├── .gitattributes ├── README.md ├── .ipynb_checkpoints ├── README-checkpoint.md ├── Day101-150 Dictation-checkpoint.md ├── Day51-100 Dictation-checkpoint.md └── Day1-50 Dictation-checkpoint.md ├── Day101-150 Dictation.md ├── Day151-200 Dictation.md ├── Day51-100 Dictation.md └── Day1-50 Dictation.md /.gitattributes: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Auto detect text files and perform LF normalization 2 | * text=auto 3 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /README.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # DailyEnglishDictation-CoachShane 2 | Study Notes 3 | 4 | 虽然这份听力教程已经很老了，最早应该是12年的时候录制的。 5 | 6 | 但是这份听力难度安排恰当，内容题材涵盖新闻(AP news)、美剧、电影等。 7 | 8 | 最难得的是Coach Shane的讲解部分也非常精彩，一些Native Speaker的发音特点、连读，以及一些短语和典故； 9 | 10 | 之前学习的时候是看的B站其他的视频合集，现在Coach Shane已经在B站有自己的账号了。 11 | 12 | 大家喜欢的话也可以共同学习和探讨！ 13 | 14 | 坚持就是胜利！ 15 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /.ipynb_checkpoints/README-checkpoint.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # DailyEnglishDictation-CoachShane 2 | Study Notes 3 | 4 | 虽然这份听力教程已经很老了，最早应该是12年的时候录制的。 5 | 6 | 但是这份听力难度安排恰当，内容题材涵盖新闻(AP news)、美剧、电影等。 7 | 8 | 最难得的是Coach Shane的讲解部分也非常精彩，一些Native Speaker的发音特点、连读，以及一些短语和典故； 9 | 10 | 之前学习的时候是看的B站其他的视频合集，现在Coach Shane已经在B站有自己的账号了。 11 | 12 | 大家喜欢的话也可以共同学习和探讨！ 13 | 14 | 坚持就是胜利！ 15 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /Day101-150 Dictation.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Daily English Dictation #101~#150 2 | 3 | 4 | # Day 101 5 | 6 | why not be ~~fake~~ **safe**? 7 | why take a chance? 8 | 9 | ## 讲解 10 | 11 | 这里其实是反问句的表达, 也可以用Let's来表达; 12 | 这里的sale其实是在讲食品安全, BPA, Bisphenol A(双酚A, 食品级塑料薄膜) 13 | human body see BPA as female hormone estrogen(雌激素) 14 | make the male become more feminine(女性化) 15 | 16 | ## 预告 17 | 18 | YouTube star, musically talented 19 | 20 | # Day 102 21 | 22 | ~~That’s why~~ **That’s right!** This weekend is Earth Day! Not your birthday. Don’t get it twisted. Earth day. 23 | 24 | ## 讲解 25 | 26 | Not~your 27 | 28 | ## 预告 29 | 30 | # Day 103 31 | 32 | If people fail a test, she you can do two things; 33 | you can make ~~a~~ **the** people smarter or your can make the test easier. 34 | 35 | ## 讲解 36 | 37 | 这里if是虚拟语气，can应该用could 38 | 39 | ## 预告 40 | 41 | situation comedy 42 | a father in law and his son, they are ordering a pizza on the phone. 43 | 44 | # Day 104 45 | 46 | OK,ready? 47 | I’m ready. 48 | 1-1-6-8...(one,one,sixty-eight) 49 | OK, and you know what? **How about** a little **phone number** rhythm ~~number~~, huh? You know? A little bum bum bum, you got it? 50 | I got it. 51 | OK. 52 | 1, yeah. 6, yep, teen... 53 | I’ve already dial on 6, I can’t go back **in time and** ~~sleep~~ **slip** ~~on one hand~~ a 1 in. 54 | 55 | ## 讲解 56 | 57 | 所以这里报的号码是116;电话另一头先报了1，然后6，结果发现是16(sixteen)，以前的电话是转轮拨号电话。 58 | ready -> (are you) ready 59 | 不同国家地区，有不同的报电话号码的方式（数字间隔），如xxx-xxxx，xxxx-xxxx； 60 | how~about~a 61 | slip in -> 悄悄地进来；这里说的can't slip a 1 in想表达的是来不及再输入1了。 62 | 63 | ## 预告 64 | 65 | a late night talk show -- the tonight show 66 | the host has a huge chin 67 | interviewing a man on the street 68 | no pain, (no shame) no gain. 69 | 70 | 71 | # Day 105 Street Interview 72 | 73 | ~~hi~~ Alright, what's your name? 74 | I'm Karl **Fuentes**. 75 | Karl. Karl with ~~the~~ a "K", correct? 76 | Yep, Karl with a "K". 77 | Karl with a "K", a bird in a hand is worth... 78 | a million? 79 | No. 80 | 81 | ## 讲解 82 | 83 | Fuentes, 这是一个西班牙名 84 | Karl, Carl, 这两个都比较常见, 所以有区分。(比如Peterson和Pederson, Steve和Stephen) 85 | Be happy with what you have. Don't be to gredy. 86 | **A bird in a hand is worth two in the bush.** 87 | 88 | ## 预告 89 | 90 | 奥朗德, become the new French President. 91 | 萨科齐输给了奥朗德 92 | 奥朗德 is a socialism president. 93 | understand the story and then work on the words 94 | 95 | # Day 106 French Troops 96 | 97 | One of his **1st** trips will be to the US ~~quanado~~ **for a NATO** summit where he will announce **that** he is pulling French troops out of Afghanistan by the end of the year. 98 | 99 | ## 讲解 100 | 101 | - troops, soldiers 102 | 103 | - summit, a sort of high level meeting 104 | 105 | ## 预告 106 | 107 | advertising hero, TED talk (tech, entertainment, design), 108 | 109 | cocktail party, talk about different people, said a bad word 110 | 111 | # Day 107 Cocktail party talk 112 | 113 | When you can't smoke, if you stand **and stare** out of the window on your own, you are an anti-social, friendless, idiot. 114 | 115 | If you stand ~~upstair~~ and stare ~~alone by~~ **out of** the window **on your own** with a **cigarette**, you are a fucking philosopher! 116 | 117 | ## 讲解 118 | 119 | - on~your~own 120 | - out~of the 121 | - with~a (这里a会听起来像the) 122 | 123 | ## 预告 124 | 125 | dr. House 《豪斯医生》television medical drama 126 | 127 | dr. Wilson, bromance 兄弟情, great friendship 128 | 129 | # Day 108 DR. House 130 | 131 | House: ~~you~~ Gonna eat that? 132 | Wilson: ~~haven’t~~ Have at ~~that~~ it. Did you just ask my permission ~~to~~ before you took my food? 133 | 134 | ## 讲解 135 | 136 | - Gonna -> Are you going to 137 | - Have at it -> help yourself / go ahead 138 | 139 | ## 预告 140 | 141 | a location of a city, 欧洲城市 142 | preposition 介词 by, near 143 | 144 | # Day 109 Basel 145 | 146 | One of the ~~Swiss land~~ **Switzerland’s** predominant cities Basel(巴塞尔?) sits on the Swiss ~~boarder~~ **border** of France and Germany. 147 | 148 | ## 讲解 149 | 150 | - sit on, lie on, near, by 在描述位置的时候经常会用 151 | 152 | ## 预告 153 | 154 | 扎克伯格, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, birthday and upcoming IPO (Initial Pubic Offering) 155 | 156 | # Day 110 Facebook 157 | 158 | Even from really early on, we are just building one thing for once school, there could be once won’t sure that we gonna be the ones who did it. 159 | 160 | Even from very **early** on when we **were** just building this thing for, for one school, there was this **concept** of what it could **turn into**. We just weren’t sure **then** that we would be the ones who did it. 161 | 162 | ## 讲解 163 | 164 | - from early on, from the beginning 165 | - the ones, people, community 166 | - then 这里指代句首的early on 167 | 168 | ## 预告 169 | 170 | KPMG, actually a Swiss company, consulting business. 171 | trying to be environmental friendly, carbon footprint 172 | 173 | # Day 111 KPMG footage 174 | 175 | Keeping future resources intact, means keeping present consumption in check, and that’s why we promote green ways of living and working. 176 | 177 | ## 讲解 178 | 179 | - intact, 完整的 180 | - in check, 这里实际上是keep sth in check, 制止，阻止，约束的意思 181 | 182 | ## 预告 183 | 184 | should walking and texting be illegal? 185 | texting in walking & texting in driving 186 | 187 | # Day 112 188 | 189 | It is ~~madness~~ **maddening** —— texting while walking. One town **is saying it is time to** level fine**s** ~~to~~ against poeple who walk into the streets heads down everybody else trying to dodge them. 190 | 191 | ## 讲解 192 | 193 | - **maddening** -》 frustrating 194 | - level fines against people -》 give fine to people 195 | - who walk into the streets (with their) heads down 196 | - dodge -》 avoid 197 | 198 | ## 预告 199 | 200 | 201 | 202 | # Day 113 203 | 204 | May 24th Memo day 205 | 206 | **Post-It Super Sticky Notes**, hold on stronger and longer, but of course, remove clearly. 207 | 208 | ## 讲解 209 | 210 | - Post-It Super Sticky Notes，这个实际上是个产品名称，所以首字母都大写 211 | 212 | ## 预告 213 | 214 | finger wrestling 215 | 216 | # Day 114 finger wrestling 217 | 218 | When it comes to figuring out ~~feature~~ **feats of** strength, it is all in the fingers here. 219 | 220 | ## 讲解 221 | 222 | - When it comes to v+ing / n. -> Regarding n. 223 | - feats of -> accomplishments 224 | 225 | ## 预告 226 | 227 | ordering coffee, how to describe the size 228 | 229 | # Day 115 sitcom 弗雷泽 230 | 231 | I think I could use some black coffee. 232 | What size do you like? 233 | Um, I**'ve** got ~~like~~ **a lot to ponder**, **so** I think **a** large. 234 | I**'m** afraid we don't have large, sir. We have ~~pickle low, much out~~ piccolo, macho, mucho and mucho macho! 235 | 236 | ## 讲解 237 | 238 | - 这里为啥用use？感觉像“用药”的感觉，所以细微体会，应该是他太累了。 239 | - ponder -> think about 240 | 241 | ## 预告 242 | 243 | Jungle boy 244 | 245 | # Day 116 Jungle boy 246 | 247 | I don't trust anyone anymore. 248 | I don't blame you. I am not like those ~~so cold~~ **so-called** ~~fare-weather~~ fair-weather friend of ~~you~~ **yours**. You can believe in me. 249 | 250 | ## 讲解 251 | 252 | - I don't blame you -> It's not your fault 253 | - fair-weather friend, people who are your friend when the weather is nice. 254 | - so-called -> as they say -> quotation “” 255 | 256 | ## 预告 257 | 258 | 259 | 260 | # Day 117 261 | 262 | Ted, I just want**ed** to ask ~~it~~ you; do you believe in ~~the~~ **an** afterlife? 263 | Do I ~~pass~~ **what**? 264 | ~~Deep~~ **Do** believe in ~~the~~ **an** afterlife. 265 | Well, Dougal, generally speaking, ~~please~~ **priests** tend to ~~be~~ have a ~~I'm~~ very strong ~~believing~~ **belief in the afterlife**. 266 | **Boy,** I wish I ~~have~~ had your ~~fat~~ faith, Ted! 267 | 268 | ## 讲解 269 | 270 | - priest 271 | 272 | ## 预告 273 | 274 | enjoy the great outdoors, bicycling 275 | 276 | # Day 118 bicycling 277 | 278 | These young moutain-bikers are spending their afternoon racing on ~~a~~ **the** trails. 279 | 280 | ## 讲解 281 | 282 | 283 | 284 | ## 预告 285 | 286 | a guy who has country acent. he lives in the mountain. 287 | 288 | # Day 119 rainy day 289 | 290 | It's a rainy day today, so I think I might do something that**'s** ~~have need~~ **been needing** to be done for a while. 291 | 292 | ## 讲解 293 | 294 | - that's been needing to be done 295 | 296 | ## 预告 297 | 298 | prosthetic legs, blade solder 299 | hearing aids, put a chip into someone's head 300 | 301 | # Day 120 302 | 303 | Well I guess I should remind you, if you are freaking out right now, that this hasn't happended yet. 304 | 305 | ## 讲解 306 | 307 | ## 预告 308 | 309 | hair style, barber shop 310 | 311 | # Day 121 Haircut 312 | 313 | how can you wear a hat? 314 | I got a hair cut. 315 | Oh yeah? Can I see it? 316 | **Eh, there's nothing to see.** 317 | Come on! Let me see it. 318 | Forget it. 319 | Come on! 320 | ~~Alright~~ All right... 321 | 322 | ## 讲解 323 | 324 | ## 预告 325 | 326 | rainforest, Amazon 327 | trees are cut off for paper or raising pigs or something. 328 | 329 | # Day 122 Rainforest 330 | 331 | The Amazon Forest, which ~~blanked~~ **blankets** ~~a~~ 40% of **Brazil's**(巴西) territory, ~~it' s~~ **is** the home ~~for over~~ **to more than** ~~80,000~~ 1800(eighteen hundred) speices of birds and several hundred~~s~~ speices of **mammals**. And more than ~~15,000~~ 1500 speices of **aquatic**(水栖动物) creatures inhabit~~ed~~ **its** countless miles of waterways. 332 | 333 | ## 讲解 334 | 335 | - forest -> jungle 336 | - blankets -> covers 337 | - inhabit -> live in 338 | 339 | ## 预告 340 | 341 | This Sunday is the farther's day. 342 | 343 | Common gife for farther's day is tie. 344 | 345 | Tom Cruise 346 | 347 | # Day 123 Farther 348 | 349 | ## 讲解 350 | 351 | Usually we just hang out, **you know**, **maybe we'll go for a** ~~the other~~ family hike **or something**. I don't konw where, **you know...** we'll be in **Iceland** **that day so we'll see what that does**. we**'re** gonna ~~keep~~ **kick** back ~~in~~ **on** Sunday, so I don't know what the plan**s** **are**. 352 | 353 | ## 预告 354 | 355 | great singer from Hawaii 356 | died for obesity at a young age 357 | 358 | # Day 124 fat singer 359 | 360 | He was about 600 pounds at that point, ~~647~~ **640 or so** pounds. He got down to abount ~~481~~ 480 **at one point**. And he died at 1000 pounds. OMG. 361 | 362 | ## 讲解 363 | 364 | ## 预告 365 | 366 | funny Youtube channel, 367 | free-pray food. 368 | 369 | # Day 125 free-pray food 370 | 371 | ~~Free~~ **Pre**-blessed food! we pray~~ed~~ for it so you don't have to! 372 | 373 | ## 讲解 374 | 375 | ## 预告 376 | 377 | bullying, teasing, 378 | 379 | # Day 126 bullying 380 | 381 | A ~~60~~ **68**-year-old grandmother ~~touted~~ taunted by 4 children on a school bus——all of ~~this record~~ it caught on tape. 382 | 383 | ## 讲解 384 | 385 | - 68-year-old 和 68 years old 主要听year有没有s 386 | - taunted -> teased, verbally attack,insulted 387 | - caught on tape -> recorded 388 | 389 | ## 预告 390 | 391 | story about cars, nice new car, sporty sedan, 100% electric 392 | 393 | # Day 127 Tesla 394 | 395 | Tesla ~~said~~ **says** the price ~~ranged~~ **ranges** from just **under** 50,000 to **about** 100,000 dollors, depending on the battery size and options you chooes. 396 | 397 | ## 讲解 398 | 399 | - range from -> fluctuate, vary 400 | 401 | ## 预告 402 | 403 | fast food, the pictures of the food always look better than what they really looks like. 404 | 405 | # Day 128 406 | 407 | One curious, 9-year-old girl ~~roll~~ **wrote** **McDonald's** with that ~~so they~~ burning question; Why ~~these~~ **does your** food look different ~~on~~ **in** the advertising than what's in the store? 408 | 409 | ## 讲解 410 | 411 | - wrote with, 这里我以为是直播采访，写的roll 412 | 413 | ## 预告 414 | 415 | respect 416 | 417 | # Day 129 respecting 418 | 419 | Respecting the ~~dinity~~ **dignity** of human being is giving that person the freedom to choose. 420 | 421 | ## 讲解 422 | 423 | - respect -> admire, appreciate, recognize 424 | - dignity -> merit,worthiness, improtance,honor 425 | 426 | ## 预告 427 | 428 | # Day 130 429 | 430 | ## 讲解 431 | 432 | 433 | 434 | 435 | 436 | ## 预告 437 | 438 | 439 | 440 | # Day 131 441 | 442 | 443 | ## 预告 444 | 445 | # Day 132 446 | 447 | 448 | 449 | ## 讲解 450 | 451 | 452 | 453 | ## 预告 454 | 455 | 456 | 457 | # Day 133 458 | 459 | 460 | 461 | ## 讲解 462 | 463 | 464 | 465 | ## 预告 466 | 467 | 468 | 469 | # Day 134 470 | 471 | ## 讲解 472 | 473 | 474 | 475 | ## 预告 476 | 477 | 478 | 479 | # Day 135 480 | 481 | 482 | 483 | ## 预告 484 | 485 | 486 | 487 | 488 | # Day 136 489 | 490 | ## 讲解 491 | 492 | # Day 137 493 | 494 | 495 | 496 | ## 讲解 497 | 498 | 499 | 500 | 501 | ## 预告 502 | 503 | 504 | # Day 138 505 | 506 | ## 讲解 507 | 508 | 509 | ## 预告 510 | 511 | 512 | 513 | # Day 139 514 | 515 | ## 讲解 516 | 517 | 518 | 519 | ## 预告 520 | 521 | 522 | 523 | # Day 140 524 | 525 | 526 | 527 | 528 | ## 讲解 529 | 530 | 531 | 532 | ## 预告 533 | 534 | 535 | 536 | 537 | 538 | # Day 141 539 | 540 | 541 | 542 | ## 讲解 543 | 544 | 545 | 546 | ## 预告 547 | 548 | 549 | 550 | 551 | # Day 142 552 | 553 | 554 | 555 | ## 讲解 556 | 557 | 558 | 559 | ## 预告 560 | 561 | 562 | # Day 143 563 | 564 | ## 讲解 565 | 566 | 567 | 568 | ## 预告 569 | 570 | 571 | 572 | # Day 144 573 | 574 | 575 | ## 讲解 576 | 577 | 578 | 579 | ## 预告 580 | 581 | 582 | 583 | # Day 145 584 | 585 | 586 | 587 | ## 讲解 588 | 589 | 590 | 591 | ## 预告 592 | 593 | 594 | 595 | # Day 146 596 | 597 | 598 | 599 | ## 讲解 600 | 601 | 602 | 603 | 604 | 605 | ## 预告 606 | 607 | 608 | 609 | # Day 147 610 | 611 | 612 | 613 | ## 讲解 614 | 615 | 616 | 617 | 618 | 619 | ## 预告 620 | 621 | 622 | 623 | # Day 148 624 | 625 | 626 | 627 | ## 讲解 628 | 629 | 630 | 631 | ## 预告 632 | 633 | 634 | 635 | # Day 149 636 | 637 | 638 | 639 | ## 讲解 640 | 641 | 642 | 643 | ## 预告 644 | 645 | # Day 150 646 | 647 | 648 | 649 | ## 讲解 650 | 651 | 652 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /Day151-200 Dictation.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Daily English Dictation #51~#100 2 | 3 | 4 | # Day 51 5 | 6 | **There’s** people running and walking their dogs **and** having brunch on the **patios**. 7 | 8 | ## 讲解 9 | 10 | there’s 容易听成 first 11 | patio, 平台/露台(不同于yards，有桌椅的吃饭区域) 12 | 13 | ## 预告 14 | 15 | civil rights 16 | 17 | # Day 52 18 | 19 | > VOA 20 | 21 | Martin Luther King, Jr.**’s** **rise** as a civil rights leader began at 1955 **when** he spearheaded the drive to desegregate public buses in **Montgomery**, Alabama. 22 | 23 | ## 讲解 24 | 25 | 父子孙 -> Senior Jr, 3th 26 | 27 | ## 预告 28 | 29 | Wikipedia, new law for information 30 | 31 | # Day 53 32 | 33 | Anti-pira**c**y legislation under consideration in Washington ha**s** (made) some websites in a **tizzy**. Wikipedia, **Boing Boing and Reddit** say they’ll have none of it **and are blacking out** their sites on Wednesday. 34 | 35 | ## 讲解 36 | 37 | Anti-piracy 反剽窃 (pirated 剽窃的) 38 | 39 | in a tizzy (feeling very nervous or confused) 40 | 41 | Wikipedia, **Boing Boing**(科技信息博客) and **Reddit**(国外著名论坛) 42 | 43 | blacking out -> blocking out 44 | 45 | ## 预告 46 | 47 | shark attack 48 | 49 | down under 特指澳大利亚; 南边; 50 | 51 | # Day 54 52 | 53 | There are usually about 3 shark attacks on people **in and around** Australia all year. In 2012, the country has seem 3 attacks already and January isn’t even ~~un~~finished, yet. 54 | 55 | ## 讲解 56 | 57 | in and around town 在城里及周围, 城里和周边地区; 58 | 59 | ## 预告 60 | 61 | tattoos 62 | But what if the government said you CAN’T have a tattoo? 