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1、,Part 1: Spot dictation My Mother,short 矮 tall 高 overweight 胖 plump 丰满 thin 瘦 skinny太瘦了 medium height 不胖不瘦 slim/slender 苗条 tubby 矮胖 muscular 强壮 bobbed短卷发的 big-featured 五官较大 double-chinned 双下巴的 high-cheekboned 颧骨很高 sharp-featured 五官分明的 well-featured 五官端正的 wrinkled 起皱纹的,Part 1: Spot dictation My Mothe
2、r,pretty/ nice 漂亮 elegantly 优雅 good-looking 长的好看 plain 长的一般 charming 吸引人注意的 kind 慈祥 easy-going 和善的的 smart 聪明 漂亮 temperament 气质 e.g. She really has a leader temperament. She is a woman with an artistic temperament. sweet-tempered 性情温和的 smartly dressed 穿着得体 well dressed 穿的漂亮 neatly dressed 衣着干净整洁,Part
3、 1: Spot dictation My Mother,punctual 守时的 understanding 理解人的 kind 善良的 efficient 办事高效率的 strict 严厉的 generous 慷慨的，大方的 patient 有耐心的 forgetful 健忘的 reliable 可靠的 boring 令人乏味的 open-minded 思想开放的 traditional 思想保守的，传统的 tolerant 容忍的 trustful 容易相信人的 trustworthy 值得信任的 unselfish 无私的 upright 正直的 supportive 助人的 stro
4、ng-willed 意志坚强的 sympathetic确有同情心的,Part 1: Spot dictation My Mother,selfless 无私的 sensible 明白事理的 sensitive 敏感的 sincere 真诚的 skeptical 多疑的 smart 精明的 sociable 好交际的 rational 有理性的 realistic 实事求是的 reasonable 讲道理的 reliable 可信赖的 responsible 负责的 romantic 浪漫的,Part 1: Spot dictation My Mother,My mother was an ef
5、ficient taskmaster who cooked, cleaned and shopped for nine people on a daily basis. She was a disciplinarian who would make us seven kids walk up and down the stairs a hundred times if we clumped like field hands to dinner. She also enlisted us to help her in the days chores.,My Mother,My mother be
6、lieved that each of her children had a special knack that made him or her invaluable on certain missions. My brother Mike, for example, was believed to have especially keen eyesight. He was hoisted up as a human telescope whenever she needed to see something far away. John was the climber when a kit
7、e got caught. My own job was navigator for our gigantic old Chrysler.,My Mother,But my mothers ability to get work done well was only one side. She also had an imagination that carried her in different directions, that allowed her to transcend her everyday life. She did not believed in magic as port
8、rayed on a stage, but valued instead of the sound of a metal bucket being filled by a hose, or the persistence of a dandelion at the edge of a woodpile.,Words,taskmaster: someone who imposes hard or continuous work on a daily basis: e.g. These workers are paid on a daily basis. The number will chang
9、e on a daily basis. disciplinarian: Shes a very strict disciplinarian. clump: n. 丛、块 a clump of trees/grass Followed a loud Clump! Clump! Clump, they rushed up the stairs. field hands: 农场工人 He didnt want to be a field hand. enlist：a. hire for work or assistance; We enlisted them to serve as ushers a
10、t the meeting. b. engage somebody to enter the army : e.g. He enlisted when he was 18. We must enlist more men chores: She does the chores at home every day. Chores of all sorts made him unable to get away. knack: He has a knack of teaching mathematics.,Words,Hoist: hoist the bicycle onto the roof o
11、f the car navigator: The man is a sixteenth Spanish navigator. Navigate/navigation/navigating gigantic: building/animal Chrysler: Chrysler Corporation Transcend 超越 胜过： Humans should always transcend their limits. We cant transcend the limitations of the ego. portray: It is difficult to portray feeli
12、ngs in words. The book portrays the life of an actor. persistence: Energy and persistence conquer all things. woodpile: a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel He escaped misfortune by hiding in the woodpile.,Lift /hoist/ raise/ elevate/ heave/ boost,这些动词均有“升起、举起”之意。 lift: 指用人力或机械力把某物升到较高的位置。 ho
13、ist: 多指用绳索、滑轮等机械把重物升起。 raise: 较正式用词，常可与lift换用，但强调把某物举起或抬起到应有的高度。常用比喻。 elevate: 较正式用词，指位置、高度的升高，多作比喻用，指职位、品德等的提高。 heave: 指需花大力气或借外力才能举起或抬起重物。 boost: 原义指从后面或下面推起或提高，现常用于指提高价格、振作精神等抽象概念。,Part 2: Listening for gist,Words: Float: v. 漂浮 floating: adj. Balloon: hot-air balloon Airship: a steerable self-pro
14、pelled aircraft for delivering mail and for military purposes, such as observation and even bombing Supercede/supersede: take the place or move into the position of; Feudal society replaced slavery society, capitalism supplanted feudalism, and, after a long time, socialism will necessarily supercede
15、 capitalism. The first powered and manned flight: 由人操作的 载人的 steam:,Part 2: Listening for gist,This dialogue is about the early history of flying. 2. The key words are flying, designs, an Italian artist, the 15th century, the 18th century, fly, float, balloons, hot-air balloon, April 1783, airships, September 1852, aeroplane.,
