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(2009-10-18 08:28:40)
Lesson32Alostship
DidthecrewoftheElkorfindwhattheywerelookingfor?Why?
Thesalvageoperationhadbeenacompletefailure.Thesmallship,Elkor,whichhadbeensearchingtheBarentsSeaforweeks,wasonitswayhome.Aradiomessagefromthemainlandhadbeenreceivedbytheship\'scaptaininstructinghimtogiveupthesearch.Thecaptainknewthatanotherattemptwouldbemadelater,forthesunkenshiphewastryingtofindhadbeencarryingaprec...[閱讀全文]
(2009-10-13 20:30:08)
Lesson31Alovableeccentric
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
WhydidtheshopassistantrefusetoserveDickie?
Trueeccentricsneverdeliberatelysetouttodrawattentiontothemselves.Theydisregardsocialconventionswithoutbeingconsciousthattheyaredoinganythingextraordinary.Thisinvariablywinsthemtheloveandrespectofothers,fortheyaddcolourtothedullroutineofeverydaylife.
Uptothetimeofhisd...[閱讀全文]
(2009-10-10 11:10:14)
Lesson30Thedeathofaghost幽靈之死
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
聽錄音，然後回答以下問題。
Whydidthetwobrotherskeepthesecret?
Foryears,villagersbelievedthatEndleyFarmwashunted.Thefarmwasownedbytwobrothers,JoeandBobCox.Theyemployedafewfarmhands,butnoonewaswillingtoworktherelong.Everytimeaworkergaveuphisjob,hetoldthesamestory.Farmlabourerssaidthattheyalwayswokeuptofi...[閱讀全文]
(2009-10-03 05:13:58)
Lesson29160;Funnyornot?
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
Whatisthebasisof\'sick\'humour?
160;160;160;Whetherwefindajokefunnyornot/largelydependson/wherewehavebeenbroughtup.Thesenseofhumourismysteriouslyboundup/withnationalcharacteristics.AFrenchman,forinstance,mightfindithard/tolaugh/ataRussianjoke/.Inthesameway,aRussianmightfailtoseeanythingamusing/inajoke/whichwould/ma...[閱讀全文]
(2009-09-29 20:30:41)
Lesson28Fivepoundstoodear
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
Whywasevenfivepounds\'toodear\'?
Smallboatsloadedwithwaresspedtothegreatlinerasshewasenteringtheharbour.Beforeshehadanchored,themenfromtheboatshadclimbedonboardandthedecksweresooncoveredwithcolourfulrugsfromPersia,silksfromIndia,coppercoffeepots,andbeautifulhandmadesilverware.Itwasdifficultnottobetempted.Manyofth...[閱讀全文]
(2009-09-28 20:09:00)
大家都知道“熟能生巧”，“熟練”是與人會話的前提，隻有熟練，在會話時才能流利。熟練的標準就是要達到不假思索地脫口而出。而英語口語要做到熟練，首先就是要學會模仿。
口語水平主要從以下四個方麵來衡量：
1.語音、語調是否正確，口齒是否清楚；
2.流利程度；
3.語法是否正確，用詞是否恰當，是否符合英語表達習慣；
4.內容是否充實，邏輯是否[閱讀全文]
口語水平主要從以下四個方麵來衡量：
1.語音、語調是否正確，口齒是否清楚；
2.流利程度；
3.語法是否正確，用詞是否恰當，是否符合英語表達習慣；
4.內容是否充實，邏輯是否[閱讀全文]
(2009-09-27 07:23:35)
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Lesson27Nothingtosellandnothingtobuy
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
Whatisthemostimportantthing/foratramp?
Ithasbeensaid/thateveryonelivesbysellingsomething.Inthelightofthisstatement/,teacherslivebysellingknowledge,philosophersbysellingwisdomandpriestsbysellingspiritualcomfort.Thoughitmaybepossibletomeasure/thevalueofmaterialgood/intermsofmoney,itisextremelydifficult...[閱讀全文]
Lesson27Nothingtosellandnothingtobuy
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
Whatisthemostimportantthing/foratramp?
Ithasbeensaid/thateveryonelivesbysellingsomething.Inthelightofthisstatement/,teacherslivebysellingknowledge,philosophersbysellingwisdomandpriestsbysellingspiritualcomfort.Thoughitmaybepossibletomeasure/thevalueofmaterialgood/intermsofmoney,itisextremelydifficult...[閱讀全文]
(2009-09-25 21:21:58)
Lesson26Wanted:alargebiscuittin
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
Whowontheprizeforthebiggestbiscuit?
Noonecanavoidbeinginfluencedbyadvertisements.Muchaswemayprideourselvesonourgoodtaste,wearenolongerfreetochoosethethingswewant,foradvertisingexertsasubtleinfluenceonus.Intheireffortstopersuadeustobuythisorthatproduct,advertisershavemadeaclosestudyofhumannatureandhaveclassi...[閱讀全文]
(2009-09-22 19:13:30)
Lesson25TheCuttySark
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
WhatpieceofbadluckpreventedtheCuttySarkfromwinningtherace?
Oneofthemostfamoussailingshipsofthenineteenthcentury,theCuttySark,canstillbeseenatGranich.Shestandsondrylandandisvisitedbythousandsofpeopleeachyear.Sheserves/asanimpressivereminder/ofthegreatships/ofthepast.Beforetheywerereplacedbysteamships,sailingvesselslike...[閱讀全文]
(2009-09-17 17:59:46)
Lesson24Askeletoninthecupboard“家醜”
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
聽錄音，然後回答以下問題。
WhowasSebastian?
Weoftenreadinnovels/howaseeminglyrespectablepersonorfamily/hassometerriblesecretwhichhasbeenconcealedfromstrangers/foryears.TheEnglishlanguagepossesses/avividsaying/todescribe/thissortofsituation.Theterriblesecretiscalled\'askeletoninthecupboard\'.Atsom...[閱讀全文]
