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一、每期提供10个单词，每个单词都会有2-3个例句，方便理解记忆。

二、每个单词和句子都会重复5遍，其中第2遍为慢速，有助于识别。

三、本材料的整体难度较低，可以用来听力磨耳朵和单词查漏补缺。

Day 78

771.

Election

n.选举;当选;选举权

Is there any possibility that he'll win the election?

他有可能赢得大选吗?

I didn't vote in the last election.

我没有在上次选举中投票。

He defeated his opponent in the election.

他在选举中击败了对手。

772.

Electric

adj.电的;令人激动的n.电路系统;电气交通工具

My mom bought a new electric cooker.

我妈妈买了一个新的电饭煲。

This factory manufactures electric stoves.

这家工厂生产电炉。

He shaves with an electric razor every morning.

他每天早上都用电动剃须刀刮胡子

773.

Electronic

adj.电子的，电子学的

Computer is an electronic device.

计算机是一种电子设备。

I used to work at an electronics store.

我过去在一家电器商店工作。

774.

Elegant

adj.高雅的，举止优雅的；简练的，巧妙的

She looks elegant in black.

她穿黑色衣服看起来很优雅。

Her dresses are very elegant.

她的衣服很优雅。

775.

elevator

n.电梯；升降机，起卸机；粮仓，谷仓

Is there an elevator in the building?

大楼里有电梯吗？

Tom was stuck in a crowded elevator.

汤姆被困在拥挤的电梯里。

In case of fire, do not use elevator, use stairs.

万一发生火灾，请勿使用电梯，使用楼梯。

776.

Else

adv.此外，其他;否则，要不然adj其他的，另外的

Who else came to the party?

还有谁来参加聚会？

Is there anything else you want me to do?

你还有什么要我做的吗？

Just be yourself. Life is too short to be someone else.

只做你自己。人生苦短，何必成为别人。

777.

Elsewhere

adv.在别处，去别处 pron.别处，别的地方

Our favorite restaurant was full, so we had to go elsewhere.

我们最喜欢的餐厅已经满了，所以我们不得不去其他地方。

778.

Embarrass

V.(使)尴尬，窘迫;使难堪，使为难

I didn't mean to embarrass you.

我不是故意让你难堪的。

779.

Embarrassed

adj.尴尬的，窘迫的v.（使）尴尬，窘迫

I'm feeling embarrassed right now.

我现在感觉很尴尬。

He is embarrassed by his son's behavior.

他为儿子的行为感到尴尬。

Her questions about my private life embarrassed me.

她关于我私生活的问题让我感到尴尬。

780.

Embarrassment

n.尴尬，难堪;使人难堪的人(或事)

"I need some money," he said, with a tone of embarrassment.

“我需要一些钱，”他带着尴尬的语气说。

I turned red with embarrassment.

我尴尬得脸红了。

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2008年英语专业四级新闻1

The New Year celebration in Thailand was shattered by violence when nine bombs exploded across Bangkok around midnight.

午夜时分，9枚炸弹在曼谷爆炸，泰国的新年庆祝活动被暴力活动摧毁。

Three Thai citizens were killed and more than 30 injured.

三名泰国公民死亡，30多人受伤。

No terrorist group claimed responsibility for the bombings by Tuesday.

截至周二，没有恐怖组织声称对爆炸事件负责。

Some believe the explosions were the work of Muslim separatists.

一些人认为爆炸是穆斯林分裂分子所为。

Bombing sand shootings occur almost daily in Thailand's three Southern-most provinces.

泰国最南部的三个省份几乎每天都发生爆炸和枪击事件。

Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani have a dominant Muslim population and have long complained of neglect and discrimination in the largely Buddhist nation.

也拉、那拉提瓦和北大年穆斯林人口占主导地位，他们长期以来一直抱怨在这个以佛教为主的国家受到忽视和歧视。

They have asked for independence and a separate Islamic State.

他们要求独立和成为一个单独的伊斯兰国家。

Since 2004, the insurgents have carried out numerous attacks in the south and more than 1,900 people have been killed.

自2004年以来，叛乱分子在南部发动了多次袭击，1900多人丧生。

The Thai government has been unable to curb the violence though thousands of troops have been sent to the south.

尽管成千上万的军队被派往南部，但泰国政府一直无法控制暴力活动。

2008年英语专业四级 新闻2

U.S.President George W. Bush will lay out his new policy for Iraq Wednesday night in a TV speech.

美国乔治·布什总统星期三晚上将在电视演讲中阐述他对伊拉克的新政策。

However,same details of the policy have been leaked to the media.

然而，同样的政策细节也被泄露给了媒体。

National Oil Law: A date is to be announced for the release of a National Oil Law in lraq.

《国家石油法》：伊拉克将公布《国家石油法》的日期。

The law will give the Iraqi central government the power to distribute current and future oil revenues to provinces and regions, based on their population size.

