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1．Three university students in Santiago,Chile have developed a phant-powerd device to charge their mobile phones.The three engineering students got the idea for the device while sitting in their school’s courtyard.Their invention is a small biological circuit they call E-Kaia.It captures the energy plants produce during photosynthesis.Aphant uses only a small part of the energy produced by that process,The rest goes into the soil.E-Kaia collects that energy.The device plugs into the ground and then into a mobile phone.The E-Kaia solved two problems for the engineering studnts,They needed an idea for a class project.They also needed an outlet to plug in their phones.One of the student inventors,CamilaRupcich,says the device charges the energy released from the plant into low-level power to charge phones.The E-Kaia is able to fully recharge a mobile phone in less than two hours.I’m Jonathan Evans.2．University of Washington researchers say they used a laser to turn hot water into cool water.Five engineers from the university are the first in the 50-year history of the laser to refrigerate liquids under normal conditions with light beams. The group used a simple approach to the experiment. Lasers are known for producing hot temperatures. The University of Washington says they “essentially ran the laser phenomenon in reverse.” The discovery has a future in the computer and medical fields. Computer interiors could be cooled by lasers. In a medical laboratory, individual cells could be cooled to see how they react. “Few people have thought about how they could use this technology to solve problems because using lasers to refrigerate liquids hasn’t been possible before,” said researcher Peter Pauzauskie.The cool laser concept can also be used in manufacturing, telecommunications or national defense.The group has an interest in hearing from businesses or scientists who may have every day applications for the cool laser. The findings were published this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.I’m Marsha James.3．The United States is marking the 14th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks.U.S. officials and many other Americans attended observances Friday to remember those killed and their loved ones. Nearly 3,000 people died on September 11, 2001 when hijackers used four passenger airplanes to carry out suicide attacks in the United States. In addition to the victims, the 19 hijackers also were killed. Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and his group claimed responsibility for the attacks. U.S. forces killed him in a surprise raid on his hiding place in Pakistan four years ago. Friday morning, President Barack Obama, his wife and White House workers observed a public moment of silence in Washington. They gathered on the White House grounds at 8:46. That was the exact time when a hijacked airplane struck the World Trade Center. In New York, families of the victims gathered for a ringing of bells and reading of the names of those killed in the terrorist attacks. Moments of silence were held at 8:46 and 9:03 in the morning, when a second hijacked plane also hit the World Trade Center.Near Washington, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and other officials attended an observance at the Pentagon, the home of the Defense Department. They joined in remembering those killed when a hijacked airplane hit the Pentagon, killing 184 people.Earlier Friday, a large American flag was hung down the side of the Pentagon, where the passenger jet hit. There also was a moment of silence at 10:03 a.m. That was the time whena fourth hijacked plane crashed in western Pennsylvania. All 44 people on the plane werekilled. Many Americans believe the hijackers had planned to attack a target in the nation’scapital. The fourth plane came down in a field in the rural community of Shanksville. Today, a new visitors center there tells the story of the 9/11 attacks. The Flight 93 National Memorial was set up to recognize the passengers and crewmembers who attacked the hijackers.Stephen Clark is with the U.S. National Park Service. It operates the visitors center and surrounding grounds.“It just amazes me that this aircraft was but 18 minutes away from hitting Washington, D.C.” The field was quiet on Friday, very different from the situation 14 years ago. Gordon Felt’s brother Edward was one of the passengers on United Airlines Flight93 on September 11, 2001.“It is surreal at times. Early on, it became very evident to us veryquickly that our loved ones, the events surrounding their deaths, had historical significance to our country.” The last 35 minutes of Edward Felt’s life, and others on the plane, are explained at the new visitors center. Relatives hope visitors to the memorial will understand the full effect of the actions of their loved ones.“They’ll get a sense of who those 40 heroes were, as well as what their collective actions did to help save the Capitol building that morning.” I’m George Grow.4．A suicide bomber in northwest Pakistan killed at least 26 people and left more than 40 wounded last week. The explosion occurred in the Pakistani city of Mardan. The blast took place outside the door of a government office. The office was the National Database and Registration Authority. That office was in charge of issuing national identity cards. The attacker arrived at the office’s gate on a motorbike. The cyclist was stopped by a security guard. He detonated an explosive vest, according to a witness. An investigation3 into the identity of the bomber is underway. A Pakistani official said if the bomber was not stopped at the gate, the death toll would have been higher. It is estimated that the rider was carrying up to 12 kilograms of explosives. A BBC report said about 50 people were wounded in the blast.Some were injured critically. Most of those killed or injured were civilians. The attack is one of the deadliest in Pakistan since a December 2014 massacre left 150 students and teachers dead in Peshawar, the BBC reported.A faction of the Pakistani Taliban said it carried out the attack. In a statement sent to VOA, the group said it targeted the office because it is part of Pakistan’s anti-terrorism war. But a spokesman for the mainstream Taliban in Pakistan said the Taliban had nothing to do with the bombing in Mardan.5．The government in China plans to end its one-child per family policy and instead let families have two children.The plan was announced Thursday after high-level political meetings in Beijing. The official Xinhua news agency says the country’s top legislature must approve the proposal before it becomes law. A Chinese Communist Party statement gave a number of reasons for the change in policy. The statement said the change is meant to balance populationdevelopment. It said the move also attempts to stop a declining birth rate and stren gthen the country’s work force. China, the world's most populous country, launched the one-child policy in 1980. But the government permitted only a small number of couples to have two children. For example, some rural families were given approval to have two children. A total of 19 rural provinces have a partial two-child policy. That policy states if the first-born is a girl, a second child is permitted. In 2013, the Chinese government gave other couples a chance to have two children. Families could have two if one parent was an only child. A teacher and population expert, Jiang Quanbao, explained how Chinese families will react to the policy. “Too many young people in the cities are probably no longer interested in having a second child,”he said. “People in rural farming villages may be more interested. Butagain, some of them are already allowed to have two children.” At the end of 2014, China had a population of 1.37 billion people. The government in China plans to end its one-chiltotal of 800 million of them are employed. But that job market population is expected to drop by 2050. With the two-child policy, an increase in births will ease the labor shortage, starting in 20 years.6．Luxury Skyscraper Burns in DubaiAuthorities say everyone has been evacuated from a luxury hotel in Dubai that was still burning early Friday. The city’s police chief says all residents were out of the 63-story hotel, known as "The Address." he hotel had been packed with people celebrating New Year’s Eve when fire broke out at a bout 9:30 p.m., (about 1730 UTC). At least 14 people were injured. The hotel stands across from the world's tallest skyscraper, the BurjKhalifa. The BurjKhalifa is more than 800 meters tall. It is the center of spectacular fireworks along the Dubai waterfront for New Year's. Fireworks went on as planned.Flames quickly moved through more than 20 stories of the hotel. It could be seen for kilometers in all directions.Within 30 minutes, flames raced to the top of the hotel tower, and the sky was full of thick black smoke. Burning pieces of the hotel fell to the ground from the tower.Witnesses said tens of thousands of people were crowded into the downtown area near the blazing hotel and the BurjKhalifa. Authorities in the United Arab Emirates said earlier Thursday that thousands of security personnel were on duty because of the New Year's events. I'm Kathleen Struck.。
英语专四听写-写作双训练
TEM4 听写+写作双训练1. The Population Explosion in ChinaChina has the largest population in the world, about 1.2 billion people. Before Liberation there were only 400 million people. But shortly after Liberation in 1949, China began to have a population explosion. The standard of living has been rising and people have obtained better and better housing, while medical care and job security have been improved. As a result, the average life expectancy of our nation is going up rapidly, as well as the birth rate.With a population explosion, a series of other problems will emerge. There will be a lack of land, food supply, water, fuel and so on in our country. The consequence of the problems will threaten human life.Therefore, in order to stop these terrible consequences, we have used family planning to control the birth rate. At the same time we should take other effective steps to make sure people everywhere continue to limit their families through birth control. (154 words)2. ClothesClothes are of great use to people. For one thing, they can make ladies prettier and gentlemen more handsome. For another, they can help protect people from wind and cold and so on. In a word, they have a variety of uses.Women pay more attention to clothes than men. Some girls think more about them and try their best to keep up with the latest fashions, while some young men just buy what suits them and what they can afford. In China, even some old women nowadays also care deeply about the style of their clothes.My opinion of clothes is this: to be well dressed needn’t mean being luxuriously dressed, though I work hard to earn as much money as possible to dress myself up. I like to dress in my own style. As long as something suits my style, it is fine for me. (147 words)3. ThriftThrift is a good habit for everyone, especially students who are still supported by their parents. For it is by no means easy for their parents to earn money in the present day. There are many English proverbs which set forth the advantages of thrift. One of the best known is: “Take care of the pennies, and the pounds will take care of themselves.” It is thrift that makes ur rich or successful in life.However, there is a popular belief among people that students have formed wasteful habits. When you go into the dining hall, you will find out they waste a lot of rice. Moreover, wastingtime, effort and money are common among them. Those who spoil the pages of their books are not cultivating thrifty habits. In a word, waste is becoming a big problem at universities, so we should take steps to bring it under control. (150 words)4. Cheating in TestsMore and more students are cheating in exams. It is now considered to be a major problem at colleges and universities. In every exam, some students feel the temptation to sneak a look at their neighbors’tests, or at textbooks. Some students even take tests for other ones. According to a recent poll, 40 percent of students have admitted to cheating in exams at least once during their college life. There are indications that such dishonesty is on the increase.Colleges and universities across our country have decided to take steps against students cheating. For instance, students cheating are not given marks, or some of them are criticized publicly. But none of these measures work effectively. We ought to make all students realize that if they cheat on exams, they will be dishonest in their future work, and in the end, they will be entirely dishonest men. (147 words)5. RecreationWe all regard recreation as part of our life, for it is impossible to keep in good health unless we take sufficient relaxation. The mind, too, requires change to make it acute and vigorous. There is much truth in the old proverb, “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”Of course, everyone should relax according to his own circumstances. People who sit a lot at work should choose a kind of recreation that will exercise their muscles. Some examples are: football, tennis, kite-flying, boating, cycling and dancing. Those who spend most of their time in the open air and constantly employ their muscles should adopt reading or some other quiet form of recreation.However, some young men spend their leisure hours indulging themselves in gambling, drinking or other bad activities. Improper means of killing time not only waste valuable time, but also do great harm to the person concerned. (152 words)6. Education in ChinaEducation is highly valued in China. According to the law, everyone must, as a minimum, attend elementary and middle schools. And colleges, universities and special schools have been established for students to study in. In addition, we have sent many students abroad so that they can absorb more advanced science and technology, and improve and develop our country’s economy.In our times, considerable education is indispensable for anyone who wishes to play a role in society. With the development of science and technology, more and more courses are beingoffered, even at primary and secondary levels. And greater emphasis is put on the practical side, as compared with education in the past.However, there are still some problems in our country. For example, in the countryside, a large number of people cannot read and write, even not knowing how to write their names and so on. Our government and all the people are making efforts to wipe out illiteracy. (160 words)7. HobbiesDifferent people may have different hobbies. Some like reading novels, painting pictures or listening to music; some like traveling around, playing ball, climbing mountains and some enjoy collecting things, such as stamps, books, shells, and insect specimens.Why do people like taking up hobbies? It is because hobbies can provide people with knowledge and enjoyment. They can also help you feel relaxed after your busy day at work. Anyone, young or old, can develop a satisfying hobby.Today people have more time than ever before for hobbies. With the development of science and technology, machines have reduced the amount of time people have to spend on their jobs and their housework. They