各个击破之IBT听力（大家可以进来一起讨论听力的方法，切磋听力遇到的问题） - ChaseDream

发这个帖子是希望大家有一个固定的地方，集中的讨论一下听力复习过程中遇到的问题，探讨更好的学习方法，更加高效的解决听力中的问题。比如遇到的一些不懂的短语，句子或者一切生疏的话题都可以进来说一说。大家一起进步共同把听力IBT搞定，像满分迈进。

我是从9月15号开始复习的。下面先说说半个月来我复习当中对听力的认识。一开始我是想4头都抓，4头一起进步（包括听力，口语，作文，阅读）后来发现这么做好像进步不显著，而且哪头也没抓好，精力用的又比较分散。弄了半天哪块弄的都是半调子。在逐渐的复习当中我发现了听力的重要性。就像某位CDER说的吧，听力是整个考试的纽带，如果纽带断了后果可是不堪设想的。要想考好IBT，听力是一个很重要的环节。不仅仅听力这一块，而且还向外延伸到口语和综合写作。也就是说如果听力上不去，其他各个部分相应的都要被拉后腿。所以我个人认为听力成功了，就是攻克IBT成功的开始，其他部分也会变的相对容易一些。最关键的是能让人心里有一些底。所以我痛定思痛觉得一定要拿下IBT的听力。希望各位也在攻破听力的cder进来一起努力。。。

1.langman，虽然说很多人不推荐用langman觉得速度太慢，但是我觉得语音语调还是挺好听的，而且选项设置的还可以。

2.og,觉得段子挺长的。而且内容也都比较新颖。OG我就不多说了，大家应该都知道重要性。

3.delta,我现在在做DELTA，速度还可以。我建议大家做delta的时候不要为了做题而听，而是练习精听，尽量把每个句子每个音都听出来吧。这是在实力方面对听力的提高。delta的选项比较简单，很多靠commen sense也能猜出来，所以正确率不能说明问题。大家不要因为较高的正确率而自满啊。我做DELTA，效果不是很好了。做完2.3和后面的两个QUIZE了，正确率也不怎么样，而且我老觉得我似乎听懂了又没听懂，模棱两可的。继续努力

4.做完DELta我打算听听老T的partc段子，听大概100个吧，用个10天时间。

听力就打算这么着过了。然后又几天开始攻破口语。输入那么多，然后考虑输出了。。。

期待所有在练习听力的CDER来讨论，祝福所有努力过的XDJM听力迈向30。。。

最后再用一下考G时候的精神，鼓励所有选择了人生方向的人坚持下来。

我觉得第一可能是我对很多单词的读音不是很熟悉，需要在大脑里反映一下，稍微听的多点了，一些单词的音都熟悉了应该会好很多。

第二可能是对讲座的内容比较生疏，等练习段子横听的时候应该就会好

第三听的少了。大量练习是必要的。等做这6个，做test1-6的时候肯定也会好的

LONGMAN 我觉得语速确实太慢，和OG相比都差了一个层次，题目设置还好。

主要遇到的问题和大家一样，反映。还是听少了，词汇方面反映不过来，觉得词以类记应该可以帮助解决这方面的问题，加强对单词的读音印象。现在找不到段子听写，PART C写差不多了，BARRON和KAPLAN又想留着模考，矛盾。。

以下是引用livygre在2007-10-4 22:20:00的发言：

先LP一个!

今日IBT战况:

1.OG Page 139-158(听力部分) 考点出题形式 TIPS

2.新东方课件(听力初讲)

总结:初探IBT听力

一些LECTURE中出现的句型及词组需要巩固

听记很重要要学会翻译速记法

留意外国人弦外之音的艺术

明日计划:

OG听力练习 SET 1-2

听记之后对照script检查听准率

以下是引用xiaoqi809在2007-10-4 23:43:00的发言：
有没有谁知道bed room 和living room的区别阿？delta里的test4 第一个段子提到的，说一个suite有bed room 还有个big living room

今天早上一起来就看他们在报9月12和15号的分。。。怎么感觉上100超容易，好多居然说准备一个星期就去考了。。。大多都是110左右。。。饿滴神

关于听写。。。老看帖子听人家说。。。听写是提高听力的唯一途径，我想无外乎就是把每个音都给听出来，这样让自己原来不在乎的，不是名词动词的，那些小词都得到了重视，所以自然而然听写就提高上去了。可是我觉得自己听写的时候超没耐性，集中精力到是还可以，可是总是猴急，动不动就去翻SCRIPT那叫一个汗。。而且一般我准备听写的文章肯定听写个3，2句就不听了，直接看SCRIPT，估计做完听力我的阅读水平会有提高，汗。。。

今天本来要做DELTA2.5的，又荒废了。。。嘎，下午吃完饭就睡到现在了。。。外加昨天做了2.4不爱总结。。。又该吃饭了。。。

强烈推荐《听力新思维》（邱政政），感觉帮助还挺大的～特别是里面关于听力练习的方法和理念，比较强调临战状态下的训练，就是高度集中注意力的听，个人感觉很有道理的说，无目的的泛听确实很容易走神，提高也慢～

要想玩好一个游戏,想玩出亮点,想找到捷径都必须在遵循游戏规则的前提下,即,能被普遍接受.

录音时，时间不是短了就是长了，于是乎修改，但修改后又变的嗑嗑巴巴的．

练吧，每天随便找个话题在那神神叨叨

来保持舌头的灵活性，直到什么句子都能信口拈来为止

今天想了想，我做了好几套听力材料了，为什么听力复习都一直没有取得明显的效果呢？我做了langman og delta只做了OG的模拟题，DELTA后面的TEST还没碰。也是三本书都K过一遍了，听力就是没感觉到有成效。而且材料用完一遍我感觉自己就不爱用第二遍了。痛定思痛，我觉得听力这东西不在于听的多，而在于听得清，不在于题海战术，而在于能把每套材料都充分利用。从今天起把魔手伸像老Tpartc了，这次做题的战略有原来赶材料拼死的快听，改成慢慢听，细细听，充分利用材料。。。

选课规律：先选入门课；再上高级课；不管怎么选，教授先同意。

特色词汇：入门课：intro course　basic course　prerequisite course
高级：upper-lever course　advanced course
报名上的…课：sign up for　register…
上…课：take
旁听：audit
退课：drop/refund… drop the class

Skip class翘课
教授同意：approval　permission　signature　

选修课：optional course
必修课：required course
免选修课：waive one’s requirement
有学分课：credit course
无学分课：non-credit course
转学分：transfer

规律：想迟交，不可能

习语：想迟交：turn in　hand in
不让迟交：extension　extra time　more time　

I want three-day extension of my paper.
作业project/assignment概念：paper（论文）：essay（最短的），thesis（硕士论文），

dissertation（博士论文）

term paper 学期论文　term project 学期作业　book report 读书报告(文科)　

lab report 实验报告(理科)　presentation 演讲/发言

I will be thinking of u as I bask in the sun.我在晒太阳的时候会想着你的.

