最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit9-Part2

 

[00:00.00]Megan had attended secondary school 

[00:03.60]at a private girls'school 

[00:05.67]five hundred kilometers from home. 

[00:08.52]In junior school she had 

[00:10.81]been a straight A student. 

[00:12.79]Now in high school 

[00:14.43]she continued to study hard, 

[00:16.07]play sports, join the school orchestra, 

[00:20.66]plus a variety of school clubs.

[00:23.07]As a joke, her friends 

[00:25.37]labeled her a genius, 

[00:27.12]often just to make her angry. 

[00:28.76]As well as being 

[00:31.06]a high academic achiever 

[00:33.13]she had a great capacity for fun. 

[00:36.20]She thrived on 

[00:38.17]an active social life. 

[00:40.03]Slender, pretty and vivacious, 

[00:42.76]she was the apple 

[00:44.51]of her parents’ eye.

[00:47.24]Every year in accordance with 

[00:49.88]school policy, a student candidate 

[00:52.06]was chosen to travel and 

[00:53.70]live in another commonwealth¹ country 

[00:56.76]for six months. 

[00:58.84]As Megan had an interest 

[01:00.92]in a diplomatic career 

[01:03.11]after completing university, 

[01:04.87]she figured she would be 

[01:06.28]considered a prime applicant 

[01:08.03]if she applied² for the position. 

[01:10.55]A detailed³ essay was necessary 

[01:13.17]to provide the committee 

[01:15.69]with a clear idea of her intention. 

[01:17.88]The selection committee would 

[01:21.60]spend a fortnight reviewing 

[01:23.25]the applications in an attempt 

[01:26.30]to identify the ideal student. 

[01:29.37]Megan also needed to undergo 

[01:32.11]a rigorous personal interview,

[01:34.84]which would validate⁴ her academic background 

[01:37.57]and evaluate her general behavior.

[01:40.64]The interview proceeded well, 

[01:44.69]Megan taking the initiative 

[01:47.64]to underline her strengths. 

[01:49.72]After school some of her friends 

[01:53.11]gathered for coffee 

[01:54.86]in the cafe  near the school. 

[01:56.94]They confessed to Megan that 

[01:59.23]they were rather envious⁵ of 

[02:01.21]the opportunity she might have 

[02:03.40]to live in another country. 

[02:05.80]They enquired⁶ about 

[02:08.97]the details of the interview. 

[02:10.84]Two weeks later Megan received 

[02:13.46]a phone call notifying her of 

[02:15.32]the successful results of the interview.

1 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

2 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

3 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

4 validate   

vt.（法律）使有效，使生效

参考例句：

• You need an official signature to validate the order.你要有正式的签字，这张汇票才能生效。
• In order to validate the agreement,both parties sign it.为使协议有效，双方在上面签了字。

5 envious   

adj.嫉妒的，羡慕的

参考例句：

• I don't think I'm envious of your success.我想我并不嫉妒你的成功。
• She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.她既忌妒简的美貌又垂涎她的汽车。

6 enquired   

打听( enquire的过去式和过去分词 )； 询问； 问问题； 查问

参考例句：

• He enquired for the book in a bookstore. 他在书店查询那本书。
• Fauchery jestingly enquired whether the Minister was coming too. 浮式瑞嘲笑着问部长是否也会来。