该法律将赋予伊拉克中央政府权力，根据各省和地区的人口规模，分配当前和未来的石油收入。

The achievement of a fair distribution of oil revenue is seen as a cornerstone of Iraqi security.

公平分配石油收入被视为伊拉克安全的基石。

More Troops: The U.S. now has 132,000 troops in Iraq.

增兵：美国目前在伊拉克有13.2万驻军。

The number will temporarily be increased by 20,000.

这一数字将暂时增加2万人。

A renewed construction package costing up to 1 billion U.S. dollars is also to be announced.

一项耗资10亿美元的新建设计划也将宣布。

The money is to help create jobs and boost the Iraqi economy.

这笔钱是用来帮助创造就业机会和促进伊拉克经济。

Young Iraqis are to be encouraged to participate in the country's reconstruction by cleaning the streets and repairing schools.

伊拉克鼓励年轻人通过清理街道和修复学校来参与国家的重建。

2008年英语专业四级 新闻3

A joint committee will soon seek further cooperation between Egypt and Spain in industry, trade, investment, and science and technology.

一个联合委员会不久将寻求埃及和西班牙在工业、贸易、投资和科学技术方面的进一步合作

Egyptian economic sources said the two sides will discuss the possibility of setting up a joint-business council when the Egyptian-Spanish Higher Committee meets in the first half of September in Madrid, Spain.

埃及经济来源表示，当埃及一西班牙高级委员会九月上半月在西班牙马德里开会时，双方将讨论建立一个联合商业委员会的可能性。

The business council is aimed at balancing bilateral trade by expanding trade volume.

该商会旨在通过扩大贸易额来平衡双边贸易。

2008年英语专业四级 新闻4

"Japanese teenage women have grown increasingly violent in the last 20years," a criminologist said yesterday.

日本一名犯罪学家昨日表示：“在过去20年里，日本十几岁的女性变得越来越暴力。”

The ratio of women in their teens inflicting bodily injury has risen to more than 20 per 100,000 of the total Japanese population.

十几岁的女性造成身体伤害的比例已经上升到每10万人20人以上。

"More than 7 times the level 20 years ago," said Jin Suke Kageyama, a professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

东京工业大学教授景山敬介说，“这是20年前的7倍多。”

"Japanese males have shifted increasingly to aggression, previously linked with women, such as bullying others by excluding from conversation." he said.

他说:“日本男性越来越倾向于攻击他人，这在以前是与女性有关的，比如通过不与人交谈来欺凌他人

2008年英语专业四级 新闻5

Despite reports of intimidation, Zimbabweans swarmed to polling stations on the final day of voting in the most competitive parliamentary election in Zimbabwe's history.

在津巴布韦历史上竞争最激烈的议会选举的最后一天，尽管报道他们受到恐吓，津巴布韦人还是蜂拥到投票站。

On the first day of voting, lines of hundreds of voters sneaked around some of the country's 4,000 polling stations.

在投票的第一天，数以百计的选民在全国4000个投票站的周围偷偷摸摸地排队。

A total of 120 seats were being contested, and Mugabe appoints another 30 lawmakers, giving him and his party a built-in advantage.

总共有120个席位在竞争中，穆加贝任命了另外30名议员，这使他和其政党有了内在的伏势。

2008年英语专业四级 新闻6

"About 40,000 Indian telecom workers called off their work-to-rule yesterday after reaching an agreement with the government," officials and union leaders said.

印度政府官员和工会领导人表示：“昨日，在与政府达成协议后，大约4万名印度电信工人停止了合法怠工。”

The employees of the Department of Telecommunication Services launched their action on Friday in protest against plans to convert the department into a company,

电信服务部的员工在周五开始了他们的行动，以抗议将该部门转变为公司的计划，

an dthe recent appointment of an on-technical official as the department head.

以及最近任命的一位非技术官员为部门主管。

Banks,major complies, and long-distance customers were hit by the work-to-rule, which involves obeying minor regulation, only so as to slow down the work-flow.

银行、大客户和远程客户都受到了合法怠工制度的冲击，这种制度包括遵守次要规则，只是为了减缓工作流程。

Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky

词汇提示

1.crossbow 弩

2.swan 天鹅

3.owl 天鹅湖

4.ball 舞会

原文

Chapter 1: Prince Zigfried

Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a Prince.

His name was Zigfried, and he was very unhappy.

His father, the King, had died, and since then, everyone in the palace had forgotten how to smile.

Without his father, Zigfried thought he would never feel happy again.

Every day, Zigfried sat at the window in his room in the palace, looking at the birds in the trees.

"How can they sing and fly so free? They must not feel like me."

His servant, Ozlowe, tried to make the prince smile by telling him jokes or doing funny tricks for him.

But the Prince would not smile.

