精聽|劍橋雅思真題 15 TEST1 聽力部分
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pay……per hour
the hourly rate
vacancies
?jobs
company provides the pass
use the pass which we give you
take the steam railway?
with a ride on the steam railway?
Old castle
Medieval castle
Co-operative
Generally eager to please and helpful
outgoing
A sociable and confident child who made friends easily
Independent
Do basic things for themselves-like getting dressed
selfish
The world revolves around them
Used for making roads
Used in the construction of?
absorbed
suck up
Have impact on
affect
Result in
encourage
Introverted?
shy
supplement
pay extra
put up with
tolerate
??vacancy
n. 空缺,空職;(旅館等的)空房,空間;無知,空虛;空隙,空處
??clerical
adj. 文書的,辦事員的;牧師的,神職人員的
n. 牧師
??admin
n. <非正式>行政,管理(=administration)
??clerical and admin work 文書和行政管理的工作
??ring up
撥打電話:給某人打電話; 結賬
??supplement
n. 補充物,增補物;營養(yǎng)片劑,補品;補助,補貼;額外服務費用;(報紙或雜志的)副刊,增刊;(書籍的)補編,附錄;(幾何)補角
v. 增加,增補
??administrative
adj. 管理的,行政的
??spectacular
adj. 壯觀的,令人驚嘆的;驚人的,突如其來的
n. 壯觀場面,盛大演出
??medieval
adj. 中世紀的;<非正式>非常老派的,極其過時的
??robust
adj. 強健的,強壯的;
(系統(tǒng)或組織)穩(wěn)固的,健全的;
(物體)結實的,堅固的;
(觀點等)強烈的,堅定的;
(食物或飲料)味濃的,醇厚的;
特大的;
粗野的,粗魯?shù)?/p>
??with no robust evidence to support them
??outline
n. 輪廓,外形;輪廓圖,草圖;提綱,大綱;梗概,要點;(詞的)速記形式
v. 概述,略述;勾勒,描畫……的輪廓
??we can start by outlining it.
??on a positive note
從積極的一方面來說
??nurture
v. 培養(yǎng),促進;養(yǎng)育,培育;抱有,懷有;扶持,幫助;滋養(yǎng),滋生
n. 養(yǎng)育,培育;教養(yǎng);(總稱)環(huán)境因素
??nature versus nurture
先天還是后天
??envious
adj. 羨慕的,忌妒的
??be envious of
??clamor
v. 吵鬧;強烈要求,大聲地要求;強烈抗議
n. 喧鬧,吵鬧聲;(民眾的)強烈要求
??playing the baby role and clamoring for special treatment
??sibling
n. <正式>兄弟姐妹
??sibling rivalry
兄弟姐妹之間的競爭
??marginally
adv. 稍微,略微地;輕微地,很少地;邊緣地;在頁邊;最低限度地
??but the main reason for the marginally higher academic performance of oldest children is quite surprising.
??verbalize/verblise
vi. 累贅;嘮叨;以言語表述
vt. 使……變成動詞;用言語表達
??It’s that they benefit from being teachers for their younger siblings ,by verbalizing processes.
??rivalry
n. 競爭,較量
??Sibling rivalry
??amicable
adj. 心平氣和的,友善的
??But we had put up with each other and most of the time we co-existed amicably enough.
??nectar
n. 花蜜;果汁;(希臘羅馬諸神飲用的)神酒,瓊漿;甘美的飲料
??disinfectant
n. 消毒劑
adj. 消毒的
??extract
n. 選段,引文;提取物,汁
v. 提取,提煉;取出,拔出;摘錄;索取,設法得到;開(方),求(根)
??Because we can kill germs with a disinfectant made from oil extracted from eucalyptus leaves.
??premature
adj. 過早的,提早的;早產(chǎn)的;草率的,倉促的
??premature infant 早產(chǎn)兒
??The trees are dying off prematurely.
??secrete
v. (動植物或其細胞)分泌;隱藏,藏匿(小物件)
??At the same time they secrete a solution which has sugar in it.
??at the expense of?
以犧牲......為代價
??So these birds and insects flourish at the expense of other species.
??proliferate
v. <正式>(在數(shù)或量上)激增,猛增;使(細胞、組織、結構等)增生,速生
??If these quick-growing species of bushes and plants are allowed to proliferate ,they harm the eucalyptus in another way.
??indigenous
adj. 本土的,固有的
??indigenous peoples 原住民
??indigenous population 土著,土著居民
??odd
adj. 奇怪的,反常的;偶然出現(xiàn)的,偶爾發(fā)生的;奇形怪狀的,各種各樣的;
不成對的,不同類的;奇數(shù)的;
可得到的,可用的;少量的,不重要的;
adv. (用于數(shù)字后)大約,左右
??odd name 奇怪的名字
??odd number 奇數(shù),單數(shù)
??vegetation
n. (總稱)植物,植被;(植物的)生長;呆板單調(diào)的生活
??It has very thick ,dense vegetation.