大耳朵英語聽力材料素材
大耳朵在線的英語聽力非常有趣，不僅是聽起來有趣味，看起來也很有意思。下面是本站小編給大家整理的大耳朵英語聽力，供大家參閱!
Beginner
A: How old is Keith?
B: He's 21. How old is James?
A: He's a year older than Keith, but he looks younger.
B: How's your father?
A: He's fine. He retired last week. It's a turning point in his life. Now he can
relax and enjoy his retirement.
B: He can spend more time with his grandchilden.
A: Oh, I don't think he wants to. He wants to travel to several different countries
around the world.
B: So, he wants to have a more active retirement. Good idea!
A: How do you want to spend your old age?
B: In the same way, probably.
Intermediate
A: What's the life expectancy in your country?
B: I'm not sure, but probably about 75 years. How about in your country?
A: About 70, I think. This newspaper article talks about the problems of
an aging population. It's a problem that will soon affect most of the world.
B: I heard that the government might need to increase the retirement age,
because otherwise there will not be enough workers to support the young and the elderly.
A: Perhaps we need to have more babies! Tina gave birth to a baby boy yesterday.
B: Did she? That's great. However, if we have too many children, that will have a bad effect on the environment.
A: How's your son these days?
B: Oh, he's fine. Kids seem to grow up very quickly nowadays.
A: He'll be a teenager before you know it! Teenagers are often rebellious!
When do you think it is a good age to have a child?
B: I had mine when I was 24. That's a little young.I'd suggest you wait until you
are in your late twenties, or even in your early thirties if you have a good career.
A: Yes, I think you're right. I'm thinking about having a child, but not just yet.
B: Is there a big generation gap between parents and their children in your country?
A: Yes, there is. Teenagers do not want to live traditonal lives. They want to go
out, have fun, and explore the world. They want to develop their own view of life. Parents usually try to discourage them, but they don’t often succeed.
B: Parents usually give their children more freedom in my country. Sometimes they give them too much freedom.
A: It's almost impossible to get the right balance. If you are too strict, kids might ignore you. If you are too lenient, they might go wild.
Words Ⅰ.
expectancy [iksˈpektənsi] n.( pl. expectancies ) 期望;預期/期望之事物
life expectancy 平均壽命 (= expectation of life )
affect [əˈfekt] vt. ( affected; affected; affecting )
1. 影響;對...發生作用
The amount of rain affects the growth of crops. 雨量影響作物的生長
effect [iˈfekt] n.( pl. effects )1.結果 2.效果,效力;作用;影響
This had a great effect upon the future of both mother and son.
這對母子倆的將來影響很大。
vt. ( effected; effected; effecting )
3.造成;產生;招致 Rose tried to effect a reconciliation. 羅絲試圖進行調解。
4.實現,達到(目的) He effected several important changes.
他完成了幾項重要的改革。
rebellious [riˈbeljəs]adj.造反的;不法的/難控制的;難治療的
rebel [riˈbel] vi. ( rebelled; rebelled; rebelling )
1. 造反;反叛;反抗 The people rebelled against the tyrant.
人民起來反抗暴君。
2. 嫌惡,反感 We rebelled at having to stay in on so fine a day.
天氣這麼好卻要呆在家裏,我們對此非常反感。
[ˈrebl] n. ( pl. rebels ) 造反者;反抗者;反叛者
Adj. 反叛(者)的,造反(者)的;反抗(者)的,反對(者)的
give birth to 生(孩子) She gave birth to a fine healthy baby.
她生了個漂亮健康的嬰兒。
explore [iksˈplɔː] vt. ( explored; explored; exploring )
1.探測;探勘;在...探險 They explored this desert region in 1923.
他們於一九二三年在這荒漠地區探險。
3. 探究,探索
The conference explored the possibility of closer trade links.
大會探討了在貿易上進一步加強聯繫的可能性。
ignore [igˈnɔː] vt. ( ignored; ignored; ignoring )不顧,不理會;忽視
His letters were ignored. 他的信無人理會。
Even the best of men ignored that simple rule.
甚至最優秀的人也忽略了那條簡單的規則。
lenient [ˈliːnjənt] adj. 寬大的;仁慈的;溫和的
the judge who often passes lenient sentences 一位常從輕判刑的法官
She was very lenient towards him. 她對他很寬厚。
Words Ⅱ.
