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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