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英语听写50篇

英语听写50篇

No.50Reading

Nowadaysfewofusreadbooksafterweleaveschool.

Thisisratherdisturbing,foroneshouldknowthatbooksarenolessnecessarytoone’smentallifethanfreshairistoone’sphysicallife.Fromgoodreadingwecanderivecompanionship,experienceandinstruction.Agoodbookisourfaithfulfriend.Itcanincreaseourcontentmentwhenwearecheerfulandhappy,andlessenourpainwhenwearesadorlonely.Bookscanalsoofferusawiderangeofexperience.Fewofuscantravelfarfromhomeorlivelongover100,butallofuscanlivemanylivesthroughthepagesofbooks.What’smore,readingbookscanincreaseourintellectualability,broadenourmindsandmakeuswise.

WiththecomingofTV,booksarenolongerreadaswidelyastheyoncewere.However,nothingcanreplacetherolethatbooksplayinourlives.

No.49NaturalResources

Throughthechangesinthewaysofmakingalivinginafamilyoverseveralgenerations,thecartoonaimsatsoundingawarningagainstman’swastefuluseofnaturalresourcesandemphasizingtheurgentneedtopreservetheseresources.

Eversincemanappearedontheearth,man’ssurvivalhasbeenheavilydependentonnature.Almosteverythingweuseinoureverydaylifecomesfromnature,rangingfromthefoodweeat,thewaterwedrink,tothewoodwhichisturnedintofurniture.Withthedevelopmentoftechnologyandpopulationgrowth,theamountandrangeofmaterialsusedhasincreasedatanalamp3ingrate.

However,naturalresourcesarenotinexhaustible.Somereservesarealreadyonthebrinkofexhaustionandthereisnohopeofreplacingthem.Thewidespreadwatershortageisanexampleinpoint.Ifmancontinuedtosquandernaturalresourceswithnothoughtforthefuture,thewholeworldwouldbeinamess.

No.48PopulationGrowth

Itiswell-knownthattherehasbeenadrasticincreaseinworldpopulation.Butitisprobablyleswell-knownthattheextinctionrateofwildlifespeciesisexperiencingaparalleltrend.

TaketheUnitedStatesforinstance.In1990,U.S.populationreachedanunprecedentedlevelof250million,whichisapproximately250timesofthatof1800.Ontheotherhand,wildlifespeciesaredisappearingfromthecountryatanalamp3ingrate.By1990,about70wildlifespecieswouldneverbeseeninU.S.Wearefullyjustifiedindeclaringthattheexplosivepopulationgrowthhashadanadverseeffectonthesurvivalofwildlifespeciesandwillbeaconstantthreattothewildliferesourcesifnoimmediateactionsaretaken.

Nothinghaseverequaledthemagnitudeandspeedwithwhichthehumanspeciesisalteringthephysicalandchemicalworld.Ithasbeendemolishingtheenvironmentwearelivingin.

No.47HouseandHome

“House”and“home”aretwowordsthathavesimilarmeanings.

“House”and“home”bothrefertoplaceswherepeoplelive.However,thereisadifferencebetweenthem.“Home”isoftenreferredtoastheplacethatweliveinwithourfamilies.Sadly,inoursociety,peoplecanhardlydistinguishahomefromahousebecausetheyoftenseenodifferencebetweenthem.Thisconfusioncanbetracedbacktotheindifferencebetweenfamilymembers.Therefore,wecansaythatloveisanimportantfactorinahome.Ahomeisashelter,notonlyforourbodiesbutalsoforourminds.Wheneverwearedepressed,wecangohomeforcomfort.Everyoneinthefamilywilldohisbesttotakecareofeachotherandsharetheirhappinessaswellassorrow.Withoutlove,ahomeismerelyahousewherelonelinessisallthatcanbefound.Andahousecanneverbeahomeunlessthereislove.

No.46Automobiles

Itisimpossibletosaythatanyonemaninventedtheautomobile.Manyindividualslivingandworkingindifferentcountriesandatdifferenttimescontributedtoitsdevelopment.Manyofthediscoveriesthatwentintothecreationoftheautomobileweresmallinthemselves.Buttogethertheywereimportant.Herearetwoexamples.

“Carriageisrunningataspeedof8to9milesanhour.”Itwasalmostunheardofinthosedays.Accordingtoautomobilehistorians,thiswasthefirstpracticaluseofmechanicalpowertomoveavehicle.Afteritsfirstrun,themachinereportedlyburnedupwhiletheinventorandhisfriendswerecelebratingitssuccessatapub.

HenryFordisconsideredthefatherofmodernautomobilesmassproduction.HisfamousModel-Tcar,becauseofitslowprice,madeitpossibletoproducecarsonalargescaleandhiseffortsmadeitaccessibletoordinarypeople.

No.45TheInfluenceofLife

Intheearlytimeswhenhumanbeingshuntedandgatheredfood,theywerenotincontroloftheirenvironment.Theycouldonlyinteractwiththeirsurroundingsastheotherloweranimalsdid.