Young /old/ middle-aged /elderly /childhood /adulthood/ teenager
/Generation /retire /early-twenties/ mid-thirties/ late-forties /baby /toddler
/Adolescent/ kid /life expectancy /21 years old /look(older)/ turning-point/ mature
Child/ youth /life/ middle /old /age /pension
adulthood [əˈdʌlthud] n. 成年(期)
Toddler : is a common term for a young child who is learning to walk or "toddle" , generally considered to be the second stage of development after infancy and before childhood occurring predominantly during the ages of 12 to 36 months old.
adolescent [ˌædəˈlesnt] n. ( pl. adolescents )青少年
( being of the age 13 through 19 )
adj. 青春期的 / 青少年的;幼稚的,未成熟的
Her remarks seemed a bit adolescent. 她的這番話似乎有點幼稚。
youth: the time of life between childhood and maturity
mature [məˈtjuə] adj. ( maturer; maturest )
1.成熟的;釀熟的 This is the most mature of his plays.
這是他最成熟的一部劇作。
2.成年人的 She has the figure of a mature woman. 她有成年女性的體型。
3.穩重的;慎重的,周到的Can't you behave in a mature way?
你的舉止不能穩重一點嗎?
maturity [məˈtjuəriti] n.
1. 成熟;完善 (reach maturity 成熟)
This job calls for a man with a great deal of maturity.
這個工作需由老練持重的人去做。
2. (支票等的)到期 pay at maturity 到期付款
pension [ˈpenʃən] n. ( pl. pensions )退休金;養老金;撫卹金
( A pension is a steady income given to a person (usually after retirement). Pensions are typically payments made in the form of a guarantee )
She lived on a small pension. 她以一點退休金爲生。
Phrases
Grow up / have a child / become an adult / leave school / get married
be born / become / pregnant / give birth
大耳朵英語聽力：personal appearanceBeginner
A: That girl looks very attractive, doesn’t she?
B: Do you think so? I don’t like girls who look like that. I like girls who are not
too slim. If you like her, go and talk to her.
A: I’d like to, but there’s her boyfriend. He’s very broad-shouldered.
B: He’s huge! He must go to the gym to have a well-built body like that.
A: Do you prefer tall girls or short ones?
B: I don’t mind, but I like girls with long hair.
A: We have different tastes. I like girls with short hair. I like tall girls-probably
because I’m so tall myself.
B: Have you ever dated a girl taller than you?
A: No, never. I don’t think I’ve ever met a girl taller than me! Have you gained
weight recently?
B: Yes, I have. Perhaps I should go to the gym, like that girl’s boyfriend.
A: I'm getting a bit plump myself. Perhaps I’ll go with you.
Words ⅰ.
broad [brɔːd] a. 寬的,闊的
The broad highway has six traffic lanes. 那條寬闊的公路有六線車道。
broad-jump 跳遠
broad-shouldered 寬肩膀的，身體強壯的
square-shouldered 肩膀平的;寬肩的
huge [hjuːdʒ] a.( huger; hugest)龐大的;巨大的
She spent a huge amount of money on that coat. 她花了大筆的錢買那件衣服。
I have a huge pile of letters to deal with. 我有一大堆信件要處理。
plump [plʌmp] a. ( plumper; plumpest) [ˈdʒuːsi]
豐滿的;胖嘟嘟的 The baby has rosy plump cheeks. 這嬰兒的面頰紅紅胖胖的。
(肉類食物)多肉的 These tomatoes are plump and juicy. 這些西紅柿個大汁多。
Intermediate [ˌintəˈmiːdiət]
A: Let’s play a little game. I’ll describe someone and you try and guess who it is.
B: OK. I’m really bored at the moment.
A: OK. This man is tall and slim. He’s got blue eyes and curly brown hair.
B: Does he have a moustache or a beard?
A: Good question. Yes, he has a moustache, but no beard.
B: Sounds like Mike, is it?
A: Yes, it is. You describe someone we both know.
B: Right. She’s not very tall and she’s quite plump.
She’s got blonde hair,but I don’t know what color her eyes are.
A: Is she attractive? I don’t think I know anyone like that.
B: Well, I don’t find her attractive, but I’m sure you would disagree.
A: I like slim girls, so I doubt I would find a plump girl attractive. You’ll have to
give me some more information.
