美语听力 English Cafe 13

Today's topics¹: Spam, Valentine's Day, the Winter Olympics², "In terms of," Must vs. have vs. got³ to, Possessives, To raise⁴ vs. to rise

Words:
scam
fraud
card
jewelry
pendant
fabric
stuffed animals
figure skating
Michelle Kwan
Bode Miller
to party
downhill
upset
set
to wrap up
 

1 Topics   

题目，主题

参考例句：

• Don't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others. 不要修改少数论题以致排除所有其他的。
• He covered a wide range of topics with unusual candour. 他极其坦率地谈了许多问题。

2 Olympics   

n.奥林匹克世界运动会(=Olympic Games)

参考例句：

• Which events is he going in for at the Olympics? 他将在奥运上参加什么项目？
• I think the Olympics will be a great success.我想奥运会将会是非常成功的。

3 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

4 raise   

v.提高，举起；饲养，养育；引起，惹起

参考例句：

• Why didn't you raise the question at the meeting? 这问题你怎么没有在会上提出来？
• He went to ask for a raise.他要求增加工资。