can save more time for hobbies and enjoy themselves in their spare time now. (126 words)8. HealthHealth is the foundation of one’s future success. This is because health gives us strength and happiness. If you are healthy, you can do whatever you need to do realize your hopes. On the other hand, if you are sick, it is impossible for you to go on with your work or studies.How can we have good health? Firstly, forming good habits is very important, including getting up and going to bed early. Secondly, doing exercise every day will help to strengthen you not only physically, but also mentally. Thirdly, a proverb says “prevention is better than cure”. Try your best to keep fit and avoid getting sick, or cure yourself of a disease while it is still at an early stage.In conclusion, nothing is more valuable than health. With good health, you can study and work efficiently. You can achieve more success and make a greater contribution to society. (153 words)9. FriendshipFriendship is very important in one’s life. A good friendship is truly a person of the highest value. Many of us may have several friends, but true friendship is not easy to achieve.There is a saying “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” A good friend is always there whenyou need him. He will try every effort to help you if he can.We know friendship works in two ways. If you want love and respect from your friends, you must give them your love and respect. You should also help them when they are in trouble, encourage them when they need it, and cheer them up when they are sad.Nothing in the world is more treasured than a true friend in one’s life. If you have made a good friend, put every possible effort into keeping and developing your friendship. (145 words)10. How to Improve Your Spoken EnglishMany English learners have found that speaking is the most difficult aspect of learning English. They seem to know the basic English language structures, but feel awkward and embarrassed in situations where a conversation in English is needed.This does not mean that those learners are unable to organize their ideas in English. The problem lies in their lack of confidence and practice. They are afraid of making mistakes and losing face.The best way to improve your speaking is to build up confidence in yourself and open your mouth whenever you get the chance. Everyone makes mistakes when he or she is learning a language. Don’t be shy. Only by speaking more can you speak better English. (118 words)11. Mother’s KitchenMy mother’s kitchen is not large, but it is clean. It faces north and is next to our sitting-room. The walls of the kitchen are spotless with snow-white china-bricks. A well-designed cabinet hangs over head. All the cooking utensils, such as bowls, plates, pots and a gas-stove, are polished. Knives, spoons, and brushes are hanging in their places on the wall.The kitchen is my mother’s favorite place, in which she cooks delicious food for us everyday. Every morning, the savory smell from the kitchen wakes me up. I like the familiar smell from mother’s kitchen, and I love my mother. (101 words)12. Spring TimeSpring, the loveliest and most welcome of the four seasons, has come again. The sprouts of willows are coming up. The grasses and the leaves are green and full of fresh scents. Everything has come to life again after long suffering from the cold and dreadful winter. Spring is also a season which prepares us to do our work. But some young men are apt to spend this good time in pleasure and idleness. They have no desire to study so as to widen the scope of their knowledge during this season. It is a pity that they do not know the famous saying that the plan for the year should be made in the spring, and we should make full use of our time to prepare for the whole year. (131 words)13. Sports in Our CountryTennis is the most popular sport with people in our country. School children start playing tennis when they are very young. Not only is it played in school, but it is also a favorite game with workers and people in other walks of life. In fact, it has become a sort of national game.There are other popular sports as well. For example, badminton is very popular, although it is not played as widely as tennis. Wushu and sword play are both traditional forms of sports. Mention should be made of such ball games as football and volleyball, in which much progress has been made.In order to keep fit and win honor for our motherland, men and women, young and old, take an active part in sports. And our government takes effective measures to promote physical culture and build up people’s health. Nowadays sports are flourishing in our country. (150 words)14. PatriotismPatriotism means the love of one’s country. It makes one ready to sacrifice one’s life for one’s country, and to do many other deeds which can bring benefits to the people. It makes a country strong, and her history glorious. It also improves a man’s character and secures for him widespread fame.To love our country, to work so as to make her strong and rich, to support her government, to obey her laws, to pay fair taxes into her treasury, and to treat our fellow citizens as we wish to be treated ourselves – this is to be a real Chinese patriot.If the people of a country are not patriotic, the country is very weak. History tells us how some countries of ancient times were, owing to a lack of patriotism, conquered by other people and how the people of those conquered countries were made slaves under the yoke of their victorious masters. (154 words)15. What I Usually Do After ClassMany students spend their after-class time in entertainment. Some go to the sports ground. Some go to the sports ground. Some go to the clubs. But nearly everyday after class, I would sit amidst the garden plants, practicing oral English with one of my classmates or a friend from other classes.It is good to have some entertainment after class. But I think it is more sensible to use the time to improve my oral English because, as an international-business student, the ability to present well orally will add to my success in the future.However, our curriculum doesn’t offer us enough time to practice speaking English, as thereare too many lecture-based English courses and courses in Chinese. During class hours, you don’t have the time to speak English, nor can you find a partner, because all the others are busy having classes.The only solution is to practice my oral English after class, when there are both partners and time. Still, I hope the school will adjust to our curriculum so that we will have more chances to practice oral English during class hours. (179 words)16. The Ocean FloorThe floors of the ocean contain many riches that can be used by men. Oil and some minerals already are taken from the sea. By using nuclear energy, we can remove the salt from ocean water, which can then be turned into fresh water.Food from farms under the sea is a possibility in the future. Food grown in the sea could help to solve the problem of many of the world’s people who go hungry everyday. About 10%-15% of the world’s people do not have enough food.Some scientists believe that some day the sea will be used to make electric power. This would help to meet the need for more power for the world’s industries. The decreasing supply of coal, oil and gasoline shows that the need to find new kinds of power is urgent. (138 words)17. My Idea of Becoming a Teacher in the FutureMost students want to become a business person. Some want to work in a government, and only a few want to be a teacher. I am one of the few. I think teaching is a noble job, and it is beneficial, too.China is now developing her economy, which can’t be achieved without a solid foundation of science and technology. Without education, advanced science and technology is out of the question. It’s safe to say that teachers play a decisive role in the country’s economic development. Besides the importance of their job, China’s teachers enjoy a lot of special benefits. The job is secure; salaries are guaranteed; and there are two vacations in a year, of which people in other occupations are often jealous. One is a month long and the other lasts two months.It’s glorious to do what the country most needs us to do. And personally, I like the prof ession of teaching. (155 words)18. TV: a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?Nowadays TV has gotten into nearly every person’s life. Most people spend their spare time watching TV programs. People like doing this because TV is a good thing in many respects.First, TV is a good source of information. News programs and commercials timely andcompletely provide information about world affairs, domestic problems, sports events and business developments. Second, TV is an effective tool of education. Millions of students take the same TV lecture at the same time. No school can afford such a large classroom. Third, TV is a convenient means of entertainment. People can view plays, movies and art shows without taking the trouble of going to the theatre.Information, education, and entertainment are so important that TV has become part of people’s lives. It is a really good thing today. However, if we further improve the quality of programs and eliminate sex and violence from the screen, it will be an even better thing tomorrow. (159 words)19. Advantages and Disadvantages of Taking a Part-time JobNowadays, many college students have a part-time job. They work in their spare time in bars, restaurants, or at their client’s home as a tutor. The upside of this is that it ca n make them more independent. The downside is that it is harmful to their study and their mind.Traditionally, Chinese parents take care of everything for their children until they get married, which makes the young too dependent. However, working off campus takes a lot of time from their studies. Especially for us language students, basic language skills demand time-consuming practices. Working more at a job means working less at school. Moreover, a bulging purse can easily turn one from knowledge learning to the pursuit of money.Comparing the two sides, there are more disadvantages than advantages. To us students knowledge is more important than independence. It’s not wise to earn a little money at the cost of neglecting one’s studies. (155 words)20. The Main Difference between My College Life and My Middle-School LifeAccording to my experience, college life is more independent and life in middle school is just the opposite. My middle school teachers often talked through the whole class and we were t here to memorize everything. Homework was assigned so that we didn’t have a minute of our own. But my college professors just show us different ways of solving problems and then leave us alone to get the conclusion. We have a lot of free time after class for our own plans.Comparing the two, I like college life better. It is important for us students to learn to be independent because after college, we will be left alone struggling in the vast sea of society, and there we’ll have to solve problems that for ce us to make decisions by ourselves and there will be no teachers over our shoulders. (139 words)。
英语听写
Unit OneChapter 1A, Initial ListeningNapoleon was a French soldier who became emperor of France. He was born in 1769 on the island of Corsica. When he was only ten years old, his father sent him to military school in France. Napoleon wasn't a very good student in most of his classes, but he excelled in mathematics and in military science. When he was sixteen years old, he joined the French army. In that year he began the military career that brought him fame, power, riches, and, finally, defeat. Napoleon became a general in the French army at the young age of 24. Several years later he became emperor of the French Empire.Napoleon was many things. He was, first of all, a brilliant military leader. His soldiers were ready to die for him. As a result, Napoleon won many, many military victories. At one time he controlled most of Europe, but many countries, including England, Russia, and Austria fought fiercely against Napoleon. His defeat his end came when he decided to attack Russia. In this military campaign against Russia, he lost most of his army.The great French conqueror died alone--deserted by his family and friends--in 1821. Napoleon was only 51 years old when he died.Chapter 2Today many people who live in large metropolitan areas such as Paris and New York leave the city in the summer. They go to the mountains or to the seashore to escape the city noise and heat. Over 2,000 years ago, many rich Romans did the same thing. They left the city of Rome in the summer. Many of these wealthy Romans spent their summers in the city of Pompeii. Pompeii was a beautiful city; it was located on the ocean, on the Bay of NaplesIn the year 79 C . E., a young Roman boy who later became a very famous Roman historian was visiting his uncle in Pompeii. The boy's name was Pliny the Younger. One day Pliny was looking up at the sky. He saw a frightening sight. It was a very large dark cloud. This black cloud rose high into the sky. Rock and ash flew through the air. What Pliny saw was the eruption--the explosion--of the volcano, Vesuvius. The city of Pompeii was at the foot of Mt. Vesuvius.When the volcano first erupted, many people were able to flee the city and to escape death. In fact, 18,000 people escaped the terrible disaster. Unfortunately, there was not enough time for everyone to escape. More than 2,000 people died. These unlucky people were buried alive under the volcanic ash. The eruption lasted for about three days. When the eruption was over, Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of volcanic rock and ash. The city of Pompeii was buried and forgotten for 1,700 years.In the year 1748 an Italian farmer was digging on his farm. As he was digging, he uncovered a part of a wall of the ancient city of Pompeii. Soon archaeologists began to excavate--to dig in the area. As time went by, much of the ancient city of Pompeii was uncovered. Today tourists from all over the world come to see the ruins of the famous city of Pompeii.Chapter 3Lance Armstrong was born on September 18, 1971 in a suburb of Dallas, Texas, called Plano. Lance began running and swimming competitively when he was only 10 years old. By the time he was 13, he was competing in triathlons and won the Iron Kids Triathlon. Lance's mother, who raised Lance mostly by herself, recognized and encouraged his competitive spirit.During his senior year in high school, Lance was invited to train with the U.S. Olympic cycling developmental team in Colorado. From that time on, Lance focused completely on cycling. By 1991, Lance was the U.S. National Amateur Champion. He also won two major national races the same year--even beating some professional cyclists.Although he was generally doing very well, Lance had his ups and downs. In 1992 he was expected to do very well at the Barcelona Olympics, but he finished in 14th place. This was a big disappointment. Lance got over the disappointment and decided to turn professional. In his first professional race, the 1992 Classico San Sebastian, he ended up finishing dead last, 27 minutes behind the winner. Lance's mother continued to encourage Lance through his difficult times.Things went much better for Lance in the following years. In 1993 he was the youngest person to win