补充老T中外出度假的场景
a）
宠物场景：谁看宠物　have sb do sth
相处如何 get along with
b）
旅行社场景：订机[票，订房间，换不换&

nbsp;
c）
        海滩场景：爱去，干什么（表达），去得了（高兴），去不了（原因：因为

没钱）California / Florida有最好的海滩

a）
        喜欢去

b）
        干什么： swimming, get suntan(晒肤色)/catch some rays, play sea-
volleyball (沙滩排球), collecting shells (捡贝壳)
d） party场景：爱人多，带人来

bring sb along　

e）
        机场场景：天气变化，航班延误

the flight was delay due to the bad weather
结合订票：book the ticket
cancel　confirm　switch
f）
        天气场景：天气变化常考
overcast多云　shower阵雨　pouring暴雨　blizzard暴风雪
        typhoon台风
            hurricane飓风

the rain has run up （雨）停了

clear up放晴　warm up暖起来了　heat up升温　keep up继续　cool down凉下
        来

super hot　blazing(强烈的，眩目的) hot　buring hot　unbearable hot　freezing cold　

ice cold　biting cold　chilly cold　(super cool&ice cold也常形容人的性格)　

…on end/…in a row连续…　eg:It’s rained four days on end.
picnic及烧烤总在下雨天　

天气与着装，伴随天气里是否要加、减、收、买衣服：get out拿出去　put away收起来　

Religious beliefs and rituals permeated every aspect of Indian life. 宗教信仰和仪式充斥着印第安人生活的各个方面.

Rich and elaborate year-round sequence of ceremonials 丰富的精心准备的仪式

Hi, Alison.
Oh,hi, Julian.Have you been training hard for Sunday's run for a cure for breast cancer?

You bet! I have been running three times a week for over an hour each time.It's great. I can't believe I've gotten to this point so quickly! Only six months ago I would run for five minutes and almost collapse in exhaustion.

I hear you. I decided to run in this marathon because I needed a motivator to get myself back into sharp(shape). During my pregnancy I gained a whopping eighty pounds and I'm still trying to trim down. Also, I totally believe in the course.I know so many poeple who have been touched by the disease.
Wow! Eighter(eighty) pounds! That's nuts! Did you have triples(不是按[`tripls]发的音）?

No, just a big little boy. He was born 9 pounds, 5 ounces.Hi, Julian, what inspired you to want to run this weekend?

Well, a bunch of my running buddies thought it would be a great idea. We all started running at the same time and when we heard one of the guys' mother was diagnosed with cancer, we thought the marathon was something positive we could do as a group. It should be a lot of fun , and I've been collecting lots of sponsors from the school. So I'll hopefuly make tons of money for the cause.

That's so cool, Julian.Hey, I've got to dash. I'll see you finish line on Sunday.

get myself back into sharp(我和LP认为是shape，脚本可能有错）还我苗条曲线

一篇听下来，也不知道这两人讨论的话题是否有直接或明显的相关性？

另外就那是几个觉得脚本和原文有歧义的地方，还请大家也听过后一起来讨论。

I will be happy to. The dates for the first term are December 9 to December 23 . The

exam. The department will arrange an invigilator. Early next month, there will be

a sign up sheet posted on the bulletin board in the faculty lounge. You can choose a

square on this draft schedule. The dean then receive it, then draws up the final

schedule to avoid students in the Science Faculty having two exams scheduled at the

That's a good idea. So I just have to sign the sheet in the faulty lounge asking when I

Yes, it is not at all certain that when the exam will be , but it gives Dean Acheson a

place to start. He still have to do most of it manually, consulting his computer to see

which students registered in each course have order exams. Doing an exam schedule is

Registration
Hello , are you Aren Beaychamp?
Yes, I am . I am sorry I'm late for my appointment but there was an incident on the bridge and traffic was backed up.
That's okay. I am Rodney Cakdwell.How may I help you?
How are my registration date and time determined?
First year students are mailed a designated date and specific time with their
admission letter. For continuing studentes the dates and time for registration are
determined by the average from the previous winter session and by the year that the
students is in. Are you a first year student?
Yes, I am.
Have you received your admission letter?
Yes, I have.But I also have some questions on how to pay for the courses.How do I
pay if I have don't use credid card?
Other options are, by going to a bank and paying the teller on your course
confirmation slip, or by coming to the campus and paying in-person at the Students
Service Buiding on the third floor.

Stress between Work and Study
Hi,Stuart.how's school going?
Oh, hi, Lisa. School is really , really tough right now, exams are coming into two
weeks.
Geez. Stuart, you sound stressed. Exams, yes, I used to dread this time of year. I used
to cram the night before and hope I was studing the right stuff.
That's the hard part of studing last minutes;you run out of time, have to
pick and
choose areas of focus and guess what will be on the exams. It's always a bit of a
gamble. To add more stess I have a part-time job on top of studing!
Can't you take some time off from your job, Stuart?
No, I need the money to help pay my board. I thougt I was doing pretty well all term
balancing school and work, but now I'm finding it's next to impossible finding the time
to both study and work. After coming home from my job I have to hit the books for a
few hours every night, whether I have the energy or not. Sometimes I just want to go
to sleep...I'm so tired1
Well if it's any consolation, Stuart, you know it's not going to last forever. It's like you
just have to find that extra energy to get through it all. Before you know it, you've
graduated! Twenty years from now you will look back on this time and remember all
the fun you had.
No doubt, thanks, Lisa. I know you're right. I'll probaly even look back on my menial
job with fondness too.

