2011年12月英语四级考试听力备考笔记41

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    对电影的评价基本上是负面的
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% @* ~, T- E8 P' O- `; J    It's a waste of time.
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6 D# {# l$ w& P    It's a waste of money.
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    It isn't worth the price of the admission.
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    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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    A) It will take about one month to repair the watch.
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  p% I$ Z( J7 Q, R    B) The woman should have saved more money.
   
    C) It is a good idea to keep the old watch.
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5 U' D: p$ ]/ t    D) The watch is no longer worth repairing.
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    W: I can’t figure out what’s wrong with my watch. It was just a month ago that I had it repaired.
   
* h7 R( h0 i& o$ W# Q    M: Don't waste your time and money any more. It's a very old watch and is quite worn out.
   
" g- n# p" J. f* l4 V& o* z    Q: What does the man mean?

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思维：崇尚消费
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% d- J& ~6 ?* b/ p/ s" f    1、东西坏了，扔了算了，买个新的
   
; O# Q* o6 W2 R1 D    2、修不如买
   
    东西方思维差异：
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    1、崇尚消费
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    2、提倡个人奋斗：借钱不借；借笔记一般也不借
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* g  a5 r7 U0 J7 i# r( o    3、重视钱
   
    4、饮食方面：apple pie 一定好吃（代表美国的传统文化traditional American）
   
    This picnic is as American as apple pie. 典型的美式野餐。
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    apple pie virtue 美国的传统美德
   
' u9 a2 j, m- I$ j0 P  Z% J    I took the last one and it was out of the world.
   
" J' G, s* R) {) C: k    Even my mother's can't match this.
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; C9 @$ e: t6 K0 _) y7 _1 A    You wouldn't have to force me to take another helping.
   
    5、不谦虚 self-confidence
   
4 [6 Q4 u. B6 ~" ?& Y    6、表达直接且理性，逻辑严紧
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. }9 Y& }* y* n( I2 n9 d# [/ N" O    注：1. figure out 判断出
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2 ^* f0 d3 ^. V    2. worn out （物）破旧；（人）疲惫</p>