"I know you love me Ozlowe, but I cannot smile. My heart is broken."

Ozlowe would not give up.

"Let's go for a walk, good Prince.Maybe we can find something outside which will make you happy."

"If you wish Ozlowe, but I don't think there's anything that can make me happy."

Ozlowe put on his hunting cap, and he took his crossbow.

He enjoyed hunting and he hoped to catch a bird or a rabbit for the Prince.

They walked through the forest until they came to a lake.

On the lake, there was a beautiful white swan.

It had a gold crown on its head, that only Princesses wear.

The swan swam towards the prince and looked into his eyes.

The swan's eyes were so sad that Prince Zigfried felt sorry for it.

"Here is a creature which feels worse than I do. But why do you have that crown on your head?"

The swan opened its wings and cried out.

Ozlowe had his crossbow in his hands.

He wanted to shoot the swan.

"I'll get that swan for you.Prince. Just one minute."

"Ozlowe, no!"

Before Ozlowe could shoot, a magic owl flew from a tree and took Ozlowe's cap off his head.

This cast a spell on him, and he was turned to stone.

The Prince did not understand.

"Ozlowe, what has happened to you?Speak to me!"

He looked back at the lake.

The swan was gone.

"Everything I do goes wrong. This must have happened because of me!"

"If only Ozlowe were here! There is nothing good in my life any more".

Zigfried's mother came to see him that night.

She had something important to say.

"Zigfried, soon you will be eighteen years old. You must take your father's place as King. I am having a ball on your birthday so that you may choose a wife, and I will invite all the princesses from the other kingdoms."

"But I do not wish to marry,Mother. I do not love anyone."

"You will learn to love someone.First, you must stop thinking of yourself."

"If this will make you happy, I'll do it, Mother."

"It is not for my happiness that Iam doing this. It is for yours, and all the other people in this land. You see,love is more powerful than we know. Without it, you will not be a great King."

His mother left him.

He sat at the window, thinking of what she had said.

He wanted to love someone with all his heart,but he didn't know who it would be.

翻译

第一章：齐格弗里德王子

很久很久以前，在一个遥远的地方住着一位王子。
他的名字叫齐格弗里德，他很不开心。
他的父亲国王去世了，从那以后，王宫里的每个人都忘记了如何微笑。
没有了父亲，齐格弗里德认为他再也不会感到快乐了。
每天，齐格弗里德都坐在他宫殿房间的窗前，看着树上的鸟儿。
“它们怎么能如此自由地歌唱和飞翔？”他们一定不会有和我一样的感觉。”
他的仆人奥兹洛试图通过给王子讲笑话或做有趣的把戏来逗他笑。
但是王子就是不笑。
“我知道你爱我，奥兹洛，可我笑不出来。我心碎了。”
奥兹洛不愿放弃。
“我们去散步吧，好王子。也许我们能在外面找到一些能让你开心的东西。”
“如果你愿意的话，奥兹洛，但我认为没有什么能让我高兴的了。”
奥兹洛戴上他的猎帽，拿起他的弩。
他喜欢打猎，他希望为王子抓一只鸟或一只兔子。
他们穿过森林，来到一个湖边。
湖上有一只美丽的白天鹅。
它头上戴着一顶只有公主才戴的金冠。
天鹅游向王子，凝视着他的眼睛。
天鹅的眼睛里充满了悲伤，齐格弗里德王子为它感到难过。
“这里有一个生物比我感觉更糟。可你头上为什么戴着那顶王冠呢？”
天鹅张开翅膀，大声叫道。
奥兹洛手里拿着他的弓弩。
他想射杀天鹅。
“我去给你拿那只天鹅。王子。仅仅一分钟。”
“奥兹洛,没有!”
奥兹洛还没来得及开枪，一只神奇的猫头鹰就从树上飞下来，摘下了奥兹洛头上的帽子。
这句话对他产生了魔力，他变成了石头。
王子不明白。
“奥兹洛，你怎么了？跟我说话！”
他回头看了看湖面。
天鹅不见了。
“我做的每件事都是错的。这一定是我的错！”
“要是奥兹洛在这里就好了！”我的生活中再也没有美好的东西了。”
那天晚上，齐格弗里德的母亲来看他。
她有重要的话要说。
“齐格弗里德，你很快就要十八岁了。你必须继承你父亲的王位。我要在你生日那天举行舞会，这样你就可以选一个妻子了，我还会邀请所有其他王国的公主。”
“但是我不想结婚，妈妈。我谁也不爱。”
“你会学着去爱一个人。首先，你必须停止为自己着想。”
“如果这能让你开心，我就照做，妈妈。”
“我这样做不是为了我自己的幸福。这是为了你，也为了这片土地上的所有人。你看，爱比我们所知道的更强大。没有它，你就不能成为一个伟大的国王。”
他母亲离开了他。
他坐在窗边，想着她所说的话。
他想全心全意地爱一个人，但他不知道会是谁。

121．

Who's turn is it?