Pick and Choose areas of focus:翻是翻成"划重点"但是这儿可能已经是复习重点了.

take some time off from your job:把你工作放一放(注意off⌒from 的连读)

A General Intelligence
Today we will look at this problematic concept known as "intelligence". What is it? Is there an "intelligence" that help us to solve all kinds of problems? Or are there
different intelligences that help us deal with particular problems and
solutions? What do you think?
I think it depends on other things, such as cultural background.
Indeed. There is also a body of research that states mental ability is a function of
social factors such as education and not one's inherent biological make-up. The
scientific community is devided on the issue. One of the beliefs behind the idea of
single entity "inteligence" is the concept of "General Intelligence" or "g". The
English psychologist Charles Spearman in the early 20th century made "g" stand for
a statistical measures of performance across a variety of tests. He found that the
same people who did well in variety of mental tests tended to use a part in their
brains that he termed "g".This "g" laid the foundation for the notion of a single
intelligence, allowing us to undertake everyday mental tasks. Can you think of any
problems inherent in this theory?
Well, for one thing, it seems there are a lot of t mental activities that go on and that we
can't always measure their activity so easily.
Ture enough. Nonetheless, a recent study seems to confirm Spearman's theory.
Reseach has found that a part of the brain called the "lateral prefrontal cortex" is the
only area of the brain to increase in blood flow when volunteers tackle complicated
puzzles. However, Spearman's concept is still highly controversial with many people
questioning both the the statistical process and the simplistic nature of "g"

There is a single intelligence that helps us to solve all kinds of problems.(Main idea of this theory)

The Golden Age of American Agriculture
We call the first two decades of the 20th century the golden age of American
agriculture. What were the factors that made the periad the golden age of American
agriculture? Who can offer some reason?
New strains of crops, improved farming methods, and what about greater use of
pesticides and fertilizers?
Absolutely. Technical advances continued to improve productivity. The U.S.
Department of Agriculture set up demonstration farms to show how new techniques
could improve crop yields. In 1914. Congress created the Agriculture Extention
Service, to advice farmers and their families about everyghing from crop fertilzers to
home sowing projects. The Department of Agriculture undertook new research .
developing hogs that were fattened faster on less greain as well as fertilizers that
increased grain production. New hibrid seeds that develped into healthier plants,
treatments that prevented or cured plant and animal diseases, and various methods
for controlling pets were all introduced around this time. Anything else?
Wasn't there also some kind of population boom around then ?
Good! Farm prices were high as demand for goods increased, and land values rose.
Howerver, the good years of the early 20th century ended following World War 2.
What was happening then?
Maybe a lot of people, women especailly , were moving from the farm to the cities.

Main idea:the factors that made the periad the golden age of American
agriculture

过来支持下LG，我刚起来，现在去收拾屋子，然后下午写作文

Boston Tea Party
Okay calss, I know you must be up to your ear in history, but let's talk about another
important event in American history called the Boston Tea Party. On the evening of
December 16, 1773, a group of American patriots went to the Boston Harbor. The
men were dressed as Mohawk Indians and boarded three British vessels, the Beaver,
the Eleanor, and the Dartmough of th East Indian Company. After they boarded the
docked ships, they dumped all the tea that was on the three ships, which amounted to
45 tons or 342 chests with a value of 10 000 pounds, into the ocean. You must be
asking yourself why on earth these grown men would dump all that tea in the water.
Let's back up and start from the beginning and discover what led to this interesting
chapter in American history. It all began when the British East Indian Company had
total control of the tea trade between India and the British colonies. To offest this
domination of tea, the colonies would smuggle their tea in from Holland. As a result
of the Tea Act OF 1773, which was passed by Parliament to save the British East
India Company from bankruptcy,the colonies refused to buy British tea, The Tea Act
basically elininated all taxes on tea and offered Americans tea at a lower price than
that of colonial smugglers. This Tea Act was put in place to save the British East
Indian Company from bankruptcy,but would cause the colonial smugglers to go out
of business, Because the patriots feared the Tea Act would create an illegal monopoly,
they discouraged people from importing tea, Fearing that some people would
continue to buy their tea from the British East Indian Company because it was so
cheap, the patriots took control by taking matters into their own hands, The paatriots
decided to reject tea shipments and they demanded that tea ships be permitted to
returen to England without paying the duty required by law.Over 5 000 townspoeple
of Boston and surrounding towns gathered at Old South Meeting House to beg the
governor to send the ships back to England, Howerver, the governor rfused and it was
on the night of December 16 that 60 men dressed as Mohawk Indians went over to the
Boston harbor and boarded the shops and dumped the tea into the Boston harbor.
Needless to say, Parliament was furious and reacted by closing the Boston
harbor.This event was just the beginning of a long clash between England and the colonies.

这个LECTURE是一篇关于米国历史的个人觉得听起来要有点commen sense可能要稍微轻松点，因为那样你可以对下文做一些合理的预测

这篇Lecture涉及到数字、地名的单词比较多，如果考到detail的时候，还真得注意做好笔记。

1. What is the main topic of the lecture?
A The background of the Boston Tea Party.
B The importance of the Boston Tea Party in American history.
C The relationship between patriots and Mohawk Indians.
D The consequence of the Boston Tea Party.

2. According to the lecture, which of the following is the main problem of the TEA
ACT?
A It would make the East Indian Company bankrupt.
B It would put colonial smugglers out of business.
C It would make the tea price skyrocket.
D It would impose taxes on the Americans living in the colonies.

Moving on to another ancient discovery, let's discuss the magnificence（这个词有音变）and mystery of
Stonehenge. Theree kilometers west of a town called Amesbury stands a large, tall
stone ruin known as Stonehenge. This unique monument has stood for over 5,000
years in an open downland of Salisbury Plain in Southern England.Stonehenge is not
a single structure, but consists of a series of earth, wood, and stone structures that
were revised and re-modeled over thousands of years. How were the stones moved
into place? No one knows exactly, but it is definited that it took a lot of muscle power
and numerous men to move these heavy stones in place. The next logical question
might be: why was Stonehenge built? （围绕这个问题，提出两个观点，答题用）Well, to answer this question, we can look at the
findings of an 18th century British scholar named William Strukeley who noticed that
the horseshoe (U型的）of great stones and the horseshoe of 19 smaller stones called
bluestones opened up in the direction of a midsummer sunrise. He concluded that
these stones were placed not accidentally, but deliberately positioned and planned so
that on a midsummer's morning the sun rose directly over the Hill Stone and the first
rays shone into the centre of the monument between the open arms of the horseshoe
arrangement. This discovery has had tremendous impact on how Stonehenge has been
interpreted. Both Stukeley in the 18th century and Sir J. Norman Lockyer, a British
astronomer and scientist, in the 20th century, belived that this alignment implied a
ritualistic（仪式的）connection with sun worship. Their conclusions led to the belief that
Stonehenge was built as a temple to the sun. Nowadays, an astronomer named Gerald
Fawkins disagrees with Stukeley and Lockyer's conclusions and instead argues that
Stonehenge is not simply aligned with solar and lunar astronomical events, but can be
used to predict other events such eclipses（日、月蚀）. In a nutshell （简要的说）, he believes that Stonehenge
was not built as a temple; instead it was built as an astronomical calculator.