B: She’s got tiny feet and wears really unfashionable shoes. In fact, she wears
unfashionable clothes too.
A: This doesn’t sound like anyone I know. I give up. Tell me who she is.
B: She’s your mother!
A: How embarrassing! I don’t even recognize a description of my own mother!
How important do you think appearance is ?
B: I think that unfortunately it’s more important than a person’s character.
Advertising and stuff tells us that we have to be attractive. I think it’s wrong, but that’s the way the world is now.
A: I’m afraid you’re right. I chose my girlfriend because she has a wonderful
personality.
B: Well, you certainly didn’t choose her because of her looks! Hey, I was joking!
Don’t hit me!
Words ⅱ.
slim [slim] a.( slimmer; slimmest)苗條的;纖細的 ; 渺茫的 ; 微薄的;少的
A rigid diet will make you slimmer. 嚴格節食會使你身材苗條。
His chances for getting the scholarship were very slim.
他獲得獎學金的希望甚微。
He lived on a slim income. 他靠微薄的收入生活。
curly [ˈkəːli] a.( curlier; curliest) (of hair) having curls or waves
curly hair 鬈髮 / a curly headed girl 長着一頭鬈髮的姑娘
They envied her naturally curly hair.
moustache [məsˈtɑːʃ] n. 八字須
(an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip;)
He looked younger after he shaved off his mustache.
beard [biəd] n. (pl. beards)(下巴上的)鬍鬚,山羊鬍
(the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face)
The man with a beard looks familiar. 蓄山羊鬍的那個人看上去很面熟
blonde hair ：A woman who has blonde hair has pale-coloured hair. Blonde hair can be very light brown or light yellow. The form blond is used when describing men.
tiny [ˈtaini] a. ( tinier; tiniest)極小的;微小的 (very small)
Fleas are tiny insects. 跳蚤是很小的昆蟲。
embarrassing [imˈbærəsiŋ] a. 使人尷尬的,令人爲難的
(causing to feel shame; hurt the pride of)
It is embarrassing that our streets are so dirty. 我們的街道這麼髒真叫人難堪。
It is embarrassing to repeat what he said. 若要重複他說過的話,會很尷尬的。
This is an embarrassing situation. 這是個令人爲難的處境。
stuff 廢話;原料;要素
Words
figure [ˈfigə] n. (pl. figures)外形;體形;人影 /體態;風姿
I saw a figure in the darkness. 我看到暗處有一個人影。
She has an attractive figure. 她有迷人的曲線。
She has a slender figure. 她身材苗條。
stocky ：(having a short and solid form or stature)矮而強壯的
bald [bɔːld] a. ( balder; baldest)禿頭的,禿頂的
When he grew bald he bought a toupee. 他頭髮日漸稀少,於是買了假髮。
toupee [ˈtuːpei] n. (男士的)假髮
wig [wig] n. (pl. wigs)(女士的)假髮 She used to wear a wig. 她過去戴假髮。
hairpiece [ˈhɛəˌpiːs] n. 假髮
(A false substitute for a person's hair; a toupee or wig)
tall / overweight / slim / plump / well-built / stature / average height / broad-shouldered / beard / neat and tidy moustache / curly hair / straight hair /
attractive / ugly / handsome / well-dressed
Phrases
Change hairstyle / have a lovely figure / be well-built / be 180-cm-tall / have / brown hair / be brown-eyed / gain ; lose weight
大耳朵英語聽力：CharacterCharacter [ˈkæriktə]
Beginner
A: Do you like Barry?
B: No, not very much. He's too ambitious and dishonest.
A: I agree. I like his brother Paul. They are not alike.
B: Yes. They are completely different. Paul is very sociable and much more honest
than his brother.
A: What kind of person do you consider yourself to be?
B: I think I'm polite, careful, relaxed and shy.
A: Oh, I don't think you're shy! You are always chatting with new people when we
go to a party.
B: Well. Yes, but those people always start talking to me. I never talk to them first.
Perhaps I'm not as shy as I think. Anyway, you're certainly not shy!
A: You're right. I love going out and making new friends.
B: So, you'll be at my birthday party on Friday?
A: Of course!
words
ambitious [æmˈbiʃəs] adj.有雄心的;野心勃勃的
( having a strong desire for success or achievement )
She is an ambitious woman. 她是一個雄心勃勃的女人。
sociable 好交際的;善交際的 (friendly and pleasant)
Adler was an outgoing, sociable kind of man.
艾德勒是一個爽直的、好交際的人。
Intermediate
A: How do you think people get their personalities?
B: I think it's mainly from the environment a person lives in.
A: Don't you think people get their personalities from their parents?
B: No, but parents control a lot of the environment that kids grow up in,
so they certainly influence their kid's personalities a lot.
A: So why do you think many kids have personalities that are so different from
their parents.
B: Maybe when they become teenagers, they want to be completely different to
their parents.
A: You might be right. I guess most parents want their kids to be like them, but
kids today grow up in a different environment. You know, they know much more
about the world from the internet, newspapers, and tv.
B: Do you think that teenagers get a lot of their bad behaviour from tv and movies?
A: Maybe some of it. I think a lot of people blame TV and movies when the real problem is that the parents aren’t bringing their child up correctly.
B: Parents have a difficult job. They have to bring up their children and usually have to work too.
A: Yes, that's true. Your son is doing well at school, isn't he?
B: Yes, he is. He's very hardworking when he's at school. Then he comes home from school and does his homework before dinner. After dinner, he goes out with his friends.
A: So, he's not a bookworm? It's good that he has an outgoing personality. Some kids are very quiet and introverted. You wonder how they'll survive in the real world without their parents to support them.
Words:
personality [ˌpəːsəˈnæliti] n. ( pl. personalities )
( the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual )
人格,品格 His personality left a deep impression on us.
他的人品給我們留下了深刻的印象。
(顯明的)個性,性格 He has a strong personality. 他性格堅強。
introverted [’intrəvə’tid] adj.(性格)內向的;不愛交際的
words
polite extrovert careless innocent impolite aggressive friendly frank ambitious unfriendly honest energetic serious relaxed shy quiet noisy outgoing thoughtful curious stubborn arrogant reliable jealous sociable
polite [pəˈlait] adj.有禮貌的,客氣的;殷勤的
(showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.)
He's always so polite to people. 他對人總是非常有禮貌。
extrovert [ˈekstrəuvəːt] n. 個性外向的人
(psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings
careless: marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes";
innocent [ˈinəsnt] adj.
1.無罪的,清白的 He was pronounced innocent of the charge. 他被宣告無罪。
2.無害的 The butterfly is an innocent insect. 蝴蝶是一種無害的昆蟲。
3.天真的,單純的
4.幼稚的;頭腦簡單的,愚鈍的
Don't be so innocent as to believe everything he says.
不要這麼天真,竟相信他所說的一切。
impolite [ˌimpəˈlait] adj. (Rudeness (also called impudence or effrontery) is the disrespect and failure to behave within the context of a society or a group of people's social laws or etiquette. These laws have already unspokenly been established as the essential boundaries of normally accepted behaviour )
aggressive : characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
frank: blunt: characterized by directness in manner or speech
energetic: [ˌenəˈdʒetik] adj.精力旺盛的;精神飽滿的
( possessing or exerting or displaying energy )
He is an energetic tennis player. 他是個精力充沛的網球手。
serious: He was kind and affectionate, but very serious.
他仁慈、親切,但非常嚴肅。
affectionate [əˈfekʃənit] adj.充滿深情的,溫柔親切的
( having or displaying warmth or affection )
She was very affectionate with children. 她很愛孩子。
curious: eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about
others' concerns) The boy was curious about everything he saw.
那男孩對所見的一切都感到好奇。
stubborn: [ˈstʌbən]adj. refusing to move or change one's opinion
arrogant [ˈærəgənt] adj.傲慢的;自大的;自負的
John is so arrogant that he thinks he is better than everyone else.
約翰太驕傲自大,以爲比誰都強。
reliable: [riˈlaiəbl] adj.可信賴的;可靠的;確實的
( worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy )
I found this to be a reliable brand of washing machines.
我覺得這是一種牌子可靠的洗衣機。
jealous [ˈdʒeləs] adj.
1.妒忌的 Why is he so jealous? 他爲何這麼會妒忌?
He was jealous of his friend's reputation. 他妒忌朋友的聲譽。
2.吃醋的
If other men spoke to her intimately he was immediately jealous.
一見到別的男人跟她親熱地交談,他便會醋勁大發。