63 | 64 | # Day 55 Tattoo 65 | 66 | A **Georgia** mother ~~has~~ says she was arrested for allowing her 10-year-old son to get a tattoo in memory of his late brother. 67 | We hoped **that** they **could** ~~plan on~~ find something that would sustain them ~~to their~~ **through that** lost, but this is not the way.(44 words) 68 | 69 | ## 讲解 70 | 71 | 10-year-old 这里其实没听到years的s发音，应该反应过来。 72 | late brother -> deceased/dead brother 73 | sustain sb through the lost, 这里sustain是“支持, 维持”的意思 74 | **conundrum** n. a confusing/difficult problem! 75 | 76 | # Day 56 77 | 78 | **You** sold us a hair with a cake around it? 79 | 80 | ## 讲解 81 | 82 | sold~us~a~hair 注意听sold的d和us连读 83 | around~it 这里d和it连读很清晰 84 | 85 | ## 预告 86 | 87 | cars accident, all are expensive cars, like Ferraris. 88 | 89 | # Day 57 Car Accident 90 | 91 | It’s surely **in** the running for one of the most expensive **pile-ups** in highway history. These crumple**d** Ferraris **were** among 8 involved in the crash. 92 | The airbags may have saved those inside from serious injury, but **oh~** what damages have been done to **bruise** the spirits of these ~~and~~ enthusia**sts** attached to their **sleek** sports cars. 93 | 94 | ## 讲解 95 | 96 | pile-ups -> crashes, accidents 97 | crumpled, 压皱的（车祸导致车体受挤压） 98 | bruise the spirits/egos 拟人化的表达，指自尊受到伤害 99 | sleek sports car 线条流畅的; 造型优美的; Aerodynamic 100 | 101 | ## 预告 102 | 103 | Frasier, Lilith, Dad 104 | 105 | # Day 58 106 | 107 | Hey, Lilith, sorry for the holdup, but **Frasier** ~~you~~ should **be** back **from the dentist any** minute. 108 | Oh, ~~alright~~ **all right**. That will give us **a** chance to visit. 109 | 110 | ## 讲解 111 | 112 | holdup -> delay 113 | 114 | the dentist~any minute 这里是全句最难听懂的呃点 115 | 116 | alright和all right的区别 117 | 118 | give~us~a chance 119 | 120 | ## 预告 121 | 122 | 莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥 Leonardo DiCaprio 123 | 124 | Titanic sunk, iceberg. 125 | 126 | # Day 59 127 | 128 | 51 words 129 | 130 | **This** iceberg here, there’s **outcroppings** under the water. And the sea ice, iceberg ice is very hard, so **it’s almost like,** it could be almost **be** like a **can opener**. And probably the Titanic went by it, it just sliced a hole in it like **you** would with a manual can opener! 131 | 132 | ## 讲解 133 | 134 | outcroppings, 露头(露出地面的大片岩层) 135 | 136 | sea ice, iceberg ice, 137 | 138 | it just~sliced a hole~in~it 139 | 140 | a manual can opener, 这里manual容易听成9-year-old，有点尴尬 141 | 142 | ## 预告 143 | 144 | racing with dog sledding, toboggan 雪橇 145 | 146 | # Day 60 Toboggan 147 | 148 | it’s snowing, it’s beautiful, ~~around~~ **we’re out in** the middle ~~and~~ of nowhere. I’m freezing! And I’m about to be pulled by 8 dogs in a toboggan. Um, really, it’s doesn’t get ~~any~~ **much more** **Vermont** than this. 149 | 150 | ## 讲解 151 | 152 | we’re~out~in the middle~of~nowhere 153 | 154 | Vermont 佛蒙特州，这里的表达就是我们说的类似“这很成都，这很中国” 155 | 156 | ## 预告 157 | 158 | Beatles 159 | 160 | What's your favorite Beatles song？ 161 | 162 | # Day 61 Beatles 163 | 164 | Feb 9th, 1964, Beatlemania hits prime time in the United States. 165 | 166 | ## 讲解 167 | 168 | Beatlemania 狂热，类似这样的表达——Linsanity 169 | 170 | hit prime time, 之前学到过类似的表达 171 | 172 | hit -> come to arrive 173 | 174 | ## 预告 175 | 176 | overweight -> obesity is a disease, deadly 177 | 178 | # Day 62 Overweight 179 | 180 | According to the CDC, 2 out of every 3 Americans **are** considered either overweight or obese, and the trend towards unhealthy habits **is starting** even younger with **nearly** 20% children between **the age of** 6 and 11 ~~is~~ considered obese. 181 | 182 | ## 讲解 183 | 184 | CDC, The Center for Disease Control and Prevention 185 | 186 | ## 预告 187 | 188 | 约翰列侬, Beatles, In my life 189 | 190 | # Day 63 In my life - Beatles 191 | 192 | There are places I remember 193 | All my life, ~~those songs~~ **though some** have changed 194 | Some forever, **not for** better 195 | Some have gone, and some remain. 196 | All these places had their moments 197 | **With** love**rs** **and** friends ~~as soon as we~~ **I still can re**call 198 | Some are dead and some are living 199 | In my life I**’ve** love them all 200 | 201 | ## 讲解 202 | 203 | lyrics, grammatically, 204 | 205 | ## 预告 206 | 207 | sitcom, the king of queens, situation comedy 208 | 209 | ketchup, catsup 番茄酱 210 | 211 | # Day 64 ketchup or catsup 212 | 213 | **Douglas**, would you please pass the catsup? 214 | The what? 215 | The catsup. 216 | You mean the ketchup? 217 | Educated people pronounce it cat-sup. 218 | **Not if they want** me to pass **it** to them. 219 | 220 | ## 讲解 221 | 222 | a condiment 调味品, flavor our food 223 | 根据前后能听出哪里是catsup和ketchup 224 | Not~if~they want me to pass~it~to them 比较难听得出前半句 225 | 226 | ## 预告 227 | 228 | American novel, literature 229 | Samuel Clemens 塞缪尔·克莱门斯 （马克吐温本名） 230 | Tom Sawyer 汤姆索亚历险记 231 | 232 | # Day 65 Mark Twain 233 | 234 | February 18th,1885, Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, one of the greatest American novels, is first published in the United States. 235 | 236 | ## 讲解 237 | 238 | 哈克贝利历险记 239 | 240 | ## 预告 241 | 242 | Dr. Leonard Coldwell, a medical doctor, specialty on cancel treatment. 243 | 244 | # Day 66 Doctor 245 | 246 | 86% of all doctor visits and illness, statistically, are based on stress. 247 | 248 | ## 讲解 249 | 250 | doctor visits, 其实就`看病`的意思，短语名词 251 | statistically, 这里作为副词，注意前后逗号 252 | 253 | ## 预告 254 | 255 | introduction of the history of Mexico 256 | Hernando Cortes, a conquistador(征服者) 257 | 258 | # Day 67 Mexico 259 | 260 | History is amazing. **What took** thousands of years to develop as great civilization, took a flash to change. When Hernando Cortex and 550 man landed on the **Gulf** of Mexico in 1519, it took only a couple of years to forever change the land that is now Mexico. 261 | 262 | ## 讲解 263 | 264 | took a flash, 这里指时间很短暂, 对应的是took a lot of time. (take -> require) 265 | 266 | ## 预告 267 | 268 | Morse code, telegraph 269 | 270 | # Day 68 Morse code 271 | 272 | Stop it! 273 | stop what? 274 | You’re talking about me in the mores code. But You know what? Jokes on you ‘cuz I know mores code. Ha! 275 | 276 | ## 讲解 277 | 278 | You’re -> yer 279 | talking~about 中间a省略了 280 | 281 | ## 预告 282 | 283 | Numbers 284 | 285 | # Day 69 Numbers 286 | 287 | American **E**lectric **P**ower is currently below ~~at~~ its **50**-day moving average **of** 40 dollar 28 cents(\$40.28) and below **its** 200-day moving average of 38 dollar 53 cents(\$38.53). 288 | 289 | ## 讲解 290 | 291 | American Electric Power, 公司名 292 | 这里讲的都是股价 stock price 293 | 50-day moving average, 200-day MA, 股票股价的日均线、月均线；这里指50日移动均线和200日移动均线 294 | 两处提到数字的前面有of，第一处连读很快过去了，第二处有停顿很清晰。即便第一处没听到，后边也应该回来修改。 295 | 296 | ## 预告 297 | 298 | birthday on February 29th 299 | 300 | # Day 70 February 29th 301 | 302 | People born on February 29th on some previously **leap years** —— also known as “**leaplings**” —— they finally get to celebrate their real birthdays! (22 words) 303 | 304 | ## 讲解 305 | 306 | also known as, AKA 307 | get to -> are allowed to -> have the chance to 308 | 309 | ## 预告 310 | 311 | Google has a new privacy policy, it’s actually a advertisement. 312 | 313 | # Day 71 Google 314 | 315 | You can ~~actually~~ **essentially** opt out ~~to~~ **of** the new policy by manually deleting your Google web history or by simply not signing in to sites like Gmail ~~or~~ **when** searching on Google 316 | 317 | ## 讲解 318 | 319 | essentially, basically 320 | opt out, refuse 321 | 322 | ## 预告 323 | 324 | making money out of doing favorite things 325 | 326 | # Day 72 Chocolate 327 | 328 | Everyone who comes **into** our shop ~~to~~ tells us ~~that~~ “you have the perfect life”, ~~then~~ **and** we say, “yeah, you know what, we do we really do.” They go hand in hand —— books ~~some~~ **and** chocolate. 329 | 330 | ## 讲解 331 | 332 | comes~into 333 | they go hand in hand, 这里指的是后边books和chocolate是标配的意思；举例：匹萨和可乐go hand in hand 334 | 335 | ## 预告 336 | 337 | goals that you have successful at, called accomplishment. 338 | 339 | # Day 73 340 | 341 | I have accomplished more in my life ~~that~~ **than** I**’ve** ever thought possible. 342 | 343 | ## 讲解 344 | 345 | than, 这里不是that, 其实还可以从前面的more去反推 346 | 347 | # Day 74 Child labor 348 | 349 | 5.4 million children; Children who are 8,9 and 10 years of age who are being used to mined with their bare hands so you can text and play Angry birds. (33 words) 350 | 351 | ## 讲解 352 | 353 | mined with their bare hands, 用赤裸裸的手来挖矿 354 | 355 | ## 预告 356 | 357 | Seattle Seahawks 358 | 359 | # Day 75 Seahawks 360 | 361 | See you at the Seahawks’ 12k, 5k run or walk and Kids Dash April 1st. 362 | 363 | ## 讲解 364 | 365 | (We’ll) see you at … 这里相当是介绍节目 366 | 367 | ## 预告 368 | 369 | muffin,松糕 frosting, cupcake 370 | 371 | # Day 76 372 | 373 | 24-hour access to cupcakes? It’s a nightmare for dieters, but this **vending** concept is an advantage for Sprinkles when it comes to cupcake competition. 374 | 375 | ## 讲解 376 | 377 | Vending machine, 零售贩卖机 378 | vending concept, 零售概念 379 | Sprinkles, 这里是cupcake shop的名称 380 | 381 | ## 预告 382 | 383 | Sahara desert 撒哈拉沙漠 384 | 385 | # Day 77 Desert 386 | 387 | Next we enter the White Desert ~~we are~~ where from a distance the ~~white strom~~ **limestone** looks like snow and rock piles like icebergs. 388 | 389 | ## 讲解 390 | 391 | from a distance, 表示从远处看 392 | limestone, 石灰岩 393 | 394 | ## 预告 395 | 396 | Curb your Enthusiasm 397 | etiquette, 礼仪 398 | 399 | # Day 78 Etiquette 400 | 401 | Call Jeff and tell him about this. 402 | No, wait, wait, what time is it? 403 | It’s 10:20. 404 | 10 o’clock is cut-offt time. You don’t ~~copy black to change~~ call poeple after 10:00. 405 | No no no. The cut-off time is 10:30. 406 | 10:00. You don’t call ~~to~~ **after** 10 o’clock. 407 | No, it’s 10:30! 408 | 409 | ## 讲解 410 | 411 | cut-off time, 营业截止时间 412 | 413 | ## 预告 414 | 415 | Cartoon, MTV, Daria, feminist, 女权主义者 416 | a realist 417 | 418 | # Day 79 419 | 420 | Stand ~~from~~ **firm** for ~~where~~ **what** you believe ~~then~~ **in** until and **un**less **logic** and experience prove you wrong. Remember, when the emperor looks naked, the emperor is naked. The truth ~~or~~ and a liar are not sort of same thing. 421 | 422 | ## 讲解 423 | 424 | 这里提到the emperor is nake是来自典故 The Emperor’s New Clothes 425 | believe~in, 这里连读导致听起来像believe then 426 | 427 | ## 预告 428 | 429 | Spain product 430 | 431 | # Day 80 Spain 432 | 433 | Olives are the **gold** **in Andalucía**, Spain is the world’s biggest olive **oil** producer, **Andalucía** accounts for 80% **Spanish** oil. 434 | 435 | ## 讲解 436 | 437 | Andalucía, famous olive plantation in Spain 438 | Olives~are 439 | account for -> produce 在这里说Andalucía占了80%的西班牙橄榄油(产量), 即Andalucía生产了(produce)这么多橄榄油 440 | 441 | 442 | 443 | ## 预告 444 | 445 | Japan Doctor, Dr. Emoto, famous for his research on water and positive words. 446 | Another experiment on rice. 447 | 448 | # Day 81 Japanese doctor experiment 449 | 450 | Dr. Emoto has conducted an interesting experiment. He places rice into 3 glass **beakers** and cover it with water. And then every day **for** a month he said “thank you” to one **beakers**, “you are a idiot” to the second and the third one he completely ignored. (46 words) 451 | 452 | ## 讲解 453 | 454 | beaker, 烧杯 455 | 456 | 457 | ## 预告 458 | 459 | Dean Kaman, inventor, invent a water purification system 460 | 461 | # Day 82 Inventor 462 | 463 | You know, most people think that the world is getting worse... ~~at~~ **that** the life of **their** children ~~can~~ **is gonna** be less **than** they had, but the fact **of the matter** is, the world is getting better at an extraordinary rate. 464 | 465 | ## 讲解 466 | 467 | most~people, 这里t不发音 468 | the life~of their 469 | better~at~an~extraordinary rate 470 | 471 | ## 预告 472 | 473 | Washington DC, in the spring time, cherry tree 474 | 475 | # Day 83 476 | 477 | In ~~the~~ a city **full** of show**y** sights, these are more humble creations standing by until that **stretch in** March and April when it is time to blossom. （27 words) 478 | 479 | ## 讲解 480 | 481 | showy, 理解成fancy即可 482 | Washington monument, Obelisk, the White House... 483 | sites和sights的区分, sites是specific location, 比如construction sites, historical sites. 484 | stretch这里指的是a period of time, 文中即March和April之间 485 | 486 | ## 预告 487 | 488 | estate 489 | 490 | # Day 84 491 | 492 | Trying is having ~~an~~ the intention to fail. You gotta ~~scratch~~ **scrap** the word from your vocab. Say **you’re gonna** do it, and you will. 493 | 494 | ## 讲解 495 | 496 | having the intention -> wanting, 这里表达的意识是一直说trying是很难成功的，以后别再这样说了，扎扎实实去做吧！ 497 | scrap, 丢弃 498 | gotta, got to 499 | gonna, going to 500 | 501 | ## 预告 502 | 503 | missile, dilemma 504 | 505 | # Day 85 Crux 506 | 507 | Well that, I think, ~~it~~ is a real ~~cracked~~ **crux** **of this** issue. 508 | 509 | ## 讲解 510 | 511 | well that, 口语中常见的衔接表达 512 | crux -> cross, the most important part 513 | the crux of the matter 514 | 515 | ## 预告 516 | 517 | James Cameron, The Titanic, a Movie director and an explorer. 518 | submarine, Mariana Trench 马纳亚纳海沟 519 | 520 | 521 | # Day 86 Exploration 522 | 523 | Look, ~~the~~ imagination feeds exploration. You have to imagine the possible before you can go and do it. 524 | 525 | ## 讲解 526 | 527 | Look, 这也是英文中常见的口语表达, 即“你看”,交流时的引入。但不想Listen那么严肃 528 | 529 | # Day 87 April Fool!! 530 | 531 | Go ahead. Yep,sure. 532 | There were a few …… 533 | 534 | ## 讲解 535 | 536 | 这一期出的是类似一个快嘴的表演，还带英伦腔，后边基本没法听。但其实是个Shane老师出的愚人节玩笑。 537 | joke, prank 538 | 539 | 这期又重新讲了S/N/L cancel d/t/th的发音问题 **cancellation matrix** 540 | in the(nuh) car, inter(neh)net 541 | 帮助记忆这个cancellation规则： 542 | **S**he **N**ever **L**ie. **D**on't **t**rust **th**at. 543 | 544 | 545 | ## 预告 546 | 547 | Russian desert 548 | 549 | 550 | # Day 88 551 | 552 | These are not the ~~dim~~ dunes of the Sahara. In fact, they are found beyond the **Arctic Circle** ~~and~~ **in** the permafrost of Russia's north. 553 | 554 | ## 讲解 555 | dunes, 沙丘 556 | permafrost, 永久冻土, 永冻层 557 | 558 | ## 预告 559 | 560 | April 4th, special day for homeless animals 561 | stray mutt 562 | 563 | # Day 89 564 | 565 | April 4th, the day to ~~shut the fashion~~ **show compassion**, care and ~~astray~~ **act** for stray animals ~~are~~ all around the world! 566 | 567 | ## 讲解 568 | 569 | stray animal, 流浪动物 570 | show compassion, 表现同情，反义词是apathy,表示漠不关心 571 | 572 | ## 预告 573 | 574 | London Olympic 575 | if you can be Olympic athlete, which event would you like to compete in? 576 | 577 | # Day 90 578 | 579 | 1896, (music)the first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece——land of the ancent games ~~for~~ ——with athletes from 14 countries. 580 | 581 | 582 | ## 讲解 583 | 584 | 这里有两个词的读音要注意，Athens，athlete 585 | 586 | ## 预告 587 | 588 | A television commercial, 589 | 590 | 591 | 592 | # Day 91 593 | 594 | My bad. 595 | Tell me you have good insurance. 596 | Yep, I got "Allstates". 597 | Really? 598 | 599 | ## 讲解 600 | 601 | 重点看第二句, Tell me -> You had better, 你最好告诉我(你有一份好的保险) 602 | Allstate, 好事达保险 603 | 604 | ## 预告 605 | 606 | Ryan Higa, Youtuber 607 | 608 | 609 | # Day 92 610 | 611 | The point is, you should get to know a person first, then judge them. You should never judge a book by its cover. Judge **it** by the ~~among~~ amount of pages. 612 | 613 | ## 讲解 614 | 615 | judge~it, 连读 616 | 617 | ## 预告 618 | 619 | "Teen idol", great song, cherish 620 | 621 | 622 | # Day 93 623 | 624 | I ~~have a~~ **had it in** ~~space~~ spades on both sides, it came really natural to me. 625 | 626 | ## 讲解 627 | 628 | I had it in spades, **it** refers to musical, performing talent, in spades表示无疑地, definitely 629 | 这里on both sides, 指的是他从父母双方都有遗传到优良的天赋/基因 630 | 631 | ## 预告 632 | 633 | Tommy, guitar player 634 | 635 | # Day 94 636 | 637 | 638 | It takes a lot of work. You have to word every day on it. And them ~~It's~~ that's not a downside. There isn't a downside, really. 639 | 640 | 641 | ## 讲解 642 | 643 | downside, 缺点 644 | 645 | ## 预告 646 | 647 | conversion on the phone, telemarketer 648 | 649 | # Day 95 650 | 651 | Hello. 652 | Oh,gee, I can't talk right now. Why don't you give me your home number and I'll call you later. 653 | Oh I guess you don't want people calling you at home? 654 | Well, now ~~I let~~ you konw how I feel. 655 | 656 | ## 讲解 657 | 658 | 659 | 660 | ## 预告 661 | 662 | 663 | 664 | # Day 96 665 | 666 | 667 | 668 | ## 讲解 669 | 670 | 671 | 672 | 673 | 674 | ## 预告 675 | 676 | 677 | 678 | # Day 97 679 | 680 | 681 | 682 | ## 讲解 683 | 684 | 685 | 686 | 687 | 688 | ## 预告 689 | 690 | 691 | 692 | # Day 98 693 | 694 | 695 | 696 | ## 讲解 697 | 698 | 699 | 700 | ## 预告 701 | 702 | 703 | 704 | # Day 99 705 | 706 | 707 | 708 | ## 讲解 709 | 710 | 711 | 712 | ## 预告 713 | 714 | # Day 100 715 | 716 | 717 | 718 | ## 讲解 719 | 720 | 721 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /.ipynb_checkpoints/Day101-150 Dictation-checkpoint.