Daily Dictation 183

There’s a lot more demand for people who wanna just improve themselves than anyone would have guessed. demand v.强烈要求;需要,需求;n.坚决的要求;需求,需求量;(困难的)要求wanna = want tojust = simplyimprove = develop guessed = thought = assumed = supposed

Daily Dictation 182

What is it all about? This is really a guide to how to become world-class in just about anything in 6 months or less. world-class = great = outstanding = the best = a leaderjust about = almost = nearly

Daily Dictation 181

According to the polls, Obama and Romney are still neck and neck. Romney has a very strong lead among white voters. polls n.民意调查;投票;投票模块(poll 的复数形式)neck and neck 非常接近(如在比赛中)among prep.在……当中

Daily Dictation 180

With hundreds of styles that fit together beautifully, thousands of colors and ideas, great ranges of kitchens, smart living spaces and lots of wonderful plants for any garden… with a little inspiration, you can achieve anything. Homebase; make a house a home. fit together = good matchsmart living spaces 智能生活空间

Daily Dictation 179

Do not drive. Let me repeat that; please, do not drive. We have now sent a message to all taxi and limo and livery drivers to get off the roads immediately. limo n.豪华轿车livery n.制服;侍从livery drivers 出租车司机get off 下车;起床;离开

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Daily Dictation 178

I equate Persia with luxury; with rich tapestries and beautiful rugs, and my mother’s fat, fuzzy Persian cat named Otis. But I also think of a fantastic Persian King named Cyrus the Great who believed in religious and cultural tolerance and who freed the Jews from Babylon to return to Israel. equate v.(使)等同;使(两个或两个以上事物)相等,使平衡Persia n.波斯(西南亚国家,现称伊朗)luxury n.奢华,华贵;奢侈品;不常有的乐趣,难得的享受tapestries... » read more

Daily Dictation 177

Beer, true of false, helps strengthen your bones For women in particular: Cholesterol… does drinking beer help your cholesterol levels? strengthen v.使(情感、决心等)更强烈,使(关系)更加紧密;巩固(地位),加强(实力);(货币)升值;增强(体质);为……提供更有力的理由(证据);(风力或水力)变强;使(法令或处罚)更有效;加强,加固(物体或结构)bones n.骨骼;身体in particular 特别地、个别地或具体地

Daily Dictation 176

Whoa! What the hell is this? It’s a gas gun. A gas gun? Why not a gun-gun? Our enemies have gun-guns! Are these paint balls? No. These are these knock-out gas. That’s insane. It makes you look cool. You said my outfit was pimp! paint balls 彩弹knock-out gas 淘汰赛气体insane adj.疯癫的,精神失常的;蠢极的,荒唐的outfit n.(尤指在某一场合穿的)全套服装;全套工具,全套设备;<非正式>(协同工作的)一组人,一队人(尤指乐队、运动队、公司)pimp 男皮条客

Daily Dictation 175

Big-name hotels reportedly bought millions of the faulty locks from a company called Onity. I would say millions of people worldwide would be at risk every single day until this problem’s fixed. reportedly adv.据报道;据传闻faulty adj.有故障的,有缺陷的worldwide adj.世界范围的,全世界的 adv.在全世界,在世界各地