the World Race Championships. In the same year, he entered the Tour de France for the first time. Hewon one stage of the race, but dropped out of the race before finishing. In 1995, he even won the Classico San Sebastian, the race that he had finished last in, in 1992. Lance also won the most important U.S. tournament, the Tour Du Pont, two times, in both 1995 and 1996. By 1996, Lance was ranked seventh among cyclists in the world, and he signed a two-year contract with a French racing team. At that time, he was still a few months away from his 25th birthday; everything was looking very good for Lance Armstrong.However, everything changed dramatically and drastically in October of 1996, shortly after his 25th birthday. At this time, Lance was diagnosed with advanced cancer that had already spread to his brain and lungs. He almost immediately underwent two cancer surgeries. After these two surgeries, he was given a less than 50-50 chance of survival as he began an aggressive three-month course of chemotherapy. The chemotherapy left Lance very weak, but the treatment worked well. Quite soon after, Lance was declared free of cancer. Lance returned to cycling and training only five months after he was initially diagnosed with cancer. He vowed he would return to competitive cycling better than ever.However, his French cycling team dropped Lance from the team. They didn't believe that Lance would ever be able return to his former level of strength and endurance. Fortunately the U.S. Postal Service Team became his new sponsor. With the support of the U.S. Postal Service Team, Lance returned to racing in 1998. After one particularly bad day during one of his races, Lance pulled over and decided he was done with racing. However, after spending time with his really good cycling friends, Lance returned to racing, and again he was off again in pursuit of cycling victories!Lance's big comeback was marked by his victory at the 1999 Tour de France. Lance repeated this feat in the years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004, for a total of six consecutive victories in the Tour de France, the most prestigious and the most grueling of all cycling contests. Lance's Tour de France record may never be beaten or even matched. Interestingly, Lance was the youngest person to win the World Cycling Championships in 1993 and the oldest person ever to win the Tour de France in 2004!In addition to his amazing athletic performance, Lance Armstrong has established the Lance Armstrong Foundation, which is devoted to providing information about cancer and support to cancer victims. He has also written a book about his life and winning the Tour de France, called Every Second Counts, and for Lance, every second has counted.Lance Armstrong gives a lot of credit for his success to his mother, whose independent spirit and support for Lance inspired him to overcome all of life's obstacles, both on and off the racetrack. Lance, in turn, has provided inspiration to many, for his courage both athletic and personal.。
英语广播电台新闻稿
英语广播电台新闻稿全文共四篇示例，供读者参考第一篇示例：英语广播电台新闻稿Welcome to our English radio station news segment. Here are the top stories making headlines today:1. US President Signs New Climate Change Executive OrderSpaceX recently launched a successful mission to the International Space Station, delivering supplies and equipment to the astronauts onboard. The mission was a milestone for the private space company, which continues to make strides in space exploration.5. FIFA Announces Plans for World Cup Expansion6. Apple Unveils New iPhone Models第二篇示例：英语广播电台新闻稿1. COVID-19 Update:The number of new COVID-19 cases continues to rise around the world. Health experts are urging the public to follow safety guidelines and get vaccinated to help curb the spread of the virus.Thank you for tuning in to our news program. Stay informed and stay safe. Have a great day!第三篇示例：尊敬的听众们，欢迎收听我们的英语广播电台新闻节目。
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All through these dark winter months / the enemy have had the power / to drop three or four tons of bombs upon us / for each ton we could send to Germany in return. / We are arranging / so that presently this will be rather the other way around，/ but meanwhile / London and our big cities have had to stand their pounding。
/ They remind me of the British squares at Waterloo. / They are not squares of soldiers, / they do not wear scarlet coats；/ they are just ordinary English, Scottish and Welsh folk, / men, women and children, / standing steadfastly together。
/ But their spirit is the same, / their glory is the same / and，in the end, / their victory will be greater than far-famed Waterloo.Body language is the unspoken communication / that goes on in every face-to—face encounter with another human being. / It tells you their true feelings towards you / and how well your words are being received。
每日英语听写 daily english dictation8
每日英语听写 daily english dictation8Today's daily English dictation is about the importance of developing good habits. Developing good habits is crucial for achieving success in any area of life. Whether it's in your personal life, your career, or your health, having good habits can make a significant difference in your overall well-being.One of the key benefits of developing good habits is that they help you stay organized and focused. When you have a routine that you follow consistently, you are less likely to forget important tasks or get distracted by unnecessary things. This can lead to increased productivity and efficiency in everything you do.Good habits also help you build self-discipline and willpower. By consistently practicing positive behaviors, such as exercising regularly, eating healthily, or setting aside time for self-improvement, you strengthen your self-control and determination. This can help you overcome obstacles and challenges more easily, leading to greater resilience and success in the long run.In addition, developing good habits can improve your overall health and well-being. For example, establishing a habit of exercising daily can help you maintain a healthy weight, reduce stress, and improve your mood. Similarly, cultivating a habit of getting enough sleep each night can boost your immune system, enhance your cognitive function, and reduce your risk of chronic diseases.Furthermore, good habits can also have a positive impact on your relationships with others. By practicing habits such as active listening, showing gratitude, or being punctual, you can build trust, respect, and rapport with those around you. This can lead to stronger connections, better communication, and more fulfilling interactions with friends, family, and colleagues.In conclusion, developing good habits is essential for achieving success and happiness in life. By establishing routines that support your goals, values, and well-being, you can create a foundation for growth, progress, and fulfillment. So, take the time toidentify areas where you can improve your habits, set realistic goals, and commit to making positive changes. Remember, small consistent actions can lead to significant results over time. Start today and see the positive impact that good habits can have on your life.。
英语听写作文
In many cases the observers might have made a mistake.
They might have seen a weather balloon or an aircraft.
With a credit card, you can buy a car, eat a dinner, take a trip, and even get a haircut by charging the cost to your account.
In this way, you can pay for purchases a month or two later. Or you may choose to spread out payments over several months and pay only part of the total amount each month. With a credit card, you don’t have to carry much cash.
Or the light we have saw in the sky reflected from the ground onto the clouds.
However, the exact cause of many sightings still remains a mystery.
听写3
The credit cards in U.S.
Today, more and more people in the U.S. are using credit cards instead of money to buy what they need.
Dictation (1)综合英语听写
Dictation (Unit One)With hope of finding more survivors/of Turkey’s devastating earthquake/now all but gone, / the Turkish authorities are turning their attention / to caring for those who have survived.A full-scale relief effort / in the area hit by the earthquake /is finally beginning after days of confusion. / Turkish and foreign volunteers / have been joined by soldiers and the police, / and heavy equipment /sent by nearby cities and by private companies / has been moved to almost every victimized town.The Minister of Housing estimated that / 60,000 buildings had been either destroyed/ or seriously damaged in the quake. / It is hoped that /within a few days, / many of the homeless / will be moved /out of the fields and tents /where they are now living. / Forty-two countries and 38 international organizations / have sent aid to Turkey. / The World Bank had sent $200 million/for housing construction.Dictation (Unit Two)I think / that a successful old age is easiest for those / who have strong impersonal interests / leading to suitable activities. / It is in these activities / that long experience is really fruitful, / and the wisdom born of experience /can be used /without becoming a burden. / It is no use telling grown-up children / not to make mistakes, / both because they will not believe you, / and because mistakes are an essential part of education. / But if you are one of those /who are incapable of /impersonal interests, / you may find that /your life will be empty / unless you concern yourself / with your children and grandchildren. / In that case/ you must realize /that while you can still help them / in material ways, / you must not expect /that they will enjoy your company.Dictation (Unit Three)Love means that I know the person I love. / I’m aware of the many sides of the other person / —not just the beautiful side / but also the limitations. / I have an awareness / of the other’s feelings and thoughts. / I can see the other person on a deeper level.Love means that I care about the welfare / of the person I love. / If I care about yr, / I am concerned about your growth, / and I hope you will become / all that you can become.Love means trusting the person I love. / If I love you, /I trust that you will accept my caring and my love / and that you won’t deliberately hurt me. / I trust/ that you will find me lovable / and that you won’t abandon me. / If we trust each other, / we are willing to be open to each other / and reveal our true selves.Dictation (Unit Four)The main reason for the widespread demand for English / is its present-day importance as a world language. / Besides serving the infinite needs of its native speakers, /English is a language / in which some of the most important works in science, technology, and other fields are being produced, / and not always by native speakers. / It is a language of wider communication for a number of developing countries, /especially former British colonies. / Many of these countries have multi-lingual populations /and need a language for internal communication / in such matters as government, commerce, industry, law and education as well as for international communication / and for access to the scientific and technological developments in the west.Dictation (Unit Five)With the invention of the radio, /newspaper publishers wondered / how broadcasting would affect them. / Many feared / that the radio as a quick and easy means of keeping people informed /would displace the newspaper industry altogether.Others hoped /that the brief newscast heard on the air / would stimulate listener s’ interest in the story/ so they’d buy the paper to get more information. / This second idea turned out to be closer to the truth. / Radio and print actually supported each other. /However, this is not always the case. /Take television and motion pictures for example. / With the popularization of TV, /the motion picture suffered greatly. /Movie attendance dropped / when people chose to stay at home and be entertained.Dictation (Unit Six)My Berlin diary for December 2 / was limited to four words. / “Only three more days!”The Foreign Office was still holding up / my passport and exit visa, / which worried me. / I had to get my passport and official permission / to leave on December 5.There was one other thing to do. / For weeks I had thought over / how to get my diaries safely out of Berlin. / At some moments / I had thought / I ought to destroy them before leaving. / There was enough in them / to get me hanged.The morning I got my passport and exit visa / I realized I had less than twenty-four hours / to figure out a way / of getting my Berlin diaries out. / Ｉagain thought of destroying them, / but I wanted very much to keep them, if I could. /Suddenly, later that morning, / the solution became clear. It was risky, / but it was worth a try.Dictation (Unit Seven)Professors may establish social relationships with students / outside of the classroom, /but in the classroom they maintain the instructor’s role. / A professor may have coffee one day with students / but the next day expect them to meet a deadline / for the submission of a paper or to be prepared for a discussion or an exam. / The professor may give extra attention outside of class / to a student in need of help / but probably will not treat him or her differently / when it comes to evaluating schoolwork. / Professors have several roles in relation to students; / they may be counselors and friends as well as teachers./ Students must realize / that when a teacher’s role changes, / they must appropriately adapt their behavior and attitudes.Dictation (Unit Eight)It could be the title of a 21st-century movie: /“Death by Global Warming.” Instead, it is a real-life warning / from an American university ecologist / who believes /global warming may account for /millions of human deaths from disease. /Right now / the evidence of / significant global climate change /is minimal, / but there are already noticeable increases/ in human disease worldwide. / Most of the increase in disease /is due to numerous environmental factors, /including infectious disease, / pollution by chemicals / and biological wastes, / and shortage of food. /Global warming will only / make matters worse.Global climate change /will result in a loss of available food. /Although there may be some benefits / in crop production from warmer climates, /these beneficial effects / will not be so great./ Crop losses from plant disease and weeds / will increase in a warmer climate.Dictation (Unit Nine)Wealth achieved through dishonest means / does not bring happiness. / Lottery winnings do not bring happiness. / Wealth left by parents / does not bring happiness. / In fact, / money alone is almost worthless. / If you have both self-esteem and money, / you may be well on the way to happiness. / However, what is still missing in both self-esteem and money/ is productive work and a real contribution /towards the happiness of others. / The secret to happiness / lies in the contribution towards the happiness of others. / You can fool others / but you can never fool yourself. / If you have taken advantage of / or hurt others to earn your wealth, / you will not be happy. / You will not like yourself. / You will not feel you are capable.Dictation (Unit Ten)As the eldest son of my parents / who were themselves poor, / I had to, fortunately, / begin to do some work / while still very young / in order to earn a living, / and therefore