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Daily English Dictation #51~#100 2 | 3 | 4 | # Day 51 5 | 6 | **There’s** people running and walking their dogs **and** having brunch on the **patios**. 7 | 8 | ## 讲解 9 | 10 | there’s 容易听成 first 11 | patio, 平台/露台(不同于yards，有桌椅的吃饭区域) 12 | 13 | ## 预告 14 | 15 | civil rights 16 | 17 | # Day 52 18 | 19 | > VOA 20 | 21 | Martin Luther King, Jr.**’s** **rise** as a civil rights leader began at 1955 **when** he spearheaded the drive to desegregate public buses in **Montgomery**, Alabama. 22 | 23 | ## 讲解 24 | 25 | 父子孙 -> Senior Jr, 3th 26 | 27 | ## 预告 28 | 29 | Wikipedia, new law for information 30 | 31 | # Day 53 32 | 33 | Anti-pira**c**y legislation under consideration in Washington ha**s** (made) some websites in a **tizzy**. Wikipedia, **Boing Boing and Reddit** say they’ll have none of it **and are blacking out** their sites on Wednesday. 34 | 35 | ## 讲解 36 | 37 | Anti-piracy 反剽窃 (pirated 剽窃的) 38 | 39 | in a tizzy (feeling very nervous or confused) 40 | 41 | Wikipedia, **Boing Boing**(科技信息博客) and **Reddit**(国外著名论坛) 42 | 43 | blacking out -> blocking out 44 | 45 | ## 预告 46 | 47 | shark attack 48 | 49 | down under 特指澳大利亚; 南边; 50 | 51 | # Day 54 52 | 53 | There are usually about 3 shark attacks on people **in and around** Australia all year. In 2012, the country has seem 3 attacks already and January isn’t even ~~un~~finished, yet. 54 | 55 | ## 讲解 56 | 57 | in and around town 在城里及周围, 城里和周边地区; 58 | 59 | ## 预告 60 | 61 | tattoos 62 | But what if the government said you CAN’T have a tattoo? 63 | 64 | # Day 55 Tattoo 65 | 66 | A **Georgia** mother ~~has~~ says she was arrested for allowing her 10-year-old son to get a tattoo in memory of his late brother. 67 | We hoped **that** they **could** ~~plan on~~ find something that would sustain them ~~to their~~ **through that** lost, but this is not the way.(44 words) 68 | 69 | ## 讲解 70 | 71 | 10-year-old 这里其实没听到years的s发音，应该反应过来。 72 | late brother -> deceased/dead brother 73 | sustain sb through the lost, 这里sustain是“支持, 维持”的意思 74 | **conundrum** n. a confusing/difficult problem! 75 | 76 | # Day 56 77 | 78 | **You** sold us a hair with a cake around it? 79 | 80 | ## 讲解 81 | 82 | sold~us~a~hair 注意听sold的d和us连读 83 | around~it 这里d和it连读很清晰 84 | 85 | ## 预告 86 | 87 | cars accident, all are expensive cars, like Ferraris. 88 | 89 | # Day 57 Car Accident 90 | 91 | It’s surely **in** the running for one of the most expensive **pile-ups** in highway history. These crumple**d** Ferraris **were** among 8 involved in the crash. 92 | The airbags may have saved those inside from serious injury, but **oh~** what damages have been done to **bruise** the spirits of these ~~and~~ enthusia**sts** attached to their **sleek** sports cars. 93 | 94 | ## 讲解 95 | 96 | pile-ups -> crashes, accidents 97 | crumpled, 压皱的（车祸导致车体受挤压） 98 | bruise the spirits/egos 拟人化的表达，指自尊受到伤害 99 | sleek sports car 线条流畅的; 造型优美的; Aerodynamic 100 | 101 | ## 预告 102 | 103 | Frasier, Lilith, Dad 104 | 105 | # Day 58 106 | 107 | Hey, Lilith, sorry for the holdup, but **Frasier** ~~you~~ should **be** back **from the dentist any** minute. 108 | Oh, ~~alright~~ **all right**. That will give us **a** chance to visit. 109 | 110 | ## 讲解 111 | 112 | holdup -> delay 113 | 114 | the dentist~any minute 这里是全句最难听懂的呃点 115 | 116 | alright和all right的区别 117 | 118 | give~us~a chance 119 | 120 | ## 预告 121 | 122 | 莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥 Leonardo DiCaprio 123 | 124 | Titanic sunk, iceberg. 125 | 126 | # Day 59 127 | 128 | 51 words 129 | 130 | **This** iceberg here, there’s **outcroppings** under the water. And the sea ice, iceberg ice is very hard, so **it’s almost like,** it could be almost **be** like a **can opener**. And probably the Titanic went by it, it just sliced a hole in it like **you** would with a manual can opener! 131 | 132 | ## 讲解 133 | 134 | outcroppings, 露头(露出地面的大片岩层) 135 | 136 | sea ice, iceberg ice, 137 | 138 | it just~sliced a hole~in~it 139 | 140 | a manual can opener, 这里manual容易听成9-year-old，有点尴尬 141 | 142 | ## 预告 143 | 144 | racing with dog sledding, toboggan 雪橇 145 | 146 | # Day 60 Toboggan 147 | 148 | it’s snowing, it’s beautiful, ~~around~~ **we’re out in** the middle ~~and~~ of nowhere. I’m freezing! And I’m about to be pulled by 8 dogs in a toboggan. Um, really, it’s doesn’t get ~~any~~ **much more** **Vermont** than this. 149 | 150 | ## 讲解 151 | 152 | we’re~out~in the middle~of~nowhere 153 | 154 | Vermont 佛蒙特州，这里的表达就是我们说的类似“这很成都，这很中国” 155 | 156 | ## 预告 157 | 158 | Beatles 159 | 160 | What's your favorite Beatles song？ 161 | 162 | # Day 61 Beatles 163 | 164 | Feb 9th, 1964, Beatlemania hits prime time in the United States. 165 | 166 | ## 讲解 167 | 168 | Beatlemania 狂热，类似这样的表达——Linsanity 169 | 170 | hit prime time, 之前学到过类似的表达 171 | 172 | hit -> come to arrive 173 | 174 | ## 预告 175 | 176 | overweight -> obesity is a disease, deadly 177 | 178 | # Day 62 Overweight 179 | 180 | According to the CDC, 2 out of every 3 Americans **are** considered either overweight or obese, and the trend towards unhealthy habits **is starting** even younger with **nearly** 20% children between **the age of** 6 and 11 ~~is~~ considered obese. 181 | 182 | ## 讲解 183 | 184 | CDC, The Center for Disease Control and Prevention 185 | 186 | ## 预告 187 | 188 | 约翰列侬, Beatles, In my life 189 | 190 | # Day 63 In my life - Beatles 191 | 192 | There are places I remember 193 | All my life, ~~those songs~~ **though some** have changed 194 | Some forever, **not for** better 195 | Some have gone, and some remain. 196 | All these places had their moments 197 | **With** love**rs** **and** friends ~~as soon as we~~ **I still can re**call 198 | Some are dead and some are living 199 | In my life I**’ve** love them all 200 | 201 | ## 讲解 202 | 203 | lyrics, grammatically, 204 | 205 | ## 预告 206 | 207 | sitcom, the king of queens, situation comedy 208 | 209 | ketchup, catsup 番茄酱 210 | 211 | # Day 64 ketchup or catsup 212 | 213 | **Douglas**, would you please pass the catsup? 214 | The what? 215 | The catsup. 216 | You mean the ketchup? 217 | Educated people pronounce it cat-sup. 218 | **Not if they want** me to pass **it** to them. 219 | 220 | ## 讲解 221 | 222 | a condiment 调味品, flavor our food 223 | 根据前后能听出哪里是catsup和ketchup 224 | Not~if~they want me to pass~it~to them 比较难听得出前半句 225 | 226 | ## 预告 227 | 228 | American novel, literature 229 | Samuel Clemens 塞缪尔·克莱门斯 （马克吐温本名） 230 | Tom Sawyer 汤姆索亚历险记 231 | 232 | # Day 65 Mark Twain 233 | 234 | February 18th,1885, Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, one of the greatest American novels, is first published in the United States. 235 | 236 | ## 讲解 237 | 238 | 哈克贝利历险记 239 | 240 | ## 预告 241 | 242 | Dr. Leonard Coldwell, a medical doctor, specialty on cancel treatment. 243 | 244 | # Day 66 Doctor 245 | 246 | 86% of all doctor visits and illness, statistically, are based on stress. 247 | 248 | ## 讲解 249 | 250 | doctor visits, 其实就`看病`的意思，短语名词 251 | statistically, 这里作为副词，注意前后逗号 252 | 253 | ## 预告 254 | 255 | introduction of the history of Mexico 256 | Hernando Cortes, a conquistador(征服者) 257 | 258 | # Day 67 Mexico 259 | 260 | History is amazing. **What took** thousands of years to develop as great civilization, took a flash to change. When Hernando Cortex and 550 man landed on the **Gulf** of Mexico in 1519, it took only a couple of years to forever change the land that is now Mexico. 261 | 262 | ## 讲解 263 | 264 | took a flash, 这里指时间很短暂, 对应的是took a lot of time. (take -> require) 265 | 266 | ## 预告 267 | 268 | Morse code, telegraph 269 | 270 | # Day 68 Morse code 271 | 272 | Stop it! 273 | stop what? 274 | You’re talking about me in the mores code. But You know what? Jokes on you ‘cuz I know mores code. Ha! 275 | 276 | ## 讲解 277 | 278 | You’re -> yer 279 | talking~about 中间a省略了 280 | 281 | ## 预告 282 | 283 | Numbers 284 | 285 | # Day 69 Numbers 286 | 287 | American **E**lectric **P**ower is currently below ~~at~~ its **50**-day moving average **of** 40 dollar 28 cents(\$40.28) and below **its** 200-day moving average of 38 dollar 53 cents(\$38.53). 288 | 289 | ## 讲解 290 | 291 | American Electric Power, 公司名 292 | 这里讲的都是股价 stock price 293 | 50-day moving average, 200-day MA, 股票股价的日均线、月均线；这里指50日移动均线和200日移动均线 294 | 两处提到数字的前面有of，第一处连读很快过去了，第二处有停顿很清晰。即便第一处没听到，后边也应该回来修改。 295 | 296 | ## 预告 297 | 298 | birthday on February 29th 299 | 300 | # Day 70 February 29th 301 | 302 | People born on February 29th on some previously **leap years** —— also known as “**leaplings**” —— they finally get to celebrate their real birthdays! (22 words) 303 | 304 | ## 讲解 305 | 306 | also known as, AKA 307 | get to -> are allowed to -> have the chance to 308 | 309 | ## 预告 310 | 311 | Google has a new privacy policy, it’s actually a advertisement. 312 | 313 | # Day 71 Google 314 | 315 | You can ~~actually~~ **essentially** opt out ~~to~~ **of** the new policy by manually deleting your Google web history or by simply not signing in to sites like Gmail ~~or~~ **when** searching on Google 316 | 317 | ## 讲解 318 | 319 | essentially, basically 320 | opt out, refuse 321 | 322 | ## 预告 323 | 324 | making money out of doing favorite things 325 | 326 | # Day 72 Chocolate 327 | 328 | Everyone who comes **into** our shop ~~to~~ tells us ~~that~~ “you have the perfect life”, ~~then~~ **and** we say, “yeah, you know what, we do we really do.” They go hand in hand —— books ~~some~~ **and** chocolate. 329 | 330 | ## 讲解 331 | 332 | comes~into 333 | they go hand in hand, 这里指的是后边books和chocolate是标配的意思；举例：匹萨和可乐go hand in hand 334 | 335 | ## 预告 336 | 337 | goals that you have successful at, called accomplishment. 338 | 339 | # Day 73 340 | 341 | I have accomplished more in my life ~~that~~ **than** I**’ve** ever thought possible. 342 | 343 | ## 讲解 344 | 345 | than, 这里不是that, 其实还可以从前面的more去反推 346 | 347 | # Day 74 Child labor 348 | 349 | 5.4 million children; Children who are 8,9 and 10 years of age who are being used to mined with their bare hands so you can text and play Angry birds. (33 words) 350 | 351 | ## 讲解 352 | 353 | mined with their bare hands, 用赤裸裸的手来挖矿 354 | 355 | ## 预告 356 | 357 | Seattle Seahawks 358 | 359 | # Day 75 Seahawks 360 | 361 | See you at the Seahawks’ 12k, 5k run or walk and Kids Dash April 1st. 362 | 363 | ## 讲解 364 | 365 | (We’ll) see you at … 这里相当是介绍节目 366 | 367 | ## 预告 368 | 369 | muffin,松糕 frosting, cupcake 370 | 371 | # Day 76 372 | 373 | 24-hour access to cupcakes? It’s a nightmare for dieters, but this **vending** concept is an advantage for Sprinkles when it comes to cupcake competition. 374 | 375 | ## 讲解 376 | 377 | Vending machine, 零售贩卖机 378 | vending concept, 零售概念 379 | Sprinkles, 这里是cupcake shop的名称 380 | 381 | ## 预告 382 | 383 | Sahara desert 撒哈拉沙漠 384 | 385 | # Day 77 Desert 386 | 387 | Next we enter the White Desert ~~we are~~ where from a distance the ~~white strom~~ **limestone** looks like snow and rock piles like icebergs. 388 | 389 | ## 讲解 390 | 391 | from a distance, 表示从远处看 392 | limestone, 石灰岩 393 | 394 | ## 预告 395 | 396 | Curb your Enthusiasm 397 | etiquette, 礼仪 398 | 399 | # Day 78 Etiquette 400 | 401 | Call Jeff and tell him about this. 402 | No, wait, wait, what time is it? 403 | It’s 10:20. 404 | 10 o’clock is cut-offt time. You don’t ~~copy black to change~~ call poeple after 10:00. 405 | No no no. The cut-off time is 10:30. 406 | 10:00. You don’t call ~~to~~ **after** 10 o’clock. 407 | No, it’s 10:30! 408 | 409 | ## 讲解 410 | 411 | cut-off time, 营业截止时间 412 | 413 | ## 预告 414 | 415 | Cartoon, MTV, Daria, feminist, 女权主义者 416 | a realist 417 | 418 | # Day 79 419 | 420 | Stand ~~from~~ **firm** for ~~where~~ **what** you believe ~~then~~ **in** until and **un**less **logic** and experience prove you wrong. Remember, when the emperor looks naked, the emperor is naked. The truth ~~or~~ and a liar are not sort of same thing. 421 | 422 | ## 讲解 423 | 424 | 这里提到the emperor is nake是来自典故 The Emperor’s New Clothes 425 | believe~in, 这里连读导致听起来像believe then 426 | 427 | ## 预告 428 | 429 | Spain product 430 | 431 | # Day 80 Spain 432 | 433 | Olives are the **gold** **in Andalucía**, Spain is the world’s biggest olive **oil** producer, **Andalucía** accounts for 80% **Spanish** oil. 434 | 435 | ## 讲解 436 | 437 | Andalucía, famous olive plantation in Spain 438 | Olives~are 439 | account for -> produce 在这里说Andalucía占了80%的西班牙橄榄油(产量), 即Andalucía生产了(produce)这么多橄榄油 440 | 441 | 442 | 443 | ## 预告 444 | 445 | Japan Doctor, Dr. Emoto, famous for his research on water and positive words. 446 | Another experiment on rice. 447 | 448 | # Day 81 Japanese doctor experiment 449 | 450 | Dr. Emoto has conducted an interesting experiment. He places rice into 3 glass **beakers** and cover it with water. And then every day **for** a month he said “thank you” to one **beakers**, “you are a idiot” to the second and the third one he completely ignored. (46 words) 451 | 452 | ## 讲解 453 | 454 | beaker, 烧杯 455 | 456 | 457 | ## 预告 458 | 459 | Dean Kaman, inventor, invent a water purification system 460 | 461 | # Day 82 Inventor 462 | 463 | You know, most people think that the world is getting worse... ~~at~~ **that** the life of **their** children ~~can~~ **is gonna** be less **than** they had, but the fact **of the matter** is, the world is getting better at an extraordinary rate. 464 | 465 | ## 讲解 466 | 467 | most~people, 这里t不发音 468 | the life~of their 469 | better~at~an~extraordinary rate 470 | 471 | ## 预告 472 | 473 | Washington DC, in the spring time, cherry tree 474 | 475 | # Day 83 476 | 477 | In ~~the~~ a city **full** of show**y** sights, these are more humble creations standing by until that **stretch in** March and April when it is time to blossom. （27 words) 478 | 479 | ## 讲解 480 | 481 | showy, 理解成fancy即可 482 | Washington monument, Obelisk, the White House... 483 | sites和sights的区分, sites是specific location, 比如construction sites, historical sites. 484 | stretch这里指的是a period of time, 文中即March和April之间 485 | 486 | ## 预告 487 | 488 | estate 489 | 490 | # Day 84 491 | 492 | Trying is having ~~an~~ the intention to fail. You gotta ~~scratch~~ **scrap** the word from your vocab. Say **you’re gonna** do it, and you will. 493 | 494 | ## 讲解 495 | 496 | having the intention -> wanting, 这里表达的意识是一直说trying是很难成功的，以后别再这样说了，扎扎实实去做吧！ 497 | scrap, 丢弃 498 | gotta, got to 499 | gonna, going to 500 | 501 | ## 预告 502 | 503 | missile, dilemma 504 | 505 | # Day 85 Crux 506 | 507 | Well that, I think, ~~it~~ is a real ~~cracked~~ **crux** **of this** issue. 508 | 509 | ## 讲解 510 | 511 | well that, 口语中常见的衔接表达 512 | crux -> cross, the most important part 513 | the crux of the matter 514 | 515 | ## 预告 516 | 517 | James Cameron, The Titanic, a Movie director and an explorer. 518 | submarine, Mariana Trench 马纳亚纳海沟 519 | 520 | 521 | # Day 86 Exploration 522 | 523 | Look, ~~the~~ imagination feeds exploration. You have to imagine the possible before you can go and do it. 524 | 525 | ## 讲解 526 | 527 | Look, 这也是英文中常见的口语表达, 即“你看”,交流时的引入。但不想Listen那么严肃 528 | 529 | # Day 87 April Fool!! 530 | 531 | Go ahead. Yep,sure. 532 | There were a few …… 533 | 534 | ## 讲解 535 | 536 | 这一期出的是类似一个快嘴的表演，还带英伦腔，后边基本没法听。但其实是个Shane老师出的愚人节玩笑。 537 | joke, prank 538 | 539 | 这期又重新讲了S/N/L cancel d/t/th的发音问题 **cancellation matrix** 540 | in the(nuh) car, inter(neh)net 541 | 帮助记忆这个cancellation规则： 542 | **S**he **N**ever **L**ie. **D**on't **t**rust **th**at. 543 | 544 | 545 | ## 预告 546 | 547 | Russian desert 548 | 549 | 550 | # Day 88 551 | 552 | These are not the ~~dim~~ dunes of the Sahara. In fact, they are found beyond the **Arctic Circle** ~~and~~ **in** the permafrost of Russia's north. 553 | 554 | ## 讲解 555 | dunes, 沙丘 556 | permafrost, 永久冻土, 永冻层 557 | 558 | ## 预告 559 | 560 | April 4th, special day for homeless animals 561 | stray mutt 562 | 563 | # Day 89 564 | 565 | April 4th, the day to ~~shut the fashion~~ **show compassion**, care and ~~astray~~ **act** for stray animals ~~are~~ all around the world! 566 | 567 | ## 讲解 568 | 569 | stray animal, 流浪动物 570 | show compassion, 表现同情，反义词是apathy,表示漠不关心 571 | 572 | ## 预告 573 | 574 | London Olympic 575 | if you can be Olympic athlete, which event would you like to compete in? 576 | 577 | # Day 90 578 | 579 | 1896, (music)the first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece——land of the ancent games ~~for~~ ——with athletes from 14 countries. 580 | 581 | 582 | ## 讲解 583 | 584 | 这里有两个词的读音要注意，Athens，athlete 585 | 586 | ## 预告 587 | 588 | A television commercial, 589 | 590 | 591 | 592 | # Day 91 593 | 594 | My bad. 595 | Tell me you have good insurance. 596 | Yep, I got "Allstates". 597 | Really? 