英语四级听写50篇

英语四级听写50篇
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TownandCountryLifeinEngland
ThereisabigdifferencebetweentownlifeandcountrylifeinEngland.Inthecountry,everybodyknowverybodyel.Theyknowwhattimeyougetup,whattimeyougotobedandwhatyouhavefordinner.Ifyouwanthelp,youwillalwaysgetitandyouwillbegladtohelpothers.InalargetownlikeLondon,however,itcansometimeshappenthatyouhaveneverenyournextdoorneighborandyoudonotknowhisnameoranythingabouthim.PeopleinLondonareoftenverylonely.Thisisbecaupeoplegotodifferentplacesintheeveningsandatweekends.IfyouwalkthroughthestreetsinthecentreofLondononSunday,itislikeatownwithoutpeople.Oneissorryforoldpeoplelivingontheirown.Theycoulddieintheirhomesandwouldnotbediscoveredforweeksorevenmonths.
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AChangeinWomen’sLife
Theimportantchangeinwomen’slife-patternhasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffecton
women’conomicposition.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunity,
andmostofthemtookafull-timejob.However,whentheymarried,theyusuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageissixteen,manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatage,andthoughwomentendtomarryyounger,moremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Verymanymoreafterwardsreturntofull-timeorpart-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage,withthehusbandacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionsoffamilylifeandwithbothhusbandandwifesharingmoreequallyinprovidingthemoney,andrunningthehome,accordingtotheabilitiesandinterestsofeachofthem.
UfulWordsandExpressions:
1.life-pattern生活方式
2.share
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APopularPastimeoftheEnglishPeople
Oneofthebestmeansofunderstandingthepeopleofanynationiswatchingwhatthedowiththeirnon-workingtime.
MostEnglishmen,womenandchildrenlovegrowingthings,especiallyflowers.VisitorstoEnglandinspring,summerorautumnarelikelytoegardensalltheywayalongtherailwaylines.Thereareflowersattheairportsandflowersinfactorygrounds,aswellasingardensalongtheroads.EachEnglishtownhasatleastoneparkwithbeautifullykeptflowerbeds.Publicbuildingsofeverykindhavebrilliantwindowboxesandsometimesbasketsofflowersarehangingonthem.ButwhattheEnglishenjoymostisgrowingthingsthemlves.Ifitisimpossibletohaveagarden,thenawindowboxorsomethinggrowinginapotwilldo.Lookingateachother’sgardensisapopularpastimewiththeEnglish.
UfulWordsandExpressions:
1.windowbox:窗台上的花盆箱
2.pastime消遣,娱乐
Swimmingismyfavoritepastime.
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BritishandAmericanPoliceOfficers
Realpolicemen,bothinBritainandtheU.S.,hardlyrecognizeanycommonpointsbetweentheirlivesandwhattheyonTV—iftheyevergethomeintime.
Somethingsarealmostthesame,ofcour,butthepolicemendonotthinkmuchofthemmuchofthem.
Thefirstdifferenceisthatapoliceman’sreallifedealswiththelaw.Mostofwhathelearnsisthelaw.Hehastoknowactuallywhatactionsareagainstthelawandwhatfactscanbeudtoprovethemincourt.Hehastoknownearlyasmuchlawasalawyer,andwhat’smore,hehastoputitintopracticeonhisfeet,inthedarkand,runningdownanarrowstreetaftersomeonehewantstotalkto.
Littleofhistimeisspentintalkingwithbeautifulgirlsorinbravelyfacingcruelcriminals.Hewillspendmostofhisworkinglifearrangingmillionsofwordsonthousandsoffomp3sabouthundredsofsad,ordinarypeoplewhoareguilty---ornotofstupid,unimportantcrimes.
UfulWordsandExpressions:
1.thinkmuchof重视,尊重
2.incourt在法庭上
3.criminal罪犯,犯罪者
4.guilty犯罪的,有罪的
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LivingSpace
Howmuchlivingspacedoesapersonneed?Whathappenswhenhisspaceneedsarenotmet?Scientistsaredoingexperimentsonratstotrytodetemp3inetheeffectsofovercrowdedconditionsonman.Recentstudieshaveshownthatthebehaviorofratsisgreatlyaffectedbyspace.Ifratshaveenoughlivingspace,theyeatwell,sleepwellandproducetheiryoungwell.Butiftheirlivingconditionsbecometoocrowded,theirbehaviorandeventheirhealthchangeobviously.Theycannotsleepandeatwell,andsignsoffearandworrybecomeclear.Themorecrowdedtheyare,andmoretheytendtobiteeachotherandevenkilleachother.Thus,forrats,populationsandviolencearedirectlyrelated.Isthisanaturallawforhumansocietyaswell?Inoughspacenotonlysatisfactory,butnecessaryforhumansurvival?Theareinterestingquestions.