came to understand / in early boyhood / that my duty was to assist my parents / and become, as soon as possible, / a breadwinner in the family.It was a terrible task for a lad of twelve / to rise every morning, except Sunday, / to go to the factory / while it was still dark, / and not to be released / until after darkness came again in the evening, / with only a forty-minute break at noon.But I was young and had my dreams, / and something within always told me /that this would not, could not, should not last / —I should some day get into a better position. / Also, I felt myself no longer a mere boy, / but quite a little man, / and this made me happy.Dictation (Unit Eleven)Take the control away from your offender. / Mentally replaying your hurt gives power to the person / who caused you pain. / Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, /learn to look for the love, / beauty and kindness around you.Try to see things /from the other person’s perspective. / If you empathize with that person, / you may realize /that he or she was acting / out of ignorance, fear —even love. / To gain perspective, / you may want to write a letter to yourself / from your offender’s point of view.Recognize benefits of forgiveness. / Research has shown /that people who forgive / report more energy, /better appetite and better sleep patterns.Don’t forget to forgive yourself. / For some people, /forgiving themselves / is the biggest challenge. / But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don’t do so.Dictation (Unit Twelve)Moral Intelligence is the theory / put forth by Dr. Coles, / that children learn some of the most important lessons / by observing the behavior of those around them / in authority positions / (mainly parents and teachers). / His background in child psychology / is deep and he makes / full use of ideas /from other experts/ in the field. / His theory goes beyond the teaching of moral lessons / such as “you shouldn’t steal, or lie”/ and reaches a deeper level of analysis. / He theorizes/ that children pick up / and retain information about moral behavior /from witnessing the action of others. / He feels that this manner of learning / has a more lasting impact on children. / Moral intelligence is created by children, /but can be modeled by proper guidance.Dictation (Unit Thirteen)Karl Marx was the most important of all socialist thinkers / and the creator of a system of thought called Marxism, / and the political system called communism. /Marx developed his revolutionary theories /over a period of four decades beginning in 1843. / He formulated his theories / with the intention to liberate wage workers or laborers /from the capitalist societies of nineteenth-century Europe. / He maintained that in order to emancipate humanity / from economic domination, / a social revolution was needed. / He helped to organize the international socialist movement. / His ideas motivated radical activists / who joined his call to overthrow capitalism. / Marxism, reduced to the theory / that all events are caused by economic self-interest, / had a strong influence on many areas of though / from politics to history to literature.Dictation (Unit Fourteen)Good luck to the Bridge and Groom. / Many ancient practices /that were supposed to prevent bad luck / and bring blessings to the bridal pair/ have come down through the years. / In many Western countries / people shower the bridal pair with confetti / to express the hope that the couple will be blessed with children. / Tin cans or old shoes are sometimes tied to the automobile / that carries the bride and groom away. / This practice may have come out of the ancient belief / that loud noises frighten bad spirits away. / To assure good luck, / brides often heed the old saying and wear for the wedding / “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.” / The bride’s good fortune in getting a husband/ may be handed on to the unmarried girl / who catches the bride’s bouquet after the marriage. / According to an old belief / the groom carried his bride over the threshold of their new home / to protect her form being caught /by any mischievous sprits hiding nearby.。
英语专业四级听写50篇(配合喜马拉雅录音)
CONTENTSPassage 1 Town and Country life in England Passage 2 A Change in Women's LifePassage 3 A Popular Pastime of the English People Passage 4 British and American Police Officers Passage 5 living SpacePassage 6 The United NationsPassage 7 PlasticPassage 8 Display of GoodsPassage 9 Albert EinsteinPassage 10 Private CarsPassage 11 A Henpecked Husband and His Wife Passage 12 A Young Man's PromisePassage 13 A Kind NeighborPassage 14 That Isn't Our FaultPassage 15 A Guide's AnswerPassage 16 A Qualified PilotPassage 17 Living Things ReactPassage 18 Flowering PlantsPassage 19 Finding the Direction and Location Passage 20 WavesPassage 21 SoilsPassage22 CrisisPassage 23 America's Worst SurprisePassage 24 Great Depression in the U.S.Passage 25 A Place of Our OwnPassage 26 Travel for WorkPassage 27 IntelligencePassage 28 A Free Dress Every WeekPassage 29 TimePassage 30 CartoonistsPassage 31 Water PollutionPassage 32 Making a ComplaintPassage 33 Where Do the British LivePassage 34 Will Computers Replace Human Beings Passage 35 SoccerPassage 36 ArtistsPassage 37 Professional Sports in the U.S. Passage38 "How to" BooksPassage 39 Don't Give UpPassage 40 How High Can You JumpPassage 41 Apology HelpsPassage 42 SleepPassage 43 Our ConcernPassage 44 Gardening in AmericaPassage 45 The Influence of LifePassage 46 AutomobilesPassage 47 House and HomePassage 48 Population GrowthPassage49 Natural ResourcesPassage50 Reading1 Town and Country Life in EnglandThere is a big difference between town life and country life in England. In the country, everybody knows everybody else. They know what time you get up, what time you go to bed and what you have for dinner. If you want help, you will always get it and you will be glad to help others.In a large town like London, however, it can sometimes happen that you have never seen your next door neighbor and you do not know his name or anything about him. People in London are often very lonely. This is because people go to different places in the evenings and at weekends. If you walk through the streets in the centre of London on Sunday, it is like a town without people. One is sorry for old people living on their own .They could die in their homes and would not be discovered for weeks or even months. (154 words)Useful Words and Expressions:next door n. n．隔壁the neighbors next他 door隔壁邻居lonely adj ．孤独的，寂寞的，偏僻的，人迹罕至的lonely life孤单的生活a lonely old man一位孤独的老人a lonely sand一个孤岛the loneliest night最孤独的夜晚on (one's) own独自；独立地；通过自己的努力She lives on her own．她一个人过。
精选英语听写作文四篇
精选英语听写作文四篇英语听写作文篇1俗话说得好，有志者自有千方百计无志者，只感千难万难，今天第一次英语听写，有的同学做好了，充分的准备，有的同学鼻子上的虚汗已经滴了下来。
看有些人正在急忙地打小抄；有些人想翻开书，多看看几眼；有的人却趾高气昂的坐在那里充满了自信。
我可能就算那个趾高气昂的人。
开始听写时英语老师就说，今天要是错了多了，就留下来，多抄几遍，如果全错，那么就留下来背会了再走。
我胸有成竹，自己在心里嘀咕着，何止几遍，应该抄个几十遍。
开始听写了，英语老师听的都是一些简单的，比较级和原型。
我十分拿手，每次都能快速的写出来。
于是我便环顾四周，有些人在抽屉里里，悄悄的翻开了英语书；也有的人急忙的左右多瞟几眼，希望能瞟到正确的答案；还有的人在那里埋头苦写，希望能把答案试出来。
念叨句子时，我的后桌更是崩溃，呵呵，有了他组长就有了福气，不用一页页翻书改，因为他的纸上写满了汉语。
听完了，有些人胸有成竹；有些人心虚了。
胸有成竹的人肯定认为昨天的努力没有白费，好心虚的人，肯定后悔，昨天为什么没有多看上几眼。
唉，人们都是这样，在有时间的时候只顾着干其他的事情，在没时间的事情，又想着后悔。
我们应该珍惜现有的时间做该做的事，该准备的事。
英语听写作文篇2今天是开学后的第四天了，短短几天里我们学习了许多新的知识。
检验学习成果的时刻到了，今天下午我们迎来了第一次的英语听写。
第一节的英语课上，MissWang就给我们来个“下马威”，向来对英语抱有极大信心的我今天也有点紧张，我们组的其他成员也都有点紧张。
我安慰一直对英语没有信心的同桌说：“没关系，我们已经尽力了。
”身为组长，我很高兴同桌在听说星期四有英语听写时，积极找我补习英语。
同桌很聪明，也很自觉，她虽然没有上英语辅导班，但她已经利用自己全部课余时间来补习英语了。
下午我和同桌都早早地来到教室，她一来就激动地告诉我：“天哪！我会拼单词啦！你看，这个，这个，我都会啦！”这可是一个好消息！我再回头看了看成其他组员，都在复习英语，我觉得我们组在英语听写的时候肯定会得到一个不错的成绩！我和同桌又把英语单词拼写练习了几遍，上课铃终于响了。
三级期末考试新闻英语范围文档
三册期末考试范围内但听力课本没有的部分（unipus上有）的新闻英语听力部分，划线选项为正确答案。
请认真复习记忆。
听力书上1-8单元的More Practice in Listening 部分的Short Conversations, Long Conversation 和Passage 1部分都要认真复习记忆。
（附期末考试听力部分出题范围, 其中听力书上出13分，读写书上背诵段落出10分）出题范围课内短对话或新闻报道两篇课内一篇，课外一篇课内一篇，课外两篇课内背诵段落Unit 1News report 1B. Windows forces users to get its programs.C. Microsoft is pursuing monopoly conduct.D. RealNetworks uses the law to protect its market share.2. A. To provide e-mail service. B. To dominate the world market.C. To enable users to surf the Internet.3. A. Microsoft has rejected RealNetworks' charges.B. RealNetworks is a competitive software giant.C. RealNetworks must face the fierce competition in the market.News report 21. A. The successful experiment of the light beam.C. The use of cool lasers in medical fields.D. The use of cool lasers in computer fields.2. A. To cool computer exteriors.C. To improve the lifespan of computers.D. To improve the performance of computers.3. A. Computer, medical or space technology.B. Computer, manufacturing or transportation.C. Manufacturing, agriculture or national defense.Unit 2News report 11. A. Hot weather can have a negative impact on people's emotions.C. Lack of sunlight can have a positive impact on people's emotions.D. Exposure to sunlight can have a negative impact on people's emotions.2. A. People are happy and energetic when the days are longer.B. People are less sleepy than usual during the winter.C. People are sad and tired during the warmer months of the year.News report 21. A. They met four months ago.B. They are planning to get married in four years.C. They didn't know what each other looked like before they met.2. A. They had same friends. B. She was beautiful and impressive.C. They both wanted to get married.Unit 3News report 1B. He has been trained to bite and stop thieves.C. He once protected the family from burglary.D. He is part of the community's security system.2. A. They usually break into homes that don't have an alarm system.B. They usually break into homes when the lights are off.C. They usually avoid homes that have a security system.News report 21. A. The day Australia became a country. B. An Australian defeat in wartime.C. Aboriginal culture.2. A. Most people want to change the date.C. Most people want to keep the date the same.D. Aboriginals want to keep the date the same.Unit 4News report 11. A. The space station ends the acceptance of travelers from the Earth.B. A new satellite will be launched by the NASA to Mars this Tuesday.C. NASA is going to start a-year-long space exploration mission to Mars.2. A. To carry out medical experiments on Mars. B. To study how weightlessness affects human body.C. To keep space radiation from penetrating to the Earth.News report 21. A. It strays away from the Sun. B. It moves ahead of planet Plato.D. It lies in the center of the solar system.2. A. 20 to 90 years. B. 10 to 20 years.C. 9,020 to 10,000 years.3. A.. It's almost impossible to prove its existence.B. They have found some direct evidence of its existence.D. Its identity has already been confirmed by the researchers.Unit 5News report 1B. Those who occupied high positions in foreign countries.C. Those who are well-educated in foreign universities.D. Those who are jobless in foreign countries.2. A. To obtain well-educated workers. B. To manage its employees in foreign ways.D. To turn China into a manufacturing center. News report 2B. Michelle officiated the egg roll.C. Three hundred children and family members were invited.D. Obama gave children tennis coaching in the event.B. Music band.C. Music stars.D. A basketball coach.3. A. Easter Egg Roll dates back to 1878.C. The book Where the Wild Things Are was introduced.D. How the tradition of Easter Egg Roll has evolved.Unit 6News report 11. A. How much space junk orbits the earth.C. How space junk can destroy military satellites.D. How space junk can travel at high speeds.2. A. It is larger than a softball. B. About 20,000 pieces of space junk are orbiting the earth.C. It can travel at speeds up to 70,500 mph.News report 21.A. Mark Zuckerberg is giving away $45 billion to Facebook users for sharing a post.C. Mark Zuckerberg is giving away Facebook shares to users for sharing a post.D. Mark Zuckerberg is giving away $1,000 to Facebook users for sharing a post.B. Some of the Internet hoaxes turn out to be real.C. You can get a reward even if the Internet hoax turns out to be fake.D. Internet hoaxes are difficult to keep up for a long time.Unit 7News report 11. A. 600 people having survived the collapse of a hillside.C. Many homes in Guatemala destroyed by the heavy rain.D. V olunteer firefighter who died in the rescue.2.A. Rebuild the house destroyed by tons of dirt and trees.B. Save the volunteer firefighter missing in the mudslide.D. Provide food and basic supplies to survivors.News report 21.A. The Paris of the West. B. The heroism of the survivors.D. The immense devastation.2.A. The massive shaking magnitude.C. The panic of men, women and children.D. The flood caused by the quake.Unit 8News report 11.A. A special service. B. The daily life of the disabled.D. Working for the Internal Revenue Service.2.A. More than 42.C. More than 342.D. More than 432.News report 21. A. Smartphones can only make phone calls.B. People prefer face to face communication to other forms of communication.D. Government officials suggested people should do so.2. A. Almost everyone had a smartphone.B. Mobile devices could connect to the Internet everywhere.C. Friends could communicate with each other face to face.3. A. Face to face communication.C. More and more public parks.D. More and more vendors.。
英语专四听写going organic
