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smodernauthorPhilipPullmandrewontheminhisawardwinningnovel"

HisDarkMaterials"

.Thenovel,whichappealstobothchildrenandadults,hasbeenadaptedforradioandalsothetheatre.

Dictation2GraduateStudent研究生

Graduatestudentsspecializeinaparticularfieldofstudytobecomeexpertsinthisfieldandtolearnnewadvancesintheirfieldswhiletheyearnan.orwhentheygetanM.A.inonefieldtheybeginstudyinganotherhopethatwhentheyearntheirgraduatedegreestheywillsucceedinfindingimportanthopetogetjobsthatareinterestingandhighlifeofagraduatestudentisoftenareusuallytoobusystudyingtomakeagoodtheyhavetopayhightuitionfeesfortheirgiveupstudyingbeforetheygettheirmostkeeponworkingattheirstudiesuntiltheytoday'

sworld,mostgraduatestudentsdon'

tregretspendingtimewiththeirarefindingthatnewdevelopmentsareoccurringinallmanygraduatestudyhasbecomeanecessity.

Dictation3AprilFool'

sDay愚人节

1stAprilisadaytobecareful,oryoucouldeasilygettrickedby'

sAprilFool'

sDay,adaywhenpeopletraditionallyliketotrytomakeafoolofsomeoneelseandlaughatarelotsoftheoriessurroundingtheoriginsoftheday,butoneexplanationisconnectedwiththechangeinthecalendarinthe16thcentury,whichmeantthat1stAprilwasnolongerthebeginningofthewhostillcelebratedtheNewYearon1stAprilwerecalledwhatkindofpranksdopeopleplayonAprilFool'

sDay?

Well,therearelotsofsimpletricksthatyoucanplayonyourexample,youcouldwearablacksweaterandpullapieceofwhitethreadthroughit,sothatpeopletrytopullitcouldchangethetimeonsomeone'

salarmclocksothatthey'

relateforwork.

Dictation4LivingOnline网上生活

Howdoyoumeetnewpeople,makenewfriends,orfindoutaboutthelatestbands?

HereintheUKyoungpeoplehavetraditionallydonetheirsocializinginbars,pubsand,thereisanewgenerationgrowingupthatfindsiteasiertomanagetheirsociallivesonthenet,usingfreewebsiteslikeMySpace,BeboorMSNSpaces.

Welcometothesocialnetworkingwebsite-aplacewhereyoucanpresentyourselftothedigitalcommunityandmeetotherlike-mindedmostsuccessfulsocialnetworkingwebsiteintheUKisofJuly2006,MySpaceistheworld'

sfourthmostpopularEnglish-languagewebsite,attractingalmost3millionvisitorsperclaimstohave95millionmemberswith500,000newmembersjoiningthecommunityeachhowhasitbecomesosuccessful?

Perhapsitssecretisinitsnewmembercanbuildtheirownpagesimply-uploadingphotos,videosandMP3files.

Dictation5Mother'

sDay母亲节

Doesyourmotherknowhowmuchyouappreciateher?

Well,Mother'

sDayisthetimetoshow'

sachancetosay'

thankyou'

ortotellyourmumhowmuchyouloveBritain,Mother'

sDay,orMotheringSunday,

fallsonadifferentdayeachyear,becauseittakesplaceafewweeksbeforethefestivalofitisalwaysintheearlyspringtime,whichseemsappropriate,astheseasonwhennewplantsemerge,andbabybirdsandanimalsareborn.

IntheUSA,Mother'

sDaytakesplacealittlelater,inMay,andmanyothercountriesalsocelebratetheirmothersondifferentdaysofthebeganmanyyearsago,whenchildren,especiallygirls,asyoungas10wouldliveandworkawayfromhome

ashousemaidsandothertypesofSundaywasadaywheneveryonewasallowedtogototheirhomevillageortown,andvisittheirmothers.

Dictation6OnlineShopping网上购物

WithonlytwoweekstogobeforeChristmas,buyingpresentsisahighpriorityforalotof,thisyearnotsomanypeopleareleavingtheirhomes

tobrowsearoundthedayslotsofpeoplecandotheirshoppinginthecomfortoftheirownhomewiththehelpoftheshoppingisbecomingmoreandmorepopularforanumberofreasons;

pricesareoftenloweronline,youdon'

thavetoqueueupinbusyshopsandyoucanbuyalmostanyproductimaginablewithjustafewclicksofyourtrendsareoftenmale-dominatedbutthisyearwomenareexpectedtodomoreshoppingontheinternetthanseemswomenarenowmoreattractedtotheconvenienceofonlineshoppingthantheyusedtobe.

AveragespendingonlinethisChristmasbywomenwillriseto240poundscomparedtotheslightlyloweraverageof233poundsformen.

Dictation7RealityTV真实电视

ThelatestfashiononBritishTVisRealityTVmeansthatshowsfollowandfilmordinarypeopleinanartificialcouldbeatwork,orinsomekindofofthefirstandmostpopularRealityTVshowsisBigBrother.

