BEC listen and translation exercise 18

Even though New Zealand has quite liberal rules about naming children, names beginning with a number are not allowed.

More Americans than ever are riding their bicycles to work instead of driving.

Television footage showed rescuers trying to free people buried underneath fallen debris, while others scrabbled through wires, construction rods and boulders.

電視畫面顯示册踩,救援人員試圖救出埋在掉落的碎片底下的人悠轩,而另一些救援人員則在導(dǎo)線、施工桿和大卵石中翻找俊戳。

The study will identify and collect data on sources of industrial, agricultural and residential pollution for two months.

For the past five years though, the popularity of ballroom dancing has soared thanks to a reality TV show.

不過,在過去的五年中馆匿,多虧了真人秀節(jié)目抑胎,交誼舞迅速普及。

By law, voting is to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

根據(jù)法律規(guī)定渐北,投票定于十一月首個(gè)周一過后的周二阿逃。

Supermarkets now stock many different varieties of milk.

During the summer of 1776, most American colonists were increasingly angry about what they considered unfair treatment by the British government.

在1776年夏天,大多數(shù)美國殖民地的居民怨氣高漲赃蛛,因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為受到了英國政府的不公平對待恃锉。

Ballroom dancing used to be seen as something rather unfashionable that old people might do.

Words come out of the culture they represent and describe.

單詞來源于它們所代表和描述的文化。

When the clock strikes 12, people give a loud cheer and sing songs.

Snow is a form of frozen water. It contains many groups of tiny ice particles called snow crystals.

Each American state also has an employment services office that can help people train and look for jobs.

In Oxford Street, queues formed outside shops ahead of predawn openings for the start of the sales.黎明之前就有人趕到牛津街的商店門口為特價(jià)日排隊(duì)等候焊虏。

Some parents choose names which come from popular culture.

Citizens may also vote on different questions of state or local interest.

Recently a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real.

Typical resolutions include giving up smoking and keeping fit.

Big cities have large and spectacular fireworks displays.

Many other people have non-religious moral reasons for not eating meat. They believe that killing farm animals for food is immoral and cruel.

The shape of a snow crystal may change from one form to another as the crystal passes through levels of air with different temperatures.

雪晶體在穿過不同溫度的空氣時(shí)淡喜,可能從一種形狀轉(zhuǎn)變到另一種形狀。

Some people even camped outside the shops to be the first in line.

So if you've got a new development in medicine, for example, bird flu, then you'll get the new word coming out of that.所以诵闭,如果你在醫(yī)學(xué)上有新進(jìn)展炼团,比如禽流感,那么你將從中得到這個(gè)新詞語疏尿。

The most organized of all are those who are already doing their present shopping for next Christmas in the January sales!

Well, I suppose we could exchange it for another model, if you really aren't happy with it.

Many states also choose governors and state legislatures in national elections.

Some people consider themselves partial vegetarians, because they do not eat meat or farm birds, but they do eat fish.

The eight men and three women took refuge at the base after their small boats collided on Oct. 10th.

十月十日瘟芝,八名男子和三名女子的小船相撞后在基地避難。

Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers.

Some supermarkets have now started selling milk with almost half the fat of semi-skimmed milk. But it retains a more creamy flavour.

Countries including Japan, Denmark, Spain, Germany and Argentina have an approved list of names from which parents must choose.

National elections are held in the United States every two years.

New words enter the English language all the time. In fact, English has always been in a state of evolution.

Cities, counties, state governments and state highway transportation agencies are planning the roadways of the future.

This is because the device in a car engine that reduces the harmfulness of emissions needs to warm up before it can work well.

Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide.

當(dāng)?shù)厣痰杲?jīng)常有地方供人們放置小標(biāo)志褥琐,說明他們需要或者能提供什么樣的服務(wù)锌俱。

Columnar snow crystals look like sticks of ice. They form when the temperature is about five degrees below zero Celsius.

柱狀雪晶看起來像冰棍。它們在氣溫約為零下五攝氏度時(shí)形成敌呈。

However, low-fat milk contains less energy and lower amounts of fat-soluble vitamins and isn't suitable for children under two years.

It says that people have the right to change their government if it denies them their rights.

I'll look at my diary and see what you had last time.

我會翻翻我的日記贸宏,看看你們上次吃了什么造寝。

Shorter car trips release more pollution into the air for each kilometer driven.

Data will be reviewed multiple times before being put into a database and will be analyzed in the second half of 2008.

數(shù)據(jù)將經(jīng)過多次審查才被放入數(shù)據(jù)庫,并將在2008年下半年進(jìn)行分析吭练。

The celebrities get to wear colourful dresses and suits to dance in, and it looks like a lot of fun.

New Year's parties can take place in different places.

When melting snow crystals or raindrops fall through very cold air, they freeze to form small particles of ice, called sleet.

當(dāng)融化的雪晶或雨滴下落經(jīng)過寒冷空氣時(shí)诫龙,會結(jié)冰形成微小的冰顆粒,稱為凍雨鲫咽。

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