轮到谁了？

It's your move.

该你了。

122.

The food looks yummy!

食物看上去好好吃!

My mouth is watering.

我都流口水了。

123.

Was that good enough for you?

你还满意吧?

Good job!

干得漂亮!

124.

Don't you like talking about it?

你不喜欢谈论这个吗？

Let's get off the subject.

咱们还是换个话题吧。

125.

I can wait a bit longer.

我可以多等一会儿。

Thank you for your patience.

谢谢你的耐心。

126.

Do you think they will make it in time?

你觉得他们能及时完成吗？

I doubt it.

我觉得悬。

127.

Do you have to do all these?

你必须这么做吗？

I suppose so.

我想是。

128.

Did you like the food I prepared?

你喜欢我凖备的食物吗?

That was fantastic!

简直太棒了！

129.

Where should I place this plant?

我该把植物放在哪里?

Let it hang.

就让它挂着吧。

130.

Who baked this cake?

这个蛋糕是谁烤的？

I made it myself.

我自己烤的。

听前提示

一、每期提供10个单词，每个单词都会有2-3个例句，方便理解记忆。

二、每个单词和句子都会重复5遍，其中第2遍为慢速，有助于识别。

三、本材料的整体难度较低，可以用来听力磨耳朵和单词查漏补缺。

Day 77

761.

Effect

n.作用，影响；效果v.实现，引起

His story had a profound effect on me.

他的故事对我产生了深远的影响。

The medicine had an immediate effect.

这种药物立即生效。

762.

Effective

adj.有效的；实际的；起作用的；给人深刻印象的

It's a simple but effective technique.

这是一种简单但有效的技术。

The new law will be effective from today.

新法律将从今天起生效。

We need to find an effective method.

我们需要找到一种有效的方法。

763.

Effectively

adv.有效地；实际上

You need to communicate your ideas more effectively.

你需要更有效地传达你的想法。

It's important to communicate effectively with others.

与他人进行有效的沟通很重要。

764.

Efficient

adj.生效的，效率高的；有能力的，能胜任的

I need to be more efficient at work.

我需要提高工作效率。

She is an efficient and reliable assistant.

她是一位高效可靠的助手。

765.

Efficiently

adv.高效地

He gets things done quickly and efficiently.

他快速高效地把事情做好。

It's hard to work efficiently in such noisy environment.

在如此嘈杂的环境中很难高效地工作。

766.

Effort

n.努力，艰难的尝试；力气，精力；成就

Success depends mostly on effort.

成功主要取决于努力。

It seems that all my efforts are useless.

看来我所有的努力都是徒劳的。

767.

Egg

n.(鸟类的)卵，蛋;卵子，卵细胞

The shell of an egg is easily broken.

鸡蛋的外壳很容易破碎。

Is there any taste in the white of an egg?

蛋清里有味道吗？

768.

Either

conj.或者，要么；两者都（不），既（不）adv.也（不）；而且

You can park on either side of the street.

你可以把车停在街道的两边。

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing" – Helen Keller

“生活要么是一场大胆的冒险，要么什么都没有”——海伦·凯勒

We can either eat now or after the show - it's up to you.

我们可以现在就吃，也可以在演出结束后吃饭——这取决于你。

769.

Elbow

n.肘，肘部;弯处，肘状物v.用肘击打

My elbow really hurts. I think I should go to the hospital.

我的肘部真的很痛。我想我应该去医院。

770.

Elderly

adj.上了年纪的;老掉牙的n.老人

These seats are reserved for elderly guests.

这些座位是为老年客人保留的。

He gave his seat to an elderly lady.

他把座位让给了一位老太太。

She takes care of many elderly people.

她照顾许多老人。

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2008年英语专业四级 短文1

In my opinion, the most important thing when choosing a hotel for an international conference is the meeting room or' rooms.

在我看来，选择酒店参加国际会议最重要的是会议室。

For example, you may need a large room where everyone can be together for keynote speeches or presentations and smaller meeting rooms for informal group discussions.

例如，你可能需要一个大房间，每个人都可以在一起做主题演讲或展示，小会议室则可以进行非正式的小组讨论。

Then,if people are coming from different countries, you need to find out about rooms for them to stay in.

然后，如果人们来自不同的国家，你需要为他们找到住的房间。

They should be spacious and comfortable, and have facilities for using e-mail and laptops, as people have to keep in touch with their offices or headquarter seven when they're away.

它们应该宽敞舒适，并有使用电子邮件和笔记本电脑的设施，因为人们不在时必须与他们的办公室或总部保持联系。

My next point is facilities for hotel guests-things like a bar, a good quality restaurant, preferably offering local food, and fitness and sports centres.

