dictation 7
army; bunch; flock; herd; school; swarm
1.Having a concept of numbers helps geese to keep track of their ________.
2.We were attacked by an angry ________ of bees, but no one got stung.
3.On safari in Africa you can see a(n) ________ of elephants on the plain.
4.Our boat was surrounded by a large ________ of dolphins.
5.The pop singer was greeted by a huge ________ of fans.
6.When someone is in hospital it’s traditional to bring them some chocolates,
or a(n) ________ of grapes.
initial/ initially
他们给人留下了不错的第一印象。
最初他认为该动议是一派胡言。
approximate
到目前为止到美国的移民达到了20万人，这意味着就业市场日益拥挤。
计算结果很接近但还不够精确。
be limited to
你收音机的音量必须控制在我们大家都能忍受的范围内。
compelling
在确凿的证据面前，被告被迫认罪。
filter out
我们第一次会面时筛选掉所有不合适的候选人。
descent
他们都是爱尔兰后裔。
我母亲有德国血统。
go so far as to
过去科学家甚至认为动物不具备感受和思考能力。
approximate/ giant/ layer/ leap/ magnificent/ motion/ penetrate/ tenuous/ pant/ distractedly/ intrusion/ drape/ originally/ burglar/ evenly/ attribute/ evolve/ filter/ repeatedly/ uncover/ compelling/ indication/ investigate/ stimulus/ descent/ navigate/ categorize/ predator/ previously/ unreliable/ changeable/ command/ speculate/ distinguish
army; bunch; flock; herd; school; swarm
1.Having a concept of numbers helps geese to keep track of their flock.
2.We were attacked by an angry swarm of bees, but no one got stung.
3.On safari in Africa you can see a herd of elephants on the plain.
4.Our boat was surrounded by a large school of dolphins.
5.The pop singer was greeted by a huge army of fans.
6.When someone is in hospital it’s traditional to bring them some chocolates,
or a bunch of grapes.
initial/ initially
他们给人留下了不错的第一印象。
They left a favorable initial impression.
最初他认为该动议是一派胡言。
Initially, he thought the motion was nonsense.
approximate
到目前为止到美国的移民达到了20万人，这意味着就业市场日益拥挤。
The number of immigrants to the US so far this year reached an approximate 200,000, which means an ever increasingly crowded job market.
计算结果很接近但还不够精确。
The calculations are very approximate but still not accurate enough.
be limited to
你收音机的音量必须控制在我们大家都能忍受的范围内。
The volume of your radio must be limited to a level that we can all bear. compelling
在确凿的证据面前，被告被迫认罪。
In front of compelling evidence, the defendant was forced to plead guilty to the charge.
filter out
我们第一次会面时筛选掉所有不合适的候选人。
At the first meeting we filter out all unsuitable candidates.
descent
他们都是爱尔兰后裔。
They are all of Irish descent.
我母亲有德国血统。
My mother is German by descent.
go so far as to
过去科学家甚至认为动物不具备感受和思考能力。
In the past scientists went so far as to believe that animals were not capable of feeling or thinking.
英语专四历年听写文本
历年英语专业四级考试听力听写原文（1994年-2007年） The American Family (1994) The concept of family life has changed considerably over the years. / In earliest times, several generations lived together in clans, / which consisted of all living descendents and their husbands or wives. / These clans were almost totally self-sufficient, / every member contributing in some way toward the survival of the group. / The men hunted and fished for food or sometimes maintained flocks of sheep or goats. / The women baked bread and roasted the meat their men provided. / Special members of the community were selected to make products like pottery, baskets and home weapons. / But with the development of greater varieties of food, clothing and shelter, / a single clan could no longer develop all the individual skills the group required. / Clans merged into larger societies and at the same time broke into smaller units consisting of married couples and their children. / Later the Industrial Revolution brought about even more important changes in family life. / New inventions brought shorter working hours for men and easier housekeeping routines for women. / Today a productive family life suggests not the group's cooperative efforts of working together, / but the pleasant and meaningful sharing of its leisure. Unidentified Flying Objects (1995) There are many explanations for why UFOs visit the Earth. / The most popular one is that they maybe visitors from other planets./ To fly such aircraft, their builders must develop different forms of aviation,/because they seem to fly much faster than normal aircraft./ The UFOs, it is believed, must contain scientists/ from other planets who are studying life on earth./ It is even believed that several such aircraft may have landed on earth/ and the space visitors may be living amongst us./ But there are also less fantastic explanations available./ Although some sightings of UFOs are difficult to explain, most can be explained quite easily./ In many cases the observers might have made a mistake./ They might have seen a weather balloon or an aircraft./ Or the light they saw in the sky might have been light from the ground,/ reflected on to the clouds./ However, the exact cause of many sightings still remained a mystery. The Indian Medicine Man (1996) Among the Indians of North America, the medicine man was a very important person. He could cure illness and he could speak to the spirits. The spirits were the supernatural forces that controlled the world. The Indians believed that bad spirits made people ill. So when people were ill, the medicine man tried to help them by using magic. He spoke to the good spirits and asked for their help. Many people were cured, because they thought the spirits were helping them, but really these people cured themselves. Sometimes your own mind is the best doctor for you. The medicine men were often successful for another reason, too. They knew about plants that really can cure illness. A lot of medicines are made from the plants that were used by medicine men hundred of years ago. Legal Age for Marriage (1997)