Whentheylearnedtomakefire,however,theybecamecapableofalteringtheirenvironment.Toprovidethemselveswithfuel,theycutdowntrees.Theyalsoburnedclearingsinforeststoincreasethegrowthofgrassandtoprovideagreatergrazingareaforthewildanimalsthathumanbeingsfedupon.Thisdevelopmentledtofamp3ingandthedomesticationofanimals.Fireprovidedthemeansforcookingplantswhichhadpreviouslybeeninedible.Onlywhentheprocessofmeetingthebasicneedforfoodreachedacertainlevelwasitpossibleforhumanstofollowotherpursuitssuchassettingupfamilies,fomp3ingsocietiesandfoundingcities.

No.44GardeninginAmerica

Believeornot,43,000,000Americansaregardening.Thatisaboutoneinsix.Gardeners,ofcourse,comeinmanyvarieties.Notsurprisingly,mostofthemarepeoplewholiveinthesuburbs,andenjoyplantingflowers,ormaybeasmallvegetablesgarden.

TheaverageageofgardenersinAmericaisabout45yearsold;theyusuallyfallsomewhereinthemiddleclass.Butthefastestgrowinggroupsarecitydwellers.Urbanresidentsarefindingwaysofgardeningevenintheircrowdedareas.Manygotolargepublicgardens,asaplacedesignedbythecityforgarden,andyoucanactuallyranchyourownplot.

Stillotherpeopleusetheirbalconiesorrooftops,wherevertheycanfindthespacetoplantsmallpatchesofgreen.

No.43OurConcern

Thehistoryoflifeonearthhasbeenahistoryofinteractionbetweenlivingthingsandtheirsurroundings.Toalargeextent,thephysicalfomp3andthehabitsoftheearth’svegetationanditsanimallifehavebeenmoldedbytheenvironment.Onlyinthepresentcenturyhasonespeciesofmanacquiredsignificantpowertoalterthenatureofhisworld.

Therapidityofchangefollowsthepaceofmanratherthanthepaceofnature.Radiationisnowtheunnaturalcreationofman’stamperingwiththeatom.Thechemicalsarethecreationsofman’sinventivemind,havingnocounterpartsinnature.

Wehaveputpoisonousandbiologicallypotentchemicalsintothehandsofpersonslargelyignorantoftheirpotentialsforhamp3.Wehavesubjectedenomp3ousnumbersofpeopletocontactwiththeseenomp3ousnumbersofpeopletocontactwiththesepoisons,withouttheirconsentandoftenwithouttheirknowledge.Wehaveallowedthesechemicalstobeusedwithlittleornoadvanceinvestigationoftheireffect.Futuregenerationsareunlikelytoforgiveourlackofconcern.

No.42Sleep

Whyisitsodifficulttofallasleepwhenyouareovertired?

Thereisnooneanswerthatappliestoeveryindividual.Itispossibletofeel“tired”physicallyandstillbeunabletofallasleep,becausewhileyourbodymaybeexhausted,youdonotfeelsleepy.Itisnotsoeasytosimply“turnoff”.

Lackofsleepcomplicatesmattersevenmore.Expertssayadultsneedatleastseventoeighthoursofsleepanighttofunctionproperly.Whenyougetlesssleepthanthatonconsecutivethreenights,youbegintoaccruefour“sleepdebt”.Assleepdebtincreasesyourbodyexperiencesastressresponse.Nowaviciouscyclehasbeencreated:

Youexperiencethefeelingofbeingmoreandmoretired,butyourbodyisincreasinglystimulated.“Powersleeping”formorehoursonweekendsisonlyatemporarysolution.Thereisnosubstituteforgettingagoodnight’ssleeponaregularbasis.

No.41ApologyHelps

Itisnevereasytoadmityouareinthewrong.Beinghuman,weallneedtoknowtheartofapologizing.Lookbackwithhonestyandthinkhowoftenyouhavejudgedroughly,yousaidunkindthings,andpushedyourselfaheadattheexpenseofafriend.Thencounttheoccasionswhenyouindicatedclearlyandtrulythatyouweresosorry.Abitfrightening,isn’tit?

Itisfrightening,isn’tit?

Itisfrighteningbecausesomedeepwisdominusknowsthatwhenevenasmallwronghasbeencommitted,somemysteriousmoralfeelingisdisturbed;anditstaysoutofbalanceuntilfaultisacknowledgedandregretexpressed.

Aheartfeltapologycannotonlyhealadamagedrelationshipbutalsomakeitstronger.Ifyoucanthinkofsomeonewhodeservesanapologyfromyou,someoneyouhavewronged,orjudgedtooroughly,orjustneglected,dosomethingaboutitrightnow.

No.40HowHighCanYouJump?

Fleastrainershaveobservedastrangehabitoffleaswhiletrainingthem.

Fleasaretrainedbyputtingtheminacardboardboxwithatoponit.Thefleaswilljumpupandhitthetopofthecardboardboxoverandoverandoveragain.Asyouwatchthemjumpandhitthelid,somethingveryinterestingbecomesobvious.Thefleascontinuetojump,buttheyarenolongerjumpinghighenoughtohitthetop.

Whenyoutakeoffthelid,thefleascontinuetojump,buttheywillnotjumpoutofthebox.Theywillnotjumpoutbecausetheycannotjumpout.Why?

Thereasonissimple.Theyhaveconditionedthemselvestojumpjustsohigh.Oncetheyhaveconditionedthemselvestojumpjustsohigh.Oncetheyhaveconditionedthemselvestojumpjustsohigh,thatisalltheycando!

No.39Don’tgiveup

Ifwewouldever