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Dictation1Superstition迷信
OnepersoninfourinBritainis,apparently,superstitious,andthey'lldoeverythingfromhanginghorseshoesovertheirfireplacetocrossingtheirfingers,touchingwoodandabsolutelyneverwalkingunderaladder.Andthey'recarefulaboutcats.Blackcatsaresupposedtobethefamiliarsofwitches,soifoneisfollowingyouit'sdefinitelybadluck-awitchisafteryou!
Ontheotherhand,ifonecrossesyourpathandcontinuesthenit'sgoodluckbecauseithasn'tnoticedyou.However,insomeplacesthebeliefsaredifferent-soitpaystoknowwhereyourblackcatcomesfrom!
Oldsuperstitionslingerevenintoday'smodernworld.TheauthorPhilipPullmandrewontheminhisawardwinningnovel"HisDarkMaterials".Thenovel,whichappealstobothchildrenandadults,hasbeenadaptedforradioandalsothetheatre.
Dictation2GraduateStudent研究生
Graduatestudentsspecializeinaparticularfieldofstudy.TheystudytobecomeexpertsinthisfieldandtolearnnewadvancesintheirfieldswhiletheyearnanM.A.orPh.D.SometimeswhentheygetanM.A.inonefieldtheybeginstudyinganotherfield.Theyhopethatwhentheyearntheirgraduatedegreestheywillsucceedinfindingimportantjobs.Theyhopetogetjobsthatareinterestingandhighpaying.Thelifeofagraduatestudentisoftendifficult.Theyareusuallytoobusystudyingtomakeagoodliving.Oftentheyhavetopayhightuitionfeesfortheireducation.Somegiveupstudyingbeforetheygettheirdegrees.Butmostkeeponworkingattheirstudiesuntiltheygraduate.Intoday'sworld,mostgraduatestudentsdon'tregretspendingtimewiththeirstudies.Theyarefindingthatnewdevelopmentsareoccurringinallfields.Formanygraduatestudyhasbecomeanecessity.
Dictation3AprilFool'sDay愚人节
1stAprilisadaytobecareful,oryoucouldeasilygettrickedbysomeone.It'sAprilFool'sDay,adaywhenpeopletraditionallyliketotrytomakeafoolofsomeoneelseandlaughatthem.Therearelotsoftheoriessurroundingtheoriginsoftheday,butoneexplanationisconnectedwiththechangeinthecalendarinthe16thcentury,whichmeantthat1stAprilwasnolongerthebeginningoftheyear.ThosewhostillcelebratedtheNewYearon1stAprilwerecalledfools.SowhatkindofpranksdopeopleplayonAprilFool'sDay?
Well,therearelotsofsimpletricksthatyoucanplayonyourfriends.Forexample,youcouldwearablacksweaterandpullapieceofwhitethreadthroughit,sothatpeopletrytopullitoff.Youcouldchangethetimeonsomeone'salarmclocksothatthey'relateforwork.
Dictation4LivingOnline网上生活
Howdoyoumeetnewpeople,makenewfriends,orfindoutaboutthelatestbands?
HereintheUKyoungpeoplehavetraditionallydonetheirsocializinginbars,pubsandclubs.However,thereisanewgenerationgrowingupthatfindsiteasiertomanagetheirsociallivesonthenet,usingfreewebsiteslikeMySpace,BeboorMSNSpaces.
Welcometothesocialnetworkingwebsite-aplacewhereyoucanpresentyourselftothedigitalcommunityandmeetotherlike-mindedpeople.ThemostsuccessfulsocialnetworkingwebsiteintheUKisMyS.AsofJuly2006,MySpaceistheworld'sfourthmostpopularEnglish-languagewebsite,attractingalmost3millionvisitorspermonth.MySpaceclaimstohave95millionmemberswith500,000newmembersjoiningthecommunityeachweek.Sohowhasitbecomesosuccessful?
Perhapsitssecretisinitssimplicity.Eachnewmembercanbuildtheirownpagesimply-uploadingphotos,videosandMP3files.
Dictation5Mother'sDay母亲节
Doesyourmotherknowhowmuchyouappreciateher?
Well,Mother'sDayisthetimetoshowher.It'sachancetosay'thankyou',ortotellyourmumhowmuchyouloveher.InBritain,Mother'sDay,orMotheringSunday,
fallsonadifferentdayeachyear,becauseittakesplaceafewweeksbeforethefestivalofEaster.Butitisalwaysintheearlyspringtime,whichseemsappropriate,astheseasonwhennewplantsemerge,andbabybirdsandanimalsareborn.
IntheUSA,Mother'sDaytakesplacealittlelater,inMay,andmanyothercountriesalsocelebratetheirmothersondifferentdaysoftheyear.Itbeganmanyyearsago,whenchildren,especiallygirls,asyoungas10wouldliveandworkawayfromhome
ashousemaidsandothertypesofservant.MotheringSundaywasadaywheneveryonewasallowedtogototheirhomevillageortown,andvisittheirmothers.
Dictation6OnlineShopping网上购物
WithonlytwoweekstogobeforeChristmas,buyingpresentsisahighpriorityforalotofpeople.However,thisyearnotsomanypeopleareleavingtheirhomes
tobrowsearoundtheshops.Thesedayslotsofpeoplecandotheirshoppinginthecomfortoftheirownhomewiththehelpoftheinternet.Onlineshoppingisbecomingmoreandmorepopularforanumberofreasons;pricesareoftenloweronline,youdon'thavetoqueueupinbusyshopsandyoucanbuyalmostanyproductimaginablewithjustafewclicksofyourmouse.Computertrendsareoftenmale-dominatedbutthisyearwomenareexpectedtodomoreshoppingontheinternetthanmen.Itseemswomenarenowmoreattractedtotheconvenienceofonlineshoppingthantheyusedtobe.
