英语新闻听写 40岁必读书单

If you're about to turn 40, take heart.

如果你快要40岁了，振作起来吧。

The National Bureau¹ of Economic Research claims that people are most likely to write a Nobel Prize-winning book at the age of 40.

美国国家经济研究局(National Bureau of Economic Research)称，人40岁时最有可能写出获得诺贝尔奖的书。

If you still need convincing² that your forties will be great, Business Insider published a list of 20 books that people should check out in their forties.

如果你还不相信四十岁也是黄金年龄，请看商业内幕网公布的一份40岁必读名单，共20本书。

Their list includes Elizabeth Gilbert's book turned movie, "Eat, Pray Love," which follows the author as she leaves behind her everyday life for an adventure that leads her to explore three different cultures.

这些书有伊丽莎白·吉尔伯特(Elizabeth Gilbert)的《美食、祈祷和恋爱》("Eat, Pray, Love")，这本书曾被翻拍成电影，主要讲了作者抛下平淡生活，探索三种不同文化的经历。

Additional³ must-reads include: "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini and "Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake" by Anna Quindlen.

这些必读书目还包括：卡勒德·胡塞尼(Khaled Hosseini)的《追风筝的人》("The Kite Runner")，以及安娜·昆德兰(Anna Quindlen)的《不曾走过，怎会懂得》（"Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake"）。

1 bureau   

n.提供或收集消息的机构；局，司，处；署

参考例句：

• The weather bureau makes daily reports on weather conditions.气象局每天报告天气状况。
• The Tourist Bureau arranged everything for our journey to Rome.旅游局已为我们去罗马旅行准备了一切。

2 convincing   

adj.使人信服的，有力的，令人心悦诚服的

参考例句：

• The data you have collected is not enough to be convincing.你们收集的材料说服力不足。
• His version of the accident seemed most convincing.他对该事件的叙述似乎最令人信服。

3 additional   

adj.添加的，额外的，另外的

参考例句：

• It is necessary to set down these additional rules.有必要制定这些补充规则。
• I think we can fit in an additional room.我想我们可以再加建一间房子。