2011年12月英语四级考试听力备考笔记31

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    对电影的评价基本上是负面的
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    It's a waste of time.
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/ F" \( j- ?! _1 j    It's a waste of money.
   
) `( w: S; x& I; I0 c    It isn't worth the price of the admission.
   
1 W; \& E9 P# }& B5 C    It has got an awful review.
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    对音乐会的评价基本上是正面的
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& K% F+ {4 d; a6 ^    A) It will take about one month to repair the watch.
   
: h# X5 {3 z( H0 u5 S. k: \6 v- k6 z) C4 S    B) The woman should have saved more money.
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( P" y6 o' _  O2 P) u/ u( [( c    C) It is a good idea to keep the old watch.
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    D) The watch is no longer worth repairing.
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2 K  ]8 Y  [9 p) Z# h    W: I can’t figure out what’s wrong with my watch. It was just a month ago that I had it repaired.
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    M: Don't waste your time and money any more. It's a very old watch and is quite worn out.
   
! F6 n+ n0 w3 n% v, W9 W    Q: What does the man mean?

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思维：崇尚消费
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    1、东西坏了，扔了算了，买个新的
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/ ^7 [# [0 t3 Y3 M1 J0 [    2、修不如买
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    东西方思维差异：
   
5 ~! h! M9 X+ J  `- x' [    1、崇尚消费
   
    2、提倡个人奋斗：借钱不借；借笔记一般也不借
   
    3、重视钱
   
4 L% ~( i6 b! {' h9 O0 a9 Q    4、饮食方面：apple pie 一定好吃（代表美国的传统文化traditional American）
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! b  G3 B3 X( S6 Q8 D6 |  c( n    This picnic is as American as apple pie. 典型的美式野餐。
   
! P5 |6 M. J+ x4 U9 }1 ~. G    apple pie virtue 美国的传统美德
   
/ A8 B8 K0 E" }    I took the last one and it was out of the world.
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    Even my mother's can't match this.
   
) Y* V( x- Z/ m/ G; g4 N( s    You wouldn't have to force me to take another helping.
   
+ H/ z1 @6 {4 n' }, v    5、不谦虚 self-confidence
   
! q: I3 p0 \# _7 y" D4 C" O& G    6、表达直接且理性，逻辑严紧
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    注：1. figure out 判断出
   
    2. worn out （物）破旧；（人）疲惫