提示 1.每期为一篇听力题，每篇裁剪为若干片段，每个片段重复四遍。 2.可以前两遍盲听理解，后两遍根据文字内容精听。 3.根据中英文意思，听不懂的地方多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.shrewdly 精明的 2.deduction 扣除 3.irrespective 无关联的 4.approximately 大约 5.essentials 必需品 6.accommodation 住宿 7.recreation 娱乐 8.designate 指定 9.allocate 划拨 10.complacent 自满的 11.potentially 潜在地 12.lucrative 利润丰厚的 13.dividends 分红 原文 2020.12 六级第一套 Passage One To achieve financial security, how much you save is always more important than the amount you earn or how shrewdly you invest. 要实现财务安全，存多少钱永远比赚多少钱或者投资多精明更重要。 If you're under 30 years old, your goal should be to save 20% of your monthly income after tax deductions. This is irrespective of how much you earn. 如果你还不到三十岁，那么你的目标应该是将每月税后收入的20%用作储蓄。这个数目与你赚多少钱无关。 Approximately 50% should be reserved for essentials like food and accommodation.The remaining 30% is for recreation and entertainment. 税后收入的大约50%应该预留给食物和住宿等生活必需品，剩下30%用于消遣和娱乐。 But for many young people, it will be difficult to designate such a large proportion of their income for savings. 但是对许多年轻人来说，将如此大一部分收入用作储蓄是有一定难度的。 If you find it hard to save any money at all, start by cutting all unnecessary spending, allocate the tiny amount of one or 2% for savings and gradually increase that amount. 如果你发觉自己一分钱都存不下，先从减少一切不必要支出入手，把1%或2%的少量收入划作储蓄之用，然后再逐渐增加。 Always keep that 20% goal in mind, prevent yourself from becoming complacent. It can be challenging to stick to such a strict plan, but if you adopt the right mindset, you should be able to make it work for you. 始终牢记20%的目标，以防自己免得自满。要坚持执行如此严格的计划，可能具有一定挑战性，但如果你能树立正确的心态，就应该能让它发挥作用。 So what should you be doing with the money that you are saving? Some must be kept easily accessible in case you need some cash in an emergency. 那么你应该如何处理存下来的钱呢。其中一小部分必须存放到易于取用的地方，以防紧急情况下需要用钱。 The largest proportion should be invested in retirement plans, either through your employer or privately. And you can keep some money for high risk, but potentially lucrative investments. 最大那部分则应该通过你的雇主或以私人方式投入退休金计划。你还可以留一部分用于风险高但潜在利润丰厚的投资。 Dividends can be reinvested or use to purchase something you like. By following plan, you should hopefully be able to enjoy your life now and still be financially secure in the future. 红利可以用作在投资或购买你喜欢的东西。通过执行这一计划，你应该有希望能享受现在的生活，并且在未来仍有经济保障。 问题： Question 9: What are people under 30 advised to do, to achieve financial security? Question 10: What should people do if they find it difficult to follow the speaker's advice on their financial plan? Question 11: What does the speaker think is important for achieving financial security?

提示 一、十个句子每个句子念两遍，念完后从头再念两遍。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.slang俗语 原文 21. Being unfamiliar with foreign languages, you'll never be able to understand the foreigner's silence. 没有对外语的认识，你永远无法理解外国人的沉默。 22. You want to travel to so many countries, how do you plan to communicate with other people? 你想去那么多国家旅行，打算怎么和别人交流？ 23. Are you trying to suggest that my emotional problems are no different than those of a stupid person? 你是说我的情绪问题跟那些白痴没什么两样吗？ 24. Make sure you get rid of your cold. You've got to be ready again next week. We can't do without you. 你的伤风要快点好啊，下个礼拜你就又要准备好了啦，我们没了你是不行的。 25. Life is like a marathon, where short-term gains and losses are not significant in and of themselves. 人生是一次长跑，暂时的落后和领先都不算什么。 26. My parents usually speak to each other in French, even though my mother is a native English speaker. 我父母通常用法语对话，即使我母亲的母语是英语。 27. Well... the teacher said that we have to go into a group of 3-5 people, so this isn't going to work. 嗯。。。老师说我们必须加入一个3-5人的小组，所以我们没办法开始工作。 28. "I'm going to count up slowly to three, Mary, and you'll wake up." "I'm already awake, Mister Kant." “我将缓慢的数到三，Mary，然后你就要起来了。“ “我已经起来了，Mister Kant。" 29. I can understand most of what they say, but I don't understand the slang they use (in their speech). 我大部分能听懂他们说的话，但是听不懂他们说的俗语。 30. Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact. 不要害怕活着。要相信生命是有价值的，你的信念会使之成真。

