingcleanwater.Thatday,webelieve,isnotveryfaroff.
MakingaComplaint
Complainingaboutfaultygoodsorbadservicesisnevereasy.Butifsomethingyouhavebroughtisfaultyordoesnotdowhatwasclaimedforit,youarenotaskingforafavortogetitputright.
Complaintsshouldbemadetoaresponsibleperson.Gobacktotheshopwhereyouboughtthegoods,takingwithyouanyreceiptyoumayhave.Inasmallstoretheassistantmayalsobetheownersoyoucancomplaindirect.Inachainstore,askthemanager.Ifyoutelephone,askthenameofthepersonwhohandlesyourenquiry,otherwiseyoumayneverfindoutwhodealtwiththecomplaintlater.Ifyoudonotwanttodoitinperson,writealetter.Sticktothefactsandkeepacopyofwhatyouwrite.Atthisstageyoushouldgiveanyreceiptnumbers,butyoushouldnotneedtogivereceiptsorotherpaperstoproveyouboughtthearticle.
WhereDotheBritishLive
NearlyeveryoneinBritainwouldliketoowntheirownhomeand,whethertheydoornot,theyarepreparedtoputtimeandmoneyintodecoratingandfurnishingitorevenmakingstructuralalterationstoit.Becauseoftheclimateandbecauseoftheexpenseinvolvedingoingoutfortheevening,theBritishspendalotoftimeathomeandalargepartoftheirsociallifetakesplacethere.
Youngpeopletendtostaywiththeirfamilieslongerthesedaysasaccommodationisexpensivebut,whentheymoveawaytoajoborcollege,therearevariousoptionsopentothem.Theycangetlodgingswithalandlady.Thismeansthattheyrentaroominsomeone’shouseandhavebreakfastwiththefamily.Theycanalsogetabed-sittingroom,thatistosayoneself-containedroominwhichtheycancook,liveandsleep.Alternatively,theycansharearentedflatorhousewithagroupofyoungpeople,perhapsthemostpopularoptionofall.
UsefulWordsandExpressions:
1.lodging寄宿处
2.bedsit卧室兼起居室
3.bed-sitting卧室兼起居室的
4.self-contained设备齐全的
WillComputersReplaceHumanBeings?
Weareinthecomputeragetoday.Thecomputersareworkingallkindsofwondersnow.Theyareveryusefulinautomaticcontrolanddataprocessing.Atthesametime,computersarefindingtheirwayintothehome.Theyseemtobesocleverandcansolvesuchcomplicatedproblemsthatsomepeoplethinksoonerorlatertheywillreplaceus.
ButIdonotthinkthatthereissuchapossibility.Myreasonisverysimple:
computersaremachines,nothumans.Andourtasksarefartoovariousandcomplicatedforanyonesinglekindofmachinetoperform.
Probablythegreatestdifferencebetweenmanandcomputeristhattheformercandothingsofhisownwhilethelattercandonothingwithoutbeingprogrammed.Inmyopinion,computerswillremainnothingbutanextensionofourhumanbrains,nomatterhowcleverandcomplicatedtheymaybecome.
Soccer
SoccerhashadaslowstartinAmerica.Infact,themajorityofschoolsstillhavenoofficialsoccerteamsorcoaches.Buttheblossomingpopularityofthegamecannotbedenied.Thankstotheeffortsofsomeworld-famoussoccerstars,soccerissoontohaveitsplaceinAmericanculture.
Althoughsoccerhasenjoyeddecadesofpopularityelsewhere,itwasliterallyignoredinAmerica.Instead,avariationofthegamecalled“football”wasmostpopularintheU.S.andstillistothisday.Buttheobviousadvantagesofplayingsoccerinsteadwillsoonwineventhemostavidfootballenthusiasts.
Foronething,soccerisamuchsafergametoplaythanfootball.Noonedeliberatelytriestoknockanopponentdowninsoccer.Infact,theyplayersarediscouragedfromeventouchingeachother.
Soccerisagamethatrequiresskillanddexterityincontrollingtheball.Sincenoonemayusehandstodothis,soccerplayerssoonacquireincrediblecontroloftheirheads,knees,andfeet.
UsefulWordsandExpresisons:
1.slowstart缓慢起动
2.blossom兴旺,发展
3.ignore忽视
4.avid渴望的
5.discouragefrom劝阻
6.dexterity灵巧,机敏
Artists
Everyartistknowsinhisheartthatheissayingsomethingtothepublic.Notonlydoeshewanttosayitwell,buthewantsittobesomethingwhichhasnotbeensaidbefore.
Whatvisualartists,likepainters,wanttosayiseasytomakeoutbutdifficulttoexplain,becausepainterstranslatetheirexperiencesintoshapesandcolors,notwords.Theyseem
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