许多难度中上的单词还有稀有的人名、地名啥的让人很是无所适从，在听的过程很是影响听记

What is the main topic of the lecture?
A Two different views on the original purpose of Stonehenge.
B The detailed history of how Stonehenge was built.
C The geological explanation about the stones used in building Stonehenge.
D The Astronomical significance of the midsummer sunrise and eclipses.

This time we'll talk about the state of New York in the USA. A report by the Fiscal
Policy Institute, which is an economic think-tank(智囊团) or committee that generally focuses
on issues that affect the quality of life and economic well-being(佳境) of New York workers,
claims that although America as a nation has enjoyed many years of record-setting
economic expansion, the same cannot be said about the state of New York.(Main-idea) Although
median incomes and wages increase for New York's workers .in America ,as a whole, this led to very little improvement in the
workers' standards of living from where they were in the last ten or even twenty years
ago. The new analysis by the Fiscal Policy Institute also suggests that there are severe regional differences in New York's ten regions. Case in point(例如), the Upstate economy has not benefited at all from America's booming times. In fact, their economy has been relatively sluggish(迟缓). At the same time,the Downstate region's economic growth
hinges on Wall Street. and many New Yorkers living in the city's suburbs are still
struggling. Looking at government data, we can see that although New York enjoys
many resources, these resources did not seem to benefit the state by means of pay or
living conditions for New York workers during economic good or bad times in
America. Using this same date, we can conclude that in order for all New Yorkers to
benefit from the economy , we cannot rely just on grouth. Instead, we need to analyze
the growth and find out how it affects not only the workers, but also their families
across the entire state. Clearly , the state must take some responsibility and step in
ande help families that are not benefiting from a growing economy.

1. What is the main idea of the lecture?
A In the late 20th century, the economy of New York was not affected much by the
national economy.
B In the late 20th century, the economy of New York didn’t contribute to the national
economy.
C In the late 20th century, the urbanization in New York created a big discrepancy in
financial situations between urban people and suburban people.
D In the late 20th century, the pay or living conditions of New York workers
worsened.

2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the lecture?
A The economy of New York is not necessarily related with the national economy.
B The influence of the economic growth on New York workers varies in regions.
C The state government should take actions on helping families get some benefits our
of the booming economy.

D The workers living in New York City are struggling because the stock market
does not influence their living standards.

Discrimination
Let's talk about the pros and cons(正反两面) of discrimination in the USA. I'm sure you are
thinking to yourself why I have included pros and cons in my opening statement.
Aren't there only bad things that result in discrimination? Well, the answer in most
cases is yes. When we discriminate, a negative outcome usually results. However ,
let's say you are an employer of a business and the goverment has told you that you
must hire a certain number of women or a certain percentage of black and white
people. This would restrain you from hiring , promoting and firing your emplyees,
Okay, let's take a step back and discuss why in some cases individual freedome to
choose or discriminate who will work for you can be a good thing. During the past 40
years , the American goverment has put rules in place to increase the protection of the
environment and groups such minorities, women, workers and consumers. These new
rules have resulted in numerous regulations and new bodies of law, which in some
cases have resulted in extreme policies like the one I described before about
an employer not being able to select an employee of his or her choice based on sex or
color.(这句貌似说出了法规出台后社会的现状,接着下面用大量用ANTI-D的举措来说发展) As a result, opponents argue that individualism had been lost with these new
laws. On the other side of the coin, some anti-discrimination proponents argued
against the traditional division of occupational roles between men and women, These
arguments led to major legal cases, which in turn led to stong requirements to recruit
women for jobs usually held by men such as skilled manual and mechanical work on
construction sites. The U.S. Congress also allowed the entry of women into the
military academies, In fact, a strong effort was made, particularly those women were recruited by many branches of army ,not only involved in combat, but also to train women together with men. Another anti-discriminatory example involves the Department of Justice, which began to
change the traditional names of specfic jobs from firemen and policemen fo
firefighters and police officers and required local police and fire forces to hire women
police officers and fire fighters. Discriminatory exminations and tests, in both the
public and private sextors, were soon abolished and soon every business was told to
avoid favoring one sexs over another for specific jobs. These new laws resulted in the
progress of equility, because most occupations were now open to women and noen
were closed to people of color.

起初听了前几句以为他要从正反两方面讨论D和anti-D的利与弊,听到最后却大量篇幅说政府的anti-D法规出台后所出现的现象以及带来的影响，第一道错选成了c，LP选成了b

1. What is the lecture mainly about?
A The development of anti-discrimination regulations.
B The disadvantages of anti-discrimination laws.
C The advantages of anti-discrimination laws.
D The development of women’s right to equality.

2. According to the lecture, what are the main changes since the 1970s? (Click on 3
answers)
A Most jobs became open to ethnic groups.
B The word used to refer to the fireman was changed.
C Women began to be trained together with men in the military.
D Individualism has been reflected in the hiring process.
E Women were allowed to flight in the battlefield like men did.

和LP眼冒金星、两耳冒烟一致得出了这个结论：该Professor很能侃，跑了话题没收住，全谈anti-D去了．
假装虚心接受了吧

The Book of the Dead is the name given by Egyptologists(埃及学家)to a collection of chapters
made up of groups of spells, incantations(符咒，咒语）, and mummification techiniques. This book
was designed to help the deceased（逝去的人啊） live a happy afterlife in "heaven". The book was
supposed to be read by the deceased during their journey into the Underworld.It is
New Kingdom text, which is similar to many texts found in the pyramids. The texts
found in the pyramids are classified as the Old Kingdome text, and the text found in
Egyptian coffins are classified as the Middle Kingdom text.Both texts outline the
ceremony performed at the funeral of an important person.(说明了死亡之书的用途) The movies have led us to
believe that we should not read from The Book of the Dead, but in fact ,the book
needed to be read by ancient Egyptians interested in an afterlife. To put it in modern
terms(时间出现,开始compare了), think about how modern religious rituals are run.You go to your place of
worship, and rituals and holy texts are read out to you from a book. In Ancient Egypt,
these burial rituals weren't immediately read from a book. At first ,they were read
directly off the walls of their chambers of a pyramid and later were read directly off
the sides of the coffins. The Book of the Dead was read off of papyrus sheets, much as
religious rituals today are read out of books. Like some modern day holy books, The
Book of the Dead was meant to be relatively cheap to purchase(比价格）, unlike buying a
pyramid or a coffin. This would ensure that any fairly well-off（走运的） person could buy a
hand-written copy of the book and use it on a loved one. if you were an Egypian with
a fair bit of money in the New Kingdom, you would buy a copy of the book that would
have blanks where the name of the loved one（已故的亲人or爱人） should be placed. Then all you had to do
was hire someone called a scribe to write the name in all the blank spots.