598 | 599 | ## 讲解 600 | 601 | 重点看第二句, Tell me -> You had better, 你最好告诉我(你有一份好的保险) 602 | Allstate, 好事达保险 603 | 604 | ## 预告 605 | 606 | Ryan Higa, Youtuber 607 | 608 | 609 | # Day 92 610 | 611 | The point is, you should get to know a person first, then judge them. You should never judge a book by its cover. Judge **it** by the ~~among~~ amount of pages. 612 | 613 | ## 讲解 614 | 615 | judge~it, 连读 616 | 617 | ## 预告 618 | 619 | "Teen idol", great song, cherish 620 | 621 | 622 | # Day 93 623 | 624 | I ~~have a~~ **had it in** ~~space~~ spades on both sides, it came really natural to me. 625 | 626 | ## 讲解 627 | 628 | I had it in spades, **it** refers to musical, performing talent, in spades表示无疑地, definitely 629 | 这里on both sides, 指的是他从父母双方都有遗传到优良的天赋/基因 630 | 631 | ## 预告 632 | 633 | Tommy, guitar player 634 | 635 | # Day 94 636 | 637 | 638 | It takes a lot of work. You have to word every day on it. And them ~~It's~~ that's not a downside. There isn't a downside, really. 639 | 640 | 641 | ## 讲解 642 | 643 | downside, 缺点 644 | 645 | ## 预告 646 | 647 | conversion on the phone, telemarketer 648 | 649 | # Day 95 650 | 651 | Hello. 652 | Oh,gee, I can't talk right now. Why don't you give me your home number and I'll call you later. 653 | Oh I guess you don't want people calling you at home? 654 | Well, now ~~I let~~ you konw how I feel. 655 | 656 | ## 讲解 657 | 658 | 659 | 660 | ## 预告 661 | 662 | 663 | 664 | # Day 96 665 | 666 | 667 | 668 | ## 讲解 669 | 670 | 671 | 672 | 673 | 674 | ## 预告 675 | 676 | 677 | 678 | # Day 97 679 | 680 | 681 | 682 | ## 讲解 683 | 684 | 685 | 686 | 687 | 688 | ## 预告 689 | 690 | 691 | 692 | # Day 98 693 | 694 | 695 | 696 | ## 讲解 697 | 698 | 699 | 700 | ## 预告 701 | 702 | 703 | 704 | # Day 99 705 | 706 | 707 | 708 | ## 讲解 709 | 710 | 711 | 712 | ## 预告 713 | 714 | # Day 100 715 | 716 | 717 | 718 | ## 讲解 719 | 720 | 721 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /.ipynb_checkpoints/Day51-100 Dictation-checkpoint.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Daily English Dictation #51~#100 2 | 3 | 4 | # Day 51 5 | 6 | **There’s** people running and walking their dogs **and** having brunch on the **patios**. 7 | 8 | ## 讲解 9 | 10 | there’s 容易听成 first 11 | patio, 平台/露台(不同于yards，有桌椅的吃饭区域) 12 | 13 | ## 预告 14 | 15 | civil rights 16 | 17 | # Day 52 18 | 19 | > VOA 20 | 21 | Martin Luther King, Jr.**’s** **rise** as a civil rights leader began at 1955 **when** he spearheaded the drive to desegregate public buses in **Montgomery**, Alabama. 22 | 23 | ## 讲解 24 | 25 | 父子孙 -> Senior Jr, 3th 26 | 27 | ## 预告 28 | 29 | Wikipedia, new law for information 30 | 31 | # Day 53 32 | 33 | Anti-pira**c**y legislation under consideration in Washington ha**s** (made) some websites in a **tizzy**. Wikipedia, **Boing Boing and Reddit** say they’ll have none of it **and are blacking out** their sites on Wednesday. 34 | 35 | ## 讲解 36 | 37 | Anti-piracy 反剽窃 (pirated 剽窃的) 38 | 39 | in a tizzy (feeling very nervous or confused) 40 | 41 | Wikipedia, **Boing Boing**(科技信息博客) and **Reddit**(国外著名论坛) 42 | 43 | blacking out -> blocking out 44 | 45 | ## 预告 46 | 47 | shark attack 48 | 49 | down under 特指澳大利亚; 南边; 50 | 51 | # Day 54 52 | 53 | There are usually about 3 shark attacks on people **in and around** Australia all year. In 2012, the country has seem 3 attacks already and January isn’t even ~~un~~finished, yet. 54 | 55 | ## 讲解 56 | 57 | in and around town 在城里及周围, 城里和周边地区; 58 | 59 | ## 预告 60 | 61 | tattoos 62 | But what if the government said you CAN’T have a tattoo? 63 | 64 | # Day 55 Tattoo 65 | 66 | A **Georgia** mother ~~has~~ says she was arrested for allowing her 10-year-old son to get a tattoo in memory of his late brother. 67 | We hoped **that** they **could** ~~plan on~~ find something that would sustain them ~~to their~~ **through that** lost, but this is not the way.(44 words) 68 | 69 | ## 讲解 70 | 71 | 10-year-old 这里其实没听到years的s发音，应该反应过来。 72 | late brother -> deceased/dead brother 73 | sustain sb through the lost, 这里sustain是“支持, 维持”的意思 74 | **conundrum** n. a confusing/difficult problem! 75 | 76 | # Day 56 77 | 78 | **You** sold us a hair with a cake around it? 79 | 80 | ## 讲解 81 | 82 | sold~us~a~hair 注意听sold的d和us连读 83 | around~it 这里d和it连读很清晰 84 | 85 | ## 预告 86 | 87 | cars accident, all are expensive cars, like Ferraris. 88 | 89 | # Day 57 Car Accident 90 | 91 | It’s surely **in** the running for one of the most expensive **pile-ups** in highway history. These crumple**d** Ferraris **were** among 8 involved in the crash. 92 | The airbags may have saved those inside from serious injury, but **oh~** what damages have been done to **bruise** the spirits of these ~~and~~ enthusia**sts** attached to their **sleek** sports cars. 93 | 94 | ## 讲解 95 | 96 | pile-ups -> crashes, accidents 97 | crumpled, 压皱的（车祸导致车体受挤压） 98 | bruise the spirits/egos 拟人化的表达，指自尊受到伤害 99 | sleek sports car 线条流畅的; 造型优美的; Aerodynamic 100 | 101 | ## 预告 102 | 103 | Frasier, Lilith, Dad 104 | 105 | # Day 58 106 | 107 | Hey, Lilith, sorry for the holdup, but **Frasier** ~~you~~ should **be** back **from the dentist any** minute. 108 | Oh, ~~alright~~ **all right**. That will give us **a** chance to visit. 109 | 110 | ## 讲解 111 | 112 | holdup -> delay 113 | 114 | the dentist~any minute 这里是全句最难听懂的呃点 115 | 116 | alright和all right的区别 117 | 118 | give~us~a chance 119 | 120 | ## 预告 121 | 122 | 莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥 Leonardo DiCaprio 123 | 124 | Titanic sunk, iceberg. 125 | 126 | # Day 59 127 | 128 | 51 words 129 | 130 | **This** iceberg here, there’s **outcroppings** under the water. And the sea ice, iceberg ice is very hard, so **it’s almost like,** it could be almost **be** like a **can opener**. And probably the Titanic went by it, it just sliced a hole in it like **you** would with a manual can opener! 131 | 132 | ## 讲解 133 | 134 | outcroppings, 露头(露出地面的大片岩层) 135 | 136 | sea ice, iceberg ice, 137 | 138 | it just~sliced a hole~in~it 139 | 140 | a manual can opener, 这里manual容易听成9-year-old，有点尴尬 141 | 142 | ## 预告 143 | 144 | racing with dog sledding, toboggan 雪橇 145 | 146 | # Day 60 Toboggan 147 | 148 | it’s snowing, it’s beautiful, ~~around~~ **we’re out in** the middle ~~and~~ of nowhere. I’m freezing! And I’m about to be pulled by 8 dogs in a toboggan. Um, really, it’s doesn’t get ~~any~~ **much more** **Vermont** than this. 149 | 150 | ## 讲解 151 | 152 | we’re~out~in the middle~of~nowhere 153 | 154 | Vermont 佛蒙特州，这里的表达就是我们说的类似“这很成都，这很中国” 155 | 156 | ## 预告 157 | 158 | Beatles 159 | 160 | What's your favorite Beatles song？ 161 | 162 | # Day 61 Beatles 163 | 164 | Feb 9th, 1964, Beatlemania hits prime time in the United States. 165 | 166 | ## 讲解 167 | 168 | Beatlemania 狂热，类似这样的表达——Linsanity 169 | 170 | hit prime time, 之前学到过类似的表达 171 | 172 | hit -> come to arrive 173 | 174 | ## 预告 175 | 176 | overweight -> obesity is a disease, deadly 177 | 178 | # Day 62 Overweight 179 | 180 | According to the CDC, 2 out of every 3 Americans **are** considered either overweight or obese, and the trend towards unhealthy habits **is starting** even younger with **nearly** 20% children between **the age of** 6 and 11 ~~is~~ considered obese. 181 | 182 | ## 讲解 183 | 184 | CDC, The Center for Disease Control and Prevention 185 | 186 | ## 预告 187 | 188 | 约翰列侬, Beatles, In my life 189 | 190 | # Day 63 In my life - Beatles 191 | 192 | There are places I remember 193 | All my life, ~~those songs~~ **though some** have changed 194 | Some forever, **not for** better 195 | Some have gone, and some remain. 196 | All these places had their moments 197 | **With** love**rs** **and** friends ~~as soon as we~~ **I still can re**call 198 | Some are dead and some are living 199 | In my life I**’ve** love them all 200 | 201 | ## 讲解 202 | 203 | lyrics, grammatically, 204 | 205 | ## 预告 206 | 207 | sitcom, the king of queens, situation comedy 208 | 209 | ketchup, catsup 番茄酱 210 | 211 | # Day 64 ketchup or catsup 212 | 213 | **Douglas**, would you please pass the catsup? 214 | The what? 215 | The catsup. 216 | You mean the ketchup? 217 | Educated people pronounce it cat-sup. 218 | **Not if they want** me to pass **it** to them. 219 | 220 | ## 讲解 221 | 222 | a condiment 调味品, flavor our food 223 | 根据前后能听出哪里是catsup和ketchup 224 | Not~if~they want me to pass~it~to them 比较难听得出前半句 225 | 226 | ## 预告 227 | 228 | American novel, literature 229 | Samuel Clemens 塞缪尔·克莱门斯 （马克吐温本名） 230 | Tom Sawyer 汤姆索亚历险记 231 | 232 | # Day 65 Mark Twain 233 | 234 | February 18th,1885, Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, one of the greatest American novels, is first published in the United States. 235 | 236 | ## 讲解 237 | 238 | 哈克贝利历险记 239 | 240 | ## 预告 241 | 242 | Dr. Leonard Coldwell, a medical doctor, specialty on cancel treatment. 243 | 244 | # Day 66 Doctor 245 | 246 | 86% of all doctor visits and illness, statistically, are based on stress. 247 | 248 | ## 讲解 249 | 250 | doctor visits, 其实就`看病`的意思，短语名词 251 | statistically, 这里作为副词，注意前后逗号 252 | 253 | ## 预告 254 | 255 | introduction of the history of Mexico 256 | Hernando Cortes, a conquistador(征服者) 257 | 258 | # Day 67 Mexico 259 | 260 | History is amazing. **What took** thousands of years to develop as great civilization, took a flash to change. When Hernando Cortex and 550 man landed on the **Gulf** of Mexico in 1519, it took only a couple of years to forever change the land that is now Mexico. 261 | 262 | ## 讲解 263 | 264 | took a flash, 这里指时间很短暂, 对应的是took a lot of time. (take -> require) 265 | 266 | ## 预告 267 | 268 | Morse code, telegraph 269 | 270 | # Day 68 Morse code 271 | 272 | Stop it! 273 | stop what? 274 | You’re talking about me in the mores code. But You know what? Jokes on you ‘cuz I know mores code. Ha! 275 | 276 | ## 讲解 277 | 278 | You’re -> yer 279 | talking~about 中间a省略了 280 | 281 | ## 预告 282 | 283 | Numbers 284 | 285 | # Day 69 Numbers 286 | 287 | American **E**lectric **P**ower is currently below ~~at~~ its **50**-day moving average **of** 40 dollar 28 cents(\$40.28) and below **its** 200-day moving average of 38 dollar 53 cents(\$38.53). 288 | 289 | ## 讲解 290 | 291 | American Electric Power, 公司名 292 | 这里讲的都是股价 stock price 293 | 50-day moving average, 200-day MA, 股票股价的日均线、月均线；这里指50日移动均线和200日移动均线 294 | 两处提到数字的前面有of，第一处连读很快过去了，第二处有停顿很清晰。即便第一处没听到，后边也应该回来修改。 295 | 296 | ## 预告 297 | 298 | birthday on February 29th 299 | 300 | # Day 70 February 29th 301 | 302 | People born on February 29th on some previously **leap years** —— also known as “**leaplings**” —— they finally get to celebrate their real birthdays! (22 words) 303 | 304 | ## 讲解 305 | 306 | also known as, AKA 307 | get to -> are allowed to -> have the chance to 308 | 309 | ## 预告 310 | 311 | Google has a new privacy policy, it’s actually a advertisement. 312 | 313 | # Day 71 Google 314 | 315 | You can ~~actually~~ **essentially** opt out ~~to~~ **of** the new policy by manually deleting your Google web history or by simply not signing in to sites like Gmail ~~or~~ **when** searching on Google 316 | 317 | ## 讲解 318 | 319 | essentially, basically 320 | opt out, refuse 321 | 322 | ## 预告 323 | 324 | making money out of doing favorite things 325 | 326 | # Day 72 Chocolate 327 | 328 | Everyone who comes **into** our shop ~~to~~ tells us ~~that~~ “you have the perfect life”, ~~then~~ **and** we say, “yeah, you know what, we do we really do.” They go hand in hand —— books ~~some~~ **and** chocolate. 329 | 330 | ## 讲解 331 | 332 | comes~into 333 | they go hand in hand, 这里指的是后边books和chocolate是标配的意思；举例：匹萨和可乐go hand in hand 334 | 335 | ## 预告 336 | 337 | goals that you have successful at, called accomplishment. 338 | 339 | # Day 73 340 | 341 | I have accomplished more in my life ~~that~~ **than** I**’ve** ever thought possible. 342 | 343 | ## 讲解 344 | 345 | than, 这里不是that, 其实还可以从前面的more去反推 346 | 347 | # Day 74 Child labor 348 | 349 | 5.4 million children; Children who are 8,9 and 10 years of age who are being used to mined with their bare hands so you can text and play Angry birds. (33 words) 350 | 351 | ## 讲解 352 | 353 | mined with their bare hands, 用赤裸裸的手来挖矿 354 | 355 | ## 预告 356 | 357 | Seattle Seahawks 358 | 359 | # Day 75 Seahawks 360 | 361 | See you at the Seahawks’ 12k, 5k run or walk and Kids Dash April 1st. 362 | 363 | ## 讲解 364 | 365 | (We’ll) see you at … 这里相当是介绍节目 366 | 367 | ## 预告 368 | 369 | muffin,松糕 frosting, cupcake 370 | 371 | # Day 76 372 | 373 | 24-hour access to cupcakes? It’s a nightmare for dieters, but this **vending** concept is an advantage for Sprinkles when it comes to cupcake competition. 374 | 375 | ## 讲解 376 | 377 | Vending machine, 零售贩卖机 378 | vending concept, 零售概念 379 | Sprinkles, 这里是cupcake shop的名称 380 | 381 | ## 预告 382 | 383 | Sahara desert 撒哈拉沙漠 384 | 385 | # Day 77 Desert 386 | 387 | Next we enter the White Desert ~~we are~~ where from a distance the ~~white strom~~ **limestone** looks like snow and rock piles like icebergs. 388 | 389 | ## 讲解 390 | 391 | from a distance, 表示从远处看 392 | limestone, 石灰岩 393 | 394 | ## 预告 395 | 396 | Curb your Enthusiasm 397 | etiquette, 礼仪 398 | 399 | # Day 78 Etiquette 400 | 401 | Call Jeff and tell him about this. 402 | No, wait, wait, what time is it? 403 | It’s 10:20. 404 | 10 o’clock is cut-offt time. You don’t ~~copy black to change~~ call poeple after 10:00. 405 | No no no. The cut-off time is 10:30. 406 | 10:00. You don’t call ~~to~~ **after** 10 o’clock. 407 | No, it’s 10:30! 408 | 409 | ## 讲解 410 | 411 | cut-off time, 营业截止时间 412 | 413 | ## 预告 414 | 415 | Cartoon, MTV, Daria, feminist, 女权主义者 416 | a realist 417 | 418 | # Day 79 419 | 420 | Stand ~~from~~ **firm** for ~~where~~ **what** you believe ~~then~~ **in** until and **un**less **logic** and experience prove you wrong. Remember, when the emperor looks naked, the emperor is naked. The truth ~~or~~ and a liar are not sort of same thing. 421 | 422 | ## 讲解 423 | 424 | 这里提到the emperor is nake是来自典故 The Emperor’s New Clothes 425 | believe~in, 这里连读导致听起来像believe then 426 | 427 | ## 预告 428 | 429 | Spain product 430 | 431 | # Day 80 Spain 432 | 433 | Olives are the **gold** **in Andalucía**, Spain is the world’s biggest olive **oil** producer, **Andalucía** accounts for 80% **Spanish** oil. 434 | 435 | ## 讲解 436 | 437 | Andalucía, famous olive plantation in Spain 438 | Olives~are 439 | account for -> produce 在这里说Andalucía占了80%的西班牙橄榄油(产量), 即Andalucía生产了(produce)这么多橄榄油 440 | 441 | 442 | 443 | ## 预告 444 | 445 | Japan Doctor, Dr. Emoto, famous for his research on water and positive words. 446 | Another experiment on rice. 447 | 448 | # Day 81 Japanese doctor experiment 449 | 450 | Dr. Emoto has conducted an interesting experiment. He places rice into 3 glass **beakers** and cover it with water. And then every day **for** a month he said “thank you” to one **beakers**, “you are a idiot” to the second and the third one he completely ignored. (46 words) 451 | 452 | ## 讲解 453 | 454 | beaker, 烧杯 455 | 456 | 457 | ## 预告 458 | 459 | Dean Kaman, inventor, invent a water purification system 460 | 461 | # Day 82 Inventor 462 | 463 | You know, most people think that the world is getting worse... ~~at~~ **that** the life of **their** children ~~can~~ **is gonna** be less **than** they had, but the fact **of the matter** is, the world is getting better at an extraordinary rate. 464 | 465 | ## 讲解 466 | 467 | most~people, 这里t不发音 468 | the life~of their 469 | better~at~an~extraordinary rate 470 | 471 | ## 预告 472 | 473 | Washington DC, in the spring time, cherry tree 474 | 475 | # Day 83 476 | 477 | In ~~the~~ a city **full** of show**y** sights, these are more humble creations standing by until that **stretch in** March and April when it is time to blossom. （27 words) 478 | 479 | ## 讲解 480 | 481 | showy, 理解成fancy即可 482 | Washington monument, Obelisk, the White House... 483 | sites和sights的区分, sites是specific location, 比如construction sites, historical sites. 484 | stretch这里指的是a period of time, 文中即March和April之间 485 | 486 | ## 预告 487 | 488 | estate 489 | 490 | # Day 84 491 | 492 | Trying is having ~~an~~ the intention to fail. You gotta ~~scratch~~ **scrap** the word from your vocab. Say **you’re gonna** do it, and you will. 493 | 494 | ## 讲解 495 | 496 | having the intention -> wanting, 这里表达的意识是一直说trying是很难成功的，以后别再这样说了，扎扎实实去做吧！ 497 | scrap, 丢弃 498 | gotta, got to 499 | gonna, going to 500 | 501 | ## 预告 502 | 503 | missile, dilemma 504 | 505 | # Day 85 Crux 506 | 507 | Well that, I think, ~~it~~ is a real ~~cracked~~ **crux** **of this** issue. 508 | 509 | ## 讲解 510 | 511 | well that, 口语中常见的衔接表达 512 | crux -> cross, the most important part 513 | the crux of the matter 514 | 515 | ## 预告 516 | 517 | James Cameron, The Titanic, a Movie director and an explorer. 518 | submarine, Mariana Trench 马纳亚纳海沟 519 | 520 | 521 | # Day 86 Exploration 522 | 523 | Look, ~~the~~ imagination feeds exploration. You have to imagine the possible before you can go and do it. 524 | 525 | ## 讲解 526 | 527 | Look, 这也是英文中常见的口语表达, 即“你看”,交流时的引入。