英语专业四级听写50篇.docx

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英语专业四级听写50篇

Passage1

TownandCountryLifeinEngland

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，孤单的，偏僻的，人迹罕至的

lonelylife孤单的生活

alonelyoldman一名孤独的老人

alonelysand一个孤岛

theloneliestnight最孤独的夜晚

on（one's）own独自；独立地；通过自己的尽力

Shelivesonherown．她一个人过。

Shegothejobonherown．她自己找到了这份工作。

HeIsnowoutofcolleg6andonhisown．他此刻离开了大学而且自己生活。

Passage2

AChangeinWomen'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。

Heis,ineffect,myrival.实际上他是我的竞争对手。

Themedicinequicklytookeffect.药物专门快生效了。

sharevt.分享；共享，参与n.一份，部份，份额

shareresponsibility一路负责

sharearoomwithsb.与某人共居一室

sharethejoysandhardships同甘共苦

Wesharedthesweets.咱们分吃了糖果。

one'sshareofthecake分享的一份益处，应得的一份

Passage3

APopularPastimeoftheEnglishPeople

Oneofthebestmeansofunderstandingthepeopleofanynationiswatchingwhattheydowiththeirnon-workingtime.

MostEnglishmen,womenandchildrenlovegrowingthings,especiallyflowers.VisitorstoEnglandinspring,summer,orautumnarelikelytoseegardensallthewayalongtherailwaylines.Thereareflowersattheairportsandflowersinfactorygrounds,aswellasingardensalongtheroads.EachEnglishtownhasatleastoneparkwithbeautifullykeptflowerbeds.Publicbuildingsofeverykindhavebrilliantwindowboxesandsometimesbasketsofflowersarehangingonthem.

ButwhattheEnglishenjoymostisgrowingthingsthemselves.Ifitisimpossibletohaveagarden,thenawindowboxorsomethinggrowinginapotwilldo.

Lookingateachother'sgardensisapopularpastimewiththeEnglish.（144words）

UsefulWordsandExpressions:

③meansn．（用作sing．）方式；方式；手腕

ameanstoanend达到目的的方式

byallmeans务必；无论如何；想方设法地

byanymeans［口］用一切可能的方式或手腕

byfairmeansorfoul不择手腕地

bymeansof通过；用；借助于

bynomeans决不，一点也不

bysomemeansor（other）想个办法；以某种方式

leavenomeansuntried想尽一切办法

notbyanymeans一点也不，绝对不

Theendjustifiesthemeans．［谚］只要目的合法，能够不择手腕。

potn．罐，壶

windboxn．窗台上的花盆箱，窗槛花箱

pastimen．消遣，娱乐

SwimmingIsmyfavoritepastime．游泳是我最喜欢的一种娱乐。

Passage4

BritishandAmericanPoliceOfficers

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，犯法者

guiltyadj．犯法的，有罪的

guiltylook内疚的神色

theguiltyparty犯法一方

aguiltyconscience犯法感

haveaguiltyconscience问心有愧；做贼心虚

befoundguilty被裁决有罪

beguiltyofacrime犯了罪

Passage5

LivingSpace

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.有某种偏向；有……的趋势

Hetendstopitchtheballtoohigh．他往往把球掷得太高。

Peopleunderstresstendtoexpresstheirfullrangeofpotential.处于压力下的人容易发挥自己全数的潜力。

survivaln.生存

Weneedfoodandwaterforsurvival.咱们为了生存需要食物和水。

Passage6

TheUnitedNations

In1945,representativesof50nationsmettoplanthisorganization.ItwascalledtheUnitedNations.Afterthewar,manymorenationsjoined.

TherearetwomajorpartsoftheUnitedNations.OneiscalledtheGeneralAssembly,intheGeneralAssembly,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

Passage7

Plastic

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

Passage8

DisplayofGoods

Aresupermarketsdesignedtopersuadeustobuymore?

Freshfruitandvegetablesaredisplayednearsupermarketentrances.Thisgivestheimpressionthatonlyhealthyfoodissoldintheshop.Basicfoodsthateveryonebuys,likesugarandtea,arenotputneareachother.Theyarekeptindifferentaislessocustomersaretakenpastotherattractivefoodsbeforetheyfindwhattheywant.Inthisway,shoppersareencouragedtobuyproductsthattheydonotreallyneed.

Sweetsareoftenplacedatchildren'seyelevelatthecheckout.Whileparentsarewaitingtopay,childrenreachforthesweetsandputtheminthetrolley.

Moreisboughtfromafifteen-footdisplayofonetypeofproductthanfromaten-footone.Customersalsobuymorewhenshelvesarefullthanwhentheyarehalfempty.Theydonotliketobuyfromshelveswithfewproductsonthembecausetheyfeelthereissomethingwrongwiththoseproductsthatarethere.（166words）

UsefulWordsandExpressions:

aislen．走廊，过道

rollthemintheaisle［口」使（观众）捧腹大笑

knockthemintheaisle使（观众）捧腹大笑

laythemintheaisle使（观众）捧腹大笑

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