2009年6月英语四级听力备战-听写训练(25)

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The stories they tell us _ what I’m _ is a new window on animal intelligence: the kind of _ feats¹ animals perform when dealing² with _ and the _ species on the planet----- humans.

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答案：

1. reveal

2. convinced

3. mental

4. captivity³

5. dominant⁴

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译文:他们讲述的故事开启了我相信是研究动物智能的一扇新的窗口：即动物在对付牢笼生活和地球上的主宰物种——人类——时所表现的高超的思维技能。

词组辨析:

reveal : 揭露，展示

revealable:可展现的

revealer : 展示者，揭露者

convince: 使确信，使信服

convince sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事

convince that 使某人相信

convincible: 可使信服的

1 feats   

功绩，伟业，技艺( feat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He used to astound his friends with feats of physical endurance. 过去，他表现出来的惊人耐力常让朋友们大吃一惊。
• His heroic feats made him a legend in his own time. 他的英雄业绩使他成了他那个时代的传奇人物。

2 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

3 captivity   

n.囚禁；被俘；束缚

参考例句：

• A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
• He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。

4 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。