但不想Listen那么严肃 528 | 529 | # Day 87 April Fool!! 530 | 531 | Go ahead. Yep,sure. 532 | There were a few …… 533 | 534 | ## 讲解 535 | 536 | 这一期出的是类似一个快嘴的表演，还带英伦腔，后边基本没法听。但其实是个Shane老师出的愚人节玩笑。 537 | joke, prank 538 | 539 | 这期又重新讲了S/N/L cancel d/t/th的发音问题 **cancellation matrix** 540 | in the(nuh) car, inter(neh)net 541 | 帮助记忆这个cancellation规则： 542 | **S**he **N**ever **L**ie. **D**on't **t**rust **th**at. 543 | 544 | 545 | ## 预告 546 | 547 | Russian desert 548 | 549 | 550 | # Day 88 551 | 552 | These are not the ~~dim~~ dunes of the Sahara. In fact, they are found beyond the **Arctic Circle** ~~and~~ **in** the permafrost of Russia's north. 553 | 554 | ## 讲解 555 | dunes, 沙丘 556 | permafrost, 永久冻土, 永冻层 557 | 558 | ## 预告 559 | 560 | April 4th, special day for homeless animals 561 | stray mutt 562 | 563 | # Day 89 564 | 565 | April 4th, the day to ~~shut the fashion~~ **show compassion**, care and ~~astray~~ **act** for stray animals ~~are~~ all around the world! 566 | 567 | ## 讲解 568 | 569 | stray animal, 流浪动物 570 | show compassion, 表现同情，反义词是apathy,表示漠不关心 571 | 572 | ## 预告 573 | 574 | London Olympic 575 | if you can be Olympic athlete, which event would you like to compete in? 576 | 577 | # Day 90 578 | 579 | 1896, (music)the first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece——land of the ancent games ~~for~~ ——with athletes from 14 countries. 580 | 581 | 582 | ## 讲解 583 | 584 | 这里有两个词的读音要注意，Athens，athlete 585 | 586 | ## 预告 587 | 588 | A television commercial, 589 | 590 | 591 | 592 | # Day 91 593 | 594 | My bad. 595 | Tell me you have good insurance. 596 | Yep, I got "Allstates". 597 | Really? 598 | 599 | ## 讲解 600 | 601 | 重点看第二句, Tell me -> You had better, 你最好告诉我(你有一份好的保险) 602 | Allstate, 好事达保险 603 | 604 | ## 预告 605 | 606 | Ryan Higa, Youtuber 607 | 608 | 609 | # Day 92 610 | 611 | The point is, you should get to know a person first, then judge them. You should never judge a book by its cover. Judge **it** by the ~~among~~ amount of pages. 612 | 613 | ## 讲解 614 | 615 | judge~it, 连读 616 | 617 | ## 预告 618 | 619 | "Teen idol", great song, cherish 620 | 621 | 622 | # Day 93 623 | 624 | I ~~have a~~ **had it in** ~~space~~ spades on both sides, it came really natural to me. 625 | 626 | ## 讲解 627 | 628 | I had it in spades, **it** refers to musical, performing talent, in spades表示无疑地, definitely 629 | 这里on both sides, 指的是他从父母双方都有遗传到优良的天赋/基因 630 | 631 | ## 预告 632 | 633 | Tommy, guitar player 634 | 635 | # Day 94 636 | 637 | 638 | It takes a lot of work. You have to word every day on it. And them ~~It's~~ that's not a downside. There isn't a downside, really. 639 | 640 | 641 | ## 讲解 642 | 643 | downside, 缺点 644 | 645 | ## 预告 646 | 647 | conversion on the phone, telemarketer 648 | 649 | # Day 95 650 | 651 | Hello. 652 | Oh,gee, I can't talk right now. Why don't you give me your home number and I'll call you later. 653 | Oh I guess you don't want people calling you at home? 654 | Well, now ~~I let~~ you konw how I feel. 655 | 656 | ## 讲解 657 | 658 | 659 | 660 | ## 预告 661 | 662 | 663 | 664 | # Day 96 665 | 666 | 667 | 668 | ## 讲解 669 | 670 | 671 | 672 | 673 | 674 | ## 预告 675 | 676 | 677 | 678 | # Day 97 679 | 680 | 681 | 682 | ## 讲解 683 | 684 | 685 | 686 | 687 | 688 | ## 预告 689 | 690 | 691 | 692 | # Day 98 693 | 694 | 695 | 696 | ## 讲解 697 | 698 | 699 | 700 | ## 预告 701 | 702 | 703 | 704 | # Day 99 705 | 706 | 707 | 708 | ## 讲解 709 | 710 | 711 | 712 | ## 预告 713 | 714 | # Day 100 715 | 716 | 717 | 718 | ## 讲解 719 | 720 | 721 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /Day51-100 Dictation.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Daily English Dictation #51~#100 2 | 3 | 4 | # Day 51 5 | 6 | **There’s** people running and walking their dogs **and** having brunch on the **patios**. 7 | 8 | ## 讲解 9 | 10 | there’s 容易听成 first 11 | patio, 平台/露台(不同于yards，有桌椅的吃饭区域) 12 | 13 | ## 预告 14 | 15 | civil rights 16 | 17 | # Day 52 18 | 19 | > VOA 20 | 21 | Martin Luther King, Jr.**’s** **rise** as a civil rights leader began at 1955 **when** he spearheaded the drive to desegregate public buses in **Montgomery**, Alabama. 22 | 23 | ## 讲解 24 | 25 | 父子孙 -> Senior Jr, 3th 26 | 27 | ## 预告 28 | 29 | Wikipedia, new law for information 30 | 31 | # Day 53 32 | 33 | Anti-pira**c**y legislation under consideration in Washington ha**s** (made) some websites in a **tizzy**. Wikipedia, **Boing Boing and Reddit** say they’ll have none of it **and are blacking out** their sites on Wednesday. 34 | 35 | ## 讲解 36 | 37 | Anti-piracy 反剽窃 (pirated 剽窃的) 38 | 39 | in a tizzy (feeling very nervous or confused) 40 | 41 | Wikipedia, **Boing Boing**(科技信息博客) and **Reddit**(国外著名论坛) 42 | 43 | blacking out -> blocking out 44 | 45 | ## 预告 46 | 47 | shark attack 48 | 49 | down under 特指澳大利亚; 南边; 50 | 51 | # Day 54 52 | 53 | There are usually about 3 shark attacks on people **in and around** Australia all year. In 2012, the country has seem 3 attacks already and January isn’t even ~~un~~finished, yet. 54 | 55 | ## 讲解 56 | 57 | in and around town 在城里及周围, 城里和周边地区; 58 | 59 | ## 预告 60 | 61 | tattoos 62 | But what if the government said you CAN’T have a tattoo? 63 | 64 | # Day 55 Tattoo 65 | 66 | A **Georgia** mother ~~has~~ says she was arrested for allowing her 10-year-old son to get a tattoo in memory of his late brother. 67 | We hoped **that** they **could** ~~plan on~~ find something that would sustain them ~~to their~~ **through that** lost, but this is not the way.(44 words) 68 | 69 | ## 讲解 70 | 71 | 10-year-old 这里其实没听到years的s发音，但是知道是词组的话应该反应过来。 72 | late brother -> deceased/dead brother 73 | sustain sb through the lost, 这里sustain是“支持, 维持”的意思 74 | **conundrum** n. a confusing/difficult problem! 75 | 76 | # Day 56 77 | 78 | **You** sold us a hair with a cake around it? 79 | 80 | ## 讲解 81 | 82 | sold~us~a~hair 注意听sold的d和us连读 83 | around~it 这里d和it连读很清晰 84 | 85 | ## 预告 86 | 87 | cars accident, all are expensive cars, like Ferraris. 88 | 89 | # Day 57 Car Accident 90 | 91 | It’s surely **in** the running for one of the most expensive **pile-ups** in highway history. These crumple**d** Ferraris **were** among 8 involved in the crash. 92 | The airbags may have saved those inside from serious injury, but **oh~** what damages have been done to **bruise** the spirits of these ~~and~~ enthusia**sts** attached to their **sleek** sports cars. 93 | 94 | ## 讲解 95 | 96 | pile-ups -> crashes, accidents 97 | crumpled, 压皱的（车祸导致车体受挤压） 98 | bruise the spirits/egos 拟人化的表达，指自尊受到伤害 99 | sleek sports car 线条流畅的; 造型优美的; Aerodynamic 100 | 101 | ## 预告 102 | 103 | Frasier, Lilith, Dad 104 | 105 | # Day 58 106 | 107 | Hey, Lilith, sorry for the holdup, but **Frasier** ~~you~~ should **be** back **from the dentist any** minute. 108 | Oh, ~~alright~~ **all right**. That will give us **a** chance to visit. 109 | 110 | ## 讲解 111 | 112 | holdup -> delay 113 | 114 | the dentist~any minute 这里是全句最难听懂的呃点 115 | 116 | alright和all right的区别 117 | 118 | give~us~a chance 119 | 120 | ## 预告 121 | 122 | 莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥 Leonardo DiCaprio 123 | 124 | Titanic sunk, iceberg. 125 | 126 | # Day 59 127 | 128 | 51 words 129 | 130 | **This** iceberg here, there’s **outcroppings** under the water. And the sea ice, iceberg ice is very hard, so **it’s almost like,** it could be almost **be** like a **can opener**. And probably the Titanic went by it, it just sliced a hole in it like **you** would with a manual can opener! 131 | 132 | ## 讲解 133 | 134 | outcroppings, 露头(露出地面的大片岩层) 135 | 136 | sea ice, iceberg ice, 137 | 138 | it just~sliced a hole~in~it 139 | 140 | a manual can opener, 这里manual容易听成9-year-old，有点尴尬 141 | 142 | ## 预告 143 | 144 | racing with dog sledding, toboggan 雪橇 145 | 146 | # Day 60 Toboggan 147 | 148 | it’s snowing, it’s beautiful, ~~around~~ **we’re out in** the middle ~~and~~ of nowhere. I’m freezing! And I’m about to be pulled by 8 dogs in a toboggan. Um, really, it’s doesn’t get ~~any~~ **much more** **Vermont** than this. 149 | 150 | ## 讲解 151 | 152 | we’re~out~in the middle~of~nowhere 153 | 154 | Vermont 佛蒙特州，这里的表达就是我们说的类似“这很成都，这很中国” 155 | 156 | ## 预告 157 | 158 | Beatles 159 | 160 | What's your favorite Beatles song？ 161 | 162 | # Day 61 Beatles 163 | 164 | Feb 9th, 1964, Beatlemania hits prime time in the United States. 165 | 166 | ## 讲解 167 | 168 | Beatlemania 狂热，类似这样的表达——Linsanity 169 | 170 | hit prime time, 之前学到过类似的表达 171 | 172 | hit -> come to arrive 173 | 174 | ## 预告 175 | 176 | overweight -> obesity is a disease, deadly 177 | 178 | # Day 62 Overweight 179 | 180 | According to the CDC, 2 out of every 3 Americans **are** considered either overweight or obese, and the trend towards unhealthy habits **is starting** even younger with **nearly** 20% children between **the age of** 6 and 11 ~~is~~ considered obese. 181 | 182 | ## 讲解 183 | 184 | CDC, The Center for Disease Control and Prevention 185 | 186 | ## 预告 187 | 188 | 约翰列侬, Beatles, In my life 189 | 190 | # Day 63 In my life - Beatles 191 | 192 | There are places I remember 193 | All my life, ~~those songs~~ **though some** have changed 194 | Some forever, **not for** better 195 | Some have gone, and some remain. 196 | All these places had their moments 197 | **With** love**rs** **and** friends ~~as soon as we~~ **I still can re**call 198 | Some are dead and some are living 199 | In my life I**’ve** love them all 200 | 201 | ## 讲解 202 | 203 | lyrics, grammatically, 204 | 205 | ## 预告 206 | 207 | sitcom, the king of queens, situation comedy 208 | 209 | ketchup, catsup 番茄酱 210 | 211 | # Day 64 ketchup or catsup 212 | 213 | **Douglas**, would you please pass the catsup? 214 | The what? 215 | The catsup. 216 | You mean the ketchup? 217 | Educated people pronounce it cat-sup. 218 | **Not if they want** me to pass **it** to them. 219 | 220 | ## 讲解 221 | 222 | a condiment 调味品, flavor our food 223 | 根据前后能听出哪里是catsup和ketchup 224 | Not~if~they want me to pass~it~to them 比较难听得出前半句 225 | 226 | ## 预告 227 | 228 | American novel, literature 229 | Samuel Clemens 塞缪尔·克莱门斯 （马克吐温本名） 230 | Tom Sawyer 汤姆索亚历险记 231 | 232 | # Day 65 Mark Twain 233 | 234 | February 18th,1885, Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, one of the greatest American novels, is first published in the United States. 235 | 236 | ## 讲解 237 | 238 | 哈克贝利历险记 239 | 240 | ## 预告 241 | 242 | Dr. Leonard Coldwell, a medical doctor, specialty on cancel treatment. 243 | 244 | # Day 66 Doctor 245 | 246 | 86% of all doctor visits and illness, statistically, are based on stress. 247 | 248 | ## 讲解 249 | 250 | doctor visits, 其实就`看病`的意思，短语名词 251 | statistically, 这里作为副词，注意前后逗号 252 | 253 | ## 预告 254 | 255 | introduction of the history of Mexico 256 | Hernando Cortes, a conquistador(征服者) 257 | 258 | # Day 67 Mexico 259 | 260 | History is amazing. **What took** thousands of years to develop as great civilization, took a flash to change. When Hernando Cortex and 550 man landed on the **Gulf** of Mexico in 1519, it took only a couple of years to forever change the land that is now Mexico. 261 | 262 | ## 讲解 263 | 264 | took a flash, 这里指时间很短暂, 对应的是took a lot of time. (take -> require) 265 | 266 | ## 预告 267 | 268 | Morse code, telegraph 269 | 270 | # Day 68 Morse code 271 | 272 | Stop it! 273 | stop what? 274 | You’re talking about me in the mores code. But You know what? Jokes on you ‘cuz I know mores code. Ha! 275 | 276 | ## 讲解 277 | 278 | You’re -> yer 279 | talking~about 中间a省略了 280 | 281 | ## 预告 282 | 283 | Numbers 284 | 285 | # Day 69 Numbers 286 | 287 | American **E**lectric **P**ower is currently below ~~at~~ its **50**-day moving average **of** 40 dollar 28 cents(\$40.28) and below **its** 200-day moving average of 38 dollar 53 cents(\$38.53). 288 | 289 | ## 讲解 290 | 291 | American Electric Power, 公司名 292 | 这里讲的都是股价 stock price 293 | 50-day moving average, 200-day MA, 股票股价的日均线、月均线；这里指50日移动均线和200日移动均线 294 | 两处提到数字的前面有of，第一处连读很快过去了，第二处有停顿很清晰。即便第一处没听到，后边也应该回来修改。 295 | 296 | ## 预告 297 | 298 | birthday on February 29th 299 | 300 | # Day 70 February 29th 301 | 302 | People born on February 29th on some previously **leap years** —— also known as “**leaplings**” —— they finally get to celebrate their real birthdays! (22 words) 303 | 304 | ## 讲解 305 | 306 | also known as, AKA 307 | get to -> are allowed to -> have the chance to 308 | 309 | ## 预告 310 | 311 | Google has a new privacy policy, it’s actually a advertisement. 312 | 313 | # Day 71 Google 314 | 315 | You can ~~actually~~ **essentially** opt out ~~to~~ **of** the new policy by manually deleting your Google web history or by simply not signing in to sites like Gmail ~~or~~ **when** searching on Google 316 | 317 | ## 讲解 318 | 319 | essentially, basically 320 | opt out, refuse 321 | 322 | ## 预告 323 | 324 | making money out of doing favorite things 325 | 326 | # Day 72 Chocolate 327 | 328 | Everyone who comes **into** our shop ~~to~~ tells us ~~that~~ “you have the perfect life”, ~~then~~ **and** we say, “yeah, you know what, we do we really do.” They go hand in hand —— books ~~some~~ **and** chocolate. 329 | 330 | ## 讲解 331 | 332 | comes~into 333 | they go hand in hand, 这里指的是后边books和chocolate是标配的意思；举例：匹萨和可乐go hand in hand 334 | 335 | ## 预告 336 | 337 | goals that you have successful at, called accomplishment. 338 | 339 | # Day 73 340 | 341 | I have accomplished more in my life ~~that~~ **than** I**’ve** ever thought possible. 342 | 343 | ## 讲解 344 | 345 | than, 这里不是that, 其实还可以从前面的more去反推 346 | 347 | # Day 74 Child labor 348 | 349 | 5.4 million children; Children who are 8,9 and 10 years of age who are being used to mined with their bare hands so you can text and play Angry birds. (33 words) 350 | 351 | ## 讲解 352 | 353 | mined with their bare hands, 用赤裸裸的手来挖矿 354 | 355 | ## 预告 356 | 357 | Seattle Seahawks 358 | 359 | # Day 75 Seahawks 360 | 361 | See you at the Seahawks’ 12k, 5k run or walk and Kids Dash April 1st. 362 | 363 | ## 讲解 364 | 365 | (We’ll) see you at … 这里相当是介绍节目 366 | 367 | ## 预告 368 | 369 | muffin,松糕 frosting, cupcake 370 | 371 | # Day 76 372 | 373 | 24-hour access to cupcakes? It’s a nightmare for dieters, but this **vending** concept is an advantage for Sprinkles when it comes to cupcake competition. 374 | 375 | ## 讲解 376 | 377 | Vending machine, 零售贩卖机 378 | vending concept, 零售概念 379 | Sprinkles, 这里是cupcake shop的名称 380 | 381 | ## 预告 382 | 383 | Sahara desert 撒哈拉沙漠 384 | 385 | # Day 77 Desert 386 | 387 | Next we enter the White Desert ~~we are~~ where from a distance the ~~white strom~~ **limestone** looks like snow and rock piles like icebergs. 388 | 389 | ## 讲解 390 | 391 | from a distance, 表示从远处看 392 | limestone, 石灰岩 393 | 394 | ## 预告 395 | 396 | Curb your Enthusiasm 397 | etiquette, 礼仪 398 | 399 | # Day 78 Etiquette 400 | 401 | Call Jeff and tell him about this. 402 | No, wait, wait, what time is it? 403 | It’s 10:20. 404 | 10 o’clock is cut-offt time. You don’t ~~copy black to change~~ call poeple after 10:00. 405 | No no no. The cut-off time is 10:30. 406 | 10:00. You don’t call ~~to~~ **after** 10 o’clock. 407 | No, it’s 10:30! 408 | 409 | ## 讲解 410 | 411 | cut-off time, 营业截止时间 412 | 413 | ## 预告 414 | 415 | Cartoon, MTV, Daria, feminist, 女权主义者 416 | a realist 417 | 418 | # Day 79 419 | 420 | Stand ~~from~~ **firm** for ~~where~~ **what** you believe ~~then~~ **in** until and **un**less **logic** and experience prove you wrong. Remember, when the emperor looks naked, the emperor is naked. The truth ~~or~~ and a liar are not sort of same thing. 421 | 422 | ## 讲解 423 | 424 | 这里提到the emperor is nake是来自典故 The Emperor’s New Clothes 425 | believe~in, 这里连读导致听起来像believe then 426 | 427 | ## 预告 428 | 429 | Spain product 430 | 431 | # Day 80 Spain 432 | 433 | Olives are the **gold** **in Andalucía**, Spain is the world’s biggest olive **oil** producer, **Andalucía** accounts for 80% **Spanish** oil. 434 | 435 | ## 讲解 436 | 437 | Andalucía, famous olive plantation in Spain 438 | Olives~are 439 | account for -> produce 在这里说Andalucía占了80%的西班牙橄榄油(产量), 即Andalucía生产了(produce)这么多橄榄油 440 | 441 | 442 | 443 | ## 预告 444 | 445 | Japan Doctor, Dr. Emoto, famous for his research on water and positive words. 446 | Another experiment on rice. 447 | 448 | # Day 81 Japanese doctor experiment 449 | 450 | Dr. Emoto has conducted an interesting experiment. He places rice into 3 glass **beakers** and cover it with water. And then every day **for** a month he said “thank you” to one **beakers**, “you are a idiot” to the second and the third one he completely ignored. (46 words) 451 | 452 | ## 讲解 453 | 454 | beaker, 烧杯 455 | 456 | 457 | ## 预告 458 | 459 | Dean Kaman, inventor, invent a water purification system 460 | 461 | # Day 82 Inventor 462 | 463 | You know, most people think that the world is getting worse... ~~at~~ **that** the life of **their** children ~~can~~ **is gonna** be less **than** they had, but the fact **of the matter** is, the world is getting better at an extraordinary rate. 464 | 465 | ## 讲解 466 | 467 | most~people, 这里t不发音 468 | the life~of their 469 | better~at~an~extraordinary rate 470 | 471 | ## 预告 472 | 473 | Washington DC, in the spring time, cherry tree 474 | 475 | # Day 83 476 | 477 | In ~~the~~ a city **full** of show**y** sights, these are more humble creations standing by until that **stretch in** March and April when it is time to blossom. （27 words) 478 | 479 | ## 讲解 480 | 481 | showy, 理解成fancy即可 482 | Washington monument, Obelisk, the White House... 