2009年6月英语四级听力备战-听写训练(20)

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The American Dream means different things to different people. But for many, _ , it means the opportunity to make a better life for themselves. For them the dream is that _ and hard work can take you from log _ to White House.

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1. particularly immigrants

2. talent

3. cabin

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译文:“美国梦”对不同的人有不同的意义。但对许多人，尤其是对移民而言，它意味着改善自己生活的机会。对于他们，美国梦的含义就是才能与勤劳能让你从小木屋走向白宫。

cabin ['k?bin] n. 船舱,机舱,小木屋

例句:Here 's a cabin luggage label.这是一张机舱行李标签。

especially, specially¹, particularly用法辨异

一、强调程度时当用于形容词或副词前，强调程度(通常译为“特别”)时，三者都可用。如：It is particularly [especially, specially] cold today. 今天特别冷。I was feeling particularly [especially, specially] tired this evening. 今天晚上我特别累。有时还可修饰动词。如：I especially [particularly, specially] want to see that film. 我特别想看那部电影。

二、强调目的时当用于强调目的(意为“特意”、“专门”)时，通常用 specially 或 especially，一般与表目的的不定式或介词 for 短语连用。如：I was asked specially to meet her. 特意要我去接她。We bought it specially [especially] for you. 这是我们特意为你买的。The book is written especially [specially] for children. 这本书是专门为孩子们写的。

三、表示列举时当用于陈述某一事实之后，列举一个具有代表性的例子作进一步强调时，一般用 especially，有时也用 particularly，其后可接名词、介词短语、从句等。如：We want to invite some friends, especially Jim and John. 我们想邀请几个朋友，尤其是吉姆和约翰。Noise is unpleasant, especially when you're trying to sleep. 噪音是令人不愉快的，尤其是当你想入睡的时候。The children enjoyed watching the animals, especially [particularly] the monkeys. 孩子们喜欢观看动物，尤其是猴子。

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adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。