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 ]