我也来学习英语吧。。。ABC+VOA听力笔记每天更新

dorin

1.She has spent half her life acting in Harry Potter films, having shot to fame when she was just nine years old in her Potter film debut.
成名

2. Her Potter co-stars have also fared well.
身价不菲

3. In 2009 she earned a whopping £20 million (220m yuan)
巨额的

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-2-9 16:30 编辑 ]

dorin

1. The Government's also announced today that it's rejected the applications of 20,000 would-be general skilled migrants
想要成为的

2. the Labor Government has allowed family migration to increase at the expense of skilled immigrants.
以 ... 作为代价

3. students will be caught between a rock and a hard place.
左右为难

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-2-9 17:08 编辑 ]

dorin

1. Let me assure everyone that we will redouble our commitment to quality as a lifeline of our company with myself taking the lead.
加倍

2. Mr Toyoda will also need to regain the confidence of the Japanese Government after he copped a rare dressing down from the Transport Minister in front of the media.
n. <俗> 狠狠训斥，责骂

3. Minister Seiji Maehara berated the Toyota President for ignoring his customers, saying the company should have acted sooner.
vt. 严责

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-2-10 13:34 编辑 ]

dorin

1. Queensland Premier Anna Bligh sought to play down the issue, saying that the deal is real and that she's seen proof of it.
降低，贬低，减弱，淡化

2. He says that the Jabir Jabir people have been misrepresented in the book and that the LNG plant could provide good job opportunities for his people.
vt. 误称，歪曲

3. Never light your candle at both ends.
[谚]不可过分消耗体力。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-2-10 15:23 编辑 ]

cathyabc

问下楼主
你怎么听得  就是开收音机？

dorin

原帖由 cathyabc 于 2010-2-10 15:20 发表
问下楼主
你怎么听得  就是开收音机？

在电脑上听啊。
我给的那个ABC NEWS是有script的。所以先听个大概，然后看原文。
http://www.abc.net.au/am/
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/

光听收音机，听不懂，我就没兴趣了。。。

dorin

1. Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook from scratch? Have you been doing internet shopping rather than going to the stores? What can’t you be bothered to do?
can't be bothered is a slang, meaning 懒得去做

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-2-17 01:00 编辑 ]

dorin

1. but speeds in excess of 90 kilometres an hour are not unheard of.
并非前所未问

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-2-14 09:56 编辑 ]

zhexen

dorin坚持了快两个月了。

不容易。

zhexen

每天AM和PM都有很多篇文章。

dorin可否把你听的文章的URL给出来呢？

谢谢。

alee79

向LZ学习。

zhexen

dorin帖子里提到的可能是：

Death darkens Olympic opening

URL: http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2010/s2818623.htm

1) For us it is a great time to be part of winter sports, ...

2) I'd say having all these younger athletes around is ...

[ 本帖最后由 zhexen 于 2010-2-14 18:40 编辑 ]

dorin

大年三十加大年初一，我给自己放了两天假。笔记从今天开始恢复。

1. Meanwhile, a whistleblower has provided information to the ABC。。。
n. 告密者，揭发者
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2010/s2820254.htm

2. Commercial radio and subscription television companies say they would like a government hand-out to match the $250 million licence fee rebates given to the free-to-air television stations.

3. 12-year-old boy dies after a schoolyard brawl
争吵

4. chief superintendent Les Hopkins says the investigation's still in its infancy.
初期

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-2-16 01:20 编辑 ]

dorin

1. It appears the head has been knocked off Australia's biggest brewer.

2. Australians were once famous for their beer-swilling culture.
狂饮

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-2-17 17:16 编辑 ]

dorin

1. But Joanne Pyke says the lack of publicly available data on things like student employment, housing and transport is hampering the development of better policies and investment.
阻止

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-2-17 17:25 编辑 ]

dorin

1. Elizabeth Weiss from local publisher Allen and Unwin says while Australia is trailing behind the US and UK in the amount of Australian content available
跟随

2.For members of Australia's publishing industry, there was some sobering advice.
冷静的

3. Hamas is blaming Israel for the hit and British media are reporting that the case threatens a diplomatic row between the UK and Israel, because of the use of forged British passports.
伪造的

4. I've read that there are elements of this assassination which echo the Khalid Mishal attempt
重复，效仿

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-2-18 16:50 编辑 ]

dorin

1. Qantas also had to tell investors that they'd be getting no dividends from their shares this time around and flyers that they should brace for higher ticket prices.
股息，分红
为 ... 做好准备

2. I'm really bummed that I have to get up so early! I'm also bummed out that Professor Johnson is teaching this class.
不高兴，烦恼
if I got turned down for a date I'd be bummed.
拒绝

3. Have fun chilling tonight at your friends'.
I like to chill out at the cafe with a book sometimes.
means relax

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-2-20 14:24 编辑 ]

dorin

1.I can't think. It's too noisy. Let's ditch this place.
to ditch 就是你不想再呆在那个地方，想赶快离开。

To ditch work.不想工作
To ditch the meeting. 不想去开会。。。
To ditch the concert.不想去音乐会。
要是和朋友约好了，可是又不想去了，那该怎么说呀？To ditch my friend.

