英语听力精选进阶版 13861

Learning Irish English

Vocabulary

a fixture¹ on

a part of

beyond

further

handicap

weakness or problem

sought after

wanted

class connotation

traits that suggest a person's social class

inflection

rising and falling of the voice

tone

quality and attitude of a person's voice

clue

piece of information that helps to understand

the rhotic 'r'

Irish English is 'rhotic', which means the letter 'r' is clearly pronounced in almost all positions of a word (e.g. butter, hard, world).

it's a giveaway

it makes it very easy to guess

1 fixture   

n.固定设备；预定日期；比赛时间；定期存款

参考例句：

• Lighting fixture must be installed at once.必须立即安装照明设备。
• The cordless kettle may now be a fixture in most kitchens.无绳电热水壶现在可能是多数厨房的固定设备。