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.stands for 代表 2.a bunch of 一群 3.hoodlums 流氓 4.If only 如果...多好 5.pigeons 鸽子 6.magnetic field 磁场 7.as it is 事实是 原文 21. TV is harmful in that it keeps your mind in a passive state. 电视有害，因为它使你的思想处于被动状态。 22. This jet travels about three times as fast as the speed of sound. 这架喷气机的速度大约是声速的三倍。 23. In this secret code，each number stands for a letter of the alphabet. 在这个密文中，每个数字代表字母表中的一个字母。 24. The young man saved the girls from a bunch of hoodlums. 那个年轻人从一群流氓手中救了那个女孩。 25. I can't think of the right words with which to express my thanks. 我想不出合适的词来表达我的感谢。 26. There's no room to study here. If only I had a room of my own！ 这里没有学习的空间。要是我有自己的房间就好了！ 27. Pigeons can find their way home with the help of the earth's magnetic field. 鸽子可以在地球磁场的帮助下找到回家的路。 28. I wish I can go with you，but as it is，I can't. 我希望能和你一起去，但事实上我不能。 29. Some day you will come to realize the important of saving. 总有一天你会意识到储蓄的重要性。 30. The explanation below was achieved by comparing and contrasting a variety of different theories. 下面的解释是通过比较和对比各种不同理论得出的。

词汇提示 1.Niagara Falls 尼亚加拉瀑布 2.cliffs 悬崖 3.horror 恐怖 4.fear 害怕 5.grandeur 宏伟的 6.overwhelmed 压倒 7.complaints 投诉 8.cheats 骗子 9.swindles 诈骗 10.nonetheless 虽然如此 11.rapids 急流 12.secluded 与世隔绝 13.hydroelectric 水力发电 14.harness 利用 15.daredevil 冒失鬼 16.barrel 桶 17.tightrope 钢丝 18.gaze 注视 原文 Niagara Falls（2） Niagara Falls is one of the world's leading tourist attractions. Millions of people around the world visit here each year. Summers at the falls are especially busy with traffic jams and parking problems. However, the falls are beautiful in winter. Too many have asked why people travel so far to see water falling over a cliff? The size and beauty of Niagara Falls help to make it special. While many falls are higher than Niagara, very few are as wide or have such a volume of water. It also helps that Niagara is relatively easy to travel to. When the first Europeans came to Niagara, the falls were surrounded by forest. The noise of the falls could be heard miles away before they were actually seen. The first visitors were filled with horror at the site. Later, fear ceased to be the main emotion. Inspired by the falls, later, visitors were impressed by the beauty and grandeur of the falls, which overwhelmed them with wonder. By the 1830s, people were able to come to the falls by railway. As more and more people came, the tourist industry developed early. Tourism was not well regulated, and there were many complaints about cheats and swindles. Today, there are similar complaints about tourist junk and high prices. The majority of tourists stay on the Canadian side. There are two falls separated by an island. Since the Niagara River forms the boundary here between Canada and the United States, each country has one of the falls. The Canadian Horseshoe Falls is wider and more impressive than the American Rainbow falls. About nine times more water goes over the Canadian falls. Nonetheless, there is much to be seen on the American side. The island in the Middle Goat Island is one of the best places to view the falls and rapids. It is on the American side. Newly married couples began coming to Niagara Falls when it was still a secluded, peaceful and romantic spot. It is still popular with newly-weds as a relatively inexpensive and convenient place to spend their honeymoon. Besides being beautiful, Niagara Falls is also very useful. Their falling water is the power behind several of the largest hydroelectric stations in the world. Much of the electric power used in this part of North America comes from Niagara Falls. In order to harness this power, half of the flow of water is channeled away from the falls during the night and during the non-tourist season. Probably most visitors don't notice the difference. Niagara has attracted many kinds of people Over the years. Businessmen have come to profit from the tourists. Daredevils have come to make a name for themselves. Some have gone over the falls in a barrel, while others have walked above the falls on a tightrope. Poets and artists have visited here to capture its beauty. Lovers have come to gaze on its romantic scenery. All of these and many others, have helped to make Niagara Falls world famous. 