听基础单词,练听力第19期:诚实是判断一个人的

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Tina: Hi! Emma, long time no see. How was your life in England?

Emma: Is you, Tina! Im glad to see you. I was back to China a few days ago. I had a great time in my study in England. It is a beautiful country and the people there are very kind, although sometime I got myself embarrassed because of the different culture.

Tina: Really？Whats the exact difference between the west culture and the east culture? Could you give me some examples?

Emma: My pleasure! You never know how polite British people are in public places. Whatever they go to buy tickets or food, they all like to queue up! They comply¹ so much with the public order. And all people in England think that honesty is an important factor to judge whether a person has good character or not. They hate liars²
Translation】

蒂娜：艾玛，好久不见了。在英国过得怎么样？

艾玛：是你呀，蒂娜。很高兴见到你。我是前几天回国的。 我在英国的学习很愉快，虽然有时因为文化的差异让我成为笑柄，但是英国真的是个美丽的国家，英国人很友好。

蒂娜：真的吗？西方文化和东方文化到底有什么不同呢？你能举些例子吗？

艾玛：非常荣幸，你绝对没想到英国人在公共场合多么有礼貌。无论是去买票还是买食物，他们都很遵守公共秩序，自觉排队。 人们普遍认为诚实与否是衡量一个人是否具有良好素质的重要因素，说谎者在当地是不受欢迎
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factor n. 因素，因子；v. 把……因素包括进去，作为因素

例：The determinate factor of our economy is to control inflation³.
经济的决定性因素是控制通货膨胀。

Don’t forget to factor in rushing hours when you figure the time you need to get there.
计算到达那个地方花费的时间时，别忘了考虑交通高峰。

搭配：factor sth. in/into 把……因素包括进去：

The accountant forgot factoring in bus fee when calculating⁴ the general costs.
计算总花费时，会计忘了考虑公共汽车费用。
 

1 comply   

v.遵照，照做，应允，顺从，服从

参考例句：

• She was told to pay the fine,but refused to comply.她被通知交纳罚款，但她拒不服从。
• Candidates must comply strictly with these instructions.候选人必须严格遵守这些指示。

2 liars   

说谎者( liar的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The greatest liars talk most of themselves. 最爱自吹自擂的人是最大的说谎者。
• Honest boys despise lies and liars. 诚实的孩子鄙视谎言和说谎者。

3 inflation   

n.胀大，夸张，通货膨胀

参考例句：

• Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
• The inflation of the airbed took several minutes.给空气床垫充气花了几分钟时间。

4 calculating   

a.深谋远虑的，精明的

参考例句：

• a cold and calculating killer 一个工于心计的冷酷杀手
• His mechanical calculating engines were the antecedents of the modern computer. 他的机械计算机是现代电子计算机的雏形。