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TheUnitedNations
In1945,reprentativesof50nationsmettoplanthisorganization.ItwascalledtheUnitedNations.Afterthewar,manymorenationsjoined.
TherearetwomajorpartsoftheUnitedNations.OneiscalledtheGeneralAsmbly.IntheGeneralAsmbly,everymembernationisreprentedandhasanequalvote.
ThecondpartiscalledtheSecurityCouncil.Ithasreprentativesofjust15nations.Fivenationsarepemp3anentmembers:theUnitedStates,Russia,France,Britain,andChina.The10othermembersareelectedeverytwoyearsbytheGeneralAsmbly.
ThemajorjoboftheSecurityCouncilistokeeppeaceintheworld.Ifnecessary,itcanndtroopsfrommembernationstotrytostoplittlewarsbeforetheyturnintobigones.ItishardtogetthenationsoftheSecurityCounciltoagreeonwhenthisisnecessary.Buttheydidvotetotrytostopwars.
UfulWordsandExpressions:
1.reprentative代表
2.GeneralAsmbly联合国大会
3.pemp3anent永久的,持久的
4.SecurityCouncil联合国安全理事会
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Plastic
Weuplasticwraptoprotectourfoods.Weputourgarbageinplasticbagsorplasticcans.Wesitonplasticchairs,playwithplastictoys,drinkfromplasticcups,andwashourhairwithshampoofromplasticbottles!
Plasticdoesnotgrowinnature.Itismadebymixingcertainthingstogether.Wecallitaproducedormanufacturedmaterial.Plasticwasfirstmadeinthe1860sfromplants,suchaswoodandcotton.Thatplasticwassoftandburnedeasily.
Thefirstmodernplasticsweremadeinthe1930s.Mostclearplasticstartsoutasthick,blackoil.Thatplasticcoatinginsideapanbeginsasnaturalgas.
Overtheyears,hundredsofdifferentplasticshavebeendeveloped.Somearehardandstrong.Somearesoftandbendable.Someareclear.Somearemany-colored.Thereisaplasticforalmosteveryneed.Scientistscontinuetoexperimentwithplastics.Theyhopetofindevenwaystouthem!
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DisplayofGoods
Aresupemp3arketsdesignedtopersuadeustobuymore?
Freshfruitandvegetablesaredisplayednearsupemp3arketentrances.Thisgivestheimpressionthatonlyhealthyfoodissoldintheshop.Basicfoodsthateveryonebuys,likesugarandtea,arenotputneareachother.Theyarekeptindifferentaislessocustomersaretakenpastotherattractivefoodsbeforetheyfindwhattheywant.Inthisway,shoppersareencouragedtobuy
productsthattheydonotreallyneed.
Sweetsareoftenplacedatchildren’yelevelatthecheckout.Whileparentsarewaitingtopay,childrenreachforthesweetsandputtheminthetrolley.
Moreisboughtfromafifteen-footdisplayofonetypeofproductthanfromaten-footone.Customersalsobuymorewhenshelvesarefullthanwhentheyarehalfempty.Theydonotliketobuyfromshelveswithfewproductsonthembecautheyfeelthereissomethingwrongwiththoproductsthatarethere.
UfulWordsandExpressions:
1.aisle走廊,过道
2.trolley手推车
3.checkout收款台
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AlbertEinstein
AlbertEinsteinwasborninGemp3anyin1879,Hisfatherownedafactorythatmadeelectricaldevices.Hismotherenjoyedmusicandbooks.HisparentswereJewishbuttheydidnotobrvemanyofthereligion’srules.Albertwasaquitechildwhospentmuchofhistimealone.Hewasslowtotalkandhaddifficultylearningtoread.WhenAlbertwasfiveyearsold,hisfathergavehimacompass.Thechildwasfilledwithwonderwhenhediscoveredthatthecompassneedlealwayspointedinthesamedirection—tobenorth.Heaskedhisfatherandhisunclewhatcaudtheneedletomove.Theiranswersaboutmagnetismandgravityweredifficultfortheboytounderstand.Yethespentalotoftimethinkingaboutthem.Hesaidlaterthathefeltsomethinghiddenhadtobebehindthings.