1. What is the main topic of the lecture?
A Three Kingdoms in Ancient Egypt.
B Burial ritual and The Book of the Dead in Ancient Egypt.
C Mummification and pyramids in Ancient Egypt.
D Funeral in Ancient Egypt and modern religious rituals.

2. What is the main method that the professor uses for the explanation?
A Comparing.
B Giving examples.
C Quoting researchers’ words
D Telling related fables.

In the US constitution it is stated that the congress shall make no law abridging the
freedom of speech of the press. This puts forth the foundation of journalism in the
United States. The government and the press are 2 separate entities. The people who
wrote the 1st amendment understood that journalists are human beings and that they
can make mistakes. The press even though it is not perfect was to take on the job of
government critic with its responsibility to the citizens of America not to the
government. At the core of the way in which the press operates is independence.
Newspaper owners may support a particular party, but it is becoming more common
for a newspaper and its journalists to be totally independent in every way.
Unfortunately sometimes this is a goal to work towards and not a description which
shows the truth. Staff and the newspaper they represent should show freedom of
thought and action. A newspaper must not print stories for the sole purpose of
promoting people who support it. Journalists cannot receive money, holidays, or gifts
from special groups for favorable news coverage. If a newspaper were corrupt it
could not criticize the government for being corrupt. Sometimes things like a free
meal or sports tickets are acceptable though, but this is not practice written in stone.
There are not really any rewards for the type or amount of freedom that the press
enjoys, maybe devotion of the readers in trust. With freedom of the press a newspaper
can still report a story in the way it wished. However, it must still adhere to the laws
of libel. The basic idea is that there must be truth to what the newspaper prints and
the newspaper must be able to show that they are being truthful. It is common for a
newspaper to separate its ideas and beliefs from the objective presentation of truth.
The news is presented with sources identified when possible. It is only on the editorialpage that the newspaper gives its and other staff members or syndicated writers
personal opinions. For a newspaper to not sound one sided or closed minded to
others it often has a section devoted to letters that people write to the newspaper
about how the news is being reported and other versions of the truth if one or several
happen to exist. The newspapers reserve the right to edit as necessary so that there is
fair presentation. A newspaper must also be sure to remain responsible if it does make
a mistake. Correction should be printed in the same part of the newspaper all the time
so they are easier to be found. A newspaper must also know when to draw the line
when they have crossed the boundary of invading somebody’s private life. It is at this
point that the newspaper must look at what it is saying and doing and re-evaluate the
situation. Journalists must follow the same laws as does everybody else but must be
extremely enthusiastic in uncovering the truth. In doing this they become a type of
supervisor or watchdog. Newspapers must be careful of becoming caught up in
something called prizeman-ship（得奖门事件）, presenting stories in a certain way with the sole
purpose of the newspaper or the journalist winning a prize. This has happened before.
A journalist made up the story and ended up winning the Pulitzer Prize. In the end the
journalists revealed the truth and quit her job. The newspaper gave the award back
with great humiliation. It is okay for newspapers and journalists to receive prizes, but
they should be from people or groups who have no connection to the recipient and
they should be without the recipient knowing it. There is the temptation to exaggerate
the facts but this must always be avoided. Journalists must always remember this last
rule in being a journalist. Above all one must be aware of the possibility that he or
she might be wrong, that a mistake has been made. There can be many viewpoints
which distort the truth. Journalists must remember when an error is made there is
always somebody who is going to be hurt. It is for this that the truth must always be
found and never interpreted.

总的来说,根据标题"新闻业"展开还是比较容易听出来米国新闻出版以及记者的性质及责任.

就是该文章的speaker舌头太大,而且长句使用频繁,容易造成一些理解上的困难.

划线部分如果大家在做了笔记后能进行相应的展开,基本上就能将一些detail部分回忆出来.

1. What is the lecture mainly about?
A Freedom of speech and newspapers.
B Journalism and freedom of the press.
C How the media distorts the truth.
D The history of journalism.

2. According to the lecture, why is “prizemanship” mainly problematic?
A Journalists may distort the truth.
B Journalists can be invading some privacy.
C Newspapers feel humiliated when their journalists do not win the prize.
D The truth must always be found and never interpreted.

While America was being colonized, that is from 1607 to 1776, those who were
interested in pursuing a career in law had to go to England and attend Inns of Court
for their legal training. These inns where far from schools, but were merely part of the
English law society and help students familiarize themselves with English law. It was
common for people who wanted to be lawyers to undertake a clerkship or an
apprenticeship with somebody already established in the legal world. Once America
became United States of America independent from the British the rules and
regulations for becoming a lawyer were very lax and the number of people who
became lawyers
sky rocketed(数量激增,貌似雨后春笋). The most common way for someone to enter the legal
world was by apprenticeship(学历). But as time went on law schools were established at
various law offices which focused on training. The 1st school(很敏感的词哦) was Litchfield School in
Connecticut in 1784 and focused on commercial law. Colleges slowly added law as
part of their course offerings, but it was not until 1817 that Harvard University
established the 1st independent law school. From 1850 to 1900 the number of law
schools grew from 15 to 102. These schools did not require that students hold an
undergraduate degree when entering and it was norm for the program to be
completed in 1year. However in the late 1800s there were more and more 2year
programs. The teaching of law went through a radical change(根本的改变) in Harvard University.
Students who did not already have an undergraduate degree had to take an entrance
exam(改变). By 1871 the course was 2years long and by 1876 it was 3years(改变) long. At the end
of the 1st year there was a comprehensive exam(改变) that had to be passed if the student wanted to continue on to the next year of study. The most dramatic change which is
still in practice today is the way teaching is done. Instead of listening to lectures
students studied cases. From the cases that were studied students were expected to
understand the principles of law. What they meant and how they developed. Teaching
followed the ancient Greek style Socratic questioning so students would discover the
foundations of the laws represented by each case. As the need for more lawyers grew
by the late 1800s the number of law schools that opened also grew. Not a lot of money
was needed to open a law school and as a result several were opened. There were
even night schools for studying law many of which had lawyers and judges as
teachers. A problem with many of the schools that opened was that the standards were
low and the material studied had an emphasis on what was customary in a specific
region. The most important contribution of this is that studying law became available
to everybody and not just the rich of the upper class. By the turn of the century there
was a dramatic increase in the number of people studying law. By 1960s schools had
to be selective in who they permitted entrance. To better represent the nation law
schools began to look for female and minority students. The curriculum was changing
too. Civil rights along with poverty issues along with international law was being
taught.

