2009年6月英语四级听力备战-听写训练(12)

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A _ spent around the tough people who make their home in the Australian bush had _ fixed¹ into bill’s soul two _: never give up no matter how bad the odds² and never let a friend down. Now, with every step sending pain _ through every part of his body, he drew on those twin pillars of character.If I don’t make it, Royce will _ there, he told himself over and over.

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1. lifetime

2. permanently³

3. principles

4. piercing

5. die out

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译文:一辈子与居住在澳大利亚灌木地带的那些刚强的硬汉一起生活的人生经历，将两条准则长久地铭刻在Bill心头：无论多么艰难，决不泄气，决不抛弃朋友。此时此刻，他每迈出一步，浑身上下便针扎似的疼，他完全是靠这两种品质支持着。如果我不能挺住的话，Royce就会死在那里，Bill一次又一次地告诫自己。

principle:观点，论点，原则，原理

in principle原则上，大体上

on principle根据原则，按照原则

on the principle of 按照……的

1 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

2 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

3 permanently   

adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。