Lesson32Alostship
DidthecrewoftheElkorfindwhattheywerelookingfor?Why?
Thesalvageoperationhadbeenacompletefailure.Thesmallship,Elkor,whichhadbeensearchingtheBarentsSeaforweeks,wasonitswayhome.Aradiomessagefromthemainlandhadbeenreceivedbytheship\'scaptaininstructinghimtogiveupthesearch.Thecaptainknewthatanotherattemptwouldbemadelater,forthesunkenshiphewastryingtofindhadbeencarryingaprec...[
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Lesson31Alovableeccentric
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
WhydidtheshopassistantrefusetoserveDickie?
Trueeccentricsneverdeliberatelysetouttodrawattentiontothemselves.Theydisregardsocialconventionswithoutbeingconsciousthattheyaredoinganythingextraordinary.Thisinvariablywinsthemtheloveandrespectofothers,fortheyaddcolourtothedullroutineofeverydaylife.
Uptothetimeofhisd...[
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Lesson30Thedeathofaghost幽灵之死
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。
Whydidthetwobrotherskeepthesecret?
Foryears,villagersbelievedthatEndleyFarmwashunted.Thefarmwasownedbytwobrothers,JoeandBobCox.Theyemployedafewfarmhands,butnoonewaswillingtoworktherelong.Everytimeaworkergaveuphisjob,hetoldthesamestory.Farmlabourerssaidthattheyalwayswokeuptofi...[
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Lesson29160;Funnyornot?
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
Whatisthebasisof\'sick\'humour?
160;160;160;Whetherwefindajokefunnyornot/largelydependson/wherewehavebeenbroughtup.Thesenseofhumourismysteriouslyboundup/withnationalcharacteristics.AFrenchman,forinstance,mightfindithard/tolaugh/ataRussianjoke/.Inthesameway,aRussianmightfailtoseeanythingamusing/inajoke/whichwould/ma...[
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Lesson28Fivepoundstoodear
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
Whywasevenfivepounds\'toodear\'?
Smallboatsloadedwithwaresspedtothegreatlinerasshewasenteringtheharbour.Beforeshehadanchored,themenfromtheboatshadclimbedonboardandthedecksweresooncoveredwithcolourfulrugsfromPersia,silksfromIndia,coppercoffeepots,andbeautifulhandmadesilverware.Itwasdifficultnottobetempted.Manyofth...[
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大家都知道“熟能生巧”,“熟练”是与人会话的前提,只有熟练,在会话时才能流利。熟练的标准就是要达到不假思索地脱口而出。而英语口语要做到熟练,首先就是要学会模仿。
口语水平主要从以下四个方面来衡量:
1.语音、语调是否正确,口齿是否清楚;
2.流利程度;
3.语法是否正确,用词是否恰当,是否符合英语表达习惯;
4.内容是否充实,逻辑是否[
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Lesson27Nothingtosellandnothingtobuy
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
Whatisthemostimportantthing/foratramp?
Ithasbeensaid/thateveryonelivesbysellingsomething.Inthelightofthisstatement/,teacherslivebysellingknowledge,philosophersbysellingwisdomandpriestsbysellingspiritualcomfort.Thoughitmaybepossibletomeasure/thevalueofmaterialgood/intermsofmoney,itisextremelydifficult...[
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Lesson26Wanted:alargebiscuittin
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
Whowontheprizeforthebiggestbiscuit?
Noonecanavoidbeinginfluencedbyadvertisements.Muchaswemayprideourselvesonourgoodtaste,wearenolongerfreetochoosethethingswewant,foradvertisingexertsasubtleinfluenceonus.Intheireffortstopersuadeustobuythisorthatproduct,advertisershavemadeaclosestudyofhumannatureandhaveclassi...[
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Lesson25TheCuttySark
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
WhatpieceofbadluckpreventedtheCuttySarkfromwinningtherace?
Oneofthemostfamoussailingshipsofthenineteenthcentury,theCuttySark,canstillbeseenatGranich.Shestandsondrylandandisvisitedbythousandsofpeopleeachyear.Sheserves/asanimpressivereminder/ofthegreatships/ofthepast.Beforetheywerereplacedbysteamships,sailingvesselslike...[
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Lesson24Askeletoninthecupboard“家丑”
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。
WhowasSebastian?
Weoftenreadinnovels/howaseeminglyrespectablepersonorfamily/hassometerriblesecretwhichhasbeenconcealedfromstrangers/foryears.TheEnglishlanguagepossesses/avividsaying/todescribe/thissortofsituation.Theterriblesecretiscalled\'askeletoninthecupboard\'.Atsom...[
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