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【胡敏讀故事記單詞】010 搜尋歷史
所作的分析做了更為詳盡的闡述。在這本書里,我發(fā)現(xiàn)了幾位有趣的歷史人物,他們與我同姓,都叫席埃拉。 有一位席埃拉是名無政府主義者。在他的著作中,農(nóng)村社會可以以無政府狀態(tài)存在的觀念。他認(rèn)為政府故意引起人們對無政府主義的恐懼,不過是為了證明政府向農(nóng)民征收重稅有理。 另一位席埃拉是名解剖學(xué)博士。他被譽(yù)為發(fā)明麻醉藥的第一人。在麻醉作用下,他可
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【胡敏讀故事記單詞】004 被告
標(biāo)題不用寫 覺得材料太難的童鞋可以先下載音頻下來聽,覺得聽得差不多了再來聽寫。語速稍快,用詞不難的。 hints: Bob Jim Bob is an excellent trial lawyer with a superior legal acumen. Unlike many other lawyers that need to use acronyms to remember certain legal principles, Bob simply uses his photographic memory. What makes Bob even more special is his acute sense for reading people's emotions, especially those of jurors. Due to his reputation, he is able to acquire the most interesting cases. His jealous competitors often accuse him of being too acquisitive and of taking away their business. But I respect Bob for his many achievements. I remember the first trial he ever did. Bob was hired by an acquaintance named Jim to defend him against a criminal charge. Jim was accused of intentionally throwing acid on another man's arm in a laboratory where they were both activating chemicals. Jim was adamant that the accusation was false. He claimed it was an accident that occurred during an argument. Being a contract lawyer, Bob was not accustomed to handling trials in front of a jury. However, he agreed to the acquisition of Jim's case because he strongly believed in Jim's innocence. The thought of an innocent man being convicted of a crime he didn't commit actuated Bob's hidden trial skills. At the trial, Bob proved that the other man caused his own injury by pushing Jim while Jim was working with dangerous chemicals. Bob also proved that the man's claim of an acute injury was false. The actual injury was minor. Bob asked the jury to acquit Jim of all criminal charges. Amazingly, Bob achieved an acquittal for Jim. I'll never forget what Bob did for Jim, because I was there. I am Jim. In fact, I still remember the adage Bob used to explain why he took my case for free. He said, "In doing, we learn." 鮑勃是一名出色的辯護(hù)律師,他擁有超群的法律才智。許多律師需要用首字母縮寫詞才能記住某些法律準(zhǔn)則,鮑勃則不然,他只需用他那照相機(jī)般的記憶就足矣。鮑勃還有更特別的地方,他能敏銳地把握人們的思想感情,尤其陪審員的思想感情。 他聲名大噪,因此總能獲得最有意思的案子。那些嫉妒的競爭對手常常指責(zé)他貪得無厭地?fù)屪咚麄兊纳?。但是我為鮑勃取得的眾多成就而尊敬他。我還記得他出庭參加的第一次審判。 鮑勃受雇于一個叫吉姆的熟人,為他所遭受的刑事指控進(jìn)行辯護(hù)。吉姆被指控在實(shí)驗(yàn)室里故意將酸潑到另一個人的胳膊上,當(dāng)時兩人正在激活某些化學(xué)物。吉姆堅信這項(xiàng)指控是假的。他聲稱這是在爭執(zhí)中出現(xiàn)的一場意外。作為一名合同律師,鮑勃不習(xí)慣在陪審團(tuán)面前做辯護(hù)。但是他還是答應(yīng)接下吉姆的案子,因?yàn)樗麍孕偶肥乔灏椎?。一想到一個無辜的人將因?yàn)槟氂械淖锩馀刑帲U勃潛在的辯護(hù)能力就被激活了。 法庭上,鮑勃證實(shí)了那個人是在吉姆正在試驗(yàn)危險化學(xué)物時推搡了吉姆才弄傷自己的。他還證實(shí)那個人所謂重傷是假的,事實(shí)上只是輕傷,鮑勃要求陪審團(tuán)宣告吉姆無罪。令人驚訝的是,鮑勃果真為吉姆贏得了無罪釋放的判決。 我永遠(yuǎn)不會忘記鮑勃為吉姆做的一切,因?yàn)楫?dāng)時我就在現(xiàn)場,我就是吉姆。實(shí)際上,我仍記得鮑勃再解釋為什么為我免費(fèi)辯護(hù)時所用的格言:“實(shí)踐長才干。” 這篇材料你能聽出多少?點(diǎn)擊這里做聽寫,提高外語水平>>
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【胡敏讀故事背雅思單詞】53滅亡之后(1/2)