AveragespendingonlinethisChristmasbywomenwillriseto240poundscomparedtotheslightlyloweraverageof233poundsformen.
Dictation7RealityTV真实电视
ThelatestfashiononBritishTVisRealityTV.RealityTVmeansthatshowsfollowandfilmordinarypeopleinanartificialsituation.Thiscouldbeatwork,orinsomekindofcompetition.OneofthefirstandmostpopularRealityTVshowsisBigBrother.
Inthisshow,15completestrangershavetolivetogetherinahousefor11weeks.Theyarefilmed24hoursaday,andshownontelevision.Eachweek,theviewersvotetoevictoneofthehousemates.Finally,onlyoneisleft,andtheywintheprizemoney!
Theshowwasaninstanthit,andrunsinseveralcountries.Thehousematesoftenbecomestarsasaresultoftheshow,andappearinnationalnewspapersandonothershows.
AnotherverypopularshowisI'maCelebrity-GetMeOutOfHere!
Inthisshow,10celebritieshavetocompletetaskseachweek,suchaseatinginsects.
Dictation8School学校
SeptemberistraditionallytheendofsummerandthebeginningofautumnintheUK.Itisalsothemonthwhenchildrengobacktoschoolaftertheirlongsummerholidays.TherearetwotypesofschoolinEngland.State-runschoolsarepaidforbythegovernment,soarefreetoattend.IndependentSchoolsareprivate,whichmeansyouhavetopaytoattend.Theschooldayusuallystartsat9inthemorningandfinishesaround4,withbreaksforlunchofcourse!
Inmanyschools,youhavetowearauniformtoo.Childrenstartschoolwhentheyare5yearsold.Thisiscalledprimaryschool,
andlastsuntilthechildis11whenheorshewillgoontoseniorschool.Secondaryschooliscompulsoryfrom11until16yearsofage.At16,studentstakenationalexaminationscalledGCSE's.Afterthis,studentscanstayatschoolforanother2years
andtakeALevelexaminations.
Dictation9TheModernFamily现代家庭
Fatherleavesforworkinthemorningafterbreakfast.Thetwochildrentakethebustoschool,andmotherstayshomecookingandcleaninguntilfatherandthekidsreturnhomeintheevening.ThisisthetraditionalpictureofahappyfamilylivinginBritain.Thepast20yearshaveseenenormouschangesinthelivesandstructureoffamiliesinBritain.Thebiggestchangehasbeencausedbydivorce.Asmanyas2outof3marriagesnowendindivorce,leadingtoasituationwheremanychildrenlivewithoneparentandonlyseetheotheratweekendsorholidays.Therehasalsobeenahugeriseinthenumberofwomenwithchildrenwhowork.Thelargeriseindivorceshasmeantmanywomenneedtoworktosupportthemselvesandtheirchildren.Evenwhenthereisnodivorce,manyfamiliesneedbothparentstoworkinordertosurvive.
Dictation10Mid-AutumnFestival中秋节
On25thSeptemberthisyear,peoplealloverChinawillbegettingtogethertoeatwiththeirfamilies,lookatthemoonandcelebrateoneofthebiggestfestivals
intheChineselunarcalendar.However,thecelebrationsstretchfarbeyondthebordersofChina.HereintheUKeventsaretakingplaceforChinesepeoplelivinghere,andtoteachthepeopleofBritainmoreaboutthispopularfestival.TheSohoTheatreinLondonconductedastudywhichshowedthatChineseLondonersdon'tengagemuchwiththeartsworld.Asaresult,'MoonwalkingInChinahasbeencreatedtocelebratetheMid-AutumnFestival.Thisisnonormaltheatreproductionthough,asitdoesn'ttakeplaceinthetheatre.TheatreprofessionalsandvolunteersfromthelocalcommunitywilltakeaudiencesaroundthestreetsofSohoonamagicallantern-litwalkthroughthelandmarksandbackstreetsofChinatown.
Dictation11TheDragon龙
WhenmanypeopleinthewestthinkofChina,theanimalthattheythinkofisthedragon.Forthem,thedragonisanaggressivemonsterthatbreathesfire.Manypopularlegendstellofhowdragonskilledbraveknightsandatebeautifulmaidens.ForChinesepeoplehowever,thedragonisnotanevilmonster.It'saculturalandspiritualsymbol
forprosperityandgoodluck.Thedragon'smaintaskistocreateharmonyandbringrain.Dragonsarecelebratedinartandarchitecture,andofcoursethedragondanceisaverypopularritual.MillionsofChinesehavetheword'long',meaningdragon,aspartoftheirname.Chinaisn'ttheonlycountrytohavethedragonasitssymbol.
Wales,oneofthefourcountriesintheUK,hasareddragonproudlydisplayedonitsflag.TheonlyothercountryintheworldwithadragononitsflagisBhutan,thetinycountrybetweenChinaandIndia.
Dictation12RainyBritain阴雨的英国
Britainisfamousaroundtheworldforitsrainyweather,butmanypartsofthecount
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