最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit12-Part4

 

[00:00.00]One evening a sea breeze

[00:02.29]was causing a window 

[00:03.50]on a campus dormitory 

[00:04.70]to crash repeatedly as the 

[00:06.88]clasp on it had been broken. 

[00:09.84]The Duct tape put a swift

[00:12.02]end to the nuisance 

[00:13.56]of the constant banging. 

[00:15.20]Although it was obvious

[00:17.61]it was not a permanent 

[00:18.92]solution of the problem,  

[00:20.45]nevertheless, the temporary use 

[00:22.97]of the duct tape was 

[00:24.67]appreciated until the window 

[00:26.52]could be replaced or someone 

[00:27.95]could install a better latch¹.

[00:29.70]You can even accomplish repairs

[00:33.75]on vehicles, which sometimes 

[00:36.48]means the difference 

[00:37.68]between being stopped in traffic 

[00:39.44]or being able 

[00:40.64]to continue your journey.

[00:42.06]Many motorists have had to 

[00:44.80]resort to the use 

[00:45.89]of the duct tape 

[00:47.09]in an emergency situation. 

[00:48.30]Drivers often keep a roll 

[00:51.36]of duct tape in the trunk 

[00:53.11]of their car for that reason. 

[00:54.97]It is a tremendous relief 

[00:57.27]when you are able to 

[00:58.69]wrap a piece of duct tape 

[01:00.33]around a leaking hose that

[01:01.87]you discover at a time 

[01:03.28]when it is not convenient 

[01:04.82]to replace it. Thanks to 

[01:06.90]the duct tape, the driver

[01:09.31]can become  mobile again. 

[01:10.73]The fear of being stranded²

[01:14.01]on a lonely stretch of  

[01:15.98]highway is lessened³ when 

[01:17.29]you carry a duct tape.

[01:18.71]Other forms of transportation 

[01:22.76]make good use of 

[01:24.18]the tape as well. 

[01:25.39]Usage for it can be found 

[01:27.46]on boats, and also on airplanes.

[01:31.08]For instance, a skydiver 

[01:33.59]once reported that jumping out 

[01:35.67]of a small airplane 

[01:36.87]did not scare her 

[01:38.08]as much as riding 

[01:39.50]in a small plane that appeared 

[01:41.36]to have lots of duct tape.

[01:43.55]Sports and recreational activities make 

[01:46.83]good use of this tape as well. 

[01:48.80]If your audio cassette player 

[01:51.21]will not stay closed, 

[01:52.84]use a piece of duct tape 

[01:54.70]to position the tape holder⁴. 

[01:56.78]It might look odd but 

[01:58.86]it will serve the purpose. 

[02:00.50]If a hockey stick needs 

[02:03.35]to be taped, use duct tape!  

[02:05.42]Athletes, professional and  

[02:07.94]amateur alike, make good use of it.

[02:10.90]It can be used to 

[02:13.53]compress a package, making 

[02:15.05]more cargo⁵ fit in a  carrier. 

[02:17.13]You can use it to 

[02:19.65]repair a leaky toilet, 

[02:21.29]or to fix a crack 

[02:22.60]on a toilet seat.

[02:24.14]If you wrap duct tape 

[02:26.00]around a newspaper, it can be used 

[02:28.41]to make a dog's chew toy.

[02:31.03]If you get an opportunity 

[02:33.33]to use this product, 

[02:34.64]you will also discover 

[02:36.06]many uses for it and 

[02:37.59]you will agree that 

[02:38.79]it is one of 

[02:40.54]the world’s best inventions.

1 latch   

n.门闩，窗闩；弹簧锁

参考例句：

• She laid her hand on the latch of the door.她把手放在门闩上。
• The repairman installed an iron latch on the door.修理工在门上安了铁门闩。

2 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

3 lessened   

减少的，减弱的

参考例句：

• Listening to the speech through an interpreter lessened its impact somewhat. 演讲辞通过翻译的嘴说出来，多少削弱了演讲的力量。
• The flight to suburbia lessened the number of middle-class families living within the city. 随着迁往郊外的风行，住在城内的中产家庭减少了。

4 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

5 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。