翻译 尼亚加拉大瀑布(2) 尼亚加拉瀑布是世界上最著名的旅游景点之一。 每年有数百万世界各地的人来这里旅游。 秋天的夏天特别繁忙，交通堵塞和停车问题。 然而，瀑布在冬天是很美丽的。 太多的人问为什么人们要走这么远去看悬崖上的瀑布? 尼亚加拉大瀑布的大小和美丽使它与众不同。 虽然许多瀑布都比尼亚加拉大瀑布高，但很少有瀑布的宽度和水量如此之大。 尼亚加拉大瀑布的旅游相对容易，这也是有帮助的。 当第一批欧洲人来到尼亚加拉时，瀑布被森林包围着。 瀑布的响声在几英里外都能听到。 第一批参观者对这个地方充满了恐惧。 后来，恐惧不再是主要情绪。 受瀑布的启发，后来，游客们被瀑布的美丽和宏伟所打动，惊叹不已。 到了19世纪30年代，人们可以通过铁路来到瀑布。 随着越来越多的人来，旅游业很早就发展起来了。 旅游业没有得到很好的管理，有很多关于欺骗和诈骗的投诉。 如今，人们对旅游垃圾和高价格也有类似的抱怨。 大多数游客停留在加拿大一侧。 有两个瀑布被一个岛隔开。 由于尼亚加拉河在这里构成了加拿大和美国的边界，每个国家都有一个瀑布。 加拿大的马蹄瀑布比美国的彩虹瀑布更宽，更令人印象深刻。 大约九成的水流向了加拿大的瀑布。 尽管如此，美国一侧仍有很多值得关注的地方。 这个岛位于山羊岛中部，是观赏瀑布和急流的最佳地点之一。它在美国一边。 当尼亚加拉瀑布还是一个僻静、宁静、浪漫的地方时，新婚夫妇就开始来这里了。 新婚夫妇仍然喜欢在这里度蜜月，因为这里相对便宜、方便。 除了美丽，尼亚加拉大瀑布也很有用。 这些瀑布为世界上几个最大的水电站提供了动力。 北美这一地区使用的大部分电力来自尼亚加拉瀑布。 为了利用这种能量，在夜间和非旅游季节，瀑布会分流一半的水流。 可能大多数游客都没有注意到其中的区别。 多年来，尼亚加拉吸引了各种各样的人。 商人们从游客身上获利。 不怕死的冒失鬼来这里为自己正名。 他们有些人坐着水桶在瀑布上漂流，有些人则在瀑布上走钢丝。 诗人和艺术家曾来这里捕捉它的美丽。 情侣们都来欣赏这里浪漫的风景。 所有这些和许多其他的，使尼亚加拉大瀑布世界闻名。 文稿及音频 关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”

提示 1.每期为一篇听力题，每篇裁剪为若干片段，每个片段重复四遍。 2.可以前两遍盲听理解，后两遍根据文字内容精听。 3.根据中英文意思，听不懂的地方多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.artificial intelligence 人工智能 2.evolving 进化发展 3.pointless 无意义的 4.civilization 文明 5.simulate 模仿 6.mosquito 蚊子 7.chips 芯片 8.comparison 比较 9.barely 几乎没有 10.benevolent 仁慈的 11.anticipates 预见 原文 2020.12 六级第一套 Conversation Two How do you feel about the future of the artificial intelligence？Personally, I feel quite optimistic about it. 你如何看待人工智能的未来？我个人而言，还是挺乐观的。 Al? l'm not so optimistic actually. In fact, it's something we should be concerned about. AI？我没那么乐观。事实上，我们应该对它感到担忧。 Well, it will help us humans understand ourselves better. And when we have a better understanding of ourselves, we can improve the world. 它可以帮助我们人类更好地了解自己。而且，我们更加了解自身后，就能促进世界的发展。 Well, one thing is for sure, technology is evolving faster than our ability to understand it. And in the future Al will make jobs kind of pointless. 有一点可以肯定的是，技术的发展速度快于我们理解它的能力。在未来，AI会让工作变得有些没意义。 I think artificial intelligence will actually help create new kinds of jobs, which would require less of our time and allow us to be centered on creative tasks. 我认为人工智能事实上会帮助创造出新型工作，会占用我们更少的时间，允许我们专注于创造性的任务。 I doubt that very much. Probably the last job that will remain will be writing Al software. And then eventually Al will just write its own software. 我深表怀疑，很可能我们剩下的最后一项工作将会是编写AI软件，而最终AI将会自己为自己编写软件。 At that time, we are going to have a lot of jobs, which nobody will want to do. So we will need artificial intelligence for the robots to take care of the old guys like us. 到那时，我们会有很多没人想去做的工作，所以我们需要人工智能机器人来照顾像我们一样的老人。 I don't know. There's a risk that human civilization could be replaced by a superior type of digital life. Al will be able to completely simulate a person in every way possible. In fact, some people think we're in a simulation right now. 我不知道，但人类文明可能有被更高级的数字生命取代的风险。AI将能够通过一切可能的方式完全模仿人类。实际上，有些人认为我们现在就身处模拟程序之中。 That's impossible. Humans can't even make a mosquito. Computers only have chips. People have brains, and that's where the wisdom comes from. 那是不可能的。人类连只蚊子都造不出来计算机只有芯片，人类有大脑，而大脑才是智慧的来源。 Once it's fully developed, Al will become tired of trying to communicate with humans as we would be much slower thinkers in comparison. AI一旦发展成熟，它就会开始厌倦尝试与人类交流，因为相比之下，我们的思考速度慢得多。 Well, I'm not so sure. A computer is a computer and a computer is just a toy. 我不确信，计算机就是计算机，它只是一件玩具。 Computers can easily communicate incredibly fast. So the computer will just get impatient talking to humans. It'll be barely getting any information out. 计算机可以很容易的就用令人难以置信的速度交流。所以它会在与人类交流时变得不耐烦，几乎不会输出任何信息。 Well, I believe there's a benevolent future with Al. I also think you watch too many science-fiction films 好吧，我相信AI会带来一个充满善意的未来，我还认为你科幻电影看多了 问题： Question 5: What did we learn about the speakers from the conversation? Question 6: What will new kinds of jobs be like according to the woman? Question 7: What is the risk the man anticipates? Question 8: What is the man's concern about Al technology?

