Daily Dictation 192

Today we salute you, Mr. Giant Taco Salad Inventor. Ground beef, refried beans, guacamole, cheese, sour cream and if there’s any room left, a few shreds of lettuce! I don’t see no lettuce. salute v.(向……)行军礼,(向……)致敬Ground beef 地瘤牛肉:切成非常小块的牛肉refried vt.再次油炸(refry 的过去式和过去分词)guacamole n.鳄梨色拉酱(一种含鳄梨泥的墨西哥凉拌酱)sour cream 酸奶油:通过添加特殊细菌使奶油变酸。shreds 碎屑lettuce n.[园艺] 生菜;莴苣

Daily Dictation 191

Well, this is it. We’re down South, Willie. How does it feel to be back in the land of cotton? Tennessee ain’t bad, but she ain’t a pretty piece like old home, Mississippi. cotton n.棉,棉花

Daily Dictation 190

Well, I’d pay off my bills and retire. Just like everybody else! pay off 偿还债务;清偿欠款 付清赌债、罚款等retire 退休

Daily Dictation 189

Imagine you’ve got a train and it’s hurtling down a track. In its path, 5 people are trapped on the line and cannot escape. Fortunately, you can flick a switch which diverts the train down a fork in that track away from those 5 people – but at a price. There is another person trapped... » read more

Daily Dictation 188

Sears has a Toshiba 50-inch LED. It normally retails for $799 – it’s marked down to $299. Sears n.西尔斯百货retail v.零售;转述mark down 记下;减价;降低分数

Daily Dictation 187

The brand name alone and rectangular, calorie-laden, cream filled, golden cake is blazed into American memories. rectangular adj.长方形的,矩形的calorie-laden 高卡路里的;高热量的laden adj.负载的;装满的;苦恼的;v.装载(同 lade);装载(lade 的过去分词);n.(Laden)(阿拉伯)拉丹;(德、罗)拉登;(法)拉当(人名)blazed into 烙印于

Daily Dictation 186

One of the things Alex doesn’t have is a knee-jerk response to the types of objects that you present him. knee-jerk n.膝反射 adj.下意识的;自动反应的;膝反射的

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Daily Dictation 185

be careful with the car And don’t move the seat. I’ve got it right where I like it. 2 and 10 Don’t peel out. I won’t. be careful with 小心,当心peel v.除去,剥去(水果、蔬菜等的)皮;去掉,剥掉,揭掉;剥落,脱落,脱皮;(水果,蔬菜)有可被除掉的皮;(槌球)把(另一球员的球)传过拱门peel out 汽车突然加速

Daily Dictation 184

What are you doing? Did… Did you just double-dip that chip? You dipped the chip, you took a bite, and you dipped again. dip v.浸,蘸bite n.咬;一口的量