听写Lesson58MultipleChoice1.c2.b3.d4.a5.a6.a7.c8.a9.b10.b11.d12.dRememberthese?Tellusaboutanythingyoucollect(orhavecollectedinthepast).Lesson59CollectingLingWhatinparticulardoesapersongainwhenheorshebecomesaseriouscollector?Sheorhegainsrelaxation,contentment,self-confidence,andnotimeforboredom.Whydoessomepeopletendtohoardthingswhichtheyneveruse?Becausetheynevermovehouse,andthereforeleavethingsindrawersandcupboardsbelievingtheymightneedthemoneday.Whatspecialreasonscauseoldpeopletokeeppossessionswhichtheynolongerneed?Oldpeoplekeeppossessionswhichtheynolongerneedbecausetheylackphysicalandmentalenergyandforsentimentalreasons.Whywasitnotverysensibleoftheauthor'sfriendtocollectsketchesofmodelclothes?Becauseshewouldobviouslyneverbeabletobuyanyofthem.amassindiscriminateclutterstringrequisitemaniasketchNewwordsandexpressionsremotestrong-mindedrelaxationverifybearinglike-mindedspecimenconstructivelycontentedboredomcluttern.杂乱的东西(尤指不需要或无用的)e.g-Therewasaclutterofbottlesonthefloor.v.凌乱地塞满,乱堆放~sth(up)withsthe.g-Don'tclutterthepagewithtoomanydiagrams.e.g-Trynottoclutteryourheadwithtrivia.Newwordsandexpressionsstringn.(U,C)细线;一串,一行apiece/lengthof~一根/一段细绳a~of一串,一系列~beansidiom:pull~s(原:拉木偶的线)通过关系走后门e.g-Hepulledsome~sandmanagedtogetustheticketsfortheconcert.v.捆,敷,悬挂(strungstrung)~sth.out把某物排成一行e.g-We~edthechairsoutinordertowelcometheguests.~sth.up把…挂起来-Please~thecolorlightsuponthetree.requisiten.1)必需品(=necessity)2)~for/of…的必要条件e.g-Auniversitydegreehasbecomearequisiteforentryintomostprofessions.-大学学位已经成为在大多数行业谋职的必要条件。adj.必不可少的e.g-她缺少做这份工作所必须的经验。-Shelackstherequisiteexperienceforthejob.manian.癖好;狂热e.g-Footballmaniaissweepingthecountry.-足球热正风靡全国~forsth/doingsthe.g-Hehadamaniaforfastcars.-他是个飞车狂。religious~宗教狂热-mania...狂,...癖e.g-kleptomania偷窃癖-megalomania自大狂-bibliomania藏书癖maniacn.行为及其危险(或狂暴、愚蠢)的人;疯子;狂人;狂热分子;过激分子e.g-Hewasdrivinglikeamaniac.sketchn.草图;素描,速写;梗概,大意rough~草图character~人物速写e.g-她画了一幅这个地区的略图,用来给我们指路。-Shedrewasketchmapoftheareatoshowustheway.v.勾画,速写~outsth简略地描述...~sthin/~insth补充说明;给...补充细节sketchyadj.粗略的;概略的remoteadj.遥远的,久远的;偏僻的~areas/past/future/ancestor/cousin~fromsth与...有极大的不同e.g-他的理论有点儿脱离现实。-Histheoriesaresomewhatremotefromthereality.不友好的,冷漠的;细微的e.g-Thereisstillaremotechancethattheywillfindheralive.remoteacess远程访问remotecontrol遥控;遥控器strong-mindedadj.意志坚强的like-mindedadj.志趣相投的-minded:open-minded思想开明的reform-minded具有改革头脑的narrow-minded气量小的,小心眼的absent-minded健忘的,心不在焉的simple-minded头脑简单的,淳朴的clear-minded豁然开朗的,神志清明的detail-minded注重细节的noble-minded高尚的verifyv.查证,核实e.g-Wehavenowayofverigyinghisstory.-Pleaseverifythatthereissufficientmemoryavailablebeforeloadinigtheprogram.-I'llleaveyoutoverifywhethertheseclaimsaretrue.verifiableadj.可证实的verificationn.证实,核实contentn.内容;所容纳之物;含量contentsn.(书的)目录atableofcontents目录contentadj.满意;愿意be~withsthbe~todosthv.(使)满足~sbwithsthn.=contentmentCloseyourbookandlistenagain.Text:Peopletendtoamasspossessions,sometimeswithoutbeingawareofdoingso.amassv.:tocollectsthinlargequantities近:accumulatee.g-Heamassedafortuneafterthewar.e.g-25年里,达尔文(Darwin)收集了大量的证据来支持自己的理论。-For25years,Darwinamassedconsiderableevidencetosupporthistheories.Indeedtheycanhaveadelightfulsurprisewhentheyfindsomethingusefulwhichtheydidnotknowtheyowned.Thosewhoneverhavetochangehousebecomeindiscriminatecollectorsofwhatcanonlybedescribedasclutter.indiscriminateadj.随意的;不加选择的;不加判断的e.g-医生被指责滥用抗生素。-Doctorshavebeencriticizedfortheirindiscriminateuseofantibiotics.e.g-Thesoldiersfiredindiscriminatelyintothecrowd.-士兵对着人群胡乱开枪。discriminatev.区别;辨别;~betweenAandB~AfromBv.区别对待;歧视~againstsb~infavorofsbe.g-Itisillegaltodescriminateongroundsofrace,sexorreligion.-因种族、性别或宗教信仰而有所歧视是非法的。译:Deathdoesnotdiscriminate.Theyleaveunwantedobjectsindrawers,cupboardsandatticsforyears,inthebeliefthattheymayonedayneedjustthoseverythings.veryadj.(特指人或事物)正是的,恰好的e.g-Thosewereherverywords.-这些都是她的原话。(强调极限的地点或时间)最...的,十足的e.g-Ithappenedsattheverybeginningofthebook.-这事发生在书的一开头。(加强名词的语气)仅仅的,唯独的e.g-Theverythoughtofdrinkmadehimfeelsick.-他一想到酒就觉得恶心。prep.短语在句中相当于v.Inthebeliefthat=believeine.g-Ididsointhebeliefthatyouwouldcontendwithit.Inthethoughtthat=thinkinInthehopethat=hopeUndertheimpressionthat=impresse.g-Iamundertheimpressionthatsheisakindheartedgirl.Astheygrowold,peoplealsoaccumulatebelongingsfortwootherreasons,lackofphysicalandmentalenergy,bothofwhichareessentialinturningoutandthrowingaway,andsentiment.essentialadj.必不可少的;实质的n.(pl).要素,要点;必需品be~to对…是必不可少的It’s~that...an~distinction本质的差别反:inessentialadj.无关紧要的essencen.本质;精髓sentimentn.意见,观点;感情,情绪the~ofpity恻隐之心e.g-Nationalist~hasquicklyincreasedinthecountrysincethatattack.(国家的民族主义情绪高涨)sentimentaladj.感情上的;多愁善感的patriotn.爱国者Thingsownedforalongtimearefullofassociationswiththepast,perhapswithrelativeswhoaredead,andsotheygraduallyacquireavaluebeyondtheirtrueworth.associationn.结合,联系;协会,联盟aresearch~研究协会associatev.~with=connectwith=relatewithassociativeadj.联合的Somethingsarecollecteddeliberatelyinthehomeinanattempttoavoidwaste.AmongtheseIwouldliststringandbrownpaper,keptbythriftypeoplewhenaparcelhasbeenopened,tosavebuyingthesetworequisites.savedoingsths