美语听力 English Cafe 255

Topics: Famous Authors: Laura Ingalls Wilder; college secret societies; no one versus¹ nobody versus anybody; Do you feel as though...?; rent versus lease

Words:
pioneer
homesteader
deed
to draw on (one’s) experiences
prairie
drought
rerun
skull²
to tap (someone)
old-boy network
rumor³
to deny
no one
nobody
anybody
Do you feel as though…?
rent
lease
 

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 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。

3 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。