提示 一、十个句子每个句子念两遍，念完后从头再念两遍。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.plug 插入 2.pickle 泡菜 3.glows 发光 4.dismiss 不予考虑 5.made reference 提到 6.inherent 固有的 原文 11. You may not agree with some of their major policies and this could affect your working relationship. 你也许不同意他们某些重大政策，这可能会影响你的工作关系。 12. No one can deny the basic fact that it is impossible for average workers to master those high-technology skills easily. 没有人能否认这一基本事实：对于一般工人来讲，轻松掌握这些技术是不可能的。 13. What I have learnt is not just the Chinese language, but something about the country itself as well. 我学习的不只是中国的语言，也是一些关于这个国家的东西。 14. Did you know that if you plug a pickle into an electrical outlet, it glows and makes buzzing noises? 你知道如果你把泡菜插入电源插座，它会发光并且发出嗡嗡的声音吗？ 15. Taoism was founded on the teachings of Laozi, a sage born in 604 B.C. in present-day Henan Province. 道教是用老子的教导创立的，他是公元前六零四年在现代的河南省出生的圣贤。 16. In my view, everyone should have intellectual hobbies as well as an interest in physical activities. 对我自己来说，每个人应该有学知识的爱好，也应该对体育活动感兴趣。 17. By turning the page, we can dismiss the characters in a book without fear of hurting their feelings. 书页翻动之间，我们可以对书中的人物不予理会而不伤及他们的情感。 18. People are not remembered by the number of times they fail but for the number of times they succeed. 人们被记得不是因失败的次数，而是成功的次数。 19. The source made reference to Kate and the Queen being seen chatting and smiling together last March. 知情者提到去年三月有人看女王和凯萨琳笑着聊天的时候。 20. The Chinese government released on 25th "Diaoyu Islands are China's inherent territory "White Paper. 25日，中国政府发布《钓鱼岛是中国的固有领土》白皮书。

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.sperm whale 抹香鲸 2.transaction 交易 3.ruling coalition 执政联盟 4.secured 获得 5.chopsticks 筷子 原文 11. If I were to be born again，I would be a musician. 如果我能重生，我会成为一名音乐家。 12. The sperm whale can dive to a depth of 1000 meters. 抹香鲸能潜入1000米深的水中。 13. It's easy to lose track of time when you are in Las Vegas. 当你在拉斯维加斯的时候，很容易会忘记时间。 14. I will go along with you as far as the station. 我和你一起走到车站。 15. Tony went to Boston for the purpose of carrying out an important business transaction. 托尼去波士顿是为了一项重要的商业交易。 16. According to the news report，the ruling coalition has secured 72 seats as of 5 pm. 根据新闻报道，截至下午五点，执政联盟已获得72个席位。 17. Didn't you know that he passed away two years ago？ 你不知道他两年前就去世了吗？ 18. Forks and chopsticks became popular because they could easily handle hot food. 叉子和筷子很受欢迎，是因为它们很轻松地处理滚烫的食物。 19. It was Mr. Smith that told me how to use that machine. 是史密斯先生告诉我如何使用那台机器的。 20. In such countries as Norway and Finland，they have lots of snow in winter. 在挪威和芬兰这样的国家，冬天雪很多。

词汇提示 1.Hiroshima 广岛 2.nuclear 核 3.scorching 灼烧的 4.vaporized 蒸发 5.radiation 辐射 6.concrete 混凝土 7.Atomic Dome 原子穹顶 8.poisoning 中毒 9.leukemia 白血病 10.marrow 骨髓 11.cranes 鹤 12.monument 纪念碑 13.tiles 瓷砖 14.bitter 苦的 15.civilians 平民 16.Hitler 希特勒 17.revenge 复仇 18.Pearl Harbour 珍珠港 19.surrender 投降 20.invasion 入侵 21.aircrews 机组人员 原文 Hiroshima North American children know about Hiroshima. They are taught about the dangers of nuclear war. Sometimes they learn the details of the damage that was done. They learn about what happened at 08:50 a.m. on august 6 1945. People were eating breakfast，children were going to school and adults going to work, there was a blinding flash of light, scorching heat, and a mushroom cloud rose up. People close to the explosion were instantly vaporized. Many of those further away would die from burns and radiation. 