我的下一个观点是酒店客人的设施—一像酒吧，一个好的餐厅，最好提供当地的食物，还有健身和体育中心。

These are important because delegates need to be able to relax after a long day of meetings and get to know each other in informal situations.

这些都很重要，因为代表们需要在漫长的一天会议之后能够放松，并在非正式场合相互了解。

Finally,for an international conference where delegates are coming from different countries, it can be very useful to choose a hotel that has good transport connections with the nearest airport and/or places of interest.

最后，对于一个来自不同国家的代表参加的国际会议，选择一家离最近的机场和/或名胜古迹交通方便的酒店是非常有用的。

This can save everybody a lot of time.

这可以为每个人节省很多时间。

2008年英语专业四级 短文2

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the new Museum of Industrial and Rural Life.

早上好，女士们、先生们。我非常高兴地欢迎你们来到新成立的工业和农村生活博物馆。

The museum provides us with the unique historical record of industrial and agricultural life in the area.

博物馆为我们提供了该地区工业和农业生活的独特历史记录。

Here,you'll find a wonderful collection of industrial and agricultural exhibits.

在这里，你会发现大量的工农业展品。

Some of them date back 200 years, which reflect the history of our area over the last two centuries.

其中一些可以追溯到200年前，反映了我们地区过去两个世纪的历史。

Until recently, the area was mainly agricultural, and the rural industries and traditions were all associated with agriculture.

直到最近，该地区以农业为主，农村工业和传统都与农业有关。

Good transport systems encouraged local industries, especially those related to agriculture;and the museum has collections of national significance from many of these.

良好的运输系统鼓励地方工业，特别是与农业有关的工业；博物馆收藏了许多具有国家意义的藏品。

Local people, too, have changed history, and the museum will introduce you to these and other local celebrities.

当地人也改变了历史，博物馆会向你介绍这些人和其他当地名人。

The displays, with all items collected locally, show what local life used to belike.

所有的展品都是在当地收集的，展示了当地过去的生活。

Many displays of local items are "in context" and show, for example,printer's and cobbler's workshops.

许多本地产品的展示都是特定环境中显示的，例如打印机和鞋匠工作室。

Whatever 

your interest, we hope the museum will have something for you.

不管你对什么感兴趣，我们希望博物馆能带给你一些东西。

2008年英语专业四级短文3

Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you very much for inviting me here to talk about safety in dormitory and personal security.

大家下午好。非常感谢你们邀请我来这里谈论宿舍安全和个人安全。

First,a few points to bear in mind. You'll notice the doors of your dorm have two types of locks: a Yale lock and a Chubb lock.

首先，要记住几点。你可以注意到你们宿舍的门有两种锁：耶尔锁和丘伯保险锁。

Make sure you double-lock your door, not just one lock, both of them, however long you're going out for.

要确保你们的门是双锁的，而不只是一把锁，需要两把，不论你出去多久。

Make sure when you go out, all the windows are closed.

出去的时候要确保所有的窗户都关着。

Those of you in the ground and first floor rooms will notice that you have locking windows.

地面上和一楼的人会注意到你的窗户是锁着的。

Make sure you use them. Lock them every time you go out. Lock them at night.

确保一定要锁上两把锁。每次你出去都把它们锁起来。晚上锁起来。

If you've got expensive equipment in your room, first of all, insure it.

如果你的房间里有昂贵的设备，首先，给它投保。

So many people lose things and haven't got insurance. Make sure you insure it.

很多人丢失了东西，而且没有保险。确保你给它投保。

This brings me onto personal security. Wherever possible, avoid walking alone late at night, especially girl students.

这让我想到了个人安全。在任何可能的情况下，避免在深夜独自行走，尤其是女生。

Avoid dark streets, and try to stick to the well-lit streets whenever possible.

尽量避开黑暗的街道，尽可能坚持走明亮的街道。

Also,if you know you are going to be out late, make sure you've got enough money fora taxi to get home again, or arrange to stay with friends for the night.

而且，如果你知道你要晚些时候出门，确保你有足够的钱叫辆出租车回家，或者安排和朋友一起过夜。

It may sound absurd, but don't forget, the university actually offers free self-defence classes.

这听起来可能有些荒唐，但别忘了，这所大学实际上提供免费的自卫课程。

I hope it's something you'd never have to use, but, um, it's certainly worth going along to a few self-defence sessions.

我希望这是你永远不会用到的东西，但是，嗯，确实应该参加一些自卫课程。

The Phantom of the Opera by Jennifer Basset

原文

Chapter 10: Madame Gigy visits the Persian

For weeks, all Paris talked about that night at the Opera.

Everybody asked questions, but nobody knew the answers.

Where was Christine Daae? Where was the Vicome de Chagny?

Were they alive, or dead? And the Phantom of the Opera …?

Some weeks after that famous night, Madame Giry went out one afternoon to a small house near the Rivoli gardens.