Hint: Volcanic When they found Missy's essay in the estate sale forty years after the fall of civilization, people laughed that Missy had written about how society found global warming to be equivocal. That such a developed society could make such erroneous conclusions caused the survivors to eschew all other wisdom that they might have gained from the essence of the books they had found. They did not want to read any more about how the establishment had destroyed itself. Volcanic eruptions were still happening everyday and they had to seek shelter or they would be eradicated as well. That era was over because of their errors. So much had changed since then. Only a few of the buildings erected in the past remained standing. Erosion made it impossible to grow plants, escalating temperatures made it even more difficult to breathe in the already scalding air and established bases of refuge were becoming harder and harder to find. 文明滅亡40年之后,他們在一次房地產(chǎn)拍賣會上發(fā)現(xiàn)了米西的文章。米西在文章中描述了社會如何發(fā)現(xiàn)全球變暖是個可疑的現(xiàn)象,他們都覺得可笑。這樣發(fā)達(dá)的社會居然會得出如此錯誤的結(jié)論,這個觀點(diǎn)使幸存者們避開了所有其他知識。從他們發(fā)現(xiàn)的那些書的精華中,他們是可以獲得這些知識的。他們不再愿意閱讀任何關(guān)于機(jī)構(gòu)如何自我毀滅的文章。每天依然有火山噴發(fā),他們不得不尋找躲避的地方,否則同樣會被消滅。由于他們的錯誤,那個時代結(jié)束了。自那以后發(fā)生了很大的變化。過去建造的建筑物只有少量依然存在。由于有腐蝕,植物無法栽種。不斷升高的氣溫使人在本已熾熱的空氣中更難呼吸,建好的避難基地也越來越難找到。 這篇材料你能聽出多少?點(diǎn)擊這里做聽寫,提高外語水平>>
2014-02-19 -
【胡敏讀故事背雅思單詞】26 再見,麥克(1/2)
Hint: Mike Aw Mr. Moan "The situation is really not that complicated, Mike. The company simply has a compendium of charges that have been compiled against you and they just don' t want you to work here any more! There's nothing I can do to help you!" "Aw come on, Mr. Moan. We’re old compatriots in this company. We've always shared compartments and I thought we had such compatible characteristics! I'm as competent as you are with often more compelling excuses for our bosses as to why we missed the completion of project deadlines! You need me!" "Actually not, Mike. Ever since they promoted me, they have been compelling me to get rid of you. And please don' t make any comparison to your lying ways and my honest mistakes." “情況真的沒有那么復(fù)雜,麥克。公司只不過有一份編你故事的清單,他們就是不想讓你在這兒再干下去了,我確實(shí)是愛莫能助?!?“不會吧,摩恩先生。我們在這家公司共事多年,我們一直在同一分隔間工作,而且我覺得咱倆有那么多共同特點(diǎn)!我和你一樣有能力,我還經(jīng)常有更多非常有說明力的理由向老板交待,告訴他為什么我們沒能按時完成計劃!你需要我!” “實(shí)際上我不需要你,麥克。自從他們提升我之后,就一直逼我請你走人。請不要拿你的滿嘴謊言和我犯的老實(shí)人的錯誤進(jìn)行比較。” 這篇材料你能聽出多少?點(diǎn)擊這里做聽寫,提高外語水平>>
2013-05-07 -
【胡敏讀故事記單詞】016 教師的世界
最終可能要為不信仰上帝而贖罪。 吉姆是我們學(xué)校的體育老師。他是名天生的運(yùn)動員,熱愛籃球。我們總是驚訝于他不回頭看就能背投中的扣籃技術(shù)。 最后還有我們的幾何老師莎莉。她喜歡談?wù)搶ΨQ和不對稱的三角形。坦率地說,考慮那些玩意能把我逼瘋。但我喜歡她那種能激勵人的性格。她肯定知道如何將一個無聊的話題變得趣味盎然,欲罷不能。 至于我自己,我教藝術(shù)。藝術(shù)能發(fā)揮出我富有創(chuàng)造性的一面。 這篇材料你能聽出多少?點(diǎn)擊這里做聽寫,提高外語水平>>
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【胡敏讀故事記單詞】019 直面你的恐懼
[color=red]標(biāo)題不用寫 美式拼法。[/color] Hints: 無 I'm averse to flying. It's not that I don't have a backbone. In fact, I am otherwise very brave. I wear a police badge everyday and I arrest dangerous criminals. My aversion to aviation dates back to when I was a child. When I was eight years old, my babysitter took me on a short flight to visit my mom. We flew in a small plane. The weather conditions were very bad that day. Halfway to our destination, we hit a terrible storm. The aviator lost control of the plane. The powerful wind made the plane do several barrel rolls. It was like we were in a ball that was spinning on an axis. After a few seconds, the aviator