60000 houses were destroyed immediately. One concrete structure remained standing, although it was damaged. The local government left the Atomic Dome standing as a memorial to the explosion. Even those who were not seriously injured in the explosion later became very ill. They became very sick from radiation poisoning. Many developed leukemia. Sadako Sosaki was two years old when the bomb exploded. She was apparently uninjured, and grew up normally until she was twelve, then she developed leukemia, disease of the blood and bone marrow. Sadako began to fold paper cranes to protect her from the illness. However, she died in 1955, before she reached 1000 paper cranes. Her example inspired the children's monument at Hiroshima. There is a peace museum in Hiroshima, which has objects left by the explosion. These include bottles, metal stones and tiles twisted into strange shapes by the heat. There are objects on which people were vaporized, so that their shape appears like a shadow on the material. There are bits of burnt clothing and many photographs. Why was the bomb dropped? World War II was a long and bitter war. The rules of war, which said not to kill civilians, were forgotten. Hitler bombed London, hoping to break the spirit of the English. Then England bombed Germany to destroy the factories and kill the people who worked in them. Americans wanted revenge for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The U-S government had spent $6 billion developing the A-bomb and wanted to use it. Some say that they also wanted to warn the Russians not to cause trouble for America. When American forces advanced on Japan in 1945, they had to decide what to do. Would Japan surrender, or would they fight to the last soldier? American leaders feared that they might lose many of men by an invasion. Dropping the atomic bomb would end the war very quickly. President Truman made the decision to use it. Since then, most people have felt that this decision was wrong. It was such a terrible thing to do to the people, children, old people, women, men and babies. Hiroshima inspired many people to try to ban the bomb. They wanted to ensure that atomic bombs would not be used again. Even some of the scientists and air crews involved in making and dropping the bomb at Hiroshima wanted it banned. Perhaps, if we can all remember what happened that day, there will be no more Hiroshima's 翻译 广岛 北美的孩子都知道广岛。 他们被告知核战争的危险。 有时，他们会了解到损害造成的细节。 他们知道1945年8月6日上午8:50发生了什么。 人们在吃早餐，孩子们去上学，成年人去上班，一道耀眼的闪光，灼热的热浪，一片蘑菇云升起。 接近爆炸现场的人立即被蒸发。 在稍远的地方，许多人会死于烧伤和辐射。 6万所房屋立即被摧毁。 一个混凝土结构的建筑仍然矗立着，尽管它已经损坏。 当地政府留下了原子穹顶作为爆炸的纪念。 甚至那些在爆炸中没有严重受伤的人后来也病得很重。 他们因辐射中毒而病重。 许多人患上了白血病。 炸弹爆炸时，Sosaki Sadako只有两岁。 她显然没有受伤，正常成长到12岁，后来患上了白血病，即血液和骨髓疾病。 Sadako开始折叠纸鹤来保护她免受疾病的伤害。 然而，她在1955年去世，当时她还没有活到完成1000只纸鹤。 她的例子启发了广岛儿童纪念碑的想法。 广岛有一座和平博物馆，里面有爆炸留下的物品。 其中包括瓶子、金属石和瓷砖，它们被高温扭曲成奇怪的形状。 有些物体上的人被蒸发了，所以他们的形状看起来像是材料上的阴影。 有几件烧焦的衣服和许多照片。 为什么投下炸弹？ 第二次世界大战是一场漫长而痛苦的战争。 战争规则说不杀平民，但却被遗忘了。 希特勒轰炸了伦敦，希望打垮英国人的精神。 然后英国轰炸了德国，摧毁了工厂，杀害了在工厂工作的人。 美国人想为日本对珍珠港的袭击复仇。 美国政府花了60亿美元开发原子弹，并希望使用它。 有人说，他们还想警告俄罗斯人不要给美国制造麻烦。 1945年，当美国军队向日本挺进时，他们不得不决定该怎么做。 日本会投降，还是会战斗到最后一名士兵？ 美国领导人担心他们可能会因入侵而失去许多人。 投下原子弹会很快结束战争。 杜鲁门总统决定使用它。 从那时起，大多数人都觉得这个决定是错误的。 对人民、儿童、老人、妇女、男人和婴儿来说，这是一件多么可怕的事情。 广岛促使许多人试图禁止核弹。 他们想确保原子弹不再被使用。 甚至一些参与制造和投掷广岛原子弹的科学家和机组人员也希望将其禁止。 也许，如果我们都记得那天发生的事情，广岛就不会再有这样的灾难了 音频及文稿 关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”

