Daily Dictation 266

I have a sneaking suspicion they’re talking about me. sneaking adj.暗中的,私下的suspicion n.不好的预感,猜想sneaking suspicion 暗自猜测

Daily Dictation 265

Consider getting rid of anything you haven’t touched or worn in a year. get rid of 摆脱worn v.穿,戴;蓄,留(发、须等);磨损,用旧(wear 的过去分词)

Daily Dictation 264

This unlikely friendship between man and flightless bird began in 2011. unlikely 不太可能的flightless adj.(鸟等)不能飞的

Daily Dictation 263

I want your honest opinion about something. Have I ever been less than forthright? forthright adj.直率的;直截了当的

Daily Dictation 262

Was everyone okay with going to such great lengths to essentially hide a… just a disability? It wasn’t for his protection or anything. Well, and they didn’t want to tone the President as somehow not being completely capable. essentially adv.本质上,根本上;大体上,基本上tone v.使强健,使结实capable adj.有能力的;有本领的,能干的;可以……的,容许……的

Daily Dictation 261

J: Poor kid. What an ordeal. M: Right, and you know how extremely sensitive she is. E: I know. M: She’s gonna need our full support. E: Yeah, right. Poor kid 可怜的孩子ordeal n.磨难,严峻考验

Daily Dictation 260

Amanda says eating a high-protein diet, portion control and light exercise is to thank for maintaining her new weight. protein n.蛋白质,朊portion control 分食控制to thank for 是。。。的主要原因

Daily Dictation 259

You know what you ought to do? You should go to her office and heckle her. ought v.应该(表义务、责任、必要等);应该(表期望)heckle vt.诘问;激烈质问;以麻梳梳理 t + y = chd + y = j

Daily Dictation 258

Star-wars, the classic sci-fi movie written and directed by George Lucas, premieres. The story of Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader reshapes how Hollywood makes movies and spawns a wave of sequels. premieres n.首映式(premiere 的复数)reshapes v.改变形状,使……重新塑形spawns vt.产卵(spawn 的第三人称单数)a wave of 一波sequels (书、电影、戏剧等的)续篇,续集

Daily Dictation 257

Who’s Bozo? Who’s Bozo? Bozo the Clown, that’s who Bozo is. When I was a kid, Bozo the Clown was the clown, bar none. George… With the orange hair and the big clown shirt with the ruffles! clown n.小丑bar none 无例外,无与伦比ruffles n.褶边;皱纹