She went in and up the stairs to some rooms at the top of the house.

The Persian open the door.

Madam, God looked at him.

"My friend, you know the answers. Please tell me. Are they alive or dead?"

"Come in,"the Persian said quietly.

They sat down on some chairs by the window, and looked out across the Rivoli gardens.

"Yes," the Persian said slowly, "The Phantom is dead now. He did not want to live any longer. I saw his body three days ago, and because of that, I can talk to you about him. He cannot kill me now."

"So the Phantom was really a man? " Madame Giry asked.

"Yes, his name was Erik. That was not his real name, of course. He was born in France, but I knew him in Persia. He was a famous builder and I worked with him there. For a time I was his friend, but not for long. When he came to Paris, I came after him – I wanted to watch him. He was a very clever, very dangerous man. He could be in two, or three, places at the same time. He could be in one place, and his voice could come from another place. He could do many clever things with ropes and mirrors, and secret doors. You see, he helped to build the Opera House. He built secret passages underground, and his secret house on the lake. He could not live in the outside world, because of his terrible, ugly face. Unhappy Erik! We can feel sorry for him,Madame Giry. He was so clever... and so ugly.People screamed when they saw his face.  And so he lived this strange life - Half man – Half phantom. But he was a man, in the end.  He wanted a woman's love. He stopped.

And Madame Giry asked quietly, "And Christine Daae and VicomteRaoul? What happened to them?"

The Persian smiled."Ah yes! What happened to young Raoul and the beautiful Christine...? Who knows."

Nobody in Paris ever saw Raoul and Christine again.

Perhaps they took a train to the north, and lived a quiet happy life together there.

Perhaps Christine's wonderful voice is still singing, somewhere in the cold and beautiful mountains of Norway.

Who knows.

翻译

第十章:吉丽夫人拜访波斯人

几个星期以来，整个巴黎都在谈论歌剧院的那个晚上。
每个人都问问题，但没有人知道答案。
克丽斯廷·达埃在哪儿?夏尼伯爵在哪里?
他们是活着还是死了?那歌剧魅影呢?
那个著名的夜晚过后几个星期，一天下午，吉丽夫人到里沃利花园附近的一所小房子里去。
她走了进去，上了楼梯，来到房子顶层的几个房间。
波斯人打开了门。
夫人，上帝看着他。
“我的朋友，你知道答案。请告诉我。他们是死是活?”
“请进。”波斯人平静地说。
他们在窗边的几张椅子上坐了下来，望着窗外的里沃利花园。
“是的，”波斯人慢慢地说，“幽灵现在已经死了。他不想再活了。三天前我看到了他的尸体，正因为如此，我才可以跟你谈谈他。他现在杀不了我了。”
“这么说幻影真的是个人?”吉丽夫人问。
“是的，他的名字叫埃里克。当然，这不是他的真名。他出生在法国，但我在波斯认识他。他是一位著名的建筑师，我在那里和他一起工作。有一段时间我是他的朋友，但并不长久。他来巴黎时，我跟着他——我想监视他。他是一个非常聪明，非常危险的人。他可能同时出现在两个或三个地方。他可能在一个地方，而他的声音可能来自另一个地方。他可以用绳子、镜子和暗门做很多聪明的事情。你知道，他帮助建造了歌剧院。他在地下建造了秘密通道，在湖上建造了他的秘密房子。他不能生活在外面的世界，因为他可怕的，丑陋的脸。不幸的埃里克!我们为他感到难过，吉丽夫人。他太聪明了……而且很丑。人们一看到他的脸就尖叫起来。于是他过着这种奇怪的生活——半人半鬼。但他终究是个男人。他想要女人的爱。他停止了。”
吉丽夫人平静地问道:“克丽斯廷·达埃和拉乌尔子爵呢?他们后来怎么样了?”
波斯人笑了。“哦,是的!年轻的拉乌尔和美丽的克里斯汀发生了什么事?谁知道。”
巴黎再也没有人见过拉乌尔和克里斯汀。
也许他们乘火车去了北方，在那里过着平静幸福的生活。
也许克里斯汀美妙的声音还在歌唱，在挪威寒冷而美丽的山区的某个地方。
谁知道呢。

111．

I'm leaving now.

我要走了。

Close the door, please.

请记得关上门。

112.

Would you mind buying me something at the shops?

你能从商店给我捎点儿东西吗？

I don't mind.

当然可以。

113.

What do you think this smile means?

你觉得这样笑怎么样?

You look happy.

你看上去很开心。

114.

What do you think about it?

你觉得怎么样？

I'll follow your advice.

我听从你的建议。

115.

Are you hungry?

你饿了吗？

I'm starving!

我快饿死了。

116.

What should we do before going into the house?

进屋子之前该做些什么?

Take off your shoes.

脱掉你的鞋。

117.

