Daily Dictation 145

I snapped. It was the last straw. So, what are you gonna do now? You gonna look for something else in real estate? Nobody’s hiring now. The market’s terrible. snapped v.断裂 straw n.(干燥的)麦秆,稻草 real estate 房地产

Daily Dictation 144

High inside the Arctic Circle, in one of the most unforgiving environments on the planet, two teams of paleontologists investigate a 70-million-year-old mystery. They’ve unearthed dozens of dinosaurs. the Arctic Circle 北极圈 unforgiving 恶劣的 paleontologist 古生物学家 unearthed 出土 dinosaurs 恐龙

Daily Dictation 143

What speed are you going on the motorway? I’m going 75 miles an hour. What speed = How fast motorway n.高速公路;宽平滑雪道

Daily Dictation 142

I want short back and sides. But nothing off the top. Whatever you do, don’t touch the top. And make it snappy. I have a plane to catch. snappy adj.厉声说话的;生气勃勃的;时髦的;爽快的

Daily Dictation 141

It sort of turned from just a simple idea into what’s now a phenomenon. And we kind of think that it’s gonna spread around the country. Good, bad or otherwise!

Daily Dictation 140

There we are. Disaster averted. Thank you. You got a bit more TV there than you were expecting. There we are = everything is okay(now) averted v.避免(avert 的过去分词);转开

Daily Dictation 138

Why are you laughing? Come on, tell me what have I done? No. I like your accent. Can you do an English accent? A nice, beautiful interview. do = mimic v.模仿(人的言行举止)

Daily Dictation 137

If you were to wrap up everything – all your concepts – into one idea, what would that be? Educate and obey your conscience. wrap up 总结,概括; 结束,完成 = sum up = summarize = boil down conscience n.良知,良心;内疚,愧疚

Daily Dictation 136

Irish coffee ~ it’s the only drink in the world that prvides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat!