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【淘金专四听写】046 自由女神像
2012淘金英语专业四级听写 上海外国语大学 请从正文部分开始听写 The Statue of Liberty represents a woman holding a torch of fire. It stands on an island at the entrance to the New York City harbor. It is almost 93 meters tall, one of the tallest statues ever built. Its complete name is "Liberty Enlightening the World
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【淘金专四听写】103 如何拿到绿卡
2012淘金英语专业四级听写 上海外国语大学 请从正文部分开始听写 A green card is an official document identifying a person as a permanent resident of the United States. It does not give citizenship to the card holder but permits him or her to live and work legally in the country. There are many ways to get a green card. One
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【淘金专四听写】002 美国人的名字
2012淘金英语专业四级听写 上海外国语大学 请从正文部分开始听写 Most parents in the United States give their babies a first, middle and last name when they are born. The last name is generally their family name. First names are a different story. Some children's names are also the names of cities, plants or flowers. Religious names from the Bible are also common. Americans even choose names from other countries. Americans are interested in the names that famous actors, entertainers and athletes give their children. Some famous people like names that have been around for many years. Last names as first names are also popular. Middle names have become important because many famous people use them. A middle name is also a way for parents to honor a family member or hero. Some parents give a girl a boy's middle name. Some American women use their former last name as a middle name after they marry. 在美国,大多数父母会为刚出生的小孩取全名,依次是名,中间名和姓。姓通常是家族姓氏。而名就各有来头了。有些孩子的名字取自城市,植物或花卉。从《圣经》里选名字也很普遍。美国人还喜欢挑外国名字或名人名字为孩子取名。有些名人喜欢那些已经使用了很久的名字。把姓氏用作名字的做法也很流行。由于不少名人都在使用中间名。因此中间名越来越受到重视。中间名也是父母用来纪念某位家庭成员或英雄人物的一种方式。一次家长给女生取一个男生用的中间名。也淘金英语专业四级听写 上海外国语大学 请从正文部分开始听写有些美国妇女用她们结婚前使用的姓作为中间名。 这篇材料你能听出多少?点击这里做听写,提高外语水平>>
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【淘金专四听写】074 集市
2012淘金英语专业四级听写 上海外国语大学 请从正文部分开始听写 Millions of Americans enjoy visiting state and county fairs in August, September and October. These agricultural fairs were traditionally held to honor the work of local farmers. Farmers and their families came to the fair to show their crops and animals
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【淘金专四听写】054 全球变暖
2012淘金英语专业四级听写 上海外国语大学 请从正文部分开始听写 Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's surface air and oceans. Climate change is any major change in measures of climate, such as temperature, rainfall and wind. Scientists have debated about global warming for years. Many have
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【淘金专四听写】045 苏格兰新年
2012淘金英语专业四级听写 上海外国语大学 请从正文部分开始听写 If you're invited to a Scottish home on New Year's Eve, it's important to know what to bring with you: a lump of coal, some shortbread and some whisky. The coal signifies warmth, so you're wishing that the people you visit will have enough heat in the coming year.
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【淘金专四听写】097 并购
2012淘金英语专业四级听写 上海外国语大学 请从正文部分开始听写 Mergers and acquisitions are a big part of the corporate finance world. A merger is when two or more companies combine their operations. Generally the combined company is able to negotiate lower prices with suppliers because of its bigger size and market. Jobs
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【淘金专四听写】094 零花钱
2012淘金英语专业四级听写 上海外国语大学 请从正文部分开始听写 Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance. The purpose is to let children learn from experience at an age when financial mistakes are not very costly. The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend differs from family
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【淘金专四听写】039 校内住宿
2012淘金英语专业四级听写 上海外国语大学 请从正文部分开始听写 Housing policies differ from school to school in American universities. Some schools have limited housing or none at all. Dormitory buildings might house a small number of students or many hundreds. Some dorms have suites. A suite has several bedrooms, a common
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【淘金专四听写】088 美国印第安人
2012淘金英语专业四级听写 上海外国语大学 请从正文部分开始听写 American Indians are the native people in the United States. They belong to more than five hundred Indian tribes. Many tribe members live on reservations. These are areas that the United States government set up for native tribes that had lost their lands