在经历过上篇那位老哥嚼馍式的发言后,这篇发言的仁兄的口齿则显得清晰得多,而且有许多让人为之一振的地方"1st\had to\the most important\the dramatic...\这些敏感词的出现则相对让我们的听记有了方向,知道他想强调什么了,而且题目也极有围绕这些敏感词来出.大家体会一下吧.

1. What is the main topic of the lecture?
A The history of the law system in America.
B The difference between British law schools and American law schools.
C The development of education laws in America.
D The history of law schools in America.(年份词较多）

2. According to the lecture, which of the following is NOT mentioned as main
changes in the late 19th century at Harvard University?
A Some applicants were required to test an entrance examination to get admitted to
the school.
B Case studies became the main method of teaching.
C Studying law became a 3 year endeavor.
D Students should pass the comprehensive examination to graduate from the school.这个得细听，貌似是提到那个综合考试，但是是为了继续下一年（3rd years)的深造而过的，不是为了毕业．

忘了说，因为LP第一篇听的很郁闷

，所以跳了一篇18从17直接到了19.

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Geography: American Southern（发短音a,而不是跟south一个音） Coastlands
“Of anywhere in the united states it is in the southern coastlands that the climate has
greatest impact on human geography. There are several factors which affect human
activity: humid subtropical（亚热带潮湿气候）, long growing season, mild winter temperatures and warm
humid summers. There are 9months or more of potential（不是很好听出来） growth for agricultural crops
for almost the whole region of the southern coastland. What is more the average
annual rainfall is more than 125cm mostly between April and October when warm
temperatures support plant growth and sunlight is plentiful. It is enough rain for most
agricultural activities for almost the entire region. These climactic conditions have
brought forth 2 important results: farmers can grow their crops until late in the fall
without fear of frost as long as agricultural conditions are met. I mean as long as
there is fertile soil, control of insect pests and appropriate ground drainage.（出题点，而且不是很容易听出来） It has
even been possible to harvest 2crops and even more for vegetable farmers. Of greater
importance is the fact that there is the chance to produce specialty crops that cannot
be produced in other parts of the United States. Although the region where citrus
fruits have been produced has slowly moved southwards along the peninsulas interior

citrus production. Citrus production has been noteworthy（值得注意的） in contributing to Florida’s
economy. Of the 7 major citrus growths, in Florida orange and grapefruit are most
important. Most oranges, about 80% today, are processed rather than being sold fresh.
The processing of oranges has had affects on other parts of the economy as more
people are employed in the industry and sales are not limited to the harvest period but
continue all year long. The grapefruit is produced in a similar area as the orange, but
the demand and output is only about 25% of the orange. These 2 citrus fruits are also
grown in south Texas but with irrigation. Production costs for citrus fruits mainly
come from harvesting. The fruit must be picked by hand from the trees. During the
harvesting season thousands of migrating laborers flock to Florida to do the
physically strenuous in the citrus groves. In the mainland United States it is only in
the southern coastlands sugar cane production is found. It is in production all year
round and needs more than one year to reach full maturity. It is intolerant of frost and
needs a large amount of water more than 125 cm per year. Rice has fewer climactic
requirements than sugar cane. As long as rice has sufficient water it will mature
according to the amount of heat it receives in the summer. In Louisiana and Texas rice
is grown with irrigation. Besides specialty crops there are parts of the southern
coastlands which are one of the countries main areas for growing vegetables. In the
winter urban markets are filled with fresh vegetables grown in Florida and along the
southern part of states along the gulf.”

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Law: Law in America
1. What is the main topic of the lecture?
A The history of the law system in America.
B The difference between British law schools and American law schools.
C The development of education laws in America.
D The history of law schools in America.
(D)
2. According to the lecture, which of the following is NOT mentioned as main
changes in the late 19th century at Harvard University?
A Some applicants were required to test an entrance examination to get admitted to
the school.
B Case studies became the main method of teaching.
C Studying law became a 3 year endeavor.
D Students should pass the comprehensive examination to graduate from the school.
(D)

继续帮livy顶，希望他把帖子跟完。。。跟完以后我觉得听力肯定会有进步的

这篇文章总体来讲一点也不难。中间虽然有很多专业的词汇，但是都是接在SUCH AS后面的，所以不会影响对文章整体结构的把握。
Biology: Sunshine
“Good morning class. Today I thought we would talk about something bright and
cheerful: the sun. I know most of you got to school before the sun came up, but can
anyone tell me how they feel when its sunny compared to when it’s cloudy?”
(Another voice)
“I find it’s a lot easier to get up in the morning if it’s sunny”
(Back to narrator)
“Good. How do you usually feel if it’s cloudy?”
(Another voice)
“Well I don’t mind, because I enjoy staying in on a rainy day curled up in bed with a
good book.”
(Back to narrator)
“Well, what if I told you it would rain for weeks on end with no break?”
(Another voice)
“Ya I can see your point. I don’t think I would like that very much”
(Back to narrator)
“Most of the articles we read lately regarding the sun are discussing the negative
effects of staying in the sun for too long saying that ultra violet radiation（这个词大家应该知道，在写作文中涉及到环境污染也很常用，紫外线） from the sun
is a major cause of skin cancer. Although these articles are factual, the sun does have
some positive side effects as well. As a matter of fact some scientists believe that
sunlight may reduce the risk of several types of cancer. “
(Another voice)
“Excuse me but many articles I’ve read blame the sun for causing cancer, stating that
it can take as little as 30min to get a sunburn”

