英语听力精选进阶版 6283

The web-savvy amongst you will know that just as a mouse is no longer only a rodent¹, a tweet isn't necessarily a noise made by a bird.

Nearly a quarter of the new words added to the latest edition of the Chambers² Dictionary come from internet culture, with the economic recession and climate change also contributing strongly.

The internet age's ability to reinvent old words with new meanings continues. The cloud, you may think, is the thing above your head which produces rain. It's not as simple as that any more.

We all know what pay is, right? And a wall is a wall – as in The Great Wall of... But what about a paywall? Can you work it out?

Moving onto the economy, words such as quantitative³ easing and double-dip recession have become familiar to followers⁴ of current affairs.

Amongst the environmental terms now appearing in the dictionary you can find upcycle and precycle as well as carbon offsetting⁵.

National treasure, neet, man flu, crowdsourcing and staycation are also officially recognised for the first time.

And there are some abbreviations made popular by email and social networking sites. When you're surprised you can write OMG (Oh my God) and if you really like someone, BFF (best friend forever) is the expression for you.

Quiz 小测验

1. Is a tweet a noise made by a bird as well as something else? 

Yes. A tweet isn't necessarily a noise made by a bird.

2. Are websites with a paywall free? 

No.

3. Is quantitative easing supposed to stimulate⁶ or slow the economy? 

Stimulate.

4. Is carbon offsetting supposed to be good or bad for the environment? 

Good.

5. Is the abbreviation OMG an expression of surprise? 

Yes. When you're surprised you can write OMG.

Glossary⁷ 词汇表

web-savvy 擅长网络的人，网络行家 

tweet 推特 

The cloud 计算云，电脑云 

paywall 付费墙 

quantitative easing 量化宽松 

double-dip 双底衰退 

upcycle 升级再造 

precycle 预回收 

carbon offsetting 炭抵消 

national treasure 国宝人物 

Neet ‘三无人员’(无教育，无职业，无培训人员) 

man flu 男士小感冒 

crowdsourcing 众包（企业利用互联网将工作分配出去的商业模式） 

staycation 不出远门在家度假 

OMG (Oh My God!) 我的天哪！ 

BFF (best friend forever) 永恒挚友

1 rodent   

n.啮齿动物；adj.啮齿目的

参考例句：

• When there is a full moon,this nocturnal rodent is careful to stay in its burrow.月圆之夜，这种夜间活动的啮齿类动物会小心地呆在地洞里不出来。
• This small rodent can scoop out a long,narrow tunnel in a very short time.这种小啮齿动物能在很短的时间里挖出一条又长又窄的地道来。

2 chambers   

n.房间( chamber的名词复数 )；（议会的）议院；卧室；会议厅

参考例句：

• The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间：Ransome在俄国的那几年。 来自互联网

3 quantitative   

adj.数量的，定量的

参考例句：

• He said it was only a quantitative difference.他说这仅仅是数量上的差别。
• We need to do some quantitative analysis of the drugs.我们对药物要进行定量分析。

4 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

5 offsetting   

n.偏置法v.抵消( offset的现在分词 )；补偿；（为了比较的目的而）把…并列（或并置）；为（管道等）装支管

参考例句：

• Dealers, having concluded a forward contract, should always hedge with an offsetting contract. 外汇经营商在签订了一项远期合同之后总是应进行套头交易签订一项相抵合同。 来自辞典例句
• Where does Germany think offsetting shifts into greater external deficits might occur? 在德国看来，这么大的外部赤字应该转移到哪里？ 来自互联网

6 stimulate   

vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋

参考例句：

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。

7 glossary   

n.注释词表；术语汇编

参考例句：

• The text is supplemented by an adequate glossary.正文附有一个详细的词汇表。
• For convenience,we have also provided a glossary in an appendix.为了方便，我们在附录中也提供了术语表。