Inthisshow,15completestrangershavetolivetogetherinahousefor11arefilmed24hoursaday,andshownonweek,theviewersvotetoevictoneofthe,onlyoneisleft,andtheywintheprizemoney!

Theshowwasaninstanthit,andrunsinseveralhousematesoftenbecomestarsasaresultoftheshow,andappearinnationalnewspapersandonothershows.

AnotherverypopularshowisI'

maCelebrity-GetMeOutOfHere!

Inthisshow,10celebritieshavetocompletetaskseachweek,suchaseatinginsects.

Dictation8School学校

Septemberistraditionallytheendofsummerandthebeginningofautumnintheisalsothemonthwhenchildrengobacktoschoolaftertheirlongsummeraretwotypesofschoolinschoolsarepaidforbythegovernment,soarefreetoSchoolsareprivate,whichmeansyouhavetopaytoschooldayusuallystartsat9inthemorningandfinishesaround4,withbreaksforlunchofcourse!

Inmanyschools,youhavetowearauniformstartschoolwhentheyare5yearsiscalledprimaryschool,

andlastsuntilthechildis11whenheorshewillgoontoseniorschooliscompulsoryfrom11until16yearsof16,studentstakenationalexaminationscalledGCSE'

this,studentscanstayatschoolforanother2years

andtakeALevelexaminations.

Dictation9TheModernFamily现代家庭

Fatherleavesforworkinthemorningaftertwochildrentakethebustoschool,andmotherstayshomecookingandcleaninguntilfatherandthekidsreturnhomeintheisthetraditionalpictureofahappyfamilylivinginpast20yearshaveseenenormouschangesinthelivesandstructureoffamiliesinbiggestchangehasbeencausedbymanyas2outof3marriagesnowendindivorce,leadingtoasituationwheremanychildrenlivewithoneparentandonlyseetheotheratweekendsorhasalsobeenahugeriseinthenumberofwomenwithchildrenwholargeriseindivorceshasmeantmanywomenneedtoworktosupportthemselvesandtheirwhenthereisnodivorce,manyfamiliesneedbothparentstoworkinordertosurvive.

Dictation10Mid-AutumnFestival中秋节

On25thSeptemberthisyear,peoplealloverChinawillbegettingtogethertoeatwiththeirfamilies,lookatthemoonandcelebrateoneofthebiggestfestivals

intheChineselunar,thecelebrationsstretchfarbeyondthebordersofintheUKeventsaretakingplaceforChinesepeoplelivinghere,andtoteachthepeopleofBritainmoreaboutthispopularSohoTheatreinLondonconductedastudywhichshowedthatChineseLondonersdon'

tengagemuchwiththeartsaresult,'

MoonwalkingInChinahasbeencreatedtocelebratetheMid-Autumnisnonormaltheatreproductionthough,asitdoesn'

ttakeplaceintheprofessionalsandvolunteersfromthelocalcommunitywilltakeaudiencesaroundthestreetsofSohoonamagicallantern-litwalkthroughthelandmarksandbackstreetsofChinatown.

Dictation11TheDragon龙

WhenmanypeopleinthewestthinkofChina,theanimalthattheythinkofisthethem,thedragonisanaggressivemonsterthatbreathespopularlegendstellofhowdragonskilledbraveknightsandatebeautifulChinesepeoplehowever,thedragonisnotanevil'

saculturalandspiritualsymbol

forprosperityandgooddragon'

smaintaskistocreateharmonyandbringarecelebratedinartandarchitecture,andofcoursethedragondanceisaverypopularofChinesehavetheword'

long'

meaningdragon,aspartoftheirisn'

ttheonlycountrytohavethedragonasitssymbol.

Wales,oneofthefourcountriesintheUK,hasareddragonproudlydisplayedonitsonlyothercountryintheworldwithadragononitsflagisBhutan,thetinycountrybetweenChinaandIndia.

Dictation12RainyBritain阴雨的英国

Britainisfamousaroundtheworldforitsrainyweather,butmanypartsofthecountrythisJuneareexperiencingmuchmorerainthantheyhaveeverseendownpourshavecausedriverstobursttheirbanks,roadshavebeenclosedandmanypeoplehavebeenevacuatedfromtheirhomesbecauseoftheworsthitareaseemstobethenorthofhaveevenbeenfatalitiesaspeoplegotstuckintherainorwerewashedawaybythewarningshavebeenissuedinmanypartsoftheUKanditissaidthatoveramonth'

sworthofrainhasfalleninjustthelastcoupleofrainhasalsocausedchaos

atsomeofBritain'

sfamousJuneGlastonburyfestivalisafour-day-longoutdoormusicfestivalandwhileitistraditionallyquiterainyandmuddythere,

thisyearwasparticularlybad.

Dictation13Christmastraditions圣诞节传统

TherearemanywaystocelebrateChristmas,andsomeBritishpeopleliketogoonholiday,gooutforlunchtoarestaurant,orspendthedaywithmostpeople'

sideaofatraditionalChristmasinvolvesspendingafewdayswiththeirfamily-sometimestheir