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英语专业四级听写50篇配合喜马拉雅录音
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CONTENTS
Passage1TownandCountrylifeinEngland
Passage2AChangeinWomen'sLife
Passage3APopularPastimeoftheEnglishPeople
Passage4BritishandAmericanPoliceOfficers
Passage5livingSpace
Passage6TheUnitedNations
Passage7Plastic
Passage8DisplayofGoods
Passage9AlbertEinstein
Passage10PrivateCars
Passage11AHenpeckedHusbandandHisWife
Passage12AYoungMan'sPromise
Passage13AKindNeighbor
Passage14ThatIsn'tOurFault
Passage15AGuide'sAnswer
Passage16AQualifiedPilot
Passage17LivingThingsReact
Passage18FloweringPlants
Passage19FindingtheDirectionandLocation
Passage20Waves
Passage21Soils
Passage22Crisis
Passage23America'sWorstSurprise
Passage24GreatDepressionintheU.S.
Passage25APlaceofOurOwn
Passage26TravelforWork
Passage27Intelligence
Passage28AFreeDressEveryWeek
Passage29Time
Passage30Cartoonists
Passage31WaterPollution
Passage32MakingaComplaint
Passage33WhereDotheBritishLive
Passage34WillComputersReplaceHumanBeings
Passage35Soccer
Passage36Artists
Passage37ProfessionalSportsintheU.S.
Passage38"Howto"Books
Passage39Don'tGiveUp
Passage40HowHighCanYouJump
Passage41ApologyHelps
Passage42Sleep
Passage43OurConcern
Passage44GardeninginAmerica
Passage45TheInfluenceofLife
Passage46Automobiles
Passage47HouseandHome
Passage48PopulationGrowth
Passage49NaturalResources
Passage50Reading
1TownandCountryLifeinEngland
ThereisabigdifferencebetweentownlifeandcountrylifeinEngland.Inthecountry,everybodyknowseverybodyelse.Theyknowwhattimeyougetup,whattimeyougotobedandwhatyouhavefordinner.Ifyouwanthelp,youwillalwaysgetitandyouwillbegladtohelpothers.
InalargetownlikeLondon,however,itcansometimeshappenthatyouhaveneverseenyournextdoorneighborandyoudonotknowhisnameoranythingabouthim.PeopleinLondonareoftenverylonely.Thisisbecausepeoplegotodifferentplacesintheeveningsandatweekends.IfyouwalkthroughthestreetsinthecentreofLondononSunday,itislikeatownwithoutpeople.Oneissorryforoldpeoplelivingontheirown.Theycoulddieintheirhomesandwouldnotbediscoveredforweeksorevenmonths.(154words)
UsefulWordsandExpressions:
nextdoorn.n.隔壁
theneighborsnext他door隔壁邻居
lonelyadj.孤独的,寂寞的,偏僻的,人迹罕至的
lonelylife孤单的生活
alonelyoldman一位孤独的老人
alonelysand一个孤岛
theloneliestnight最孤独的夜晚
on(one's)own独自;独立地;通过自己的努力
Shelivesonherown.她一个人过。
Shegothejobonherown.她自己找到了这份工作。
HeIsnowoutofcolleg6andonhisown.他现在离开了大学并且自己生活。
Passage2AChangeinWomen'sLife
Theimportantchangeinwomen'slife-patternhasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomen'seconomicposition.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunity,andmostofthemtookafull-timejob.However,whentheymarried,theyusuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageissixteen,manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatage,andthoughwomentendtomarryyounger,moremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Verymanymoreafterwardsreturntofull-timeorpart-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage,withthehusbandacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionsoffamilylifeandwithbothhusbandandwifesharingmoreequallyinprovidingthemoney,andrunningthehome,accordingtotheabilitiesandinterestsofeachofthem.(154words)
UsefulWordsandExpressions:
life-pattern生活方式
effect[i'fekt]n.结果,效果,作用,影响
Theoldsystemisstillineffect.旧制度仍然有效。
Passage3APopularPastimeoftheEnglishPeople
Oneofthebestmeansofunderstandingthepeopleofanynationiswatchingwhattheydowiththeirnon-workingtime.
MostEnglishmen,womenandchildrenlovegrowingthings,especiallyflowers.VisitorstoEnglandinspring,summer,orautumnarelikelytoseegardensallthewayalongtherailwaylines.Thereareflowersattheairportsandflowersinfactorygrounds,aswellasingardensalongtheroads.EachEnglishtownhasatleastoneparkwithbeautifullykeptflowerbeds.Publicbuildingsofeverykindhavebrilliantwindowboxesandsometimesbasketsofflowersarehangingonthem.
ButwhattheEnglishenjoymostisgrowingthingsthemselves,Ifitisimpossibletohaveagarden,thenawindowboxorsomethinggrowinginapotwilldo.
Lookingateachother'sgardensisapopularpastimewiththeEnglish.(144words)
UsefulWordsandExpressions:
ameanstoanend达到目的的方法
byallmeans务必;无论如何;千方百计地
byanymeans[口]用一切可能的方法或手段
byfairmeansorfoul不择手段地
bymeansof通过;用;借助于
bynomeans决不,一点也不
bysomemeansor(other)想个办法;以某种方法
leavenomeansuntried想尽一切办法
notbyanymeans一点也不,绝对不
Passage4BritishandAmericanPoliceOfficers
Realpolicemen,bothinBritainandtheU.S.,hardlyrecognizeanycommonpointsbetweentheirlivesandwhattheyseeonTV---iftheyevergethomeintime.
