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