英语专四听写going organic全文共3篇示例，供读者参考篇1Going OrganicIn recent years, there has been a growing trend towards choosing organic products, whether it be food, clothing, or skincare. The idea behind going organic is to protect the environment, promote sustainable farming practices, and improve personal health. In this article, we will explore the benefits of going organic and why more people are making the switch.One of the main benefits of choosing organic products is the positive impact it has on the environment. Organic farming practices avoid the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, which can be harmful to the soil, water, and air. By using natural fertilizers, crop rotation, and other sustainable techniques, organic farmers help to promote biodiversity and protect ecosystems. In addition, organic farming also leads to lower carbon emissions and reduces the risk of pollution from chemicals seeping into groundwater.Another reason why people are choosing to go organic is for personal health reasons. Organic foods are free from synthetic chemicals, hormones, and antibiotics that are often found in conventional products. This means that organic produce is healthier and safer to consume, as it contains higher levels of essential nutrients and antioxidants. By choosing organic foods, people can reduce their exposure to harmful substances that have been linked to various health problems, including cancer, allergies, and hormone disruption.Furthermore, organic products are often more ethical and sustainable than conventional counterparts. Organic farming practices focus on promoting animal welfare, supporting local communities, and using resources responsibly. By choosing organic products, consumers can support small-scale farmers who follow traditional farming methods and ensure fair wages for their labor. In addition, organic products are often packaged in biodegradable or recyclable materials, further reducing their impact on the environment.Despite the many benefits of going organic, some people may be hesitant to make the switch due to concerns about cost and availability. Organic products are often more expensive than conventional ones, as they require more labor-intensive farmingpractices and higher production costs. However, the long-term benefits of choosing organic products, both for personal health and the environment, far outweigh the initial investment. In addition, as demand for organic products continues to grow, more affordable options are becoming available in stores and online.In conclusion, going organic is a positive step towards promoting a healthier lifestyle, protecting the environment, and supporting sustainable farming practices. By choosing organic products, people can reduce their exposure to harmful chemicals, support local communities, and contribute to a more sustainable future for generations to come. While the switch to organic products may require some adjustments in shopping habits and budgeting, the long-term benefits are well worth the effort. So why not make the switch to organic today and join the growing movement towards a healthier, more sustainable world?篇2Going OrganicIn recent years, there has been a growing trend towards going organic. More and more people are choosing organic products, from fruits and vegetables to meat and dairy. But whatdoes it mean to go organic? And what are the benefits of choosing organic products?Going organic means choosing products that are grown and produced without the use of synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), antibiotics, or growth hormones. Instead, organic farmers use natural methods to promote soil health, reduce pollution, and protect biodiversity. Organic livestock are also raised in more humane conditions, without the use of antibiotics or synthetic hormones.There are many benefits to choosing organic products. Firstly, organic food is free from harmful pesticides and chemicals, which can have negative impacts on our health. Studies have shown that organic fruits and vegetables contain higher levels of antioxidants and nutrients, as well as lower levels of pesticide residues. Organic meat and dairy products also tend to be higher in quality and healthier for consumption.In addition, choosing organic products supports sustainable farming practices and helps to protect the environment. Organic farming helps to reduce soil erosion, conserve water, and promote biodiversity. By choosing organic products, consumers can help to support farmers who are committed to environmental stewardship and sustainability.Furthermore, going organic can also have positive impacts on animal welfare. Organic livestock are raised in more natural and humane conditions, with access to outdoor space, clean water, and proper nutrition. By choosing organic meat and dairy products, consumers can support farmers who prioritize the well-being of their animals.Despite the many benefits of choosing organic products, there are some challenges to going organic. Organic products can be more expensive than conventional products, due to higher production costs and lower yields. However, as demand for organic products continues to grow, prices are starting to become more competitive. Additionally, organic products can sometimes be more difficult to find, especially in rural areas or smaller cities. But as consumer awareness and demand for organic products increase, more retailers are beginning to offer organic options.Overall, going organic is a personal choice that can have a positive impact on our health, the environment, and animal welfare. By choosing organic products, consumers can support sustainable farming practices, reduce their exposure to harmful chemicals, and enjoy higher quality, more nutritious food. As the demand for organic products continues to grow, it is becomingeasier than ever to make the switch to a more organic lifestyle. So why not give it a try and start going organic today?篇3Going OrganicIn recent years, the trend of going organic has gained popularity around the world. People are becoming more concerned about the quality of the food they consume and its impact on their health and the environment. This has led to the rise of organic farming and the production of organic food products.Organic food is produced using methods that do not involve synthetic chemicals, fertilizers, or pesticides. Instead, organic farmers rely on natural processes and sustainable practices to grow their crops and raise their animals. This means that organic food is free from harmful chemicals and additives, making it a healthier option for consumers.One of the main reasons why people choose to go organic is because of the health benefits it offers. Organic food is often richer in nutrients and antioxidants compared to conventionally grown food. It is also free from harmful residues of synthetic chemicals, which have been linked to various health issues suchas cancer, allergies, and hormonal disruptions. By choosing organic food, people can reduce their exposure to these harmful substances and improve their overall health.Another reason why people choose to go organic is because of its positive impact on the environment. Organic farming practices are more sustainable and environmentally friendly compared to conventional farming methods. Organic farmers use crop rotation, composting, and natural pest control methods to maintain the health of the soil and ecosystem. This helps to reduce pollution, conserve water, and protect biodiversity. By choosing organic food, people can support sustainable farming practices and help to protect the planet for future generations.In addition to the health and environmental benefits, going organic can also have positive social and economic impacts. Organic farming creates more jobs and opportunities for local communities, as it often requires more labor-intensive practices. By supporting organic farmers, consumers can help to strengthen local economies and promote sustainable development. Furthermore, organic food is often sold at farmers' markets and independent stores, which helps to supportsmall-scale producers and promote diversity in the food system.Despite the numerous benefits of going organic, there are still challenges and barriers that prevent more people from making the switch. One of the main issues is the higher cost of organic food compared to conventionally grown food. Organic farming requires more labor and resources, which can make organic products more expensive for consumers. However, many people argue that the long-term benefits of organic food outweigh the initial costs, as it can lead to better health and environmental outcomes in the long run.Another challenge is the availability and accessibility of organic food products. In some regions, organic food may be harder to find or more expensive than conventional products. This can make it difficult for people to access organic food, especially for those with limited financial resources. However, with the increasing demand for organic food, more retailers and farmers are starting to offer organic options to meet the needs of consumers.In conclusion, the trend of going organic is a positive movement that promotes healthier food choices, sustainable farming practices, and environmental conservation. By choosing organic food, people can improve their health, support local farmers, and protect the planet. While there are challenges andbarriers to overcome, the benefits of going organic far outweigh the costs. It is important for individuals to educate themselves about the benefits of organic food and make informed choices for their health and well-being. Together, we can create a more sustainable and healthy food system for ourselves and future generations.。
英语四级听力新题型模拟听写训练-第2套短篇新闻(3)
英语四级听力新题型模拟听写训练:第2套短篇新闻(3)听力文本：Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.问题5至问题7是基于下面这则新闻。
Hundreds of emergency workers carefully searched the site of a five-story apartment building in southern Ukraine Thursday after a series of explosions reduced it to rubble, authority said.官方人士称，周四数百名紧急救援人员对乌克兰南部被一系列爆炸夷为平地的大楼进行了搜索The explosions happened at Wednesday night in the Black Sea resort town of Yevpatoria.爆炸发生在周三晚上黑海地区的度假小镇耶普托尼亚。
According to Igor Krol, a spokesman for the Ukraine's Emergency Situations Ministry,乌克兰紧急情况部发言人伊戈尔·克罗尔称at least 17 people dead and 24 others missing, 21 people have been rescued.至少有17人死亡，24人失踪，21获救。
"We are now investigating all possible reasons for the explosions," Krol said.“我们目前正在调查所有可能导致爆炸发生的原因。
”克罗尔说。
Volodymiyr Shandra, the Ukrainian Emergency Situations minister, told local media that乌克兰紧急情况部部长弗拉基米尔·尚德拉告诉当地媒体，oxygen canister being stored in the basement of thebuilding could have triggered the blasts.可能是储存在大楼内地下室的氧气罐引发的这次爆炸。
英语四级听力新题型模拟听写训练-第2套短篇新闻(1)
英语四级听力新题型模拟听写训练:第2套短篇新闻(1)听力文本：Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.问题1和问题2是关于新闻听力的。
U.S. President Barack Obama has said the time has come for a review on the U.S. immigration system.美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马提出应当对美国的移民体系进行重新审视。
He made his case at a high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, a day after a group of senators outlined a framework for reform.在几名议员制定出移民改革框架一天之后，奥巴马在内华达拉斯威加斯一所高中提出了这一框架。
The White House and senators conceive a path to citizenship for many of an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S.美国有非法移民将近1100万人，通过这一框架美国白宫和议员为其中很多人构想出了一条获得公民身份的途径。
He noted that the current system was "out of date and badly broken".他说目前的移民体系已经“十分陈旧而且支离破碎”。
Mr. Obama's case for an immigration reform reflects a blueprint he rolled out in 2021, though that did not go far.奥巴马此次的移民改革计划影射了他2021年推出的一份草案，当时这份草案没有得到进一步实施。
英语专四、专八听力新闻听力特定词汇、听力技巧
英语专四、专八听力新闻听力特定词汇、听力技巧听写部分在英语专业考试中共占时大约15分种，计分15分，比重15%。
全文大约150词左右，为一段或多段，共分15个意群，每个意群可能是词组，分句或单句。
全文共朗读四遍。
第一遍为正常速度，每分钟录音速度为大约120词，要求考生此时从整体理解全文内容，抓住中心大意，而不要着急写;第二、三遍为慢读，停顿时间大约15秒;第四遍跟第一遍一样，仍为每分钟约120词。
英语专业四八级考试中听力理解部分的应试对策，首先应对这三个个部分，即Section A:Talk，SectionInter—view，Section C:News Broadcast概念及其特点加以分析对比，对其有一番全面的了解。
B:六个方面的训练:(1)加强储存记忆(memory span):做到这一点需要按意群捕捉讲述内容，不要一字一字地听，而要抓住关键词或句。
听完一段不可能一字一句地回忆，而要建立整体概念。
(2)加强及时反映(immediate recall):只有当你建立了整体概念，才能达到立即回忆。
(3)做简短笔记(brief note—taking):在听较长材料时，用缩写或自己能看懂的点、线或其它标记做些快速记录，如:数字、地点、人名或其它关键词语等。
(4)多做听写和记笔记训练(dictating & note—taking):这种练习有助于储存记忆，训练抓住关键词或句，以及中心思想。
(5)精听与泛听(intensive & extensive listening):同一段内容反复听若干次，这样有助于增加记忆的持续时间;听不同内容的材料，有助于增加听各种不同声音，口音及语速的经验。
前者属于精听，后者为泛听，两者应有机结合起来。
(6)训练听与寻找答案同时进行(looking for the right answer while listening):在听的同时迅速浏览各项选择，只需细看各项选择的不同部分，而相同的部分只看第一个即可，这样可以节省时间以便多做思考。
英语听写50篇
英语听写50篇No. 50 ReadingNowadays few of us read books after we leave school.This is rather disturbing, for one should know that books are no less necessary to one’s mental life than fresh air is to one’s physical life. From good reading we can derive comp anionship, experience and instruction. A good book is our faithful friend. It can increase our contentment when we are cheerful and happy, and lessen our pain when we are sad or lonely. Books can also offer us a wide range of experience. Few of us can travel far from home or live long over 100, but all of us can live many lives through the pages of books. What’s more, reading books can increase our intellectual ability, broaden our minds and make us wise.With the coming of TV, books are no longer read as widely as they once were. However, nothing can replace the role that books play in our lives.No. 49 Natural ResourcesThrough the changes in the ways of making a living in a family over several generations, the cartoon aims at sounding a warning against m an’s wasteful use of natural resources and emphasizing the urgent need to preserve these resources.Ever since man appeared on the earth, man’s survival has been heavily dependent on nature. Almost everything we use in our everyday life comes from nature, ranging from the food we eat, the water we drink, to the wood which is turned into furniture. With the development of technology and population growth, the amount and range of materials used has increased at an alamp3ing rate.However, natural resources are not inexhaustible. Some reserves are already on the brink of exhaustion and there is no hope of replacing them. The widespread water shortage is an example in point. If man continued to squander natural resources with no thought for the future, the whole world would be in a mess.No. 48 Population GrowthIt is well-known that there has been a drastic increase in world population. But it is probably les well-known that the extinction rate of wildlife species is experiencing a parallel trend.Take the United States for instance. In 1990, U.S. population reached an unprecedented level of 250 million, which is approximately 250 times of that of 1800. On the other hand, wildlife species are disappearing from the country at an alamp3ing rate. By 1990, about 70 wildlife species would never be seen in U.S. We are fully justified in declaring that the explosive population growth has had an adverse effect on the survival of wildlife species and will be a constant threat to the wildlife resources if no immediate actions are taken.Nothing has ever equaled the magnitude and speed with which the human species is altering the physical and chemical world. It has been demolishing the environment we are living in.No. 47 House and Home“House” and “home” are two words that have similar meanings.“House” and “home” both refer to places where people live. However, there is a difference between them. “Home” is often referred to as the place that we live in with our families. Sadly, inour society, people can hardly distinguish a home from a house because they often see no difference between them. This confusion can be traced back to the indifference between family members. Therefore, we can say that love is an important factor in a home. A home is a shelter, not only for our bodies but also for our minds. Whenever we are depressed, we can go home for comfort. Everyone in the family will do his best to take care of each other and share their happiness as well as sorrow. Without love, a home is merely a house where loneliness is all that can be found. And a house can never be a home unless there is love.No. 46 AutomobilesIt is impossible to say that any one man invented the automobile. Many individuals living and working in different countries and at different times contributed to its development. Many of the discoveries that went into the creation of the automobile were small in themselves. But together they were important. Here are two examples.