最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3Unit2-Part5

[00:00.00]Twenty years slipped by
[00:02.50]and John Love died
[00:04.15]at the early age of 47.
[00:06.23]Several years later, son James
[00:09.18]and his family, as well
[00:11.59]as widow Lily, his Mother,
[00:13.56]made the decision to leave Pennsylvania
[00:16.40]and settle in Canada.
[00:18.48]They made the arduous¹ trek²
[00:20.56]over Indian trails, crossing
[00:23.51]the Niagara River to settle
[00:25.37]in what we now call Ontario.
[00:28.33]I am a Canadian.
[00:31.06]Having traced my roots
[00:33.14]and followed in the footsteps
[00:35.22]of these early settlers,
[00:36.97]I feel a sense of gratitude³
[00:38.72]to my ancestors who
[00:40.36]faced extreme difficulties
[00:42.00]and severe hardship to
[00:44.19]settle in a new land.
[00:46.60]Liberty, then and in today’s world,
[00:50.21]is a priceless inheritance.
[00:52.51]Once more, I glanced
[00:55.57]at the silver pin before
[00:57.65]returning it to the velvet⁴ box.
[01:00.05]Once again, I questioned,
[01:02.35]“What did I inherit
[01:04.43]from my Love ancestors?”
[01:06.95]I realize the answer has been
[01:09.36]revealed while writing this story.
[01:11.87]I have determination, strength, loyalty⁵
[01:16.46]and a love of adventure.
[01:18.65] This is my inheritance

1 arduous   

adj.艰苦的，费力的，陡峭的

参考例句：

• We must have patience in doing arduous work.我们做艰苦的工作要有耐性。
• The task was more arduous than he had calculated.这项任务比他所估计的要艰巨得多。

2 trek   

vi.作长途艰辛的旅行；n.长途艰苦的旅行

参考例句：

• We often go pony-trek in the summer.夏季我们经常骑马旅行。
• It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我们花了一整天的时间艰难地穿过那片遍布岩石的地带。

3 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

4 velvet   

n.丝绒，天鹅绒；adj.丝绒制的，柔软的

参考例句：

• This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
• The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。

5 loyalty   

n.忠诚，忠心

参考例句：

• She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
• His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。