最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit12-Part2

 

[00:00.00]Ingenious people have found many  

[00:02.61]alternative uses for this tape. 

[00:05.02]The binder¹ on the tape 

[00:06.99]is of good quality and it

[00:08.74]will stick to most surfaces. 

[00:10.92]The tape is of great strength. 

[00:13.12]It is impossible 

[00:15.30]to tear the tape. 

[00:16.84]It must be cut. 

[00:18.47]The durable² nature of the tape 

[00:20.67]is one of its main assets.

[00:22.85]It comes in a variety of  

[00:25.70]widths and the length of 

[00:27.45]the tape on the roll 

[00:28.87]will vary as well. 

[00:30.40]The number of centimeters wide 

[00:33.36]and the number of meters long 

[00:35.32]will determine the price of the roll.

[00:37.73]The duct tape is acquiring  

[00:41.89]fame as the number of 

[00:43.31]its uses for it exceeds 

[00:44.84]the thoughts possible. 

[00:46.70]The number of uses 

[00:48.56]for this tape will amaze you. 

[00:50.86]One internet Website started out 

[00:53.71]trying to identify 101 uses 

[00:55.46]for the duct tape and 

[00:57.86]the list has well 

[00:59.83]over 200 uses on it now. 

[01:01.80]Maybe there are an  

[01:03.77]infinite number of uses. 

[01:06.98]Some of the items it lists 

[01:08.51]involve an imagination 

[01:09.72]but others are quite genuine. 

[01:12.12]Not even a kindergarten student requires 

[01:16.28]instruction on how to use it. 

[01:18.36]One idea seems to generate another， 

[01:21.42]inspired by the unique way 

[01:23.72]someone else has decided³ to 

[01:25.58]make use of the tape. 

[01:27.66]However, some of the uses 

[01:30.07]are not feasible to execute. 

[01:32.25]For instance, the use 

[01:34.99]of the tape as a bandage

[01:36.42]is not recommended. 

[01:37.94]It could cause injury 

[01:39.59]when it is removed.

[01:41.22] You must evaluate the list 

[01:43.96]with a sense of humor 

[01:45.71]as some of the uses 

[01:47.02]could embarrass a person. 

[01:48.67]The commercial value of 

[01:51.18]the tape is undoubtedly 

[01:52.72]tremendous with huge profits 

[01:54.90]resulting from the sales. 

[01:56.54]The product practically promotes itself 

[01:59.93]without much need for publicity⁴.

[02:02.23]Sometimes you see people, 

[02:05.73]usually male rather than female, 

[02:08.47]wearing shirts that have 

[02:10.66]a slogan written on them 

[02:12.30]that says,“I can fix anything” 

[02:14.26]—and then there is a picture 

[02:16.89]of a duct tape 

[02:18.20]below the saying. 

[02:19.52]The implication presumably is that 

[02:21.71]the duct tape replaces skill.

[02:24.22]Another good marketing⁵ strategy 

[02:27.62]that people enjoy is 

[02:29.48]the use of a calendar. 

[02:31.11]There is one page 

[02:32.87]on the calendar for every day 

[02:34.73]of the year and each page 

[02:36.92]shows and describes a new use 

[02:38.33]of the duct tape.

1 binder   

n.包扎物，包扎工具；[法]临时契约；粘合剂；装订工

参考例句：

• The cloth flower snaps on with a special binder.这布花是用一种特殊的粘合剂固定住的。
• Purified water was used as liquid binder.纯净水作为液体粘合剂。

2 durable   

adj.持久的，耐久的

参考例句：

• This raincoat is made of very durable material.这件雨衣是用非常耐用的料子做的。
• They frequently require more major durable purchases.他们经常需要购买耐用消费品。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。

5 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。