“Carriage is running at a speed of 8 to 9 miles an hour.” It was almost unheard of in those days. According to automobile historians, this was the first practical use of mechanical power to move a vehicle. After its first run, the machine reportedly burned up while the inventor and his friends were celebrating its success at a pub.Henry Ford is considered the father of modern automobiles mass production. His famous Model-T car, because of its low price, made it possible to produce cars on a large scale and his efforts made it accessible to ordinary people.No. 45 The Influence of LifeIn the early times when human beings hunted and gathered food, they were not in control of their environment. They could only interact with their surroundings as the other lower animals did. When they learned to make fire, however, they became capable of altering their environment. To provide themselves with fuel, they cut down trees. They also burned clearings in forests to increase the growth of grass and to provide a greater grazing area for the wild animals that human beings fed upon. This development led to famp3ing and the domestication of animals. Fire provided the means for cooking plants which had previously been inedible. Only when the process of meeting the basic need for food reached a certain level was it possible for humans to follow other pursuits such as setting up families, fomp3ing societies and founding cities.No. 44 Gardening in AmericaBelieve or not, 43,000,000 Americans are gardening. That is about one in six. Gardeners, of course, come in many varieties. Not surprisingly, most of them are people who live in the suburbs, and enjoy planting flowers, or maybe a small vegetables garden.The average age of gardeners in America is about 45 years old; they usually fall somewhere in the middle class. But the fastest growing groups are city dwellers. Urban residents are finding ways of gardening even in their crowded areas. Many go to large public gardens, as a place designed by the city for garden, and you can actually ranch your own plot.Still other people use their balconies or roof tops, wherever they can find the space to plant small patches of green.No. 43 Our ConcernThe history of life on earth has been a history of interaction between living things and their surroundings. To a large extent, the physical fomp3 and the habits of the ea rth’s vegetation and its animal life have been molded by the environment. Only in the present century has one species of man acquired significant power to alter the nature of his world.The rapidity of change follows the pace of man rather than the pace of nature. Radiation is now the unnatural creation of man’s tampering with the atom. The chemicals are the creations of man’s inventive mind, having no counterparts in nature.We have put poisonous and biologically potent chemicals into the hands of persons largely ignorant of their potentials for hamp3. We have subjected enomp3ous numbers of people to contact with these enomp3ous numbers of people to contact with these poisons, without their consent and often without their knowledge. We have allowed these chemicals to be used with little or no advance investigation of their effect. Future generations are unlikely to forgive our lack of concern.No. 42 SleepWhy is it so difficult to fall asleep when you are overtired? There is no one answer that applies to e very individual. It is possible to feel “tired” physically and still be unable to fall asleep, because while your body may be exhausted, you do not feel sleepy. It is not so easy to simply “turn off”. Lack of sleep complicates matters even more. Experts say adults need at least seven to eight hours of sleep a night to function properly. When you get less sleep than that on consecutive three nights, you begin to accrue four “sleep debt”. As sleep debt increases your body experiences a stress response. Now a vicious cycle has been created: You experience the feeling of being more and more tired, but your body is increasingly stimulated. “Power sleeping” for more hours on weekends is only a temporary solution. There is no substitute for getting a good night’s s leep on a regular basis.No. 41 Apology HelpsIt is never easy to admit you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need to know the art of apologizing. Look back with honesty and think how often you have judged roughly, you said unkind things, and pushed yourself ahead at the expense of a friend. Then count the occasions when you indicated clearly and truly that you were so sorry. A bit frightening, isn’t it? It is frightening, isn’t it? It is frightening because some deep wisdom in us knows that when even a small wrong has been committed, some mysterious moral feeling is disturbed; and it stays out of balance until fault is acknowledged and regret expressed.A heartfelt apology can not only heal a damaged relationship but also make it stronger. If you can think of someone who deserves an apology from you, someone you have wronged, or judged too roughly, or just neglected, do something about it right now.No. 40 How High Can You Jump?Fleas trainers have observed a strange habit of fleas while training them.Fleas are trained by putting them in a cardboard box with a top on it. The fleas will jump up and hit the top of the cardboard box over and over and over again. As you watch them jump and hit the lid, something very interesting becomes obvious. The fleas continue to jump, but they are no longer jumping high enough to hit the top.When you take off the lid, the fleas continue to jump, but they will not jump out of the box. They will not jump out because they cannot jump out. Why? The reason is simple. They have conditioned themselves to jump just so high. Once they have conditioned themselves to jump just so high. Once they have conditioned themselves to jump just so high, that is all they can do!No. 39 Don’t give upIf we would ever accomplish anything in life, let us not forget that we must persevere. If we would learn our lessons in school, we must be diligent and not give up whenever we come to anything difficult. We shall find many of our lessons very hard, but let us consider that the harder they are the better they will do to us if we will preserve and learn them thoroughly.But there are some among us who are ready to give up when they come to a hard example in mathematics, and say, “I can’t do this.” They never will if they feel so. “I can’t” never does anything worthwhile, but “I’ll try” accomplishes wonders.Let us remember that we shall meet with difficulties all through life. They are in the pathway of everyone. If we will only try and keep trying, we shall be sure to conquer and overcome very difficulty we meet.No. 38 “How to” BooksBooks which give instructions on how to do things are popular in the United States today. Thousands of these “how to” books are available. In fact, there are about for thousand books with titles that begin with the words “how to’.Many “how to” books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it. Many of these books help people to use their free time better. Some people want book which will give them useful infomp3ation about sports, hobbies and travel. Other people use their free time to make repairs and improvements on their homes. They prefer books which give step-by-step instructions on how to repair things like plumbing and electrical wiring or on how to redecorate or enlarge a house.Why have “how to” books become so popular? Probably because life has become more complex. Today people have far more free to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve, “how to” books help people to deal with modern life.No. 37 Professioanl Sports in the U.S.Professional sports are not only very popular in the United States, but also a big business. The most popular sports are baseball, football and basketball. Each sport has its own season and individual teams have millions of supporters. Professional teams are named for the cities where they are located. For example, the Lakers are in Los Angeles. The strongest supporters of the Lakers are residents of Los Angeles and Southern California. When the Lakers play, many people in Los Angeles enthusiastically follow the game. When we mention “NBA”, almost every one knows it ahs some relationship with U.S. professional basketball. However, what does it really stand for? N.B.A is gaining new fans and supporters around the world. Basketball has been called the “national pastime”. However, football is the most popular professional sport in the U.S.. American football is different from international football, which Americans call “soccer”. Both games require strength and specialized skills.No. 35 ArtistsEvery artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want to say it well, but he wants it to be something which has not been said before.What visual artists, like painters, want to say is easy to make out but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experiences into shapes and colors, not words. They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors, out of the countless billions of possible, is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us.Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion and response; their choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, that they contain beautiful sights. Contemporary artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern, that there is nothing more in it. Yet even they do not choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects.No. 33 Where Do the British LiveNearly everyone in Britain would like to own their own home and, whether they do or not, they are prepared to put time and money into decorating and furnishing it or even making structural alterations to it. Because of the climate and because of the expense involved in going out for the evening, the British spend a lot of time at home and a large part of their social life takes place there.Young people tend to stay with their families longer these days as accommodation is expensive but, when they move away to a job or college, there are various options open to them. They can get lodgings with a landlady. This means that they rent a room in someone’s house and have breakfast with the family. They can also get a bed-sitting room, that is to say one self-contained room in which they can cook, live and sleep. Alternatively, they can share a rented flat or house with a group of young people, perhaps the most popular option of all.No. 32 Making a ComplaintComplaining about faulty goods or bad services is never easy. But if something you have brought is faulty or does not do what was claimed for it, you are not asking for a favor to get it put right. Complaints should be made to a responsible person. Go back to the shop where you bought the goods, taking with you any receipt you may have. In a small store the assistant may also be the owner so you can complain direct. In a chain store, ask the manager. If you telephone, ask the name of the person who handles your enquiry, otherwise you may never find out who dealt with the complaint later. If you do not want to do it in person, write a letter. Stick to the facts and keep a copy of what you write. At this stage you should give any receipt numbers, but you should not need to give receipts or other papers to prove you bought the article.No. 31 Water PollutionWater is very important to us. Factories and plants need water for industrial uses and large pieces of famp3land need it for irrigation. Without water to drink, people die in a short time.Today most water sources are so dirty that people must purify water before drinking. Water becomes dirty in many ways: industrial pollution is one of them. With the development of industry, plants and factories pour tons of industrial wasters into rivers every day. The rivers have becomeseriously polluted, and the water is becoming unfit for drinking or irrigation. The same thing has also happened to our seas and oceans. So, the problem of water pollution is almost worldwide. Scientists of many countries have done a lot of work to stop pollution. The polluted water in some places has become clean and drinkable again. Perhaps one day the people in all towns and cities will be drinking clean water. That day, we believe, is not very far off.No. 30 CartoonistsIn a good cartoon, the artist can tell in a few lines as much as a writer can tell in half a dozen paragraphs. The cartoonist not only tells a story but he also tries to persuade the reader to his way of thinking. He has great influence on public opinion. In a political campaign, he plays an important part. Controversial issues in Congress or at meetings of the United Nations may keep the cartoonist well-supplied with current materials.A clever cartoonist may cause laughter because he often uses humor in his drawings. If he is sketching a famous person, he takes a prominent feature and exaggerates it. Cartoonists, for instance, like to lengthen an already long nose and to widen an already broad grin. This exaggeration of a person’s characteristics is called caricature. The art ist uses such exaggeration to put his message across.No.29 TimeTime is tangible. One can gain time, spend time, waste time, save time, or even kill time. Common questions in American English reveal this concrete quality as though time were a possession. “Do you have any time?”, “Can you get some time for this?”, “How much free time do you have?” The treatment of time as a possession influences the way that time is carefully divided.Generally, Americans are taught to do one thing at a time and may be uncomfortable when an activity is interrupted. In businesses, the careful scheduling of time and the separation of activities are common practices. Appointment calendars are printed with 15-,30-, and 60-minute time slots. The idea that “there is a time and place for everything” extends to American social life. Visitors who drop by without prior notice may interrupt their host’s personal time. Thus, calling friends on the telephone before visiting them is generally preferred to visitors’ dropping by.No. 28 A Free Dress Every WeekThe temptation to steal is greater than ever before especially in large shops and people are not so honest as they once were.A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles. After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. The woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying. When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter. Believe it or n ot, the girl “gave” her mother a free dress every week!No. 27 IntelligenceAre some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience?Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus, the limits of a person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, held by most experts now, can be supported in a number of ways. As is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people is, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence.No. 26 Travel for WorkYou can see them in every airport in the world. They are businessmen and women who have to travel for their work.When they first applied for the job, they may have thought of good food and hotels, huge expense accounts and fashionable cities. Now they have to sit in airport lounges, tired and uncomfortable in their smart clothes, listening to the loudspeaker announce “The fight of Tokyo, or Berlin, or New York is delayed for another two hours.” Some people say to me, “How lucky you are to be able to travel abroad in your work! You can go sightseeing without paying any money by yourself!” They think that my job is like a continual holiday. It is not.There are advantages, of course, and I do thin I am lucky, but only because I can go to places I would never visit if I was a tourist.No. 25 A Place of Our OwnWe are all usually very careful when we buy something for the house. Why? Because we have to live with it for a long time. We paint a room to make it brighter, so we choose the colors carefully. We buy new curtains in order to match the newly decorated room, so they must be the right color. We move the furniture round so as to make more space—or we buy new furniture—and so on. It is an endless business.Rich or poor, we take time to furnish a room. Perhaps some people buy furniture in order to impress their friends. But most of us just want to enjoy our surroundings. We want to live as comfortably as we can afford to. We spend a large part of our lives at home. We want to make a small corner in the world which we can recognize as our own.No. 24 Great Depression in the U.S.In 1929, the bills started to come in. American industry had produced too many goods. Americans could not afford to buy all of them. So factories had to cut down on their production. Many workers lost their jobs. Investors tried to get their money back. But businesses did not have enough money to pay them. Banks tried to get their money back from investors. But the investors could not pay, either. Too many people owed money. And few of them could pay their bills. During the next few years, business got worse and worse. By 1932, banks all over the country were closing.People without money could not buy goods. So more businesses closed. More and more people lost their jobs. By 1932, more than 12 million Americans were jobless. Millions more wereearning barely enough to live on. The country was in a great depression they had never experienced before.No. 23 America’s Worst SurpriseDecember 7, 1941 was one of the worst days in American history. Nearly all Americans who are old enough to remember that day can still remember what they were doing at the moment they heard “the news”. The news was that America had been attacked!Shortly before 2:00 P.M., a radio dispatch came into Washington from Honolulu, Hawaii. “Air Raid, Pearl Harbor—T his is no drill.” Japanese planes had begun an attack on the largest American military base in the Pacific. They first destroyed planes on the ground. Then they bombed the ships in the harbor.No one had expected the attack. So no one was prepared for it. And it did not take long for Japanese to do their damage. When the smoke cleared, the Navy counted its losses. Eighteen ships had been sunk or badly damaged. Nearly 150 planes had been destroyed. More than 2,400 Americans had been killed and more than 1,200 wounded.No. 22 CrisisLife is a contest! Who will win? A bluebird and sparrow both compete for space to build their nests. A fast-growing maple tree and slower-growing dogwood compete for the sunlight they both need. Oil competes with coal and nuclear power as an energy source for electric power plants! There is a problem. There is a limited amount of space for birds, sunlight for trees, and energy for people! If we do not cut back on our uses of some of our resources, someday they will be gone! How can we use energy today and know we will have enough to go around in the future? We can choose alternate, or replacement, energy resources. It takes the earth millions of years to create coal, oil, and gas. They are nonrenewable resources.Solar energy, wind energy and water energy are renewable resources. It takes the earth millions of years to create coal, oil, and gas. They are nonrenewable resources.Solar energy, wind energy and water energy are renewable. What other ways can we conserve our sources? How can we make sure there is always enough to go around?No. 21 SoilsThere are many different kinds of soils. Different soils have different types of rock and minerals in them. Some soils have more water in them than others. Some soils might have more plant and animal material in them, too.Different kinds of soils are found in different parts of the world. There are several kinds of soils found in the United States. In some areas, the soil has a lot of clay. Other soils are very sandy. Loam is a kind of soil that has a good mixture of clay and sand.In some places, soil layers are very thick. Lots of plants grow in places with a thick soil layer. In dry and windy places soil layers are much thinner. Layers of soil on mountains are thin because gravity pulls the soil downhill.The type of soil in a particular place affects what kinds of plants can grow there.No. 20 WavesHow does light get from the sun to the earth? How does music get from the stage to the audience?They move the same way-----in waves!Light and sound are fomp3s of energy. All waves carry energy, but they may carry it differently. Light and sound travel through different kinds of matter. For example, light waves cannot move through walls, but sound waves can. That is why you can hear people talking in another room even though you cannot see them. The energy of some waves is destructive. An earthquake produces seismic waves.Catch a wave. Ask a friend to stand a few feet away from you. Stretch a spring between you. Shake the spring to transfer energy to it. What happens? The spring bounces up and down in waves. When the waves reach your friend, they bounce back to you!Light waves travel 300,000 kilometers (186,000 miles) per second! They can also travel through a vacuum. That is why light from the sun and distant stars can travel through space to the earth!No. 18 Flowering PlantsWhat are the parts of a flower?Flowers can have male parts and female parts. The female parts make eggs that become seeds. The male parts make pollen. Pollen is a powdery material that is needed by the eggs to make seeds. To make seeds, pollen and eggs must come together. The wind, insects, and birds bring pollen to eggs. Many animals love flowers’ bright colors. They also like a sugary liquid in flowers. This is call ed nectar. While they drink nectar, pollen rubs off on their bodies. As they move, some of this pollen gets delivered to the female flower parts.Over time, the female parts turn into fruits that contain seeds. Animals often eat the fruits and the seeds pass through their bodies as waste. The animals do no know they are working for the plants by planting seeds as they travel to different places!No. 17 Living Things ReactYou and all organisms live an environment. An environment is made up of everything that surrounds an organism. It can include the air, the water, the soil, and even other organisms.An organism responds to changes in its environment. When an organism responds to a change, it reacts in certain ways. All living things respond in some way.Have you ever noticed how plants and insects respond to light? Plants bend toward light. Insects fly toward light.Living things also respond in other ways. The leaves on some trees respond to a change in season. In autumn, they change colors and then fall off the branches Animals also respond to a change in season. Squirrels save nuts for the winter. Bears sleep through the winter in a cave.You respond to your environment in many ways, too. You may shiver if you are cold. What other ways do you respond to changes in your environment?No. 16 A Qualified PilotThe captain of a small ship had to go along a rocky coast, but he was unfamiliar with it, so he tried to find a qualified pilot to guide him. He went ashore in one of the small ports, and a local fishemp3an pretended that he was a pilot because he needed some money. The captain took him on board and asked him where to steer the ship.After half an hour, the captain began to suspect that the fishemp3an did not really know what he was doing and where he was going.。
英语听力教程1第二版-短文听写答案
UNIT3:Now the weather report. It'll be mainly clear. In the day the high will be 15 degrees. At six o'clock the temperature was 8 degrees, the humidity 46 percent. Tomorrow's forecast is not very promising. We can expect cloudy, cold, windy weather. The temperature will drop to 5 degrees in the morning. It'll get warmer in the afternoon with a high temperature of 10 degrees. In the evening there's a good chance that we'll get some rain or snow. The temperature in the evening will drop to 0 degreesUNIT4: Ladies and gentlemen. May we kindly ask you to remain seated until the aircraft has reached its final position. The temperature here in London is 15°C or 59°F. The exact local time is 11:35. Captain Smith and his crew would like to say goodbye to you. We hope you enjoyed your flight. Thank you. UNIT6:China Hong Kong city is Hong Kong's most exciting new shopping center. Fashion Avenue offers an exciting selection of designer fashions and accessories from around the world. It contains over 300 shops. We have 25 restaurants and chefs from east and west ready to serve you a fine selection of dishes. Or you can relax in our intimate bars or let your hair down at our first class night clubs and karaoke lounges. Beause of these reasons, China Hong Kong city is a "must" to visit.UNIT8:Foreign exchange dealing is, as its name implies, the exchange of the currency of one country for the currency of another. The rate of exchange is the value of one unit of the foreign currency expressed in the other currency concerned.A bank may make gains on buying and selling currencies on the inter-bank market. Making a profit on the transaction is the basic idea of foreign exchange dealing.。
英语专四听写50篇_文本
Passage 1 Town and Country Life in EnglandThere is a big difference between town life and country life in England. In the country, everybody knows everybody else. They know what time you get up, what time you go to bed and what you have for dinner. If you want help, you will always get it and you will be glad to help others. In a large town like London, however, it can sometimes happen that you have never seen your next door neighbor and you do not know his name or anything about him. People in London are often very lonely. This is because people go to different places in the evenings and at weekends. If you walk through the streets in the centre of London on Sunday, it is like a town without people. One is sorry for old people living on their own. They could die in their homes and would not be discovered for weeks or even months. Passage 2A Change in Women’s LifeThe important change in women’s life-pattern has only recently begun to have most girls its full effect on women’s economic position. Even a few years agoleft school at the first opportunity, and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women tend to marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full-time or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of them. Useful Words and Expressions: 1. life-pattern生活方式生活方式2. sharePassage 3 A Popular Pastime of the English PeopleOne of the best means of understanding the people of any nation is watching what the do with their non-working time. Most English men, women and children love growing things, especially flowers. Visitors to England in spring, summer or autumn are likely to see gardens all they way along the railway lines. There are flowers at the airports and flowers in factory grounds, as well as in gardens along the roads. Each English town has at least one park with beautifully kept flower beds. Public buildings of every kind have brilliant window boxes and sometimes baskets of flowers are hanging on them. But what the English enjoy most is growing things themselves. If it is impossible to have a garden, then a window box or something growing in a pot will do. Looking at each other’s gardens is a popular pastime with the English. Useful Words and Expressions:1. window box:窗台上的花盆箱窗台上的花盆箱2.pastime 消遣，娱乐消遣，娱乐Swimming is my favorite pastime. Passage 4 British and American Police OfficersReal policemen, both in Britain and the U.S., hardly recognize any common —if they ever get home in points between their lives and what they se on TVtime. Some things are almost the same, of course, but the policemen do not think much of them much of them. The first difference is that a policeman’s real life deals with the law. Most of what he learns is the law. He has to know actually what actions are against the law and what facts can be used to prove them in court. He has to know nearly as much law as a lawyer, and what’s more, he has to put it into practice on his feet, in the dark and, running down a narrow street after someone he wants to talk to. Little of his time is spent in talking with beautiful girls or in bravely facing cruel criminals. He will spend most of his working life arranging millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad, ordinary people who are guilty--- or not of stupid, unimportant crimes. Useful Words and Expressions:1. think much of 重视，尊重重视，尊重2. in court 在法庭上在法庭上在法庭上3. criminal 罪犯，犯罪者罪犯，犯罪者4. guilty 犯罪的，有罪的犯罪的，有罪的Passage 5 Living SpaceHow much living space does a person need? What happens when his space needs are not met? Scientists are doing experiments on rats to try to determine the effects of overcrowded conditions on man. Recent studies have shown that the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space. If rats have enough living space, they eat well, sleep well and produce their young well. health change obviously. They can not sleep and eat well, and signs of fear But if their living conditions become too crowded, their behavior and even their and worry become clear. The more crowded they are, and more they tend to bite each other and even kill each other. Thus, for rats, populations and violence are directly related. Is this a natural law for human society as well? Is enough space not only satisfactory, but necessary for human survival? These are interesting questions. Passage 6 The United NationsIn 1945, representatives of 50 nations met to plan this organization. It was called the United Nations. After the war, many more nations joined. There are two major parts of the United Nations. One is called the General Assembly. In the General Assembly, every member nation is represented and has an equal vote. The second part is called the Security Council. It has representatives of just 15 nations. Five nations are permanent members: the United States, Russia, France, Britain, and China. The 10 other members are elected every two years by the General Assembly. The major job of the Security Council is to keep peace in the world. If necessary, it can send troops from member nations to try to stop little wars before they turn into big ones. It is hard to get the nations of the Security Council to agree on when this is necessary. But they did vote to try to stop wars. Useful Words and Expressions:1. representative 代表代表2. General Assembly 联合国大会联合国大会3. permanent 永久的，持久的永久的，持久的4. Security Council 联合国安全理事会联合国安全理事会Passage 7 PlasticWe use plastic wrap to protect our foods. We put our garbage in plastic bags or plastic cans. We sit on plastic chairs, play with plastic toys, drink from plastic cups, and wash our hair with shampoo from plastic bottles! Plastic does not grow in nature. It is made by mixing certain things together. We call it a produced or manufactured material. Plastic was first made in the 1860s from plants, such as wood and cotton. That plastic was soft and burned easily. The first modern plastics were made in the 1930s. Most clear plastic starts out as thick, black oil. That plastic coating inside a pan begins as natural gas. Over the years, hundreds of different plastics have been developed. Some are hard and strong. Some are soft and bendable. Some are clear. Some are many-colored. There is a plastic for almost every need. Scientists continue to experiment with plastics. They hope to find even ways to use them! Passage 8 Display of GoodsAre supermarkets designed to persuade us to buy more? Fresh fruit and vegetables are displayed near supermarket entrances. This gives the impression that only healthy food is sold in the shop. Basic foods that everyone buys, like sugar and tea, are not put near each other. They are kept in different aisles so customers are taken past other attractive foods before they find what they want. In this way, shoppers are encouraged to buy products that they do not really need. Sweets are often placed at children’s eye level at the checkout. While parents are waiting to pay, children reach for the sweets and put them in the trolley. More is bought from a fifteen-foot display of one type of product than from a ten-foot one. Customers also buy more when shelves are full than when they are half empty. They do not like to buy from shelves with few products on them because they feel there is something wrong with those products that are there. Useful Words and Expressions:1. aisle 走廊，过道走廊，过道2. trolley 手推车手推车3. checkout 收款台收款台Passage 9 Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein was born in Germany in 1879, His father owned a factory that made electrical devices. His mother enjoyed music and books. His parents rve many of the religion’s rules. Albert was a were Jewish but they did not obsequite child who spent much of his time alone. He was slow to talk and had difficulty learning to read. When Albert was five years old, his father gave him a compass. The child was filled with wonder when he discovered that the —to be north. He asked compass needle always pointed in the same directionhis father and his uncle what caused the needle to move. Their answers about magnetism and gravity were difficult for the boy to understand. Yet he spent a lot of time thinking about them. He said later that he felt something hidden had to be behind things. Useful expressions and words:1. device 装置，设备装置，设备leave to one’s own devices 听任某人自行其是，允许某人按自己的意愿做事She left the child to her own devices for an hour in the afternoon. 她允许孩子在下午有一个小时的自由支配时间。
