最近恶补英语听力-老托

练习地址在考满分,方式是一天5篇,一篇新的四篇旧的,复习才有效果。

  1. 单词: http://toefl.kmf.com/profile/words?type=1

Apr 01 (前5篇一起)(1-5)

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Space Suit
  1. That's an inflatable sac, filled with oxygen, to simulate atmospheric pressure.

  2. inflatable 可充气的

  3. sac 囊

  4. This thick insulation protects against temperature extremes and radiation.

  5. thick [θik] 厚的

  6. insulation 隔热,隔热材料 n.

  7. thick insulation 连读 kin

  8. It's made of seven extremely durable layers.

  9. This photo enlargement here is a life-size image of an actual space suit worn by astronauts on the last space shuttle mission.

  10. enlargement

  11. shuttle 往返两地的服务 n.,往返运送 v., space shuttle 航天飞机

  12. What's more, we'd cook in the sun or freeze in the shade, with temperatures ranging from a toasty 300 degrees above to a cool 300 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.

  13. ranging from

  14. Fahrenheit ['færəhait]

  15. It's great to see so many of you interested in this series on "Survival in Outer Space."

  • series
Everglades
  1. We‘d hate to have to come looking for you.
  • 注意连读
  1. During the spring and summer the mosquitoes will just about eat you alive!

  2. just about 连读

  3. mosquitoes pl:es

  4. For those of you who'd like a closer view of the saw grass prairie, you might consider renting a canoe sometime during your visit here.

  5. who'd like

  6. prairie ['prεəri]

  7. renting a canoe [kə'nu:] 租个独木舟,独木舟这词背过,但听不出来,这样的词一定是因为不会读,所以加上音标

  8. From there we'll head to some other marshy and even jungle like areas that feature wonderful tropical plant life.

  9. marshy 听的时候从发音大概猜得出拼写

  10. head to 朝某地走去

  11. tropical ['trɔpikəl] 热带的,背过听不出来的词

  12. You'll see many exotic birds and, of course, our world famous alligators.

  13. exotic [,iɡ'zɔtik]

  14. alligators ['ælɪɡetɚ]

  15. At one and a half million acres, it's too big to see it all today, but this tour will offer you a good sampling.

  16. acre ['eikə]

  17. see it all 连读

  18. negotiate your way through tall grass

  • negotiate 协商,顺利通过
Walking On The Moon And On Mars
  1. And, to allow for freer movement, the elbow and knee areas of the space suits will also be altered.

  2. freer

  3. altered

  4. As Newman gradually increased the speed of the treadmill, the divers took longer, graceful strides until they comfortably settled into an even quicker pace.

  5. treadmill 踏车,跑步机

  6. strides 大步,步态 n.,阔步走 v.

  7. For four years Newman observed scuba divers as they simulated walking on the Moon and on Mars on her underwater moving belt.

  8. scuba ['sku:bə] SCUBA DIVER - 初级潜水员; 水肺潜水员; 潜水员;

  9. the Moon 必须the,M 特殊短语

  10. "at lunar gravity"

  • at
  1. Located at the NASA Research Center in Iowa is a 5,000-gallon vat of water, and inside the tank is an underwater treadmill designed by Dava Newman, an aerospace engineer.
  2. vat of water vat大桶
  3. aerospace ['εərəuspeis]

Insurance

  1. These were outlined in chapter six and will serve as the basis for the rest of today's discussion.
  • serve as 连读
  1. There are four points that were salient then and remain paramount in all policies today.

  2. salient 显著地,主要的

  3. paramount 首要的,至高无上的

  4. 这俩是近义词

  5. Even the most cautious merchants became willing to risk shipping their goods over long distances, not to mention in hazardous weather conditions when they had this kind of protection available.

  6. became willing to risk shipping

  7. hazardous

  8. had this kind of protection available.

  9. 句式都很好

  10. During periods of heavy pirates at sea, for example, the amount of interest and the cost of the policy went up considerably.

  11. during 这词愣是听了好几遍

  12. considerably 相当的,went up considerably 都上涨了相当一部分

  13. They granted loans to merchants with the understanding that if a particular shipment of goods was lost at sea, the loan didn't have to be repaid.

  14. granted ed发音非常轻

  15. at sea

  16. Interest on the loans varied according to how risky it was to transport the goods.

  • varied v. 改变 ['vεərid]
  1. "and that" :and 后面还可以+that: showing that you've had experience with ... and that you ...

  2. They provided shipping protection for merchants as far back as 3000 B.C.

  • 连读注意:merchants as
  1. I hope you've all finished reading the assigned chapter on insurance, so that you're prepared for our discussion today.
One On One Tutor
  1. He'll be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities.

