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电大英语听力教程 Book 3 Unit 8. Part One Core ListeningPart One Core ListeningDialogue: Women’s WorkDialogue: Women’s Work Careers officers: government workers whose Careers officers: government workers whose

duties are to find people jobs according to their duties are to find people jobs according to their background.background.

apply for : ~ ~ a job/ loan/ position/an E-mail apply for : ~ ~ a job/ loan/ position/an E-mail address; ~ ~ an entry to the US; ~ ~ a university address; ~ ~ an entry to the US; ~ ~ a university admission. admission. 注意比较：注意比较： apply sth to=use sth toapply sth to=use sth to 应应用…于 用…于 e.g. They applied this new technology to e.g. They applied this new technology to the crop production.the crop production.

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Dialogue: Women’s WorkDialogue: Women’s Work based in London: with its head office in London.based in London: with its head office in London. media: a mean of mass communication, such as media: a mean of mass communication, such as

radio, newspapers, television, etc.radio, newspapers, television, etc. car mechanic: a worker or technician for car car mechanic: a worker or technician for car

repairing.repairing. plumber: n. a worker who installs and repairs plumber: n. a worker who installs and repairs

pipes.pipes. stereotyped: adj. conventional, traditionalstereotyped: adj. conventional, traditional school-leaver: n. one who quits the school before school-leaver: n. one who quits the school before

graduation.graduation. attitude(toward): n. feeling or opinion about sth or attitude(toward): n. feeling or opinion about sth or

someone.someone. at the moment: at this/that time at the moment: at this/that time 此刻，那时此刻，那时

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Part One Core Listening

Passage 1 A Silver Belt wander: v. to move about without a definite destination or purpose. strike up:v. to begin, to bring into being Prompt: v. to cause or urge (sb.) to do sth. 促使 heritage: n. something that one receives by right from an older

member of the family when she had passed through the arch of life to the other side: 当她

走过了她一生的颠峰进入后半生时 empathy: n. the power of sharing other’s ideas or feelings. 入神 insight: n. The capacity to understand the true nature of a situation;

洞察力 My mother is reflected in the woman …: 我妈妈以那个女人的形象

表现出来，站在她的位置上—那就是我。

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Passage 2 United Nations Climate ConferencePassage 2 United Nations Climate Conference treaty: n. an agreement reached by two or more treaty: n. an agreement reached by two or more

parties parties 条约条约 trap: enclose, block. trap: enclose, block. 阻挡阻挡 get credit: to enter as a creditget credit: to enter as a credit 记入帐户的贷方：记入帐户的贷方：

debit: debit: 记入借方。记入借方。 system of credit trading system of credit trading 信贷交易系统信贷交易系统 critics: one who criticizes.critics: one who criticizes.

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Part Two Self-Assessment Exercises

Dialogue 1 Where to Start?Dialogue 1 Where to Start? a sandwich course: a sort of a combination of job a sandwich course: a sort of a combination of job

and study.and study. grant: n. money given by the government as an grant: n. money given by the government as an

education assistance.education assistance. 助学金助学金 guarantee: v. ensureguarantee: v. ensure ，， make suremake sure qualification: ability, experience, or training qualification: ability, experience, or training

enabling one to do sth. enabling one to do sth. 资格资格

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Part Three Supplementary Listening

Passage 1 Passage 1

Major Problems that Chinese May Face AbroadMajor Problems that Chinese May Face Abroad Obstacle: n. One that opposes, stands in the way of, or Obstacle: n. One that opposes, stands in the way of, or

holds up progress; barrierholds up progress; barrier home sick: think of/ miss home home sick: think of/ miss home 思乡思乡 enhance: strengthen, make better.enhance: strengthen, make better. cross-culture: multiple culturecross-culture: multiple culture awareness: knowledge, understandingawareness: knowledge, understanding have a good command of : master, have a good command of : master, 精通精通 authentic: a. reliable, true authentic: a. reliable, true 正宗的正宗的

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Passage 1 Passage 1

Major Problems that Chinese May Face AbroadMajor Problems that Chinese May Face Abroad immerse: v. to get deep into a sort of (liquid) immerse: v. to get deep into a sort of (liquid) 使使

融入 融入 e.g. We should e.g. We should immerseimmerse ourselves in a real ourselves in a real English-speaking environment.English-speaking environment.

participate: v. take part inparticipate: v. take part in idiom: n. a phrase which means something idiom: n. a phrase which means something

different from the meaning of the separate wordsdifferent from the meaning of the separate words adjust: v. to change slightly esp. in order to set adjust: v. to change slightly esp. in order to set

right or make suitable for a particular condition.right or make suitable for a particular condition. 调调整整