电大英语听力教程 Book 3 Unit 17.

电大英语听力教程 Book 3 Unit 17. Vocabulary (See Page 129.) • fad n. 时尚，一时流行的狂热 • hypnotherapy n. 催眠疗法 • liposuction n. 吸脂术 • counseling n. 咨询 • obsession n. 困扰 • wither v. 凋谢，消亡，枯萎 • manicure n. 修指甲 • proceeds n. 收益 • diabetes n. 糖尿病 • underwriting v. 投保

电大英语听力教程 Book 3 Unit 17. Vocabulary (See Page 129.) • bulge n. 凸出部分 • spur v. 鞭策，刺激 • philanthropist n. 慈善家 • entrepreneur n. 企业家 • donate v. 捐赠 • charity n. 慈善团体 • spectacular a. 壮观的 • baccalaureate n. 学士学位 • audition n. 试演

Part One Core Listening Dialogue: Spare Time and Work • hairdresser: n. One who cuts or arranges hair. （做女发的）理发师，美容师 • a little bit: a little, a bit 一点，少量 • ’cause: because （informal） • in charge of: responsible for 负责 • I’m doing my older house up: I’m converting older house. • Why does this mean you get paint and wallpaper cheap…?为什么这意味着你能买到便宜的油漆和墙纸…？ • salon: n. A commercial establishment offering a product or service related to fashion. E.g. a hair ~发廊

Part One Core Listening Passage 1 A Great Loss • hypnotherapy: n. a treatment of producing a sleep-like state in which an illness is said to be cured 催眠疗法 • liposuction: n. the surgical withdrawal of excess fat from under the skin 吸脂术 • counseling: n. asking for advice, seeking information 咨询 • therapy: n. Treatment of illness or disability.治疗 • obsession: n. preoccupation, morbid persistence of an idea in the mind 困扰 • wither: v. to fade or become dry, to lose freshness 凋谢枯萎 • other than: apart from, except from; different from; unlike

Part One Core Listening Passage 1 A Great Loss • sign on: register by signing one’s name • manicure: n. professional treatment of hands and nails • donate: v. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute • cure: n., v. A method or course of medical treatment used to restore health • kick in: open up 展开 • underwriting: v. to agree to buy from a company (all the shares not bought by the public) 投保 • bulge: n. protruding part of a surface （implying to her big fat）凸出部分

Part One Core Listening Passage 2 NYU Arts Scholarship • Fellowship: n. The financial grant made to a fellow in a college or university. 研究员薪金 • Spur: v. To incite or stimulate:刺激，鞭策 • Multimillionaire: n. One whose financial assets are worth several million dollars. 千万富翁 • Philanthropist: n. a person who is kind and helpful to those who are poor or in trouble, esp. by making generous gifts of money. 慈善家 • sponsorship: n.赞助者的地位,任务等 • Metropolitan: a. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a major city: 大城市的，大部会的 • Harbor:v. To entertain or nourish (a specified thought or feeling):持有或酝酿（某种特殊的思想或感情）

Part One Core Listening Passage 2 NYU Arts Scholarship • Entrepreneur: n. a person who making the plan for a business or a piece of work and get it going, usually with considerable risk. 企业家 • an array of: A group of, many • Amateur: n. A person who engages in an art, a science, a study, or an athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession. 业余爱好者 • Infrastructure: n. An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or a system. 基础 • Set design: stage background design.布景设计 • Spectacular: a. Of the nature of a spectacle; impressive or sensational. 壮观的 • Audition: n. The sense or power of hearing.听觉效果

Part Two Self-Assessment Exercises • Listening Comprehension Dialogue Do it Yourself • Make alterations to the house: modify the house to fit my disabled son. • Carpentry: n. work that a carpenter does; the skills that a carpenter has.木工手艺 • Electrics: knowledge and skills about electricity电学 • Handicapped: a. Physically or mentally disabled: 残疾的,有生理缺陷的 • Corridor: n. A narrow hallway, passageway, or gallery, often with rooms or apartments opening onto it. 走廊 • Burglar: n. One who commits burglary. 窃贼 • Wheelchair: n. A chair mounted on large wheels for the use of a sick or disabled person

Part Two Self-Assessment Exercises Passage NY Econ Wrap • One-and-a-third percent:1 1/3 % • weight: v. To assign weights or a weight to.使加权 • Technology-weighted NASDAQ composite closed more than three percent lower:纳斯达克技术加权综合指数收盘下跌3%强。 • shedding about 57points.下跌约7点 Shedding: dropping • Manufacturing sector: manufacturing industry制造行业 • Contract: To reduce in size by drawing together; shrink.收缩 • Sharply: suddenly and quickly急剧地

Part Two Self-Assessment Exercises Passage NY Econ Wrap • Investor: n. a person who make money by investing securities market. • Another interest rate cut: 再次削减利率 • Market-watcher: an expert who gives professional analysis and advice about financial markets.市场观察员 • Substantially: adv. Greatly, considerably相当大地 • Prompt: v. To give rise to; inspire, spur唤起；激起 • Aggressive: a. Assertive, bold, and enterprising: 积极的、大胆的 • Sees the labor market easing: see the employment improved 看到就业市场缓解（表明企业准备发展）

Part Two Self-Assessment Exercises Passage NY Econ Wrap • Recession: n. An extended decline in general business activity, typically three consecutive quarters of falling real gross national product(GNP).经济衰退 • Bounce back: (of economy) restore, return to normal state II. Dictation • Gorilla: n. The largest of the anthropoid apes (Gorilla gorilla) native to the forests of equatorial Africa, having a stocky body and coarse, dark brown or black hair. 大猩猩

Part Three Supplementary Listening Dialogue Shopping • What is it you’re looking for: What are you looking for? • Made to measure: customize clothes by certain specifications 量身定做 • Extravagant: a. taking too much expenditure: 浪费的, 花费过多 • Luxurious: a. Marked by or contributing to luxury. 奢华的，豪华的 • Daring: a. Willing to take or seek out risks; bold and venturesome.大胆的 • Hit the nail right on the head: hit the right nail on the head, or hit the nail on the head 正中要害 • Set the fashion: v.开创新风尚

Part Three Supplementary Listening Passage 1 Dell Boy Makes Good • Cut one’s teeth on something: To learn or do as a beginner or at the start of one‘s career. 初学乍练作为初学者或在某人职业的开端学着做 • Devised a marketing scheme: worked out a marketing plan策划出一套营销方案 • Dabble: v. To undertake something superficially or without serious intent.涉足 • Spark: v. To set in motion; activate:发动；触发 • Take apart: separate拆开 • Bulletin board: A system that enables users to send or read messages that are of general interest and addressed to no particular person. 电子公告板 • Swap ideas: exchange ideas • make a fortune: make a lot of money 发财致富

Part Three Supplementary Listening Passage 2Private Management of Public Schools Sparks Controversy • Step up effort: v. try one best 努力 • Alternative: n. One of a number of methods from which one must be chosen. • Privatization: n. a process to change (an industry or a business, for example) from governmental or public ownership or control to private enterprise:私有化 • Picket sign: 示威标语牌 • For and against the proposition: 支持和反对该项主张

Part Three Supplementary Listening Passage 2Private Management of Public Schools Sparks Controversy • No-lose: 没有输者 • Politicize: v. To make political:使…政治化 • Perspective: n. Subjective evaluation of relative significance; a point of view: 观点，看法 • Daunting: a. discouraging, depressing使人气馁的，沮丧的

电大英语听力教程 Book 3 Unit 17.