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英语专业四级考试真题听力部分历年听写原文(2005年-2014年)
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专四dictation原文(1993—2012)
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Dictation 1. angry young women: a young new generation of activists is challenging misogyny My life is not your porn. Wrote read one poster. We should be able to live not survive, declared another. The women …brandishing them in the centre of Soul Seoul wore red clothes and large sunglasses, they had covered their heads with baseball caps and or broad-brimmed hats. …The headgear and glasses serve mainly to give protests to unrecognised man make the protesters unrecognizable to men who may might be hostile to their cause. A the fight against molka, videos which are filmed with using cameras hidden in public toilets, school changing rooms or even women’s homes, and then post ed on the internet. The red red-clad women are the most visible part of the a wave of activism against sexism in South Korea. which was rent ranked 118th and out of 144 countries last year. and in the world economic forum’s measure the of e quality between the sexes, in terms of the parents appearance and behaviour, women and men all have two are hold to wildly different standards. a Youtube star who used her make-up tutorial channel to announce that she was giving up make-up to join the moment “corset-free” movement, which challenges unrealistic beauty standards, received a torrent of online threats. Misogyny is still common sense in South Korea says xxx, university in Seoul, people do not accept that women are worth the same as men. but women are currently increasingly challenging this conviction. many are cropping their hair, crashing crushing their eyeshadow and throwing away their lipstick, and posting videos of their rebellion online. xxx believes the individual focus of the movement is their its strengths, she thinks the anti-spycam protest s has have drawn such crowds because it they speaks directly to women’s daily experience. If you cannot even be safe from the intrusion in the bathroom or in your own home, then where are you safe, she says. 2. Victoria’s secret gets ready for a make over makeover Sex sells, and it sells few things better than long lingerie. No where Nowhere is there that more evident than a the victoria’s secret fashion show. The feathered Befeathered models,
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Legal Age for Marriage (1997) Throughout the United States, the legal age for marriage shows some difference./ The most com mon age without parents’ consent is 18 for both females and males./ However, persons who are under age in their home state can get married in another state, and then return to the home stat e legally married./ Each state issues its own marriage license./ Both residents and non-residents a re qualified for such a license./ The fees and ceremonies vary greatly from state to state./ Most st ates, for instance, have a blood test requirement, but a few do not./ Most states permit either a c ivil or religious ceremony, but a few require the ceremony to be religious./ In most states a waitin g period is required before the license is issued. /This period is from one to five days depending o n the state. / A three-day-wait is the most common. In some states there is no required waiting p eriod. The Railways in Britain (1998) The success of early railways, such as the lines between big cities,/ led to a great increase in railw ay building in Victorian times. / Between 1835 and 1865 about 25000 kilometers of track were bu ilt,/ and over 100 railway companies were created. / Railway travel transformed people's lives. / Trains were first designed to carry goods. / However, a law in the 19th century forced railway companies to run one cheap train a day / which stopped at every station and cost only a penny a mile. / Soon working class passengers found they could a fford to travel by rail. / Cheap day excursion trains became popular and seaside resorts grew rapi dly. / The railways also provided thousands of new jobs:/ building carriages, running the railways and repairing the tracks. / Railways even changed the time. / The need to run the railways on tim e meant that local time was abolished/ and clocks showed the same time all over the country. / United Nations Day (1999) The 24th of October is celebrated as United Nations Day. /it is a day that belongs to everyone./ A nd it is celebrated in most countries of the world./ Some countries celebrate for a week instead o f a day. /In many parts of the world, schools have special programs for the day. /Boys and girls in s ome communities decorate a UN tree./ In other communities, young people put on plays about t he UN./ Some libraries exhibit children’s art works from around the world. /Schools celebrate wit h the songs and dances of other countries/ or give parties where foods of other countries are ser ved./ No matter how the day is celebrated,/ the purpose of these celebrations is to help everyon e understand the UN,/ and the important roles it plays in world affairs. /The UN encourages peop le to learn about other lands and their customs./ In this way, people can gain a better understand ing and appreciation of peoples all over the world./ What We Know About Language (2000)
专四1995_2004历年真题听力Dictation部分
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