英语四级听力练习集锦6

There are a lot of good cameras available at the moment.Most of these are made in Japan.But there are also good quality models from Germany and the USA. We have investigated an arrange of models to see which the best value for money. After a number of different tests and interviews with people who are familiar with different cameras being accessed, our researchers recommend the Olympic BY model as the best auto-focus camera available at the moment.

It costs 200 dollars although you may well want to spend more.perhaps as much as another 200 dollars on buying additional lenses and other equipment. It is a good japanese camera easy to use, equivalent¹ german models tend to be heavier and slightly less easy to use,while the american versions are considerably² more expensive. The olympic BY model weighs only 320 grams, which is quite a bit less than other cameras of the similar type.

Indeed, one of the other models we looked at weigh almost twice as much. Similarly,it's smaller than most of its competiters thus fitting³ easily into a pocket or handbag. All the people we interviewd expressed almost total satisfaction with it. The only problem was slight awkwardness⁴ in loading the film.

1 equivalent   

adj.（to）相等的，等价的；n.相等物，等值物

参考例句：

• Nodding your head is equivalent to saying "yes".点头就等于说“赞同”。
• You will receive the full equivalent of your money.你将收到与你的款项价值完全同等的物品。

2 considerably   

adv.极大地；相当大地；在很大程度上

参考例句：

• The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
• The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。

3 fitting   

n.[pl.]设备，家具，配件，试穿；adj.适合的

参考例句：

• I'm going to a fitting tomorrow.明天我要去试穿新衣。
• The President's address was a fitting end to a bitter campaign.总统的讲话为一场激烈的竞选运动适时画上了句号。

4 awkwardness   

n.笨拙；粗劣；难为情；尴尬

参考例句：

• His awkwardness made him fumble with the key. 由于尴尬不安，他拿钥匙开锁时显得笨手笨脚。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I tried to smooth over the awkwardness of this first meeting. 我试图掩饰初次会面时的不自然。 来自辞典例句