483 | sites和sights的区分, sites是specific location, 比如construction sites, historical sites. 484 | stretch这里指的是a period of time, 文中即March和April之间 485 | 486 | ## 预告 487 | 488 | estate 489 | 490 | # Day 84 491 | 492 | Trying is having ~~an~~ the intention to fail. You gotta ~~scratch~~ **scrap** the word from your vocab. Say **you’re gonna** do it, and you will. 493 | 494 | ## 讲解 495 | 496 | having the intention -> wanting, 这里表达的意识是一直说trying是很难成功的，以后别再这样说了，扎扎实实去做吧！ 497 | scrap, 丢弃 498 | gotta, got to 499 | gonna, going to 500 | 501 | ## 预告 502 | 503 | missile, dilemma 504 | 505 | # Day 85 Crux 506 | 507 | Well that, I think, ~~it~~ is a real ~~cracked~~ **crux** **of this** issue. 508 | 509 | ## 讲解 510 | 511 | well that, 口语中常见的衔接表达 512 | crux -> cross, the most important part 513 | the crux of the matter 514 | 515 | ## 预告 516 | 517 | James Cameron, The Titanic, a Movie director and an explorer. 518 | submarine, Mariana Trench 马纳亚纳海沟 519 | 520 | 521 | # Day 86 Exploration 522 | 523 | Look, ~~the~~ imagination feeds exploration. You have to imagine the possible before you can go and do it. 524 | 525 | ## 讲解 526 | 527 | Look, 这也是英文中常见的口语表达, 即“你看”,交流时的引入。但不想Listen那么严肃 528 | 529 | # Day 87 April Fool!! 530 | 531 | Go ahead. Yep,sure. 532 | There were a few …… 533 | 534 | ## 讲解 535 | 536 | 这一期出的是类似一个快嘴的表演，还带英伦腔，后边基本没法听。但其实是个Shane老师出的愚人节玩笑。 537 | joke, prank 538 | 539 | 这期又重新讲了S/N/L cancel d/t/th的发音问题 **cancellation matrix** 540 | in the(nuh) car, inter(neh)net 541 | 帮助记忆这个cancellation规则： 542 | **S**he **N**ever **L**ie. **D**on't **t**rust **th**at. 543 | 544 | 545 | ## 预告 546 | 547 | Russian desert 548 | 549 | 550 | # Day 88 551 | 552 | These are not the ~~dim~~ dunes of the Sahara. In fact, they are found beyond the **Arctic Circle** ~~and~~ **in** the permafrost of Russia's north. 553 | 554 | ## 讲解 555 | dunes, 沙丘 556 | permafrost, 永久冻土, 永冻层 557 | 558 | ## 预告 559 | 560 | April 4th, special day for homeless animals 561 | stray mutt 562 | 563 | # Day 89 564 | 565 | April 4th, the day to ~~shut the fashion~~ **show compassion**, care and ~~astray~~ **act** for stray animals ~~are~~ all around the world! 566 | 567 | ## 讲解 568 | 569 | stray animal, 流浪动物 570 | show compassion, 表现同情，反义词是apathy,表示漠不关心 571 | 572 | ## 预告 573 | 574 | London Olympic 575 | if you can be Olympic athlete, which event would you like to compete in? 576 | 577 | # Day 90 578 | 579 | 1896, (music)the first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece——land of the ancent games ~~for~~ ——with athletes from 14 countries. 580 | 581 | 582 | ## 讲解 583 | 584 | 这里有两个词的读音要注意，Athens，athlete 585 | 586 | ## 预告 587 | 588 | A television commercial, 589 | 590 | 591 | 592 | # Day 91 593 | 594 | My bad. 595 | Tell me you have good insurance. 596 | Yep, I got "Allstates". 597 | Really? 598 | 599 | ## 讲解 600 | 601 | 重点看第二句, Tell me -> You had better, 你最好告诉我(你有一份好的保险) 602 | Allstate, 好事达保险 603 | 604 | ## 预告 605 | 606 | Ryan Higa, Youtuber 607 | 608 | 609 | # Day 92 610 | 611 | The point is, you should get to know a person first, then judge them. You should never judge a book by its cover. Judge **it** by the ~~among~~ amount of pages. 612 | 613 | ## 讲解 614 | 615 | judge~it, 连读 616 | 617 | ## 预告 618 | 619 | "Teen idol", great song, cherish 620 | 621 | 622 | # Day 93 623 | 624 | I ~~have a~~ **had it in** ~~space~~ spades on both sides, it came really natural to me. 625 | 626 | ## 讲解 627 | 628 | I had it in spades, **it** refers to musical, performing talent, in spades表示无疑地, definitely 629 | 这里on both sides, 指的是他从父母双方都有遗传到优良的天赋/基因 630 | 631 | ## 预告 632 | 633 | Tommy, guitar player 634 | 635 | # Day 94 636 | 637 | 638 | It takes a lot of work. You have to word every day on it. And them ~~It's~~ that's not a downside. There isn't a downside, really. 639 | 640 | 641 | ## 讲解 642 | 643 | downside, 缺点 644 | 645 | ## 预告 646 | 647 | conversion on the phone, telemarketer 648 | 649 | # Day 95 650 | 651 | Hello? 652 | Oh, gee, I can't talk right now. Why don't you give me your home number and I'll call you later. 653 | Oh, I guess you don't want people calling you at home? 654 | Well, now ~~I let~~ you know how I feel. 655 | 656 | ## 讲解 657 | 658 | gee, 这里是个口头禅而已 659 | can‘t~talk, 这里连读虽然can't发音跟can一样，但是音调不同，can↓ can't↑ 660 | give me -> gimme 661 | 662 | ## 预告 663 | 664 | downside, negative aspect 665 | animal crackers, a product of cookies 666 | what’s the difference between crackers and cookies? 667 | 668 | # Day 96 669 | 670 | Hey, you got anything to eat? 671 | Yeah, try ~~this~~ **these**. 672 | I’m ~~don’t~~ not eat that kids stuff. 673 | Just try ~~it~~ **them**. 674 | 675 | ## 讲解 676 | 677 | stuff, 口语中常用, 替换thing, 用来形容各种各样的“东西”, uncountable, tangible, intangible 678 | 679 | ## 预告 680 | 681 | Bruce Willis 布鲁斯威利斯 682 | 683 | # Day 97 684 | 685 | We ~~are~~ were supposed to meet today, but I missed our appointment. Sorry. 686 | 687 | ## 讲解 688 | 689 | supposed~to, 省略ed的发音 690 | meet~today, 发音把前面的t省略, mee~today 691 | 692 | ## 预告 693 | 694 | The cheetah, 猎豹 695 | 696 | # Day 98 The cheetah 697 | 698 | The cheetah excels ~~and~~ **at** acceleration. It**‘s** **the** sports car ~~as this~~ of the savannah. 699 | 700 | ## 讲解 701 | 702 | excel at sth -> be good at sth 擅长 703 | 区别accept(ə), except(ɪ)的发音 704 | savannah is not like forest or jungle that has canopies that block the sun. 705 | 猎豹的栖息地: 坦桑尼亚的塞伦盖蒂平原 Serengeti 706 | 707 | Black panther, 黑豹 708 | jaguar 美洲虎, leopard 美洲豹 709 | vegetarian 素食主义者 710 | 711 | ## 预告 712 | 713 | polymath 全才 714 | Leonardo’s teacher 715 | 716 | # Day 99 Leonardo da Vici 717 | 718 | It is only the ~~median~~ **mediocre** pupil **who does** not surpass **his** master Leonardo ~~rights~~ **writes**. ~~A~~ **And** legend has it, that **Verrocchio**, after seeing Leonardo’s angle, never painted again. 719 | 720 | ## 讲解 721 | 722 | mediocre pupil -> average(a little below average actually) student 723 | **Verrocchio**, 韦罗基奥 724 | 725 | ## 预告 726 | 727 | Shane‘s home state Wisconsin 728 | one of the popular sports is canoeing, or paddling 729 | 730 | # Day 100 Canoeing 731 | 732 | (32 words) 733 | ~~What~~ **Whether** they’re new to the world of paddling or **a seasoned veteran**, **you’re sure to find this video paddling guidebook** helpful **in your quest to find** new and exciting ~~reverse~~ **rivers** to explore. 734 | 735 | ## 讲解 736 | 737 | whether引出后面对比，但是这里whether和they是不是有连读? 我没听出来whether 738 | a seasoned veteran, 这里我听到了veteran(老手、老兵)跟前面new对应，这里seasoned表示**经验丰富的**； 739 | 740 | ## 预告 741 | 742 | health topic 743 | a can of Pepsi, corn syrup(玉米糖浆) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /Day1-50 Dictation.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Day 1 2 | 3 | > From `AP News`, The Associated Press 4 | 5 | Mother Teresa, who received a Nobel Peace Prize for her work on behalf of the poor, dies in CalcuHe, India——she was 87 years old. 6 | 7 | ## 讲解 8 | 9 | - 连读/发音/短语 10 | - received~a 11 | - work~on 12 | - behalf~of 13 | - years~old 14 | - `on behalf of` 15 | 16 | # Day 2 17 | 18 | Jerry, what time do you have. 19 | I have 5 o'clock. 20 | 21 | ## 讲解 22 | 23 | - 连读/发音 24 | 25 | - what~time 26 | 27 | - do~you~have 28 | 29 | > cancellation(省读) 30 | > 31 | > - 7 Hs 32 | > - He/His/Her/Him/Had/Has/Have 33 | 34 | # Day 3 35 | 36 | There are three things I have learnt never to discus with people: religion, politics and Great Pumpkin! 37 | 38 | ## 讲解 39 | 40 | - 连读/发音 41 | - There~are、I~have 42 | - Great(\t)~Pumpkin 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | # Day 4 47 | 48 | Don’t ever let somebody tell you, you can’t do something. 49 | 50 | >pursuit happiness - Will Smith 51 | 52 | ## 讲解 53 | 54 | Strong:S, N, L | Weak:d, t, th 55 | 56 | - eg: (n后面t不发音) 57 | - In~ternational 58 | - Don~t even 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | # Day 5 Bubblegum 63 | 64 | - I have come here to chu bubble gum and kick ass and **all other** bubble gums. 65 | - I have come here to **chew** bubblegum and kick ass...and I'm all out of bubblegum! 66 | 67 | ## 讲解 68 | 69 | - 'To' can be sound like ' to...tan...tux...t'...dah...duh...d' ' 70 | - And~I'm~all~out~of 71 | - Out of --> Outta (daily English ) 72 | - Kick ass 73 | - 打架等…… 74 | - ~sth --> be good at sth 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | # Day 6 79 | 80 | The secret of life is just live at every moment 81 | 82 | The secret of life is just **to live every** moment. 83 | 84 | ## 讲解 85 | 86 | - Just --> "juss" 87 | - just~to 88 | - To --> t' 89 | - Live~every 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | # Day 7 business 94 | 95 | Anther road trader has cause the bank billions 96 | 97 | Anther **rogue** trader has cost a bank billions. 98 | 99 | ## 讲解 100 | 101 | - Anther~rogue 102 | 103 | - 类似 part-time (连音，把后面的单词发音完整） 104 | - inside information 105 | - Rouge 106 | 107 | - Dishonest/ a **scoundrel / thrick you out of your money/** 108 | - cost 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | # Day 8 piercing 113 | 114 | greman road buclke , he's the man with most piecings, he's got 453. 115 | 116 | German, Rolf Buchholz, is the man with the most piercings, he's got 453! 117 | 118 | ## 讲解 119 | 120 | - is the - > is zuh 121 | - with (th)~(th)the (读后面的th就行) 122 | - most~piercings (\t) 123 | - he's ~ 124 | - 453: four hundred fifty three 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | # Day 9 satellite 129 | 130 | > AP news 131 | 132 | a s ws car to space 20 ys ago, abort the , but no body kn where the debris will hit. 133 | 134 | A satellite that was carried to space **aboard** the shuttle Discovery 20 years ago, is about to fall to Earth, but nobody konws where the debris will hit. 135 | 136 | ## 讲解 137 | 138 | - satellite / weather ~ / communication ~ / astronomical telescope ~ 139 | - satellite (t) ~ (th) that [keep the 2nd one] 140 | - carried to (t’) 141 | - aboard~the 142 | - 20 twenty (第二个t不发音) ~ years ~ ago 143 | - is~about~to fall to Eearth 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | # Day 10 148 | 149 | It's a lofty, possibly impossible goal. 150 | 151 | It's a lofty, **probably** impossible goal. 152 | 153 | ## 讲解 154 | 155 | - loft 156 | - really really high 157 | 158 | 159 | 160 | # Day 11 baseball 161 | 162 | New York swept the Tampa Bay Ray's by identical 4-2 scores in a day-night doubleheader Wednesday. 163 | 164 | ## 讲解 165 | 166 | - swept~the 167 | - sweep the series（横扫了整个系列赛） 168 | 169 | - identical ~(t不发音) 170 | - doubleheader 171 | - 2 games in one day 172 | - Wednesday 173 | - n cancel d，即d不发音 174 | 175 | # Day 12 Muppets 176 | 177 | > AP reports 178 | 179 | Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets —— from Kermit the Frog to Sesame Street —— is born in Greenville， Mississippi! 180 | 181 | ## 讲解 182 | 183 | The Muppets，即美国动画中的经典形象，puppets玩偶； 184 | 185 | Mississippi，缩写 MS；（abbreviation） 186 | 187 | Kermit the Frog，Sesame Street，Muppets中的角色（monster）名称； 188 | 189 | # Day 13 Mosquitoes 190 | 191 | Asian tiger mosquitoes are native to the tropics of Southeast Asia, but in the past few years they’re spread all across the southeastern of the United States. 192 | 193 | ## 讲解 194 | 195 | mosquito：注意发音（meskitou），skeeters（在Wisconsin对蚊子的昵称） 196 | 197 | be native to，（区别 live to） 198 | 199 | the tropics: coconuts，hot weather，ocean 200 | 201 | but in the: but~in~nuh (the发音被抵消) 202 | 203 | past few years, (past的t不发音, years发音上扬) 204 | 205 | # Day 14 Cats 206 | 207 | Cats reputedly have 9 lives, and he clearly wanted to spend at least one of them here in New York City. 208 | 209 | ## 讲解 210 | 211 | reputedly， 212 | 213 | clearly——absolutely/without a doubt/there’s no question 214 | 215 | wanted, (n在前，t不发音)，wanit~to 216 | 217 | at~least 218 | 219 | one of~them 220 | 221 | them指代 9 lives 222 | 223 | SpongeBob 海绵宝宝，square pants 224 | 225 | # Day 15 226 | 227 | the friend pacing seem changed every 11 often left kids zoomed out SpongeBob, unable to concentrated. 228 | 229 | The frantic pacing —— scene changes every 11 seconds on average —— often leaves kids zoned out and spun up; unable to concentrate. 230 | 231 | ## 讲解 232 | 233 | frantic: lost of control/ losing control 234 | 235 | pacing: speed 236 | 237 | spin up: wind up, 旋转 238 | 239 | # Day 16 Philippine 240 | 241 | ~~better soup and flouid, the philippine has hit by second typhone at a week~~ 242 | 243 | **Battered**, soaked and flooded; the Philippines is being hit by its 2nd typhoon in a week. 244 | 245 | ## 讲解 246 | 247 | battered: 注意tt和ed的发音，受到（恶劣天气）重创的 248 | 249 | soaked: k不发音 250 | 251 | Philippines~is 252 | 253 | ## 预告 Day17 254 | 255 | stray dogs/ homeless dogs 256 | 257 | animal shelter 258 | 259 | put the dogs to sleep, euthanasia 260 | 261 | # Day 17 262 | 263 | a few years ago there thought be useless, pass their pride,not now. 264 | 265 | A few years ago they were thought to be useless past their prime —— not now! 266 | 267 | ## 讲解 268 | 269 | few~years, each~year, last~year, first~year, fifth~year 270 | 271 | thought to be（consider） 272 | 273 | past~their prime——in one’s prime（在人生中最好的年华，最高效产出的年华，“人生巅峰”） 274 | 275 | # Day 18 grandma 276 | 277 | If you are breathing, it is not too late. Get up and get going. 278 | 279 | ## 讲解 280 | 281 | it is not too late. 这里读的是it is，是为了强调(emphasizing)后面的表述，不同于it's 282 | 283 | # Day 19 grandpa 284 | 285 | A 67-year-old grandpa has been found alive after being stuck for 6 days at the bottom of a ravine. 286 | 287 | ## 讲解 288 | 289 | 67~year~old 290 | 291 | grandpa -> gran~pa 292 | 293 | ravine, 沟壑; 溪谷; 294 | 295 | # Day 20 plane accident 296 | 297 | Saturday, an **ultralight plane** crashed to a **Ferris wheel** at a rural festival in Australia, yet somehow no one on the amusement ride nor the plane was hurt. 298 | 299 | ## 讲解 300 | 301 | crashed,碰撞,撞击; 不是crushed 302 | 303 | Ferris wheel, 即amusement ride, 摩天轮 304 | 305 | rural, 注意发音; （反义词urban） 306 | 307 | **somehow** -> magically, nobody can explain 308 | 309 | ## 预告 310 | 311 | an opossum, lovely German animal, Heidi, passed away 312 | 313 | cute, crossed-eye 314 | 315 | # Day 21 316 | 317 | Heidi won the world over with her forever cute but slightly **confused** look. 318 | 319 | ## 讲解 320 | 321 | won~one 322 | 323 | sb win the world over with sth【常用表达】 324 | 325 | look -> expression, appearance 326 | 327 | slightly, t不发音 328 | 329 | # Day 22 the Dead Sea Scrolls 330 | 331 | The project to put them online is expected to be completed by 2016. 332 | 333 | ## 讲解 334 | 335 | expected -> thought to be, anticipated 336 | 337 | completed -> finished, done 338 | 339 | project~to put~them (t省略) 340 | 341 | is 342 | 343 | 2016 -> 读成twenty sixteen （年份的读法） 344 | 345 | ## 预告 346 | 347 | SAT：Scholastic Aptitude Test 348 | 349 | don‘t cheat. 350 | 351 | # Day 23 352 | 353 | **An alleged** SAT cheating scandal has been uncovered at **a pretigious** Long Island high school. This **college** student is **accused of** taking entrance exam for at least 6 students. 354 | 355 | ## 讲解 356 | 357 | Long Island, wealthy area for wealthy New Yorkers 358 | 359 | presigious -> honorable, prime 有威望的; 声誉高的; 360 | 361 | alleged 声称(新闻报道常用) 这里 an alleged连读有点没分辨出来。 362 | 363 | uncovered -> found 364 | 365 | uncovered~at~a 366 | 367 | accused of 被指控-> prosecutor 检察官 368 | 369 | # Day 24 Baseball 370 | 371 | **St. Louis** takes the **World Series opener** on a cool night. It was 49 degrees at the start of the game. 372 | 373 | ## 讲解 374 | 375 | St. -> Sant 376 | 377 | St. Louis, the Gateway to the West, famous for the Arch 378 | 379 | 圣路易斯大主教队 MLB Cardinals(大主教) （红雀的logo） 380 | 381 | cool 和 cruel 发音分辨, 这里后面说到49度（49F），应该是华氏温度，即9摄氏度（9.4C）。 382 | 383 | World Series, the baseball championship, the best of seven 384 | 385 | opener, the first game 开幕赛 386 | 387 | takes -> wins 388 | 389 | start~of~the （f不发音） 390 | 391 | >If we have the word “of” followed by a consonant then we cancel the “f”. 392 | > 393 | >kind of -> kinda 394 | 395 | ## 预告 396 | 397 | Turkey, a catastrophe, an earthquake, big tragedy. 398 | 399 | # Day 25 400 | 401 | **They** searched for the missing throughout night under generator-powered **flood lights** as famliy members waited by the **mounds of debris** —— some in tears. 