- UID
- 869601
- 在线时间
- 小时
- 注册时间
- 2013-3-21
- 最后登录
- 1970-1-1
- 主题
- 帖子
- 性别
- 保密
|
19-12
Part 1 Speed
[Time 1] (words: 346 02:32.13)
oppression [??pre??n] n.压迫;镇压;苦恼
Boston has been in the news because of the bomb explosion. However, Boston is one of U.S's oldest cities. It is a center of finance, education, music as well as a major seaport in U.S. In Boston, American began their American Revolution against England in 1775. People can review these historical moments by walking the Freedom Trail in Boston.
[Time 2] (words: 284 01:47.46)
symphony [?simf?ni] n.交响乐(曲);(色彩等的)和谐
orchestra [??:kistr?] n.管弦乐队
botanical [b??t?nik?l] a.植物(学)的
swan [sw?n] n.天鹅;诗人;歌手
Boston area is full of colleges ans universities. It is home to many top medical centers. The city is popular with its libraries and music. Although the modern buildings in Boston give the city some of its more current look, Boston still keeps its own historical feel.
[Time 3] (words: 325 02:00.73)
The population in Boston is mixed up with different races. This racial and ethnic mixture help give life to the city, however, it brings a lot of problems, too. Firstly, Boston school officials illegally separated students by race. Then new transportation plan which will take into action in 2014 causes a debate. White families move their children to private school or move out of the city.
At the same time, as the capital city in M, Boston cares about the civil right isse. M became the first state in U.S to permit same-sex marriage.
[TIME4] (words: 297 02:12.60)
roll [r?ul] v.(使)滚动;卷;碾;摇摆 n.卷;名单
distress [di?stres] n.痛苦,忧虑;贫困;不幸 vt.使痛苦(忧虑)
vicious [?vi??s] a.恶毒的,凶残的;剧烈的,严重的
arbitrary adj. 任意的;武断的;专制的
persecution n. 迫害;烦扰
genocide n. 种族灭绝;灭绝整个种族的大屠杀
subtle adj. 微妙的;精细的;敏感的;狡猾的;稀薄的
prejudice n. 偏见;侵害 vt. 损害;使有偏见
The origins of evil may be a little later than the origins of good. Children learned racial discrimination from early age. An experiment which did both on adults and children could prove it.
[TIME5] (words: 319 02:17.78)
conflicting [k?n'flikti?] adj. 冲突的;相矛盾的;不一致的 v. 冲突;争执(conflict的ing形式)
ambiguous [?m?bigju?s] a.引起歧义的,模棱两可的,含糊不清的
altruism ['?ltruiz?m] n. 利他;利他主义
Researchers did a series experiments. They found that children knew how groups were related to each other. They can differentiate the racial groups at around 4 years old. They can tell the distinction white/Asian at a later age than the black/white. They can tell in-group and out-group. So it will soon become a war between "us" and "them".
Obstacle
[words: 1067] 07:31.71
preacher n. 牧师;传教士;鼓吹者
tonic n. 补药;主调音或基音 adj. 滋补的;声调的;使精神振作的
primeval adj. 原始的;初期的(等于primaeval)
broach vt. 提出;钻孔;开始讨论;给…开口 n. 钻头;凿子;胸针(等于brooch) vi. [海]突然横转
enthrall vt. 迷住,使着迷
inundate [ˈinəndeit, inˈʌndet] vt.淹没
stampede n. 惊跑;人群的蜂拥;军队溃败 vi. 蜂拥;逃窜 vt. 使…惊逃;抢占
clutch n. 离合器;控制;手;紧急关头 vi. 攫;企图抓住 vt. 抓住;紧握 dj. 没有手提带或背带的;[美口]紧要关头的
astray adv. 误入歧途地;迷途地;迷路 adj. 迷路的;离开正道的;不对头的
idyll n. 田园诗;牧歌;田园生活
slick [slik] a.圆滑的;精巧的,灵巧的;光滑的
denounce vt. 谴责;告发;公然抨击;通告废除
balmy adj. 芳香的;温和的;止痛的
oratory n. 雄辩;演讲术
sermon n. 布道;训诫;启示;冗长的讲话 vt. 对…布道;对…说教 vi. 布道
TOPIC:
Structure:
1 M,as a preacher, published his first guidebook to wild area and encouraged people to explore a pure camp-life.
2 After the Civil War and country's rapid industrialization, people showed a great interest in M's book. Compared with the life in cities, wildness seemed more attractive.
3 Adventurers, who were impressed by M's pictures, went to the wild unprepared. Instead of living an idyllic life, they suffered a lot.
4 Many people complained that M exaggerated the benefit of outdoor life. M then predicted Adirondacks.
5 A is still popular with people. A rich author spend summer in A and did a lot of things...
6 Compared with other writers' work related to natural life, M's book was easier and directer to caputure the public's imagination.
前三篇做的头脑很清楚,但是写这个回忆真心可以占用我很久的时间。。。 |
|