提示 1.每期为一篇听力题，每篇裁剪为若干片段，每个片段重复四遍。 2.可以前两遍盲听理解，后两遍根据文字内容精听。 3.根据中英文意思，听不懂的地方多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.insurance 保险 2.claim 索赔 3.fed up 忍无可忍 4.disregard 忽视 5.extensively 广泛地 6.flooded 水淹 7.cottage 小屋 8.submerged 淹没 9.caravan 拖车 10.entitled 资格 11.bizarre 奇怪的 12.skeptical 持怀疑的 13.furious 愤怒的 14.lawsuit 诉讼 原文 2020.12 六级第一套 Conversation One Good morning, safe house insurance. My name is Paul. How can I help you today? 早上好，这里是安全屋保险公司，我是保罗，今天能为您提供什么帮助？ Morning? I wouldn't say that it's a good from where I am standing. This is Ms. Wilson, and this is the third time I've called this week since receiving your letter about our insurance claim. 早上好，以我现在的情况来看，不得不说没什么好的，我是威尔逊女士，收到你们关于我们保险索赔的信件后，这已经是我本周第三次打电话了。 I'm getting a little fed up with my calls about my claim being completely disregarded. 我的索赔电话完全被忽视，真是有点受够了。 Ms. Wilson, thank you for calling back. Can I take some details to help me look at your claim? 威尔逊女士，感谢您再次致电，您能提供一些详细情况来让我了解一下您的索赔事宜吗？ It's Ms. May Wilson of 15 South Sea Road in Cornwall. And the details are that our village was extensively flooded two months ago. The entire ground floor of our cottage was submerged in water. And five of us have been living in a caravan ever since. 我是住在康沃尔南海路号的梅-威尔逊，情况是，我们村庄在两个月前被洪水大面积淹没，我们家小屋的整个底层被淹没在水下，从那以后，我们一家五口就住在拖车里。 You people are still withholding the money we are entitled to over a bizarre technical detail and it's not acceptable, Paul. 你们却还在因为一个奇怪的技术细节问题扣下我们应得的钱，这让人无法接受，保罗。 Ms. Wilson, according to the notes on your account, the bizarre technical detail that you mentioned refers to the fact that you hadn't paid house insurance the month before the incident. 威尔逊女士，根据您的账户记录来看，您提到的哪个奇怪的技术细节问题指的是事发前一个月您没有缴纳房屋保险费。 That money left our account. And now that you should be paying out, you are suddenly saying that you didn't receive it on time. I'm really skeptical about this claim. 那笔钱已经从我们的账户扣除了，现在该你们付钱了，你们却突然说没有按时收到这笔钱，我真的对这个说法表示怀疑。 The contract does say that any missed payment in a year will affect the terms and conditions of the insurance contract and may affect claims. Of course, I can pass you onto my manager to talk to you more about this. 合同上确实写着，一年之内任何漏缴都会影响到保险合同的条款和条件，还可能影响理赔，当然我可以帮您转接经理，让他进一步跟您谈谈这个问题。 I've already spoken to him and you can tell him I'm furious now, and that your company has a lawsuit on its hand. You will be hearing from my lawyer. Goodbye. 我已经和他谈过了，并且你可以转告他，我现在非常生气，你们公司有官司要打了，我的律师会联系你们的，再见。 Question 1: What is the woman complaining about? Question 2: What is the problem the woman's family encountered? Question 3: What has caused the so-called bizarre technical detail according to the man? Question 4: What's the woman say she will do at the end of the conversation?

