【VIP专享】700词扫除四级听力障碍-03

Unit 3

contribute vi.作出贡献；有助于；投稿vt.捐赠

Young students may have fears of growing older. But that kind of fear can be reduced as they see that older people can be active, healthy, and continue to contribute to society.

convenient adj.方便的；近便的

Smart but comfortable and convenient to wear, T-shirts have become one of America’s newest ideas on fashion.

conventional adj.常规的；符合习俗的；传统的

What does the woman think of conventional schools?

convey vt.传达；运送；转让

What message did the researcher intend to convey to parents?

copy n.抄件；（一）份vt. 复印；模仿

W: Professor Newman, a few of us at the back didn’t get a copy of your reading assignment.

M: Well, there are only 38 names on my class list, and I didn’t bring any spare copies.

copyright n.版权

The Library of Congress buys some of its books and gets others as gifts. It also gets materials through its copyright office.

corporation n.公司；团体

In Latin legal language, “universitas” meant a society or corporation.

cost n.成本，费用vt. (使)花费

It is necessary to keep down the cost of extra staff.

The first round-trip ticket to the moon is going to cost at least 10 billion dollars if you include research and development.

count vt.计算；把…算入vi.数；值得考虑n.计数

W: But what happens if it rains? What are we going to do then?

M: We’ll have to count on good weather. But if it does rain, the whole thing will have to be canceled.

counter n.柜台；计数器vt.反驳

M: Is this the check-in counter for Flight 914 to Los Angeles?

W: Yes, but I’m sorry the flight is delayed because of a minor mechanical problem. Please wait for further notice.

countryside n.农村，乡下

I have plenty of time for my hobbies, too-gardening, fishing, walking in the countryside. I love the

outdoor lift.

couple n.一对，一些；夫妻vt. 使成对

A couple of months ago, I went to a department store to buy a few things for the house.

For old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up.

cover vt.覆盖；包括，涉及n.封面

M: Have you finished reading the book you bought last month?

W: Oh, I didn’t read it straight through the way you read a novel. I just covered a few chapters which interested me most.

crash vi.碰撞，坠落n.坠毁；破裂声

M: The taxi driver must have been speeding.

W: Well, not really. He crashed into the tree because he was trying not to hit a box that had fallen off the truck ahead of him

cream n.奶油；（化妆等用的）乳霜adj.奶油色的

M: What would you like for dessert? I think I’ll have apple pie and ice cream.

W: The chocolate cake looks great, but I have to watch my weight. You go ahead and get yours.

crime n.罪行，犯罪

In Britain, if you are found guilty of a crime, you can be sent to prison or be fined or be ordered to do community work such as tidying public places and helping the old.

crisis n. 危机，决定性时刻

Because of the pressure of the job, I used to smoke and drink too much. The crisis came when my wife left me.

criminal n.罪犯adj.犯罪的

People may be afraid of them, look down of them, or think they are criminals.

critically adv.危急的；挑剔地

At home, Sam’s wife looked at the gold watch critically.

cure vt.治愈n.疗法；药（剂）

There’re actually hundreds of kinds of cold viruses out there. You never know which one you will get, so there isn’t a cure for each one.

cut vt.修剪，剪短；削减n.伤口；削减；修剪

At their worst, they may threaten to take their children out of college, or cut off funds

cycle n.循环，周期

You see, the sun has cycles. Sometimes it burns fiercely and other times it’s relatively calm.

damage n.损害；[pl.] 损害赔偿（金）vt.毁坏