Ufulexpressionsandwords:
1.device装置,设备
leavetoone’sowndevices听任某人自行其是,允许某人按自己的意愿做事
Sheleftthechildtoherowndevicesforanhourintheafternoon.
她允许孩子在下午有一个小时的自由支配时间。
2.compass指南针
beyondone’scompass某人力所不及
catch/fetch/takeacompass兜圈子,绕道,拐弯抹角
keepsthwithincompass把某种事物限制在适当的范围内
speakwithincompass谨慎小心地说
withinsb’scompass某人力所能及的
withinthecompassof在……范围内
3.magnetism磁力
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PrivateCars
Withtheincreainthegeneralstandardofliving,someordinaryChinefamiliesbegintoaffordacar.Yetopinionsofthedevelopmentofaprivatecarvaryfrompersontoperson.Itgivesamuchgreaterdegreeofcomfortandmobility.Theownerofacarisnolongerforcedtoreplyonpublictransport,andhencenoirritationcaudbywaitingforbusortaxis.However,othersstronglyobjecttodevelopingprivatecars.Theymaintainthatasmoreandmorecarsareproducedandruninthestreet,alargevolumeofpoisonousgaswillbegivenoff,pollutingtheatmosphereandcausingactualhamp3tothehealthofpeople.
WhetherprivatecarsshouldbedevelopedinChicagoisadifficultquestiontoanswer,yetthedesireforthecomfortandindependenceaprivatecarcanbringwillnotbeeliminated
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AHenpeckedHusbandandHisWife
Therewasoncealarge,fatwomanwhohadasmall,thinhusband.HehadajobinabigcompanyandwasgivenhisweeklywageveryFridayevening.AssoonashegothomeonFridays,hiswifeudtomakehimgiveherallhismoney,andthensheudtogivehimbackonlyenoughtobuyhislunchinhiscompanyeveryday.
Oneday,thesmallmancamehomeveryexcited.Hehurriedintotheliving-room.Hiswifewaslisteningtotheradioandeatingchocolatesthere.
“Youwillneverguesswhathappenedtometoday,dear.”hesaid.
Hewaitedforafewcondsandthenadded,“Iwontenthousanddollarsonthelottery!”
“Thatiswonderful!”saidhiswifedelightedly.Butthenshepulledalongfaceandaddedangrily,
“Buthowcouldyouaffordtobuytheticket?”
UfulWordsandExpressions:
1.henpecked怕老婆的,妻管严的
2.lottery彩票
agreatlottery虚无缥缈的事
3.pullalongface拉下脸来
haveafacetosaythat脸皮厚得竟能讲出这种话
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AYoungMan’sPromi
Oneday,ayoungmanwaswritingalettertohisgirlfriendwholivedjustafewmilesawayinanearbytown.Hewastellingherhowmuchhelovedherandhowwonderfulhethoughtshewas.Themorehewrotethemorepoetichebecame.Finallyhesaidthatinordertobewithher,hewouldsufferthegreatestdifficulties,hewouldfacethegreatestdangersthatanyonecouldn’timagine.Infact,tospendonlyoneminutewithher,hewouldswimacrossthewidestriver,hewouldenterthedeepestforest,andhewouldfightagainstthefiercestanimalswithhisbarehands.
Hefinishedtheletter,signedhisnameandthensuddenlyrememberedthathehadforgottentomentionsomethingquiteimportant.So,inapostscriptbelowhisname,headded:“Bytheway,I’llbeovertoeyouonWednesdaynight,ifitdoesn’train.”
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AKindNeighbor
Mr.andMrs.Jones’apartmentwasfullofluggage,packages,furnitureandboxes.Bothofthemwereverybusywhentheyheardthedoorbellring.Mrs.Joneswenttoopenitandshesawamiddle-agedladyoutside.Theladysaidshelivednextdoor.Mrs.Jonesinvitedhertocomeinandapologizedbecautherewasnoplaceforhertosit.“Oh,that’sOK.”saidthelady.“Ijustcometowelcometoyournewhome.Asyouknow,insomepartsofthiscity,neighborsarenotfriendlyatall.Theyaresomeapartmenthouswherepeopledon’tknowanyoftheirneighbors,noteventheonesnextdoor.Butinthisbuilding,everyoneisveryfriendlywitheveryoneel.Weareabighappyfamily.Iamsureyouwillbeveryhappyhere.”Mr.andMrs.Jonessaid,“Butmadam,wearenotnewdwellersinthisapartment.We’velivedherefortwoyears.Wearemovingouttomorrow.”