(Back to narrator)
“Yes and those articles are correct. However in small doses the sun can be quite
healthy for you. In fact recent studies have found that sunlight can actually help
protect you from certain types of cancer such as（后面的词可以不管它了，但是也不是什么太难的词汇，我简单说一下） breast colon（结肠）
bladder（膀胱） and stomach.
More importantly the sun provides us with our main source of vitamin D.”
(Another voice)
“Well I don’t need to worry about vitamins because I take multi vitamins everyday”
(Back to narrator)
“That’s great, but wouldn’t it be better if you didn’t have to take them and you were
able to get vitamins in a more natural way such as food and the sun? Most people
understand that nutrients strengthen our bones and muscles and heighten our immune
system to better fight diseases like the common cold. However, many people don’t
realize that the ultra violet or UV rays from the sun actually convert irgasterol which
is found in our skin to vitamin D. Vitamin D is needed for normal growth of teeth and
bones and has also been proven to prevent the development and increase of cancerous
tumors”
(Another voice)
“Does that mean we should spend all the day in the sun without any protection?
(Back to narrator)
“No spending roughly 10min per day in the sun should be enough to supply us with
all the Vitamin D that we need.”
(Another voice)
“What happens if we don’t get enough Vitamin D?”
(Back to narrator)
“Excellent question! I’m glad you asked me that. Low Vitamin D can cause many
diseases such as chronic fatigue, a softening of the bones, osteoporosis and multiple
skilerriosis. Getting back to our mood some researchers have proven that sunshine
can actually cheer you up. When I see the sun I always feel happy energetic and
generally positive. But did you realize that the sun can change your mood chemically
and might even prevent depression. There is a saying called ‘spring fever’ when many
people feel the beginning of spring as a sign of good days ahead. During the winter
many of us are stuck indoors out of the sun. The lack of sun causes for many people a
condition called SAD or Seasonal Affective Disorder. SAD is caused by suppression of
serotonin which keeps our mood, emotions, sleep and appetite in check. When we
don’t get enough we feel depressed and this is usually experienced by people who are
deprived of sunlight during the dull winter months. So class during your break why
don’t you step outside and get a bit of Vitamin D?”

Biology: Sunshine
1. What is the main idea of the lecture?
A The lack of Vitamin D is the main cause of skin cancer.
B Sunbathing for a long time causes no problems.
C The danger of the sunshine has been ignored because of its benefits.
D The advantages and disadvantages of the sun .
(D)
2. According to the lecture, when concerned with our bodies, what is the main
function of sunshine?
A It changes ergosterol to Vitamin D.
B It suppresses serotonin.
C It can cause Seasonal Affective Disorder.
D It can cause skin and bladder cancer.
(A)

CD1-track21这篇也很简单，不难，大家有点耐心听都能听懂，中间有一些电影的名字听不懂也不影响。在IBT里很多时候就是出一些你不懂的TERM然后考你生词的忍受度，但是它对整个听力是没影响的。大家在听到不懂的词的时候不用心情不好什么的。
Film Studies: Western Movies
“Western movies are really over rated, much ado about nothing.我觉得这句话就是说美国有很多电影但是很多其实是没什么实际价值的。 Before the 60’s
westerns were made and shown in places called picture houses, cinemas or theaters
depending on where you lived. Kids especially boys loved them. They are all the same:
good guy sheriff（警察）, bad guy outlaw（犯罪）, some deputies, cowboys, townsfolk and the dancing

girls at the local saloon for a bit of fun to appeal to the females. They were so simple
that today’s kids would be bored watching them. In the 60’s academics became
involved. They grouped movies into the different categories. Each category became
known as a genre（类）. The name of this type of studies came to be known as genre studies.
Genre studies people are saying that western movies might be cheap, but there is a
common thread found in each one of them. Actually they do have a point. The
good guy wears a white hat and the bad guy wears a black hat. When the guy with the
white hat and the guy with the black hat come face to face in the street there’s going to
be a gunfight. Cattlemen are loners and misunderstood. Townsfolk depend on the
sheriff to protect them from the bad guys.(这句话不是很好听出来，大家听的时候要注意了） There is something westerns have in
common with other films made in other countries. All sorts of films have been made
and the characters and plot are similar, but with some differences. The setting moves
to another country and the characters change according to that countries national
heroes. There are Japanese films with samurai（这个词要注意老T里也老出，说到日本肯定要提的）, eastern block movies have the red
western films with the Russians involved and South African movies have Zulus in them.
The story is the same. The heroes create order out of chaos and make everything safe
for the average citizen. Who the hero is depends on which side makes the film,
because they can be the good guys in one film but the bad guys in another. If you
watch ‘dances with wolves’, you’ll remember that the Indians were good and the US
cavalry was bad. This is one of the exceptions to the rule in American movies. The
idea of the western film not only transcends 超越geography but also transcends time.
Some shows made about the future are really based on the idea of the western. Gene
Roddenberry of the star track fame says his star track is based on the old wagon train
series”
(Another voice)
“I’ve never heard of wagon train. Could you tell us a bit about it?”
(Back to narrator)
“Wagon train was a really popular series located in the late 50’s and early 60’s. It
was about people who got together and formed a group to travel overland looking for
land to live and settle down on. They were opening the Wild West for Europeans in
store odds. The old Indians didn’t like it and they attacked the white people many
times. People fell ill and died. Babies were born. They got stuck in bad weather,
wheels came of wagons and the cavalry had to rush out and help them. It is fairly
light hearted compared to today’s violence”
(Another voice)
“This doesn’t make sense. I thought that in the US everyone is supposed to get along
and there are laws against discrimination.”
(Back to narrator)
“This is movies we are talking about and not the real world. It was a different time too.
American history isn’t as perfect and as kind as the history books say.
Multi-culturalism, colonization and imperialism aren’t mentioned in the same breath
as wagon train”
(Another voice)
“I am just wondering. I watched ‘outland’ the other night. It was kind of like ‘kind

noon’. Am I right? Is that the kind of thing you mean?”
(Back to narrator)
“Yes it is. If you know this type of show, you’ll really see patterns in films. The only
thing is once you do it, it takes the thrill out of watching them. What is interesting is
that some of the films being made in the US are actually cultural remakes of movies
from other countries. ‘The magnificent 7’ was a remake of korosawa’s ‘the 7 samurai’.
‘A fistful of dollars’ and ‘last man standing’ were copies of korosawa’s ‘ugimbo’. The
twist there is that ‘ugimbo’ was based on ‘red harvest’ -- an American detective novel
by Dashil Hammond. Sometimes it gets a bit complicated when looking for the real
origin of the movie. There is another type of movie which is based on westerns. It is
called post apocalyptic. This is when a future society is trying to rebuild after
something awful has happened. Its actually format a lot on the westerns which are
about opening the Wild West frontier. ‘The postman’ and the ‘mad max’ series are 2
examples. From the Wild West to future societies they are just different costumes and sets.”

如果大家听过DELTA有一个段子是一个女的要去做internship里面也有提到去电影公司的，然后提到costumes and sets就是说戏服和道具什么的。

不难，大家好好听啊。还有提醒一下，每篇文章的题目要好好听，听是哪个类型关于什么的段子是地理的还是生物的或是什么的。这样对你听后面的内容有很大的提示作用。

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Film Studies: Western Movies
1. What is the main topic of the lecture?
A Western movies are made in America and are always about cowboys.
B The basic form of the western movie turns up in many forms of movies today.
C American western movies come from Japan.
D Western movies are stories about past history.
(B)
2. What is the main reason that the professor does not like Western movies?
A Western movies are entertaining but immoral.
B Western movies are only for kids.
C Western movies follow the same pattern repetitively.
D Western movies do not present any stereotypes.
(C)

S:Well.It’s a big comlplicated,or rather a kind of embarrassing to be honest,I made a rather stupid mistake.