402 | 403 | ## 讲解 404 | 405 | flood lights：stadium light 406 | 407 | 这里的as可以用while替换 408 | 409 | the mounds of debris, mounds可以用piles, mountains替换 410 | 411 | ## 预告 412 | 413 | hanging yoga 414 | 415 | # Day 26 yoga 416 | 417 | **It’s the kind of thing** you look forward to instead of, you know, some workouts you **dread** and you **think of it as work** and this is just fun. 418 | 419 | ## 讲解 420 | 421 | look forward to跟dread对应 422 | 423 | kind~of~thing 424 | 425 | think~of~it~as work 426 | 427 | ## 预告 428 | 429 | Halloween, wear costum, treat or trick, 430 | 431 | # Day 27 Halloween 432 | 433 | Superhero costumes, as usual, are big this year —— especially **from** recent movies, like Thor and the Green Lantern. 434 | 435 | ## 讲解 436 | 437 | big -> 这里是popular的意思，也有用作important（除了big和huge本义之外） 438 | 439 | ## 预告 440 | 441 | Snowstorm, Connecticut(康涅提克州), broke power line 442 | 443 | Ironically, without electricity, food will go bad. 444 | 445 | # Day 28 Snowstorm 446 | 447 | It’s a pain cause my fridge is... I **dumped** it today, and the food’s gone. 448 | 449 | ## 讲解 450 | 451 | fridge -> 冰箱 452 | 453 | dumped~it~today 454 | 455 | ## 预告 456 | 457 | pilot in Poland, land the jet with no wheels 458 | 459 | # Day 29 Pilot 460 | 461 | He says he was simply going by the book when it comes to landing without **gear**, and that **he and his fellow pilots** train for these type**s** of incidents. 462 | 463 | ## 讲解 464 | 465 | going by the book -> follow by the written law 按照规矩办事 466 | 467 | without (landing) gear 468 | 469 | he~and~his fellow pilots (comrades) h发音连读时被抵消 470 | 471 | 区别`incident`和`accident` 472 | 473 | ## 预告 474 | 475 | broccoli 西蓝花 476 | 477 | # Day 30 broccoli 478 | 479 | it is the vegetable some **love to hate**! But now a new breed of broccoli, super broccoli, developed in Britain **may protect** against heart disease even some **kinds of** cancers. 480 | 481 | ## 讲解 482 | 483 | love to hate -> 484 | 485 | protect - > It may shield us from... / It may block our chances of getting... 486 | 487 | protect~against 488 | 489 | ## 预告 490 | 491 | OWS, Occupy Wall Street 492 | 493 | against bank, economic system 494 | 495 | # Day 31 496 | 497 | **Mayer Sam Adams** `ordered that the` camp be shut down Saturday **citing unhealthy conditions** and attraction of drug dealers and **thieves**. 498 | 499 | ## 讲解 500 | 501 | ordered~that~the （音频中that 和the基本就一次发音带过了） 502 | shut down （t省略不发音） 503 | citing -> stating the reason 陈述原因(`提及(原因);举出(示例);`) 504 | unhealthy conditions -> unsanitary, no plumbing 505 | thieves, thief(单数形式) 506 | 507 | ## 预告 508 | 509 | Fukashima 福岛核电站 510 | 511 | nuclear facility, power plant 512 | 513 | 514 | 515 | # Day 32 Fukashima 516 | 517 | (34 words) 518 | 519 | A **preliminary** government report predicts it’ll take 30 years or more to safely **decommission** that facility and **it** could be decades before nearby residents **who were forced to flee** can return to the area. 520 | 521 | ## 讲解 522 | 523 | **preliminary** government report, 这里的preliminary修饰的是整个政府报告; 524 | predict -> forecast 525 | decommission, v.正式停止使用(武器、核电站等设施) 526 | 527 | ## 预告 528 | 529 | A stupid husband throw diamond rings away in the trash, and the trash company pick up the trash to the dump. 530 | 531 | # Day 33 532 | 533 | **I** was lifting, you know, chairs out of the way, brkoen glass uh, other sanitary **items I don’t want to** get into, but um it was uh, horrific to say the least. 534 | 535 | ## 讲解 536 | 537 | sanitary items -> gorss..disgusting diapers(纸尿布), kleenex(面巾纸),toliet papers... 538 | 539 | I don’t want to **get into it** -> I don’t want to talk about it. 540 | 541 | > I don’t wanna get into politic(troubles) -- get into sth. 542 | > 543 | > want to -> wanna 544 | 545 | it was horrific **to say the least** -> 毫不夸张的说/往轻里说/客气地说 546 | 547 | ## 预告 548 | 549 | Toyota 550 | 551 | steering wheel, steering handle 552 | 553 | # Day 34 Toyota 554 | 555 | Toyota is recalling more than a half million **vehicles** for problems that **could** make them difficult to steer. 556 | 557 | ## 讲解 558 | 559 | recall 召回(汽车和电子产品的召回事件)，也做“回忆”(remind) 560 | 561 | could这里读得很轻，靠语感补上。 562 | 563 | ## 预告 564 | 565 | penguin in New Zealand troubled by oil 566 | 567 | # Day 35 Penguin 568 | 569 | It’s great. It’s um, been a little bit nerve-wracking, um, and it’s been a long process to get here. 570 | 571 | ## 讲解 572 | 573 | wracking -> destructive 574 | 575 | nerve-wracking 精神上带来极大痛苦的 576 | 577 | ## 预告 578 | 579 | father and son from Vietnam, they escape from Vietnam by boat, unfortunately met pirate. 580 | 581 | 582 | 583 | # Day 36 584 | 585 | When the family left Vietnam by boat, **bound** for Tialand, but he boat was intercepted by pirates. After years of trying, the father located his son in Tianland. 586 | 587 | ## 讲解 588 | 589 | **bound** for Tialand 用于交通工具说明旅途目的地 590 | 591 | # Day 37 ❤❤❤ 592 | 593 | a gooey mess snarls traffic along the busy Oennsylvania Turnpike. A leaking valve on a tanker spread drviveway sealant across 40-miles stretch of the eastbound side. 594 | 595 | ## 讲解 596 | 597 | gooey -> sticky, liquid, gel （maple syrup 枫树糖浆） 598 | 599 | snarl -> v. twist 这里是阻碍(交通)的意思； 600 | 601 | Turnpike -> tollway, highway 收费高速公路 602 | 603 | valve -> faucet 水龙头/阀门 604 | 605 | tanker 油罐车 606 | 607 | driveway sealant -> tar柏油, sealant密封剂 608 | 609 | ## 预告 610 | 611 | piano concert 612 | 613 | # Day 38 Concert 614 | 615 | The music is being played **at a church** in the Germany and, well, it really **lives up to its name**. Since it started, **there have been** just 11 **chord** changes and **the next one isn’t be scheduled** until July 2012. 616 | 617 | ## 讲解 618 | 619 | live up to one's name 匹配得上某人的名声 620 | 621 | there~have~been 注意连读的发音，容易听成happen 622 | 623 | chord n.和弦;和音;弦 624 | 625 | ## 预告 626 | 627 | 16 Rabbit 628 | 629 | Good Samaritans (在别人危难时予以帮助的)撒马利亚人;助人为乐者 630 | 631 | # Day 39 Rabbits 632 | 633 | Dozens of white rabbits were apperantly dumped **along the side of** the road Sunday night. More than 60 **bunnies** were scattered on the shoulder. 634 | 635 | ## 讲解 636 | 637 | along the side~of~the road 638 | 639 | rabbit -> bunny 640 | 641 | on the shoulder (of the road) 在路边(路肩)上 642 | 643 | cement, asphalt, concrete(gravel) 644 | 645 | pull over to the shoulder 646 | 647 | ## 预告 648 | 649 | UK David conspiarcy theory, his quotation 650 | 651 | # Day 40 652 | 653 | 31 words 654 | 655 | There’s **a wonderful** line I came across: If **you’ve** always done...or, **if** you always do what **you’ve** always done, **you’ll** always get **you’ve** always got. **It’s a brilliant** line. 656 | 657 | ## 讲解 658 | 659 | 句中的you’ll 和 you’ve读得快的时候显然是不容易听出来的，只能靠句子的时态去补充； 660 | 661 | There’s~a 这里读的快实际上只能听到“the”的发音 662 | 663 | came across -> found 664 | 665 | brilliant~line (t省读) 666 | 667 | ## 预告 668 | 669 | Christmas, Layaway(分期预付) 670 | 671 | 672 | 673 | # Day 41 Christmas layaway 674 | 675 | 41 words 676 | 677 | Her story **has inspirared** others from Montana to Indiana to pay off the bills of complete strangers in theses days before Christmas. Holiday shoppers **who’ve** heard about the layaway Santas, say the sweeping acts of kindness have **restored** their faith **in** people. 678 | 679 | ## 讲解 680 | 681 | has inspirared 这里inspired最后d的发音没听到，但是音频中的明显停顿； 682 | 683 | **sweeping** ascts of kindness, 影响广泛的; 大范围的; 684 | 685 | have~restored have的发音直接把**re**带过去了 686 | 687 | ## 预告 688 | 689 | Christmas poem 690 | 691 | # Day 42 Christmas poem 692 | 693 | 41 words 694 | 695 | He **sprang** to his **sleigh** to his team gave **~~him~~** a whistle! And **away** they all flew like a down of a **thistle**. But I heard him exclaimed **as** he drove out of **~~the~~** sight “happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!” 696 | 697 | ## 讲解 698 | 699 | He~spring to his~sleigh 700 | 701 | ​ sprang -> spring 跳跃/弹簧 702 | 703 | ​ sleigh: 雪橇; reindeer: 驯鹿 704 | 705 | [metaphor] like a down of a thistle 像蓟花的羽毛 706 | 707 | ## 预告 708 | 709 | Seinfield, sitcom(情景剧) 710 | 711 | a fortune teller 712 | 713 | # Day 43 《Seinfield》 714 | 715 | 23 words 716 | 717 | E: Hey George, you know, my friend goes to a **psychic**, 718 | G: Really? 719 | E: Uh-huh. We should go sometime. 720 | G: I’d love to go. Make an appointment. 721 | 722 | ## 讲解 723 | 724 | **psychic**, a fortune teller 725 | 726 | different type of fortune teller: palm reader, tarot card reader, people who can look into a crystal ball... 727 | 728 | sometime 即有机会、下次；不同于sometimes 729 | 730 | make~an appointment, appointment中间那个t省读 731 | 732 | appointment和reservation 733 | 734 | ​ appointment更倾向于consulting, 需要付钱的，跟人交流 735 | 736 | ​ reservation更多是预定座位、酒店等； 737 | 738 | ## 预告 739 | 740 | Everybody loves Raymond, sitcom 741 | 742 | # Day 44 《Everybody loves Raymond》 743 | 744 | 745 | 746 | R: **Dad, I beat you.** Don’t you remember the Raymond Spinball? 747 | 748 | F: Ray, I learnt **~~the~~** **to** play in Korea. 749 | 750 | ​ From Koreans. Do you think some **punk** kid’s gonna **actually** beat me? 751 | 752 | R: **No, dad**, you **were trying win**.You were sweating and **panting**. 753 | 754 | F: I’m a damn fine actor. 755 | 756 | ## 讲解 757 | 758 | Spinball, 这里其实是在开玩笑，说Raymond的“招式”——旋球，rocket: 乒乓球拍 759 | 760 | Do~you~think 这里读的极快 761 | 762 | some punk kid’s 这里的some并不是说一些，只是表示某个，所以kid用单数； 763 | 764 | ...you were trying to win. You were... 这里to win读得很快，直接带到第二句you were 765 | 766 | sweating and panting 出汗和喘息 767 | 768 | ## 预告 769 | 770 | Seinfield 771 | 772 | A question we use almost everyday 773 | 774 | # Day 45 Seinfield 775 | 776 | Hey, is it **cold out**? 777 | 778 | ## 讲解 779 | 780 | is it cold out(outside)? 询问外边天气如何 781 | 782 | ## 预告 783 | 784 | French history 785 | 786 | # Day 46 787 | 788 | 23 words 789 | 790 | For more than 3000 years, the power of the French king **was** absolute. This **meant** that he **had** the power to do anything. 791 | 792 | ## 讲解 793 | 794 | This **meant** 这里meant确实读的就是man的发音，但这里写完之后显然语法是有问题的，应该引起注意 795 | 796 | 797 | 798 | ## 预告 799 | 800 | Dogs, some people treat their pets like Queens and Kings. 801 | 802 | # Day 47 Dogs 803 | 804 | 38 words 805 | 806 | What people **will** do these days for their pats... **A** wash and a **blow**dry——**that goes** without saying. But the demand**ing** ~~of the~~ dogs now **wants a limo** along with other **creature comforts** at a pet hotel and day spa! 807 | 808 | ## 讲解 809 | 810 | blowdry, 吹干 （blow dryer 吹风机) 811 | 812 | limo, 同 limousine;大型高级轿车;豪华轿车; 813 | 814 | sth goes without saying, 不言而喻 815 | 816 | the demanding dogs, demanding为形容词，要求高的 817 | 818 | creature comforts, 即material needs, 表示物质需求/物质享受 819 | 820 | ## 预告 821 | 822 | murderer investigation 823 | 824 | # Day 48 Murderer Investigation 825 | 826 | 32 words 827 | 828 | **Buckinghan Palace** officials are staying mum about the murder case, and police **are** keeping **many** **de**tails confidential as they try to identify the victim and figure out excatly what happen to her. 829 | 830 | ## 讲解 831 | 832 | Buckinghan Palace 白金汉宫 英国的“白宫” 833 | 834 | Palce~officials这里念的很快，注意区分official(常跟government相连，政府官员)和officer(常跟police相连, 警员) 835 | 836 | be staying mum about sth -> keep silence 保持沉默 837 | 838 | many details 839 | 840 | ## 预告 841 | 842 | subway(USA)，underground(UK) 843 | 844 | # Day 49 Underground 845 | 846 | January 10th, 1863 “All aboard, **but** mind the gap” as world’s first underground passenger railway opens in London. 847 | 848 | ## 讲解 849 | 850 | “All aboard and **get on** the train/bus/plane” as the conductor used to say like this. 851 | 852 | ## 预告 853 | 854 | British dialogue 855 | 856 | # Day 50 British dialogue 857 | 858 | **And why do** you **wanna go** there? （我听成的是what are you able to get there?) 859 | 860 | I konw it’s **had a bad press** recently but **it’s** the place **that’s** taken my fancy. 861 | 862 | ## 讲解 863 | 864 | why do you wanna 这里把do听出来很重要，不然其他几个词其实都容易由于口音而发音不同 865 | 866 | 小女孩的声音有点奶声奶气，press recently和taken my fancy辨识度比较高 867 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /.ipynb_checkpoints/Day1-50 Dictation-checkpoint.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Day 1 2 | 3 | > From `AP News`, The Associated Press 4 | 5 | Mother Teresa, who received a Nobel Peace Prize for her work on behalf of the poor, dies in CalcuHe, India——she was 87 years old. 6 | 7 | ## 讲解 8 | 9 | - 连读/发音/短语 10 | - received~a 11 | - work~on 12 | - behalf~of 13 | - years~old 14 | - `on behalf of` 15 | 16 | # Day 2 17 | 18 | Jerry, what time do you have. 19 | I have 5 o'clock. 20 | 21 | ## 讲解 22 | 23 | - 连读/发音 24 | 25 | - what~time 26 | 27 | - do~you~have 28 | 29 | > cancellation(省读) 30 | > 31 | > - 7 Hs 32 | > - He/His/Her/Him/Had/Has/Have 33 | 34 | # Day 3 35 | 36 | There are three things I have learnt never to discus with people: religion, politics and Great Pumpkin! 37 | 38 | ## 讲解 39 | 40 | - 连读/发音 41 | - There~are、I~have 42 | - Great(\t)~Pumpkin 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | # Day 4 47 | 48 | Don’t ever let somebody tell you, you can’t do something. 49 | 50 | >pursuit happiness - Will Smith 51 | 52 | ## 讲解 53 | 54 | Strong:S, N, L | Weak:d, t, th 55 | 56 | - eg: (n后面t不发音) 57 | - In~ternational 58 | - Don~t even 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | # Day 5 Bubblegum 63 | 64 | - I have come here to chu bubble gum and kick ass and **all other** bubble gums. 65 | - I have come here to **chew** bubblegum and kick ass...and I'm all out of bubblegum! 66 | 67 | ## 讲解 68 | 69 | - 'To' can be sound like ' to...tan...tux...t'...dah...duh...d' ' 70 | - And~I'm~all~out~of 71 | - Out of --> Outta (daily English ) 72 | - Kick ass 73 | - 打架等…… 74 | - ~sth --> be good at sth 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | # Day 6 79 | 80 | The secret of life is just live at every moment 81 | 82 | The secret of life is just **to live every** moment. 83 | 84 | ## 讲解 85 | 86 | - Just --> "juss" 87 | - just~to 88 | - To --> t' 89 | - Live~every 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | # Day 7 business 94 | 95 | Anther road trader has cause the bank billions 96 | 97 | Anther **rogue** trader has cost a bank billions. 98 | 99 | ## 讲解 100 | 101 | - Anther~rogue 102 | 103 | - 类似 part-time (连音，把后面的单词发音完整） 104 | - inside information 105 | - Rouge 106 | 107 | - Dishonest/ a **scoundrel / thrick you out of your money/** 108 | - cost 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | # Day 8 piercing 113 | 114 | greman road buclke , he's the man with most piecings, he's got 453. 115 | 116 | German, Rolf Buchholz, is the man with the most piercings, he's got 453! 117 | 118 | ## 讲解 119 | 120 | - is the - > is zuh 121 | - with (th)~(th)the (读后面的th就行) 122 | - most~piercings (\t) 123 | - he's ~ 124 | - 453: four hundred fifty three 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | # Day 9 satellite 129 | 130 | > AP news 131 | 132 | a s ws car to space 20 ys ago, abort the , but no body kn where the debris will hit. 133 | 134 | A satellite that was carried to space **aboard** the shuttle Discovery 20 years ago, is about to fall to Earth, but nobody konws where the debris will hit. 135 | 136 | ## 讲解 137 | 138 | - satellite / weather ~ / communication ~ / astronomical telescope ~ 139 | - satellite (t) ~ (th) that [keep the 2nd one] 140 | - carried to (t’) 141 | - aboard~the 142 | - 20 twenty (第二个t不发音) ~ years ~ ago 143 | - is~about~to fall to Eearth 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | # Day 10 148 | 149 | It's a lofty, possibly impossible goal. 150 | 151 | It's a lofty, **probably** impossible goal. 152 | 153 | ## 讲解 154 | 155 | - loft 156 | - really really high 157 | 158 | 159 | 160 | # Day 11 baseball 161 | 162 | New York swept the Tampa Bay Ray's by identical 4-2 scores in a day-night doubleheader Wednesday. 163 | 164 | ## 讲解 165 | 166 | - swept~the 167 | - sweep the series（横扫了整个系列赛） 168 | 169 | - identical ~(t不发音) 170 | - doubleheader 171 | - 2 games in one day 172 | - Wednesday 173 | - n cancel d，即d不发音 174 | 175 | # Day 12 Muppets 176 | 177 | > AP reports 178 | 179 | Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets —— from Kermit the Frog to Sesame Street —— is born in Greenville， Mississippi! 180 | 181 | ## 讲解 182 | 183 | The Muppets，即美国动画中的经典形象，puppets玩偶； 184 | 185 | Mississippi，缩写 MS；（abbreviation） 186 | 187 | Kermit the Frog，Sesame Street，Muppets中的角色（monster）名称； 188 | 189 | # Day 13 Mosquitoes 190 | 191 | Asian tiger mosquitoes are native to the tropics of Southeast Asia, but in the past few years they’re spread all across the southeastern of the United States. 