You can do it!

你能做到的！

I'll try my best.

我会尽我最大努力。

118.

What should we do today?

我们今天做什么?

Let's have lunch.

我们吃午饭吧。

119.

What do you think about our plans for the weekend?

你觉得我们的周末计划怎么样?

It sounds great!

听上去很好！

120.

What is in this glass?

这个杯子里装的什么？

Drink it down.

把它喝了。

听前提示

一、每期提供10个单词，每个单词都会有2-3个例句，方便理解记忆。

二、每个单词和句子都会重复5遍，其中第2遍为慢速，有助于识别。

三、本材料的整体难度较低，可以用来听力磨耳朵和单词查漏补缺。

Day 76

751.

Easily

adv.容易地；很可能，多半；无疑

You can easily identify him because he is very tall.

你可以很容易地识别他，因为他很高。

His experience allows him to handle different situations easily.

他的经验使他能够轻松应对不同的情况。

This sofa can easily be converted into a very comfortable double bed for guests.

这张沙发可以很容易地转换成一张非常舒适的双人床。

752.

East

n.东，东方；东部 adj.近东的，面朝东的

Japan is to the east of China.

日本位于中国的东部。

The wind is blowing from the east.

风从东方吹来。

The Sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

太阳从东方升起，在西方落下。

753.

Eastern

adj.东方的；向东的，朝东的

The eastern part of the country is very mountainous.

该国东部非常多山。

754.

Easy

adj.容易的，不费力的 adv.容易地

If you truly love someone, being faithful is easy.

如果你真的爱一个人，那么忠诚很容易。

He thinks being a father is easy. What planet is he on?

他认为当父亲很容易。他在哪个星球上？

All things are difficult before they become easy.

所有事情在变得容易之前都是困难的。

755.

Economic

adj.经济的，经济学的；节约的

The economic growth is very slow.

经济增长非常缓慢。

The country is in a bad economic state.

这个国家的经济状况很糟糕。

There will be an economic crisis at the end of this year.

今年年底将发生经济危机。

756.

Economy

n.经济:节省，简练;经济舱adj.经济实惠的

Our economy depends on agriculture.

我们的经济依赖农业。

It's a rapidly growing economy.

这是一个快速增长的经济体。

The country's economy is about to collapse.

该国的经济即将崩溃。

757.

Edge

n.边，边缘;锋，刃;优势

This knife has no sharp edge.

这把刀没有锋利的边缘。

In terms of experience, I have the edge on you.

就经验而言，我比你略胜一筹。

758.

Edition

n.版本，版次;一集，一期

The first edition was published ten years ago.

第一版于十年前出版。

Is there a paperback edition of this book?

这本书有平装版吗？

A revised edition of the book was published last month.

该书的修订版于上个月出版。

759.

Educate

v.教育；教导，培养

She was educated by her grandfather.

她由祖父教育。

Their children were educated privately.

他们的孩子在私立学校接受教育。

760.

Education

n.教育；培养，训练；教育机构

He has no formal education.

他没有受过正规教育。

I don't agree with the government's policy on education.

我不同意政府的教育政策。

He placed emphasis on the importance of education.

他强调了教育的重要性。

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3:16 2008年英语专业四级 对话3

2008年英语专业四级 对话1

Is that Anne Shaw?

是安妮·肖吗？

Yes,speaking.

是的，请讲。

Hello,it's Eric from London.

你好，我是伦敦的埃里克。

Hello,Eric. How can I help you?

你好，埃里克。我能帮你什么吗?

I'm fixing up our next project team meeting and I just wanted to check some possible dates with you.

我正在安排下一个项目小组会议，我只是想和你核对一下可能的日期。

Fine.Let me just get my diary. OK. Which dates are you looking at?

很好。我去拿我的笔记本。好的。哪个日期比较方便呢？

I've spoken to the others and they prefer either the third week of May or the second week of June.

我和其他人谈过了，他们五月的第三周或六月的第二周是可以的。

Yes,both those weeks are pretty clear at the moment, except for the eleventh of June.

好的，除了6月11日，其他时间都可以。

Right, I've got that.

好的，我记下了。

So,where's the meeting taking place this time?

这次会议在哪里举行呢？

It was going to be in London, but I spoke to Carlos in Mexico City and he suggested Chicago. He thinks it'll be more convenient for most of the team.

本来要在伦敦，但我和墨西哥城的卡洛斯谈过，他建议去芝加哥。他认为这对团队的大多数人来说会更方便。

He's probably right. It would certainly be much easier for me as well, because I can fly from Toronto. And I'm sure you could find a meeting room somewhere near the airport.

他可能是对的。对我来说当然也容易多了，因为我可以从多伦多飞过来。我肯定你能在机场附近找到一个会议室。

That's a good idea. I'll check out some hotels in that area and get back to you towards the end of the week.