提示 一、十个句子每个句子念两遍，念完后会从头开始再念两遍。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.compensatory 补偿性的 2.proximity 靠近 3.baptize 施洗 4.concept 概念 5.tolerance 容忍 6.default 拖欠 7.suspended 暂停 8.slender 苗条 原文 1. Every guy can say "although I'm not the greatest man in the world, I am the man who is best to you." 每一个男孩子都可以说：“虽然我不是世界上最好的男人，但我是世界上对你最好的男人”。 2. Because I left early this morning, I couldn't use my computer, so I used my phone to send messages. 因为今早要出门，不能用电脑，所以用手机发信息。 3. During the Depression in the 1930's, many wealthy people lost everything in the stock market crash. 在二十世纪三十年代的大萧条时期，许多富人在股市崩盘中失去了一切。 4. I think that Tom is going to be pretty mad when he finds out that the painting he bought is a fake. 我觉得当汤姆发现他买来的画是赝品的时候，他会很生气。 5. Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the proximity of objects around them. 某些失明者会产生一个弥补性的能力，这个能力让他们察觉到他们与离他们很近的物体的距离。 6. The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit. 你如果看见圣灵降下，落在谁身上，谁就是用圣灵替人施洗的了。 7. By reading books and discussing concepts, a person can gain wisdom and tolerance of differing ideas. 藉由读书和讨论概念，一个人能获得智慧并包容不同的想法。 8. I've heard that if you default on the water rates your water supply will be suspended, is that true? 听说不交水费就会被停水，是真的吗？ 9. Wise men talk about ideas, intellectuals about facts, and the ordinary man talks about what he eats. 智者谈论想法，知识分子谈论事实，普通人谈论他吃什么。 10. Slender and form-fitting with a high cut, the new qipao contrasted sharply with the traditional one. 新的旗袍又修长又紧身，也有高级的剪裁，与传统式样的构成了鲜明的对比。

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.turn down 拒绝 2.tame 温顺 3.stories 楼层 4.for instance 例如 5.bear in mind 记住 6.taken care of 处理 原文 1. The more difficult the questions are，the less likely I'll able to answer them. 这些问题越难，我能回答出来的可能性就越小。 2. Robert was so busy，he had to turn down an invitation to play golf. 罗伯特太忙了，他不得不拒绝了打高尔夫球的邀请。 3. This camel is so tame that anyone can ride it. 这骆驼很温顺，任何人都能骑它。 4. They built up twenty-five stories on one side and thirty-five stories on the other. 他们在一边改了二十五层楼，在另一边盖了三十五层楼。 5. For instance，what would you have done if you were in my place？ 例如，如果你处在我的位置，你会怎么做？ 6. I am only too glad to help you with your work. 我非常乐意协助你工作。 7. Though she was only twelve years old，Susan knew how to make a living. 虽然苏珊只有十二岁，但她知道怎么过日子。 8. Tom has always done well in every job he has had. 汤姆做的每一件事都做得很好。 9. We should bear in mind what is called wisdom is not a mere item of knowledge. 我们应该牢记，所谓的智慧不仅仅是一种知识。 10. I felt relieved when all the troubles were taken care of. 当所有的麻烦都解决后，我感到如释重负。

词汇提示 1.fairs 集市 2.rural 乡下的 3.counties 郡县 4.barn 谷仓 5.tractors 拖拉机 6.handicrafts 手工艺品 7.jellies 果冻 8.grandstand 大舞台 9.contest 比赛 10.racetrack 跑马场 11.breeds 繁殖 12.ploughing 耕地 13.ribbon 绶带 14.jars 罐子 15.sponsored 赞助 16.circus 马戏团 17.midway 游乐场 18.Ferries Wheels 大观览车 19.merry-go-round 旋转木马 20.roller coaster 过山车 21.heritage 遗产 原文 Come to The Fair Fall Fairs have been a feature of North American life since early in the 19th century. At the end of the harvest, people from rural areas have come together to celebrate. Usually, these fairs take the form of a competition regarding the best of all farm products of that year, depending on the part of the country and its most important crop fall. Fairs can begin as early as August or as late as November，They usually last several days. When the United States and Canada were organized, they were divided into small units called counties，larger units were called states or provinces. Many of the best-known fairs are county fairs or state fairs. There are also smaller local fairs and larger ones too, like the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, Ontario. Since these fairs are usually annual events, many have developed permanent buildings over the years. Most of these