聆听悦耳英音45:Holiday Packing. 旅行箱的乐趣与学问 (1)

 　　嘉宾：Debbie Mason

　　话题：Holiday Packing. 旅行箱的乐趣与学问

　　单词拼写：

　　1、Immaculately：perfectly, done so well

　　2、Efficient：making use of what available

　　3、Essential (review)：absolutely necessary

　　重点俚语：

　　1、A dozen、twelve

　　2、A last-minute packer、who does anything at last second

　　问题：

　　1、From the host’s introduction, can you work out how many people were in the family?

　　2、How many items do women pack, on average, that are never used?

　　3、What does the last speaker say he must have an excess¹ of?

　　4、What would you say is the difference between men and women packers, based on this report?

　　答案：

　　1、From the host’s introduction, there were three people in the family.

　　2、26 items women pack on average, that are never used .

　　3、The last speaker says he must have an excess mount² of pants and socks .

　　4、What women bring with them is always more than that of men take is the difference between men and women packers, based on this report.

1 excess   

n.过量，过度；超越；adj.过量的，附加的

参考例句：

• He advised his son never to spend in excess of his income.他劝儿子开支不可超过收入。
• You're too fat;try and run off all those excess pounds.你太胖了，要跑跑步减肥。

2 mount   

n.山峰，乘用马，框，衬纸；vi.增长，骑上（马）；vt.提升，爬上，装备

参考例句：

• Their debts continued to mount up.他们的债务不断增加。
• She is the first woman who steps on the top of Mount Jolmo Lungma.她是第一个登上珠穆朗玛峰的女人。