2. Good coffee, really hits the spot. I feel more awake now.
过瘾，觉得很痛快

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-2-20 14:35 编辑 ]

dorin

1. The company's big gun quarterbacked the meeting about their revenue report.
大人物，对决策有重大影响的人
主持会议，或总管项目

2. Having class on a weekend is lame.
没劲，无聊，没意思，不合适的

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-2-21 02:01 编辑 ]

dorin

1. My computer is shot. You can say almost anything is shot.
if you hurt your knee, you can say: My knee is shot, or if you hurt your shoulder, you can say: My shoulder is shot.
Let's go rent a car. I don't want our whole day to be shot.
Shot 是指什么东西坏了，或者人体的某个部位受伤了

2. the damage for renting the car is pretty bad.
renting the car is expensive, so the damage is bad. We usually say the damage is bad or not bad.
When you pay for dinner at a restaurant, you can ask: What's the damage?
这里的damage不是指损坏，而是指为某样东西，或某个交易付的钱。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-2-22 00:45 编辑 ]

dorin

1. look at that guy over there, sitting on the bench. The long hair and wild clothes. I really like his outfit, so I would call him a trip. But some people may not like this.
I would also call our photography class professor a trip, her style is a trip.
trip，意思是与众不同，别出心裁，但是含有褒意。

2. I hate going to the museum on such a nice day, it's such a drag.
we could also call our professor Dr. Smith a drag.
drag，意思是没意思， 枯燥

3. I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.
I choked on a test last week.
To choke是糟糕，失败的意思；

4. Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.
You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.
money是保持高水平，非常棒的意思

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-2-23 00:55 编辑 ]

dorin

1.So hang out while I go get ready.
Do you mind if some of my other friends hang out with us?
hang out， 意思是等一等，或跟朋友一起玩

2. Are you calling me hard headed?
he is certainly hard headed.
顽固，固执

3. I'm going to need to pull an all-nighter.
开夜车；

4. I perform better on tests when I cram.
Cramming works for me.
It's only used to describe studying for a test, usually college or high-school level.
cram, 这是指中学生或大学生在考试前临时抱佛脚。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-2-24 01:34 编辑 ]

dorin

1. I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.
The word can be used two ways. To be physically drained and emotionally drained. For example, if a couple fight all the time, they would be emotionally tired, which you can also call drained.

2. I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.
精力旺盛
This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.
Wired means to be connected to something, such as being wired into the Internet, or being wired into a discussion.
your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.

3. It's a good time to just kick back and relax.
that company executive got a kickback.
当kickback作为一个词的时候，意思是贪污受贿；当kick back用作kick和back两个字的 时候，意思是休息，和某人一起玩。

4. Geez, you have such a one track mind sometimes.
one track mind，意思是脑子里光想一件事。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-2-27 15:40 编辑 ]

pretty

这个帖子很好啊。我跟着学习，呵呵

dorin

1。 I got pretty ticked off a few days ago when the professor gave me a low score on the exam.
Crossing the streets in New York and Washington is dangerous. But getting ticked off about it won't do you any good.
ticked off， 意思是为了什么事情生气

2. Oh, my god! Are you okay? Geez, that was really a close call.
close call means that you narrowly avoided danger.
The paper you and I turned in this week was almost late. That was also a close call.
close call，意思是差一点没发生倒霉的事，或是差一点完不成该做的事。

3. they really need to keep cool out there.
冷静一些，别太激动

4. they have really managed to screw up this game.
把事情弄糟

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-2-27 16:21 编辑 ]

dorin

1. when I went to the library in high school with my roommates we would usually waste time and ended up goofing off.
I'm just goofing off.
goof off，意思是做一些无聊的事，开玩笑

2. Even though it's not that late, I'm ready to hit the sack!
晚上上床睡觉

3. I did much better than I expected. It was a lucky break that I knew most of the answers.
没有预料到的好运气

4. It'll be hard for us to have a conversation here. Let's go to a place that's more mellow.
比较平静，比较放松

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-2-28 16:08 编辑 ]

dorin

1. I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.
if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
bum 只能用在问人借小东西或小钱的时候。

2. Whenever a group of us went out, she would always ask to bum money. It got to be a real turn-off.
Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.
让人讨厌的地方

3. This test will be a no brainer.
很容易，不用动脑筋。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-2-28 16:28 编辑 ]

dorin

1. I'm sure the lecture will be really neat.
很好的主意，很好的计划

2. The speaker was really intelligent, you could say he is sharp.
一个人脑子很聪明

3. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.
吃很多东西

4. you have such a bigmouth！
多嘴的人

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-2-28 23:57 编辑 ]

卡落琳0000

学习了

dorin

1. The one who's shouting and yelling at the little girl? He must be a real jerk.
Jerk is someone who is mean and inconsiderate.

2. No way, I had heard about that before I went to China. So I was pretty street smart and knew how to bargin.
street smart means I know how city life operates, I know how to deal with different situations.
being street smart also means you know how to be careful, for example, at night time.

3. He's the hit of all these parties.
that song is a hit with teenagers
A hit TV program.
指受欢迎的，人们喜欢的人或东西

4. Let's roll。 离开也可用。
开始准备做一件事。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-3-2 00:21 编辑 ]