regained control and averted a disaster. I avowed never to fly in a small plane again. That story should serve as a sufficient backdrop for my fear of flying. However, I'm an avid fisherman. In fact, fishing is my avocation. To me, there's nothing like putting bait on you hook and casting it into a peaceful stream. No phones to ring, no supervisors to badger you. I'm still a bachelor, so I have plenty of time for fishing. The problem is that now, the best fishing spots are accessible only by small planes. Thus, I find myself looking rather awkward today as I stumble and stagger towards the small plane that awaits me. Why am I flying when I know how dangerous it is? Is this fishing spot really so great? My awareness of the danger is suppressed only by my thoughts of fabulous fishing. But I can hardly keep my balance as I struggle forward with my baggage. Just like any other fear, you have to face it one step at a time. 我很反感坐飛機(jī),倒不是因?yàn)槲覜]骨氣。事實(shí)上,除了坐飛機(jī)外,我相當(dāng)勇敢。每天我都戴著警徽,逮捕兇險的罪犯。我對飛行的反感還要從我小時候說起。 8歲時,我的臨時保姆帶我坐短途飛機(jī)去看媽媽,我們搭的是一架小飛機(jī)。那天天氣相當(dāng)糟糕。才飛了一半的路程,我們就撞上了暴風(fēng)雨,結(jié)果飛機(jī)完全不停飛行員使喚。強(qiáng)勁的風(fēng)力弄得飛機(jī)翻了好幾個橫滾,簡直就像個繞軸心旋轉(zhuǎn)的球。幾秒鐘后,飛行員重新控制住飛機(jī),方才避免了異常災(zāi)難。 我發(fā)誓再也不坐飛機(jī)了。這個故事足以作為我懼怕坐飛機(jī)的背景。 然而,我卻非常熱衷于釣魚。事實(shí)上,釣魚是我的一大嗜好。對我來說,給魚勾上餌然后將魚鉤投進(jìn)寧靜的小溪是再美不過的事了:沒有電話在叮鈴作響,沒有主管來煩你。我又是個單身漢,因此有充足的時間來釣魚?,F(xiàn)在,問題在于最好的釣魚地點(diǎn)都只有乘坐小飛機(jī)才能到達(dá)。 于是乎,我跌跌撞撞地走向正在等我的小飛機(jī),一面覺得自己今天尤為笨拙。我干嗎明知有危險,還要照飛不誤呢?這個釣魚的地方真的很棒嗎?唯有想想釣魚的美好才能讓我忘卻危險的意識。但在拉著行李往前趕時,我?guī)缀鯚o法保持平衡。 對付任何恐懼感,你必須一步一個腳印地直面應(yīng)對,不可回避。 這篇材料你能聽出多少?點(diǎn)擊這里做聽寫,提高外語水平>>
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【胡敏讀故事記單詞】003 一位作家的法子
定為五星級住所,一到酒店,經(jīng)理會親自陪你去房間,然后教你如何使用房間里的設(shè)施。酒店人員受過專業(yè)訓(xùn)練,能滿足你的一切需要。服務(wù)上的任何差錯都純屬偶然。此地安全性極高,幾乎不會有陌生人上來跟你搭訕。 每個房間都有眺望大海的陽臺。在陽臺上,你會看到一把大皮椅和一張結(jié)實(shí)的書桌。浴室相當(dāng)現(xiàn)代,里面有許多獨(dú)特的擺設(shè)。其中,浴缸里最有用的擺設(shè)是一張迷你桌,有了它你就可以一邊泡熱水澡一邊寫作了。 在寫了一整天之后,要想繼續(xù)做一名好作家,你還得有放松大腦的法子。我的放松秘方是什么?拉手風(fēng)琴! 這篇材料你能聽出多少?點(diǎn)擊這里做聽寫,提高外語水平>>
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【胡敏讀故事記單詞】015 走入歧途的理想
標(biāo)題不用寫 覺得材料太難的童鞋可以先下載音頻下來聽,覺得聽得差不多了再來聽寫。語速稍快,用詞不難的。美式拼法。 Hints: 無 I work on an assembly line in a car factory. Most days, I just assemble car parts. Occasionally, they’ll ask me to assay an unknown drugs substance. Once in a while, I’ll be asked to assist with breaking up a fight. Assault is not common here. But now and then, a frustrated worker will assail his assistant by casting aspersions on some aspect of the other’s work. They called it “the company” but it was really a secret government group trained to assassinate political leaders. I never aspired to be an assassin. In fact, I was an aspiring chemist and a regular soldier in the army. All I really wanted was to do something great or important for my country. But sometimes, having too great an aspiration can lead you astray. I still recall the day of the assembly. It was a small gathering of highly skilled people like me. “The company” was assessing our abilities in the areas of weaponry and chemistry. I was a top chemist and a natural marksman, probably the best in my group. They ascribed my success to my steady hands and sharp eyes, the same tools I used for chemistry. After the assembly, they gave us our assignments. I was assigned to assimilate into the mainstream society of a Latin American country. It wasn’t long before I was doing things that I will forever be ashamed to admit. It’s been over for about 15 years. But I’ll never feel clean and I’ll never be able to assert that I have been a good man all my life. 