  2. Professor Dodge will act as a mentor to the tutors.

  • 连读 will act as
  1. Your education majors might be especially interested in it because it offers the opportunity to do some teaching, that is, tutoring in math and English.
  • interested in it 连读
  1. A new community program called "One On One" helps elementary students who've fallen behind.
  • who've fallen ‘ve读音很轻

Apr 02 (2-6)

  1. on behalf : on behalf of the modern dance club

  2. It includes some animation, slow motion, and stop-action freezes that really help the audience understand the dance.

  • stop-action freezes
    它很活泼,动作较慢,包括动动作的流畅
  1. The title of the piece refers to Saint Catherine, who died on a wheel in 307 A.D.
    这个节目的主题来自Saint Catherine,307年死在车轮下。

  2. saint

  3. in 307

  4. three hundreds and seven

  5. died on a wheel 死在车轮下

  6. 这个节目的主题来自Saint Catherine,307年死在车轮下。

  7. pinwheel 玩具风车

  8. You'll see how Twyla Tharp explores one family's attempt to confront the violence in modern life.
    你会看到Twyla Tharp 探究一个家庭试图对抗现今的暴力

  9. attempt 企图

  10. confront 面对

  11. And the lead dancer in this version was Sara Rudner, who is perfectly suited to Tharp's adventurous choreography.

  12. adventurous [əd'ventʃərəs]

  13. choreography [,kɔri'ɔɡrəfi] 编舞

  14. The central symbol of the work is a pineapple, but exactly what it represents has always created a lot of controversy.

  15. it represents

  16. controversy ['kɔntrə,və:si] 争论;论战;辩论

  17. Following the video, dance teacher Mary Parker will lead a discussion about the symbolism Ms Tharp used.

  18. symbolism ['simbəlizəm]

  19. Ms Tharp used 没听出来,跟题目有关的新词总是会听不出来,难道是学的太慢了?

Apr 03 (3-7)

  1. They have great untapped potential, but is it good for parents to pressure young children?
  • untapped potential
  1. Should we take advantage of this ability by teaching children mathematics at such a young age?

  2. at such a young age

  3. The experiment is based on the well-established observation that babies stare longer if they don't see what they expect to see.

  4. well established observation

  5. You'll be watching them on closed circuit TV and measuring their responses.

  6. on closed circuit tv 闭路电视

Apr 05 (昨天超困,到家就。。。

  1. to give you some historical facts what might help you appreciated what you see today even more
    给你们讲一些会帮助你们鉴赏今天要看的东西的史实。

  2. Monticello was the very much loved home of Thomas Jefferson for over fifty years
    这个连读真心听不懂,loved home of。。。for over

  3. But the view from the estate would not be as spectacular if Jefferson had followed Palladio's advice.

  4. There really is no boundary between the house and the nature around it, and so Jefferson was able to look out on his beloved state of Virginia from this wonderful vantage point.

  5. beloved 热爱的可爱的

  6. vantage 优势,优势的地位

Apr 06 (每天都超困的, 这篇还超难

Agenda 日常表,一个不认识的名字预示着一篇听不懂的文章。。。

  1. Now that we've all introduced ourselves to the new members, let's get down to work.
  • get down to work 口语中很实用的一句话
  1. As the committee in charge of this year's tree-planting project, we have several items on our agenda.

  2. committee 委员会 /kon'miti/

  3. this year's, 一直听的是here

  4. The president has informed me that the trustees have set aside $3,000 for the purchase of trees, and our environmental T-shirt sale netted a profit of $15,00.

  5. has informed

  6. trustees 支持者,拥护者

  7. set aside 留出;驳回,撤销;不顾

  8. He sent us pictures of the trees for us to look at, but he wanted me to tell you that we're welcome to visit the nursery if we want to see the trees themselves.
    可怕的连读

  9. Lastly, we need to plan some kind of ceremony to commemorate the planting.
    没怎么用过这俩词所以听不出来: ceremony;commemorate

Apr 07 ( 补,

Thatching 茅屋

  1. Welcome to the Four Winds Historical Farm, where traditions of the past are preserved for visitors like you.
  2. historical -- sistorical 连读
  3. where
  4. are o -- of the past are preserved
  5. Today, our master thatchers will begin giving this barn behind me, a sturdy thatched roof, able to withstand heavy winds and last up to a hundred years.
  6. thatchers
  7. thatched sturdy : a sturdy thatched roof,
  8. barn
  9. Well, in a nutshell, thatching involves covering the beams or rafters, the wooden skeleton of a roof with reeds or straw.
    一言以蔽之,盖屋顶包括覆盖着梁和椽

(周末可耻的休息了

Apr 10

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