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1.Three university students in Santiago Chilehave developed a plant powered device,tocharge their mobiephone.The three engineering students got the idea for the advice while sitting in their school’s courtyard.Their invention is a small biological circuitthey called “e-care”,it captures the energy plants produce during photosynthesis.A plant uses only a small part of the energy produced by their process,the rest goes into the soil,“e-care”collect that energy.The device spots into the ground,and then into a mobile phone.The“e-care” solved two problems for the engineering student,they needed an idea for a class project.They also needed an outlet to plug in their phones.One of the student inventors,ComitRupsech,says advice changes the energy released for the plan into low level power to charge phones.The“e-care”is able to fully recharge a mobile phone in less than two hours.I’mJonathen Evens.2. A twenty-one years old man was pulled out alive Wednesday from the big landslideinsouthern China.TianZeman had been buried in piles of debrisfor sixty-seven hours,sayschineseofficials.It took rescuers three hours to reach in.Tian was weak and dehydrated when rescue workers found him,Chinese official said.He told them his name and reported that another person was buried near him,Associated Pressreported.But medical staff and rescue works said the second person did not survive.Chinese officials said more than seventy people are missing after Sundy’s landslide in Shenzhen.The landslide buried buildings under mud and consturctiondebris.The BBC reported that at least four bodies had been recovered by Wednesday afternoon.Chinese official said five thousand rescuer workers were working to find missing people.Doctors said that Tian,a migrant workerfrom Chongqing,suffered many broken bones and other injuries.They said his conditionimproved after three hours of surgery.The landslide occurredwhen a man-made mountain of earth and construction waste collapsed following heavy rains.The Chinese government said it is investigatingthe ernment controlled news media reported the District Governmentnear the landslide site had reported safety concerns months before Sunday’s disaster.I’m Mario Ritter.3. A suicide bomber in northwest Pakistan killed at least 26 people and left more than40 wounded last week.The explosion occurred in the Pakistani city of Mardan. Theblast took place outside the door of a government office. The office was the National Database and Registration Authority. That office was in charge of issuing national identity cards.The attacker arrived at the office’s gate on a motorbike. The cyclist was stopped by a security guard. He detonated an explosive vest, according to a witness. An investigation into the identity of the bomber is underway.A Pakistani official said if the bomber was not stopped at the gate, the death toll would have been higher.It is estimated that the rider was carrying up to 12 kilograms of explosives.A BBC report said about 50 people were wounded in the blast. Some were injured critically. Most of those killed or injured were civilians.The attack is one of the deadliest in Pakistan since a December 2014 massacre left 150 students and teachers dead in Peshawar, the BBC reported.A faction of the Pakistani Taliban said it carried out the attack. In a statement sent to VOA, the group said it targeted the office because it is part of Pakistan’s anti-terrorism war.But a spokesman for the mainstream Taliban in Pakistan said the Taliban had nothing to do with the bombing in Mardan.I'm Jonathan Evans.4.Authorities say everyone has been evacuated from a luxury hotel in Dubai that wasstill burning early Friday.The city's police chief says all residents were out of the 63-story hotel, known as "The Address."The hotel had been packed with people celebrating New Year's Eve when fire broke out at about 9:30 p.m.. At least 14 people were injured.The hotel stands across from the world's tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa. The Burj Khalifa is more than 800 meters tall. It is the center of spectacular fireworks along the Dubai waterfront for New Year's. The fireworks went on as planned.Flames quickly moved through more than 20 stories of the hotel.It could be seen for kilometers in all directions.Within 30 minutes, flames raced the top of the hotel tower, and the sky was full of thick black smoke. Burning pieces of the hotel fell to the ground from the tower.Witnesses said tens of thousands of people were crowded into the downtown area near the blazing hotel and the BurjKhalifa.Authorities in the United Arab Emirates said earlier Thursday that thousands of security personnel were on duty because of the New Year's events.I'm Kathleen Struck.5.The government in China plans to end its one-child per family policy and instead letfamilies have two children.The plan was announced Thursday after high-level political meetings in Beijing. The official Xinhua news agency says the country's top legislature must approve the proposal before it becomes law.A Chinese Communist Party statement gave a number of reasons for the change in policy. The statement said the change is meant to balance population development. It said the move also attempts to stop a declining birth rate and strengthen the country's work force.China,the world's most populous country,launched the one-child policy in 1980.But the government permitted only a small number of couples to have two children.For example, some rural families were given approval to have two children.A total of19 rural provinces have a partial two-child policy. That policy states if the first-bornis a girl, a second child is permitted.In 2013, the Chinese government gave other couples a chance to have two children. Families could have two if one parent was an only child.A teacher and population expert, Jiang Quanbao, explained how Chinese families will react to the policy."Too many young people in the cities are probably no longer interested in having a second child," he said. "People in rural farming villages may be more interested. But again, some of them are already allowed to have two children."At the end of 2014, China had a population of 1.37 billion people. A total of 800 million of them are employed. But that job market population is expected to drop by 2050. With the two-child policy, an increase in births will ease the labor shortage, starting in 20 years. I'm Anna Matteo.6.Russia and the United States say world powers are meeting NewYork on Friday todiscuss the Syrian crisis and pass a resolution at the UNendorsing the peace process.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov promisedthe two sides would continue to work on contentious issues, but his UScounterpart John Kerry said some progress had already been made. World newsfrom the BBC.7.The authorities in Los Angeles have defended their decision to close all publicschools for the day because of a suspected security threat. A similar threat was received in New York where the authority said it was not credible, the city's police chief for the Los Angeles' closure a significant overreaction. Peter Bowes reports.Officials say they decided to close down the entire public school system out of what they called an abundance of caution after they've received a threat in an email. The authority said they would search every school in the district to make sure they were safe for pupils to return. As that got underway, New York City officials reviewed they had received the same threat, but quickly dismissed it. A member of the House Select Committee on intelligence has since said the threat is believed to be a hoax.8.Thailand’s Prime Minister, PrayutChanocha, has ordered air transport officials toimprove flight safety because of international criticism.On Tuesday, the United States lowered its rating of Thailand’s air safety. That move could hurt the Thai tourism industry.TheU.S.Federal Aviation Administration moved Thailand from a category one rating to category two. The FAA did not provide details on its decision. It said officials found Thailand’s civil aviation administration lacking in one or more critical areas. This could include technical expertise, training processes and inspection systems.The U.S. decision follows earlier criticism. In March, the International Civil Aviation Organization reported concerns about Thailand’s aviation safety.Soon after the organization’s report, South Korea, Japan and China limited Thai-based airline operations in their airspace. Reports say some of those restrictions have been eased sin ce.Thailand’s national carrier, Thai Airways International, said the FAA decision would have no immediate effect. Some experts disagree. They have expressed concerns about the effect on Thailand’s critical tourism industry.Thai Airways President, CharampornJotikasthira, spoke with VOA earlier this year. He noted that the airline no longer flies directly to the United States. He told VOA he is more concerned about the judgement of European air officials.A critical report from them would affect Thai flights to all European destinations.The European Aviation Safety Agency is to release results of its investigation on December 15.I’m Caty Weaver.9.The United States is marking the 14th anniversary of the September 11th terroristattacks. U.S. officials and many other Americans attended observances Friday to remember those killed and their loved ones.Nearly 3,000 people died on September 11, 2001 when hijackers used four passenger airplanes to carry out suicide attacks in the United States. In addition to the victims, the 19 hijackers also were killed.Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and his group claimed responsibility for the attacks. U.S. forces killed him in a surprise raid on his hiding place in Pakistan four years ago.Friday morning, President Barack Obama, his wife and White House workers observed a public moment of silence in Washington. They gathered on the White House grounds at 8:46. That was the exact time when a hijacked airplane struck the World Trade Center.In New York, families of the victims gathered for a ringing of bells and reading of the names of those killed in the terrorist attacks.Moments of silence were held at 8:46 and 9:03 in the morning, when a second hijacked plane also hit the World Trade Center.Near Washington, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and other officials attended an observance at the Pentagon, the home of the Defense Department. They joined in remembering those killed when a hijacked airplane hit the Pentagon, killing 184 people.Earlier Friday, a large American flag was hung down the side of the Pentagon, where the passenger jet hit.There also was a moment of silence at 10:03 a.m. That was the time when a fourth hijacked plane crashed in western Pennsylvania. All 44 people on the plane were killed. Many Americans believe the hi jackers had planned to attack a target in the nation’s capital.The fourth plane came down in a field in the rural community of Shanksville.Today, a new visitors center there tells the story of the 9/11 attacks. The Flight 93 National Memorial was set up to recognize the passengers and crewmembers who attacked the hijackers.Stephen Clark is with the U.S. National Park Service. It operates the visitors center and surrounding grounds.“It just amazes me that this aircraft was but 18 minutes away from hitting Washington, D.C.”The field was quiet on Friday, very different from the situation 14 years ago.Gordon Felt’s brother Edward was one of the passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001.“It is surreal at times. Early on, it became very evident to us very quickly that our loved ones, the events surrounding their deaths, had historical significance to our country.”The last 35 minutes of Edward Felt’s life, and others on the plane, are explained at the new visitors center. Relatives hope visitors to the memorial will understand the full effect of the actions of their loved ones.“They’ll get a sense of who those 40 heroes were, as well as what their collective actions did to help save the Capitol building that morning.”I’m George Grow.10.NASA, the U.S. agency that explores outer space, calls this image "PsychedelicPluto." Pluto is the furthest planet in our solar system. The word "psychedelic"means bright, edgy colors, and Pluto looks pretty wild in this image. The New Horizonsspacecraft flew by Pluto and sent pictures back to Earth. NASA's New Horizon scientists manipulated this image of Pluto. It highlights the many different areas on Pluto. The pictures were taken 35,000 kilometers away from the planet.It was captured on July 14, 2015. On Earth, that is Bastille Day, which celebrates French independence.I amAnne Ball.11.University of Washington researchers say they used a laser to turn hot water into coolwater.Five engineers from the university are the first in the 50-year history of the laser to refrigerate liquids under normal conditions with light beams.The group useda simple approach to the experiment. Lasers are known for producing hottemperatures. The University of Washington says“they essentially ran the laser phenomenon in reverse.”The discovery has a future in the computer and medical fields. Computer interiors could be cooled by lasers. In a medical laboratory, individual cells could be cooled to see how they react.“Few people have thought about how they could use this technology to solve problems because using lasers to refrigerate liquids hasn’t been possible before,” said researcher Peter Pauzauskie.The cool laser concept can also be used in manufacturing, telecommunications or national defense.The group has an interest in hearing from businesses or scientists who may have every day applications for the cool laser.The findings were published this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.I’m Marsha James.。