Daily Dictation 165

If I said to you, “I’m gonna shoot through to Maccers this arvo“, what would I be saying? I have no clue. shoot through 迅速离开shoot = goMaccers = McDonalds = Mickey D'sarvo = afternoonclue n.线索,提示;理解,想法

Daily Dictation 164

Big Sur Highway is a stretch of Highway 1 that encompasses some of the most breathtaking scenery in the wrold. A 90-mile long destination; it hugs land’s edge from the dramatic Carmel Highlands through the towering redwoods of rustic Big Sur. stretch n.(土地或水域的)一片,一段encompass v.包含,包括;包围,环绕breathtaking adj.激动人心的,令人惊叹的hug v.拥抱dramatic adj.巨大而突然的,急剧的;激动人心的,引人注目的,给人深刻印象的towering adj.高耸的redwoods 红木森林rustic adj.乡村的;纯朴的

Daily Dictation 163

Unbeaching a whale… this is hard. Setting up a tent… hard. Unbeaching a whale 把鲸鱼打捞上岸whale n.鲸;<非正式>巨大的东西Setting up 设立;装置tent n.帐篷

Daily Dictation 162

Well, he throws down his bat, he comes racing up to the mound. Next thing, both benches are cleared, you know? A brouhaha breaks out between the guys in the camp, you know, in the old Yankee players, and as I’m trying to get Moose Skowron off of one of my teammates , you know,... » read more

Daily Dictation 161

Dude, I’m gonna go check out the view. Hey! Look at this clown. Oh, it’s an actual clown. You’re not still afraid of clowns, are you? No! clown n.小丑;爱开玩笑的人,诙谐的人;蠢货

Daily Dictation 159

1916: Clarence Saunders opens the first self-service grocery store, the Piggly Wigggle, in Memphis, Tennessee. grocery store 杂货店Piggly Wigggle 小猪扭扭:一家美国连锁超市的名称,以其自助式购物模式而闻名

Daily Dictation 158

But it’s the first time we’ve really on a global scale, launched a product that was highly relevant to girls. launched v.启动;[航]发射;开始(launch 的过去式,过去分词);下水 = started selling = put on the marketrelevant to = suitable to/for = appropriate for = compatible with

Daily Dictation 157

Popsicle’s a brandname, but it’s also become a generic term for any frozen, sugar-filled deal on a stick! brandname n.品牌名称,商标(同 brand name)generic adj.一般的,通用的

Daily Dictation 156

Decide to develop the habit right now – the habit of focusing on what’s right in your world instead of what’s wrong. The habit of focusing on what you do have instead of what you don’t have in a situation.