我在一家汽車廠的流水線上工作。大多數(shù)時候,我只是組裝汽車配件。有時,他們會讓我化驗(yàn)?zāi)撤N不明藥物。有時,我又去幫忙勸架。這里很少有人身攻擊。不過,時不時會有一名灰心喪氣的工人抨擊他的助手,就其工作的某方面進(jìn)行誹謗。我被視為公司的寶貝。但20年前,我被另一家完全不同的公司視為另一種類型的寶貝。 他們所謂的“公司”實(shí)際上是一個受過訓(xùn)練、專門暗殺政界領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的秘密政府組織。我從未渴望做個刺客。事實(shí)上,我是個有抱負(fù)的化學(xué)家,又是部隊中的一名常備兵。我的全部思想就是成就大事、為國效力。但有時,理想過于遠(yuǎn)大只會將你引入歧途。 我仍記得那天的集會。那是個小集會,與會者都是些像我這樣的技術(shù)精湛的人員。當(dāng)時“公司”評估我們在武器和化學(xué)領(lǐng)域的才能。我既是最優(yōu)秀的化學(xué)家,又是天生的神槍手,很可能是我們小組中最棒的。他們將我的成功歸于我穩(wěn)健的雙手和敏銳的眼睛,這也是我搞化學(xué)時用的工具。 會后,“公司”給我們下達(dá)了任務(wù)。我的任務(wù)是滲透進(jìn)入一個拉美國家的主流社會。不久,我就開始做些我永遠(yuǎn)恥于承認(rèn)的事情。 這一切已經(jīng)過去15年了。但我將永遠(yuǎn)感到自己的骯臟,永遠(yuǎn)無法斬釘截鐵地說我做了一輩子的好人。 這篇材料你能聽出多少?點(diǎn)擊這里做聽寫,提高外語水平>>
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【胡敏讀故事記單詞】001 要有信念
標(biāo)題不用寫 hints: A.J. Alexander Justice You can call me A.J. , which is an abbreviation of my full name, Alexander Justice. I like to abbreviate my name because it's easier for people to remember. I work for a museum that collects aboriginal artifacts. I would like to tell you why I have an abiding faith in the legal system. The story you're about to read has been abridged to reduce its length. I used to live in an area where criminals abounded and where the legal system seemed powerless. One day, my daughter was abducted. Although I abided by the kidnapper's monetary demands, they refused to release her. I had no choice but to put my faith in the legal authorities. The police responded immediately and searched the area. Despite their lack of success, they refused to abandon their search or to call an abort to their mission. They knew that any abortive action would surely result in my daughter's death. The investigation eventually led the police to conduct an abrupt search at the home of a local official who was abashed when he learned of the search. My daughter was found in his basement. She had abrasions to her wrists where the abrasive rope had scraped her. The official was arrested along with his bodyguard who abetted him in the kidnapping. The official was forced to abdicate his position and was sent to prison for life. The judge told him that he was lucky that capital punishment had been abolished and that it was only due to this abolition that he would not be executed. The swift apprehension and strict punishment of these criminals helped to abate my lack of faith in the legal system. These days, I truly believe in "justice", and it's not because of my name! 你可以叫我A.J.,這是我的全名Alexander Justice的縮寫。我喜歡縮寫我的名字,因?yàn)檫@樣人們更容易記憶。我在一家收藏土著手工藝品的博物館工作。 我要告訴你為什么我會始終不渝的信任法制。下面你將讀到的故事已被刪剪,以免冗長。 我曾住在一個罪犯多如牛毛而法律又軟弱的地區(qū)。我女兒遭到綁架。盡管我遵從了綁架者的金錢要求,他們?nèi)跃芙^釋放她。我別無選擇只好寄希望法律。警察立刻行動全面搜查該地。雖然徒勞無獲,但他們不愿中止行動放棄搜查,因?yàn)樗麄冎廊魏问《紝?dǎo)致我女兒的死亡。 調(diào)查到最后警察部門決定出其不意的搜查當(dāng)?shù)匾幻賳T的家。那名官員得知被搜查時羞愧難當(dāng)。警察在他的地下室找