S:Well,there’s been a terrorible mistake.The term-paper had an A was not my final edited version,the paper you marked was not the paper I had intended to submit.I can’t really explain how did this happen,perhaps I was over teired,stressed,and rushing against the clock(争分夺秒)..But when I saw the mark on my paper,I quickly realized what had happened.I must have printed an earlier draft at the last minute.Thinking I was printing out the final paper.Dr.Moore,I must be honest with you.Maintaining my average is extremely important to me,as this will affect my application to grad school,if my grade doesn’t prove,I may be forced(还是false?本人感觉force更合理点) to drop the course and retake it next term.I can’t jeopardize(危及,使危险)my chances.

P:Well,Andrew.That sounds like a terrorible mistake.I’m not sure what can be done about it at this point,the paper was due three weeks ago,and they've all been marked and given back to the students.I must say I haven’t render into this kind of situation before.Ususally,students are asking for extensions(要求加分) or wanting to discuss their grade after the paper has been marked.Let me talk to some of my collegues about your situation,and work over(充分研究;彻底检查) from there.

S:Thanks,Dr.Moore.I really appreciate this.Should I give you the correct paper today?

P:No,Andrew.Let’s wait until I talk to some people,I may lose the paper and this will only add to the confussion.Check back with me on Wednesday,and I’ll let you know the outcome.Oh,One more thing.Andrew,in the future,I will suggest re-reading papers one last time before submittion.

以下是引用livygre在2007-10-11 23:38:00的发言：

Oct.11

新东方听力特训

Track1

Hi, Alison.
Oh,hi, Julian.Have you been training hard for Sunday's run for a cure for breast cancer?

No, just a big little boy. He was born 9 pounds, 5 ounces.Hi, Julian, what inspired you to want to run this weekend?

That's so cool, Julian.Hey, I've got to dash. I'll see you finish line on Sunday.

You bet!　的确；你说的是

get myself back into sharp(我和LP认为是shape，脚本可能有错）还我苗条曲线

Trim down 减肥的又一说法

something positive 积极的事情

I've got to dash. 我得走了。

一篇听下来，也不知道这两人讨论的话题是否有直接或明显的相关性？

另外就那是几个觉得脚本和原文有歧义的地方，还请大家也听过后一起来讨论。

i have got to the dash.是不是说我已经到达终点了，看你马拉松的了。

以下是引用livygre在2007-10-13 11:59:00的发言：

Oct.13

CD1 TRACK4-5

back up: 根据上下文,理解为"拖延"

First Year/Continuing Students: 新生/老生

Designated Date:指定日期

Admission letter:录取通知书

Privous Winter Session:上(一个冬季)学期

Confirmation slip:确认单/条

Dread:这里理解为"忙疯了"

Cram:"恶补"或"临阵磨枪"

Pick and Choose areas of focus:翻是翻成"划重点"但是这儿可能已经是复习重点了.

take some time off from your job:把你工作放一放(注意off⌒from 的连读)

it;s next to impossible:差不多不可能了

hit the books :温书

以下是引用livygre在2007-10-13 23:39:00的发言：

Oct.13

CD1 Track6-7

Lecture题

Sperman’s theory of General Intelligence.(Main idea of this passage)

There is a single intelligence that helps us to solve all kinds of problems.(Main idea of this theory)

Main idea:the factors that made the periad the golden age of American
agriculture

And now class, let's switch gears (我觉得这句用的挺好，就是换个话题的意思）and discuss a different topic? Consumer Price Index,

Canada was 2.1%, what does that mean? In a nutshell（简单的说）, it means that Canadian

included in the CPI basket. Although prices of goods and services rise and fall over

stagflation, we use the CPI as a gauge（衡量） of the price of goods and services. Believe it or

not, when the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistic releases the CPI date

monthy, you might ask? Well, the CPI play a role for many key financial decision

Federal Reserve in the U.S. The CPI helps the Bank of Canada forecast the interest

rate policy and other decisions of major banks and corporations. I mentioned the CPI

basket before and now I want to expand on what this basket is and how wer get the

detailed expenditure information collected from surveys of thousands of families.The

information is not randomly collected, instead, the information is gathered through

interviews and diaries kept by participants who have agreed to disclose their buying

havits. The basket is divided into eight groups: food and beverages, housing, apparel（衣服）,

transportation, medical care, recreation, education and communication, and other

goods and services, and inclues more than 200 categories. Finally, the prices of 80

000 items in the market basket are collected nonthly from thousands of retail stores,

我来问些问题，在delta里面的，一些句子意思不是很清楚，还有些句子虽然知道意思，但是一些细节不很清楚，要自己写写不出来这样的句子。红颜色地方是我不大理解之处，谢谢！

Delta/P618/2.2B: Moose,deer,beaver,bear,and elk were the animals sought.large deer drives were common, and small animals were taken with snares or the bow and arrow.

I though the native Americans had more of a system of equality.(more of 是什么用法)

you should realize that a career in the arts requires a personal sense of commitment -- a calling--because art does have a history of insecure employment.

The tsunami that wrecked hilo, hawaii, in 1964 was so forceful it folded parking meters.

以下是引用黄公子在2007-10-24 23:29:00的发言：

Delta/P618/2.2B: Moose,deer,beaver,bear,and elk were the animals sought.large deer drives were common, and small animals were taken with snares or the bow and arrow.

I though the native Americans had more of a system of equality.(more of 是什么用法)

you should realize that a career in the arts requires a personal sense of commitment -- a calling--because art does have a history of insecure employment.

Dleta/P619/2.2C: Horns have been around since very early times.

The tsunami that wrecked hilo, hawaii, in 1964 was so forceful it folded parking meters.

more of :of＋n．作adj.的修辞方法,more修饰这个合成出来的部分.(比如of importance=important)

personal sense of commitment :（艺术事业）需要自我牺牲（个人奉献）的精神

have been around:around作“出现”的意思理解。"Horns在很早就出现（有）了。"

parking meters: 汽车停放计时器。说那1964年那场海啸很猛，都折弯了停车计时器。

以下是引用langzhihun在2007-10-25 16:07:00的发言：
是啊,有同感,这样的话有必要背单词吗??还是只是多听,知识背一些听力考试常见的单词