这是一个好主意。我会看一下那个地区的一些酒店，然后在周末之前给你回复。

Fine,but I'm not in the office on Friday.

好的，但是星期五我不在办公室。

OK,I'll call you later in the afternoon on Thursday.

好的，我周四下午晚些时候给你打电话。

No problem. Bye!

没问题。再见！

2008年英语专业四级 对话2

We're having a debate on advertising Thursday evening, and I have to take part.

我们星期四晚上要进行广告辩论，我必须参加。

That's interesting. I should like to hear what people think about advertising.

这很有趣。我想听听人们对广告的看法。

What's there to say? We must have advertising, mustn't we?

我们一定要做广告，是吗?

Why?

为什么？

Well,we wouldn't know what there was to buy if we didn't have advertisements.

如果没有广告，我们就不知道要买什么。

Yes,that's true, up to a point. Advertisements provide information that we need. If someone has produced a new article, naturally the seller wants to tell us about it.

然而，在某种程度上，这是事实。广告提供我们需要的信息。如果有人生产了一个新物品，卖家自然会告诉我们。

Yes,and the advertisements tell us which product is the best.

是的，广告告诉我们哪个产品是最好的。

Do they? I don't think so. Every manufacturer says that his product is the best,or at least tries to give the impression. Only one can be the best, so the others are misleading, aren't they?

他们吗？我不这么想。每个制造商都说他的产品是最好的，或者至少是想给人留下好印象。只有一个是最好的，所以其他的都是误导，不是吗？

Well,in a way, I suppose, but we don't have to believe them, do we?

嗯，在某种程度上，我想，但我们不一定要相信他们，不是吗?

Are you saying that advertisements aren't effective?

你是说广告没有效果吗?

I don't think that intelligent businessmen would spend millions of dollars on advertising if nobody believes the advertisements, do you?

如果没有人相信这些广告，我不认为聪明的商人会在广告上花费数百万美元，你认为呢？

Perhaps not, but after all, it's their money that they're spending.

也许不是，但毕竟，他们花的是自己的钱。

Is it? I think not. The cost of advertising is added to the price of the article.

是吗？我认为不是。广告费用是加在商品价格上的。

You and I and all the other people who buy the article pay for the advertising.

你和我以及所有其他购买这个物品的人都要为广告付费。

Well,I suppose we get something for our money-some information.

好吧，我想我们的钱可以得到——一些信息。

Yes, but don't forget it's often misleading information, and sometimes harmful.

是的，但是不要忘记它经常是误导信息，有时是有害的。

Harmful?

有害的？

What about advertisements designed to persuade young people to smoke cigarettes? Wouldn't you say they're harmful?

说服年轻人吸烟而设计的广告怎么样？它们不是有害的吗？

You've given me a lot to think about. I'm quite looking forward to the debate now!

你告诉我的这些信息我需要好好消化一下。我现在不期待辩论了！

2008年英语专业四级 对话3

So Mr. Brown, this is your bed, and as you can see, there are three other beds in the ward. Have you got everything you need?

布朗先生，这是你的床，正如你所看到的，病房里还有另外三张床。你需要的东西都准备好了吗?

Yes,nurse, I think so. I followed the hospital's advice and I've only brought a few belongings with me.

是的，护士，我想是的。我听从了医院的建议，只带了几件行李。

Good,you can see the reasons why we ask you to do that. The cupboard is really very small.

很好，你可以看到我们要求你这么做的原因。这个碗柜真的很小。

Yes.Nurse, can you tell me what the visiting hours are?

是的。护士，您能告诉我探病时间吗?

Yes,of course. They're in the afternoon from 2:30 to 4:30 and in the evening from 7:00 to 8:00. But remember that only two people can see you at the same time.

好的，当然。下午2：30到4：30，晚上7：00到8：00。但要记住，一次最多有两个人探病。

I see. What other rules are there?

我明白了。还有什么规则呢？

Yes.We start pretty early. We wake you at 6:00 and breakfast is at 8:00; Lunch is at noon; there's tea at 3:30 and supper is at 6:00.

是的。我们起床很早。我们6点叫醒你，8点吃早餐;正午吃午餐;下午三点半有茶，六点钟吃晚餐。

Oh,that's very different from what I've been used to. You'd better tell me therest of the rules here.

哦，这和我以前的习惯很不一样。你最好告诉我这里的其他规则。

Yes.Well, you can see the no smoking sign. We don't allow smoking in the wards, and the same goes for alcohol. However, if you do need to smoke, there are special lounges.

是的。嗯，你可以看到禁止吸烟的标志。我们不允许在病房吸烟，也不允许喝酒。然而，如果你确实需要吸烟，有专门的休息室。

Oh, I don't smoke, so it doesn't affect me.

哦，我不抽烟，所以对我没有什么影响。

Good.

真好。