are large barn like structures. These buildings are used to display new products for farm life, such as tractors, home furnishings and water systems. Several barns are usually necessary to house all the horses, cows, pigs, goats, sheep, chickens and other animals. In competition, there must also be room to display all the vegetables, berries and fruits in competition. Finally, there is space for handicrafts, artwork, baked goods and jams and jellies. Usually there is a grandstand, which is a stage with wooden seats around it. Here, entertainers perform for an audience during the fair. Country and Western singers are usually popular at fairs, but so are comedians, clowns, dancers and musicians. There may also be other contests, such as a beauty competition for Queen of the Fair, tests of strength for the men or pie eating events. Most fairs also have a race track, which is used for horse racing, or in some cases, auto racing. Fairs have helped to improve animal breeds, and races encourage the breeding of fast horses. Ploughing contests test the strength and steadiness of horses, and so do pulling contests. This spirit of competition has led to improvements in all areas of farming. Every kind of green fruit, vegetable, berry and animal is tested, and only the best win a ribbon. This encourages fairness to improve their products. Farm women compete to produce the best homemade food and crafts. Many kinds of fruit and vegetables are stored in glass jars for the winter. The best of these also receive prizes. Most fairs have a dining area where there is good food served to the public. The goal of improving farming is sponsored by the governments of Canada and the USA. Four-H clubs are youth organizations that encourage farm children to take an interest in farming. Four-H clubs aim at improving the heads, hearts, hands and health of their members. There are also women's organizations, such as the women's Institutes in Canada, which work to make the life of farm families better. Fall fairs have taken over the idea of the midway from the circus. The midway has rides like Ferris wheels, merry go rounds and roller coasters. It also has games of chance and skill, such as trying to throw a small hoop over a large bottle. One nice thing about fall fairs is that they are fun for the whole family, children enjoy the midway and the farm animals, women like the crafts, food and household exhibits, men like the machinery, the horse races and the crop exhibits. Everyone likes the grandstand shows. Nowadays, not so many people live on farms, but people from towns and cities still enjoy going to fall fairs. They are part of our North American heritage. 翻译 来集市吧 自19世纪初以来，秋季集市一直是北美生活的一大特色。 丰收结束时，来自农村地区的人们聚集在一起庆祝。 通常情况下，这些交易会采取竞争的形式，根据该国的地区和最重要的作物秋季，选择当年最好的农产品。 展会最早可于8月，最晚于11月开始，通常持续几天。 当美国和加拿大被组织起来时，它们被划分为称为县的小单位，较大的单位称为州或省。 许多最著名的博览会是县集市或州集市。 还有规模较小的本地展会和规模较大的展会，比如安大略省多伦多的加拿大国家展览会。 由于这些展会通常是一年一度的活动，许多展会多年来已经开发出了永久性建筑。 大多数都是类似谷仓的大型建筑。 这些建筑用于展示农场生活的新产品，如拖拉机、家居用品和供水系统。 通常需要几个谷仓来存放所有的马、牛、猪、山羊、绵羊、鸡和其他动物。 在比赛中，还必须有展示比赛中所有蔬菜、浆果和水果的空间。 最后，还有放置手工艺品、艺术品、烘焙食品、果酱和果冻的空间。 通常有一个正面看台，是一个有木制座位的舞台。 在这里，艺人在集市期间为观众表演。 乡村和西方歌手通常很受欢迎，但喜剧演员、小丑、舞蹈演员和音乐家也很受欢迎。 也可能会有其他比赛，比如选美比赛、男子力量比赛或吃馅饼比赛。 大多数集市也有一条赛道，用于赛马，或在某些情况下用于汽车比赛。 集市有助于改善动物品种，比赛鼓励了对快马的培育。 犁地比赛考验马的力量和稳定性，拉马比赛也是如此。 这种竞争精神导致了农业各个领域的进步。 每种绿色水果、蔬菜、浆果和动物都有比赛，只最佳获奖者会赢得缎带。 这有助于公平地改进他们的产品。 农妇们竞相生产最好的自制食品和手工艺品。 许多种类的水果和蔬菜都被储存在玻璃罐里过冬。 其中，最好的也会获奖。 大多数集市都有一个用餐区，在那里可以为公众提供美味佳肴。 改善农业的目标是由加拿大和美国政府赞助的。 4H俱乐部是鼓励农场儿童对农业感兴趣的青年组织。 4H俱乐部旨在改善其成员的头部、心脏、手和健康。 还有一些妇女组织，如加拿大的妇女研究所，致力于改善农村家庭的生活。 秋天的集市已经从马戏团那里继承了游乐场的理念。 游乐场有摩天轮、旋转木马和过山车等游乐设施。 它也有机会和技巧的游戏，比如试着把一个小铁环扔到一个大瓶子上。 秋季集市的一个好处是，它对整个家庭都很有意思，孩子们喜欢游乐场和农场动物，女人喜欢工艺品、食物和家庭展品，男人喜欢机械、赛马和农作物展品。 每个人都喜欢看台表演。 如今，生活在农场上的人不多了，但来自城镇的人仍然喜欢去秋季集市。 它们是我们北美遗产的一部分。