美语听力 English Cafe 221

Topics: Ask an American: Watching TV on the Internet; to search versus¹ to look for versus to seek; pushing up daisies; do you have any idea?

Words:
dominant²
programming
to turn to (something)
as opposed to
to cut across generational lines
tech-savvy
I can’t say
probability
indestructible
to come on the scene
to search
to look for
to seek
to push up daisies
Do you have any idea…?

 

1 versus   

prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下

参考例句：

• The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
• The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。

2 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。