192 | 193 | ## 讲解 194 | 195 | mosquito：注意发音（meskitou），skeeters（在Wisconsin对蚊子的昵称） 196 | 197 | be native to，（区别 live to） 198 | 199 | the tropics: coconuts，hot weather，ocean 200 | 201 | but in the: but~in~nuh (the发音被抵消) 202 | 203 | past few years, (past的t不发音, years发音上扬) 204 | 205 | # Day 14 Cats 206 | 207 | Cats reputedly have 9 lives, and he clearly wanted to spend at least one of them here in New York City. 208 | 209 | ## 讲解 210 | 211 | reputedly， 212 | 213 | clearly——absolutely/without a doubt/there’s no question 214 | 215 | wanted, (n在前，t不发音)，wanit~to 216 | 217 | at~least 218 | 219 | one of~them 220 | 221 | them指代 9 lives 222 | 223 | SpongeBob 海绵宝宝，square pants 224 | 225 | # Day 15 226 | 227 | the friend pacing seem changed every 11 often left kids zoomed out SpongeBob, unable to concentrated. 228 | 229 | The frantic pacing —— scene changes every 11 seconds on average —— often leaves kids zoned out and spun up; unable to concentrate. 230 | 231 | ## 讲解 232 | 233 | frantic: lost of control/ losing control 234 | 235 | pacing: speed 236 | 237 | spin up: wind up, 旋转 238 | 239 | # Day 16 Philippine 240 | 241 | ~~better soup and flouid, the philippine has hit by second typhone at a week~~ 242 | 243 | **Battered**, soaked and flooded; the Philippines is being hit by its 2nd typhoon in a week. 244 | 245 | ## 讲解 246 | 247 | battered: 注意tt和ed的发音，受到（恶劣天气）重创的 248 | 249 | soaked: k不发音 250 | 251 | Philippines~is 252 | 253 | ## 预告 Day17 254 | 255 | stray dogs/ homeless dogs 256 | 257 | animal shelter 258 | 259 | put the dogs to sleep, euthanasia 260 | 261 | # Day 17 262 | 263 | a few years ago there thought be useless, pass their pride,not now. 264 | 265 | A few years ago they were thought to be useless past their prime —— not now! 266 | 267 | ## 讲解 268 | 269 | few~years, each~year, last~year, first~year, fifth~year 270 | 271 | thought to be（consider） 272 | 273 | past~their prime——in one’s prime（在人生中最好的年华，最高效产出的年华，“人生巅峰”） 274 | 275 | # Day 18 grandma 276 | 277 | If you are breathing, it is not too late. Get up and get going. 278 | 279 | ## 讲解 280 | 281 | it is not too late. 这里读的是it is，是为了强调(emphasizing)后面的表述，不同于it's 282 | 283 | # Day 19 grandpa 284 | 285 | A 67-year-old grandpa has been found alive after being stuck for 6 days at the bottom of a ravine. 286 | 287 | ## 讲解 288 | 289 | 67~year~old 290 | 291 | grandpa -> gran~pa 292 | 293 | ravine, 沟壑; 溪谷; 294 | 295 | # Day 20 plane accident 296 | 297 | Saturday, an **ultralight plane** crashed to a **Ferris wheel** at a rural festival in Australia, yet somehow no one on the amusement ride nor the plane was hurt. 298 | 299 | ## 讲解 300 | 301 | crashed,碰撞,撞击; 不是crushed 302 | 303 | Ferris wheel, 即amusement ride, 摩天轮 304 | 305 | rural, 注意发音; （反义词urban） 306 | 307 | **somehow** -> magically, nobody can explain 308 | 309 | ## 预告 310 | 311 | an opossum, lovely German animal, Heidi, passed away 312 | 313 | cute, crossed-eye 314 | 315 | # Day 21 316 | 317 | Heidi won the world over with her forever cute but slightly **confused** look. 318 | 319 | ## 讲解 320 | 321 | won~one 322 | 323 | sb win the world over with sth【常用表达】 324 | 325 | look -> expression, appearance 326 | 327 | slightly, t不发音 328 | 329 | # Day 22 the Dead Sea Scrolls 330 | 331 | The project to put them online is expected to be completed by 2016. 332 | 333 | ## 讲解 334 | 335 | expected -> thought to be, anticipated 336 | 337 | completed -> finished, done 338 | 339 | project~to put~them (t省略) 340 | 341 | is 342 | 343 | 2016 -> 读成twenty sixteen （年份的读法） 344 | 345 | ## 预告 346 | 347 | SAT：Scholastic Aptitude Test 348 | 349 | don‘t cheat. 350 | 351 | # Day 23 352 | 353 | **An alleged** SAT cheating scandal has been uncovered at **a pretigious** Long Island high school. This **college** student is **accused of** taking entrance exam for at least 6 students. 354 | 355 | ## 讲解 356 | 357 | Long Island, wealthy area for wealthy New Yorkers 358 | 359 | presigious -> honorable, prime 有威望的; 声誉高的; 360 | 361 | alleged 声称(新闻报道常用) 这里 an alleged连读有点没分辨出来。 362 | 363 | uncovered -> found 364 | 365 | uncovered~at~a 366 | 367 | accused of 被指控-> prosecutor 检察官 368 | 369 | # Day 24 Baseball 370 | 371 | **St. Louis** takes the **World Series opener** on a cool night. It was 49 degrees at the start of the game. 372 | 373 | ## 讲解 374 | 375 | St. -> Sant 376 | 377 | St. Louis, the Gateway to the West, famous for the Arch 378 | 379 | 圣路易斯大主教队 MLB Cardinals(大主教) （红雀的logo） 380 | 381 | cool 和 cruel 发音分辨, 这里后面说到49度（49F），应该是华氏温度，即9摄氏度（9.4C）。 382 | 383 | World Series, the baseball championship, the best of seven 384 | 385 | opener, the first game 开幕赛 386 | 387 | takes -> wins 388 | 389 | start~of~the （f不发音） 390 | 391 | >If we have the word “of” followed by a consonant then we cancel the “f”. 392 | > 393 | >kind of -> kinda 394 | 395 | ## 预告 396 | 397 | Turkey, a catastrophe, an earthquake, big tragedy. 398 | 399 | # Day 25 400 | 401 | **They** searched for the missing throughout night under generator-powered **flood lights** as famliy members waited by the **mounds of debris** —— some in tears. 402 | 403 | ## 讲解 404 | 405 | flood lights：stadium light 406 | 407 | 这里的as可以用while替换 408 | 409 | the mounds of debris, mounds可以用piles, mountains替换 410 | 411 | ## 预告 412 | 413 | hanging yoga 414 | 415 | # Day 26 yoga 416 | 417 | **It’s the kind of thing** you look forward to instead of, you know, some workouts you **dread** and you **think of it as work** and this is just fun. 418 | 419 | ## 讲解 420 | 421 | look forward to跟dread对应 422 | 423 | kind~of~thing 424 | 425 | think~of~it~as work 426 | 427 | ## 预告 428 | 429 | Halloween, wear costum, treat or trick, 430 | 431 | # Day 27 Halloween 432 | 433 | Superhero costumes, as usual, are big this year —— especially **from** recent movies, like Thor and the Green Lantern. 434 | 435 | ## 讲解 436 | 437 | big -> 这里是popular的意思，也有用作important（除了big和huge本义之外） 438 | 439 | ## 预告 440 | 441 | Snowstorm, Connecticut(康涅提克州), broke power line 442 | 443 | Ironically, without electricity, food will go bad. 444 | 445 | # Day 28 Snowstorm 446 | 447 | It’s a pain cause my fridge is... I **dumped** it today, and the food’s gone. 448 | 449 | ## 讲解 450 | 451 | fridge -> 冰箱 452 | 453 | dumped~it~today 454 | 455 | ## 预告 456 | 457 | pilot in Poland, land the jet with no wheels 458 | 459 | # Day 29 Pilot 460 | 461 | He says he was simply going by the book when it comes to landing without **gear**, and that **he and his fellow pilots** train for these type**s** of incidents. 462 | 463 | ## 讲解 464 | 465 | going by the book -> follow by the written law 按照规矩办事 466 | 467 | without (landing) gear 468 | 469 | he~and~his fellow pilots (comrades) h发音连读时被抵消 470 | 471 | 区别`incident`和`accident` 472 | 473 | ## 预告 474 | 475 | broccoli 西蓝花 476 | 477 | # Day 30 broccoli 478 | 479 | it is the vegetable some **love to hate**! But now a new breed of broccoli, super broccoli, developed in Britain **may protect** against heart disease even some **kinds of** cancers. 480 | 481 | ## 讲解 482 | 483 | love to hate -> 484 | 485 | protect - > It may shield us from... / It may block our chances of getting... 486 | 487 | protect~against 488 | 489 | ## 预告 490 | 491 | OWS, Occupy Wall Street 492 | 493 | against bank, economic system 494 | 495 | # Day 31 496 | 497 | **Mayer Sam Adams** `ordered that the` camp be shut down Saturday **citing unhealthy conditions** and attraction of drug dealers and **thieves**. 498 | 499 | ## 讲解 500 | 501 | ordered~that~the （音频中that 和the基本就一次发音带过了） 502 | shut down （t省略不发音） 503 | citing -> stating the reason 陈述原因(`提及(原因);举出(示例);`) 504 | unhealthy conditions -> unsanitary, no plumbing 505 | thieves, thief(单数形式) 506 | 507 | ## 预告 508 | 509 | Fukashima 福岛核电站 510 | 511 | nuclear facility, power plant 512 | 513 | 514 | 515 | # Day 32 Fukashima 516 | 517 | (34 words) 518 | 519 | A **preliminary** government report predicts it’ll take 30 years or more to safely **decommission** that facility and **it** could be decades before nearby residents **who were forced to flee** can return to the area. 520 | 521 | ## 讲解 522 | 523 | **preliminary** government report, 这里的preliminary修饰的是整个政府报告; 524 | predict -> forecast 525 | decommission, v.正式停止使用(武器、核电站等设施) 526 | 527 | ## 预告 528 | 529 | A stupid husband throw diamond rings away in the trash, and the trash company pick up the trash to the dump. 530 | 531 | # Day 33 532 | 533 | **I** was lifting, you know, chairs out of the way, brkoen glass uh, other sanitary **items I don’t want to** get into, but um it was uh, horrific to say the least. 534 | 535 | ## 讲解 536 | 537 | sanitary items -> gorss..disgusting diapers(纸尿布), kleenex(面巾纸),toliet papers... 538 | 539 | I don’t want to **get into it** -> I don’t want to talk about it. 540 | 541 | > I don’t wanna get into politic(troubles) -- get into sth. 542 | > 543 | > want to -> wanna 544 | 545 | it was horrific **to say the least** -> 毫不夸张的说/往轻里说/客气地说 546 | 547 | ## 预告 548 | 549 | Toyota 550 | 551 | steering wheel, steering handle 552 | 553 | # Day 34 Toyota 554 | 555 | Toyota is recalling more than a half million **vehicles** for problems that **could** make them difficult to steer. 556 | 557 | ## 讲解 558 | 559 | recall 召回(汽车和电子产品的召回事件)，也做“回忆”(remind) 560 | 561 | could这里读得很轻，靠语感补上。 562 | 563 | ## 预告 564 | 565 | penguin in New Zealand troubled by oil 566 | 567 | # Day 35 Penguin 568 | 569 | It’s great. It’s um, been a little bit nerve-wracking, um, and it’s been a long process to get here. 570 | 571 | ## 讲解 572 | 573 | wracking -> destructive 574 | 575 | nerve-wracking 精神上带来极大痛苦的 576 | 577 | ## 预告 578 | 579 | father and son from Vietnam, they escape from Vietnam by boat, unfortunately met pirate. 580 | 581 | 582 | 583 | # Day 36 584 | 585 | When the family left Vietnam by boat, **bound** for Tialand, but he boat was intercepted by pirates. After years of trying, the father located his son in Tianland. 586 | 587 | ## 讲解 588 | 589 | **bound** for Tialand 用于交通工具说明旅途目的地 590 | 591 | # Day 37 ❤❤❤ 592 | 593 | a gooey mess snarls traffic along the busy Oennsylvania Turnpike. A leaking valve on a tanker spread drviveway sealant across 40-miles stretch of the eastbound side. 594 | 595 | ## 讲解 596 | 597 | gooey -> sticky, liquid, gel （maple syrup 枫树糖浆） 598 | 599 | snarl -> v. twist 这里是阻碍(交通)的意思； 600 | 601 | Turnpike -> tollway, highway 收费高速公路 602 | 603 | valve -> faucet 水龙头/阀门 604 | 605 | tanker 油罐车 606 | 607 | driveway sealant -> tar柏油, sealant密封剂 608 | 609 | ## 预告 610 | 611 | piano concert 612 | 613 | # Day 38 Concert 614 | 615 | The music is being played **at a church** in the Germany and, well, it really **lives up to its name**. Since it started, **there have been** just 11 **chord** changes and **the next one isn’t be scheduled** until July 2012. 616 | 617 | ## 讲解 618 | 619 | live up to one's name 匹配得上某人的名声 620 | 621 | there~have~been 注意连读的发音，容易听成happen 622 | 623 | chord n.和弦;和音;弦 624 | 625 | ## 预告 626 | 627 | 16 Rabbit 628 | 629 | Good Samaritans (在别人危难时予以帮助的)撒马利亚人;助人为乐者 630 | 631 | # Day 39 Rabbits 632 | 633 | Dozens of white rabbits were apperantly dumped **along the side of** the road Sunday night. More than 60 **bunnies** were scattered on the shoulder. 634 | 635 | ## 讲解 636 | 637 | along the side~of~the road 638 | 639 | rabbit -> bunny 640 | 641 | on the shoulder (of the road) 在路边(路肩)上 642 | 643 | cement, asphalt, concrete(gravel) 644 | 645 | pull over to the shoulder 646 | 647 | ## 预告 648 | 649 | UK David conspiarcy theory, his quotation 650 | 651 | # Day 40 652 | 653 | 31 words 654 | 655 | There’s **a wonderful** line I came across: If **you’ve** always done...or, **if** you always do what **you’ve** always done, **you’ll** always get **you’ve** always got. **It’s a brilliant** line. 656 | 657 | ## 讲解 658 | 659 | 句中的you’ll 和 you’ve读得快的时候显然是不容易听出来的，只能靠句子的时态去补充； 660 | 661 | There’s~a 这里读的快实际上只能听到“the”的发音 662 | 663 | came across -> found 664 | 665 | brilliant~line (t省读) 666 | 667 | ## 预告 668 | 669 | Christmas, Layaway(分期预付) 670 | 671 | 672 | 673 | # Day 41 Christmas layaway 674 | 675 | 41 words 676 | 677 | Her story **has inspirared** others from Montana to Indiana to pay off the bills of complete strangers in theses days before Christmas. Holiday shoppers **who’ve** heard about the layaway Santas, say the sweeping acts of kindness have **restored** their faith **in** people. 678 | 679 | ## 讲解 680 | 681 | has inspirared 这里inspired最后d的发音没听到，但是音频中的明显停顿； 682 | 683 | **sweeping** ascts of kindness, 影响广泛的; 大范围的; 684 | 685 | have~restored have的发音直接把**re**带过去了 686 | 687 | ## 预告 688 | 689 | Christmas poem 690 | 691 | # Day 42 Christmas poem 692 | 693 | 41 words 694 | 695 | He **sprang** to his **sleigh** to his team gave **~~him~~** a whistle! And **away** they all flew like a down of a **thistle**. But I heard him exclaimed **as** he drove out of **~~the~~** sight “happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!” 696 | 697 | ## 讲解 698 | 699 | He~spring to his~sleigh 700 | 701 | ​ sprang -> spring 跳跃/弹簧 702 | 703 | ​ sleigh: 雪橇; reindeer: 驯鹿 704 | 705 | [metaphor] like a down of a thistle 像蓟花的羽毛 706 | 707 | ## 预告 708 | 709 | Seinfield, sitcom(情景剧) 710 | 711 | a fortune teller 712 | 713 | # Day 43 《Seinfield》 714 | 715 | 23 words 716 | 717 | E: Hey George, you know, my friend goes to a **psychic**, 718 | G: Really? 719 | E: Uh-huh. We should go sometime. 720 | G: I’d love to go. Make an appointment. 721 | 722 | ## 讲解 723 | 724 | **psychic**, a fortune teller 725 | 726 | different type of fortune teller: palm reader, tarot card reader, people who can look into a crystal ball... 727 | 728 | sometime 即有机会、下次；不同于sometimes 729 | 730 | make~an appointment, appointment中间那个t省读 731 | 732 | appointment和reservation 733 | 734 | ​ appointment更倾向于consulting, 需要付钱的，跟人交流 735 | 736 | ​ reservation更多是预定座位、酒店等； 737 | 738 | ## 预告 739 | 740 | Everybody loves Raymond, sitcom 741 | 742 | # Day 44 《Everybody loves Raymond》 743 | 744 | 745 | 746 | R: **Dad, I beat you.** Don’t you remember the Raymond Spinball? 747 | 748 | F: Ray, I learnt **~~the~~** **to** play in Korea. 749 | 750 | ​ From Koreans. Do you think some **punk** kid’s gonna **actually** beat me? 751 | 752 | R: **No, dad**, you **were trying win**.You were sweating and **panting**. 753 | 754 | F: I’m a damn fine actor. 755 | 756 | ## 讲解 757 | 758 | Spinball, 这里其实是在开玩笑，说Raymond的“招式”——旋球，rocket: 乒乓球拍 759 | 760 | Do~you~think 这里读的极快 761 | 762 | some punk kid’s 这里的some并不是说一些，只是表示某个，所以kid用单数； 763 | 764 | ...you were trying to win. You were... 这里to win读得很快，直接带到第二句you were 765 | 766 | sweating and panting 出汗和喘息 767 | 768 | ## 预告 769 | 770 | Seinfield 771 | 772 | A question we use almost everyday 773 | 774 | # Day 45 Seinfield 775 | 776 | Hey, is it **cold out**? 777 | 778 | ## 讲解 779 | 780 | is it cold out(outside)? 询问外边天气如何 781 | 782 | ## 预告 783 | 784 | French history 785 | 786 | # Day 46 787 | 788 | 23 words 789 | 790 | For more than 3000 years, the power of the French king **was** absolute. This **meant** that he **had** the power to do anything. 791 | 792 | ## 讲解 793 | 794 | This **meant** 这里meant确实读的就是man的发音，但这里写完之后显然语法是有问题的，应该引起注意 795 | 796 | 797 | 798 | ## 预告 799 | 800 | Dogs, some people treat their pets like Queens and Kings. 801 | 802 | # Day 47 Dogs 803 | 804 | 38 words 805 | 806 | What people **will** do these days for their pats... **A** wash and a **blow**dry——**that goes** without saying. But the demand**ing** ~~of the~~ dogs now **wants a limo** along with other **creature comforts** at a pet hotel and day spa! 807 | 808 | ## 讲解 809 | 810 | blowdry, 吹干 （blow dryer 吹风机) 811 | 812 | limo, 同 limousine;大型高级轿车;豪华轿车; 813 | 814 | sth goes without saying, 不言而喻 815 | 816 | the demanding dogs, demanding为形容词，要求高的 817 | 818 | creature comforts, 即material needs, 表示物质需求/物质享受 819 | 820 | ## 预告 821 | 822 | murderer investigation 823 | 824 | # Day 48 Murderer Investigation 825 | 826 | 32 words 827 | 828 | **Buckinghan Palace** officials are staying mum about the murder case, and police **are** keeping **many** **de**tails confidential as they try to identify the victim and figure out excatly what happen to her. 829 | 830 | ## 讲解 831 | 832 | Buckinghan Palace 白金汉宫 英国的“白宫” 833 | 834 | Palce~officials这里念的很快，注意区分official(常跟government相连，政府官员)和officer(常跟police相连, 警员) 835 | 836 | be staying mum about sth -> keep silence 保持沉默 837 | 838 | many details 839 | 840 | ## 预告 841 | 842 | subway(USA)，underground(UK) 843 | 844 | # Day 49 Underground 845 | 846 | January 10th, 1863 “All aboard, **but** mind the gap” as world’s first underground passenger railway opens in London. 847 | 848 | ## 讲解 849 | 850 | “All aboard and **get on** the train/bus/plane” as the conductor used to say like this. 851 | 852 | ## 预告 853 | 854 | British dialogue 855 | 856 | # Day 50 British dialogue 857 | 858 | **And why do** you **wanna go** there? （我听成的是what are you able to get there?) 859 | 860 | I konw it’s **had a bad press** recently but **it’s** the place **that’s** taken my fancy. 861 | 862 | ## 讲解 863 | 864 | why do you wanna 这里把do听出来很重要，不然其他几个词其实都容易由于口音而发音不同 865 | 866 | 小女孩的声音有点奶声奶气，press recently和taken my fancy辨识度比较高 867 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------