Somethingsarealmostthesame,ofcourse,butthepolicemendonotthinkmuchofthem.
Thefirstdifferenceisthatapoliceman'sreallifedealswiththelaw.Mostofwhathelearnsisthelaw.Hehastoknowactuallywhatactionsareagainstthelawandwhatfactscanbeusedtoprovethemincourt.Hehastoknownearlyasmuchlawasalawyer,andwhat'smore,hehastoputitintopracticeonhisfeet,inthedarkand,runningdownanarrowstreetaftersomeonehewantstotalkto.
Littleofhistimeisspentintalkingwithbeautifulgirlsorinbravelyfacingcruelcriminals.Hewillspendmostofhisworkinglifearrangingmillionsofwordsonthousandsofformsabouthundredsofsad,ordinarypeoplewhoareguilty-ornotofstupid,unimportantcrimes.(177words)
UsefulWordsandExpressions:
thinkmuchof重视,尊重
incourt在法庭上
criminaln.罪犯,犯罪者
guiltyadj.犯罪的,有罪的
guiltylook内疚的神色theguiltyparty犯罪一方aguiltyconscience犯罪感haveaguiltyconscience问心有愧;做贼心虚befoundguilty被判决有罪beguiltyofacrim犯了罪
Passage5LivingSpace
Howmuchlivingspacedoesapersonneed?
Whathappenswhenhisspaceneedsarenotmet?
Scientistsaredoingexperimentsonratstotrytodeterminetheeffectsofovercrowdedconditionsonman.Recentstudieshaveshownthatthebehaviourofratsisgreatlyaffectedbyspace.Ifratshaveenoughlivingspace,theyeatwell,sleepwellandproducetheiryoungwell.Butiftheirlivingconditionsbecometoocrowded,theirbehaviourandeventheirhealthchangeobviously.Theycannotsleepandeatwell,andsignsoffearandworrybecomeclear.Themorecrowdedtheyare,themoretheytendtobiteeachotherandevenkilleachother.Thus,forrats,populationandviolencearedirectlyrelated.Isthisanaturallawforhumansocietyaswell?
Isenoughspacenotonlysatisfactory,butnecessaryforhumansurvival?
Theseareinterestingquestions.(147words)
UsefulWordsandExpressions:
determineV.测定;决心;决意determinethevelocity测定速度Hedeterminedtogo.他决意要去。
IamdeterminedtodobetterthanMike.我决心比迈克做得更好。
tendtov.有某种倾向;有……的趋势Hetendstopitchtheballtoohigh.他往往把球掷得过高。
Peopleunderstresstendtoexpresstheirfullrangeofpotential.处压力下的人容易发挥自己全部的潜力。
survivaln.生存Weneedfoodandwaterforsurvival.我们为了生存需要食物和水。
Passage6TheUnitedNations
In1945,representativesof50nationsmettoplanthisorganization.ItwascalledtheUnitedNations.Afterthewar,manymorenationsjoined.
TherearetwomajorpartsoftheUnitedNations.OneiscalledtheGeneralAssembly,mtheGeneralAssembly,everymembernationisrepresentedandhasanequalvote.
ThesecondpartiscalledtheSecurityCouncil.Ithasrepresentativesofjust15nations.Fivenationsarepermanentmembers:
theUnitedStates,Russia,France,Britain,andChina,The10othermembersareelectedeverytwoyearsbytheGeneralAssembly.
ThemajorjoboftheSecurityCouncilistokeeppeaceintheworld.Ifnecessary,itcansendtroopsfrommembernationstotrytostoplittlewarsbeforetheyturnintobigones.
ItishardtogetthenationsoftheSecurityCounciltoagreeonwhenthisisnecessary.Buttheydidvotetotrytostopwars.(156words)
UsefulWordsandExpressions:
Representativen.代表GeneralAssembly联合国大会permanentadj.永久的,持久的permanentaddress固定地址permanenttooth成人齿apermanentJob固定职业apermanentcommittee常设委员会SecurityCounciln.联合国安全理事会troopn.军队
Passage7Plastic
Weuseplasticwraptoprotectourfoods.Weputourgarbageinplasticbagsorplasticcans.Wesitonplasticchairs,playwithplastictoys,drinkfromplasticcups,andwashourhairwithshampoofromplasticbottles!
Plasticdoesnotgrowinnature.Itismadebymixingcertainthingstogether.Wecallitaproducedormanufacturedmaterial.Plasticwasfirstmadeinthe1860sfromplants,suchaswoodandcotton.Thatplasticwassoftandburnedeasily.
Thefirstmodernplasticsweremadeinthe1930s.Mostclearplasticstartsoutasthick,blackoil.Thatplasticcoatinginsideapanbeginsasnaturalgas.
Overtheyears,hundredsofdifferentplasticshavebeendeveloped.Somearehardandstrong.Somearesoftandbendable.Someareclear.Somearemany-colored.Thereisaplasticforalmosteveryneed.Scientistscontinuetoexperimentwithplastics.Theyhopetofindevenwaystousethem!
(160words)
UsefulWordsandExpressions:
Shampoon.洗发精,洗发香波,洗发manufacturevt.制造,加工manufactureanexcuse胡乱编个理由halfmanufactured半成品(的)athingofhome[foreign]manufacture本国[外国]制品Plasticisanimportantmanufacture.塑料是种重要产品。
bendable可弯曲的experimentwith用……做实验
Passage8DisplayofGoods
Aresupermarketsdesignedtopersuadeustobuymore?
Freshfruitandvegetablesaredis