最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit12-Part3

[00:00.00]One of the typical uses
[00:01.96]of the duct tape is to
[00:03.60]repair a leak in
[00:04.69]a faucet¹ or water tap.
[00:06.55]If the hose of a vacuum
[00:09.07]cleaner has a hole in it,
[00:10.92]The duct tape will
[00:12.13]come to rescue.Almost
[00:13.88]every household in North America
[00:16.73]has at least one roll
[00:18.37]of duct tape. People keep it 
[00:20.99]handy and use it to
[00:22.52]repair almost everything.
[00:23.84]No one would think it
[00:26.25]necessary to justify² the purchase
[00:28.00]of extra rolls of tape,
[00:30.18]so the sales continue to increase.
[00:33.87]Many people like to
[00:36.50]boast about how often
[00:37.92]they use the tape.
[00:39.56]They say that the usage
[00:41.31]of duct tape has allowed them
[00:43.06]to simplify their life
[00:44.37]and to decrease the cost of repairs.
[00:47.33]It can be used  indoors
[00:49.74]in the interior of a house
[00:52.14]but there are abundant uses
[00:54.28]outside the house as well.
[00:56.36]If there is a chip
[00:58.10]out of a glass object,
[00:59.63]the duct tape can be used
[01:01.82]to protect the user
[01:02.92]from being injured.
[01:05.32]Repairing or reinforcing a joint³
[01:08.49]on an aluminium⁴ ladder
[01:10.47]that a person is using
[01:11.89]would be a valuable
[01:13.20]use of the tape.
[01:14.40]The tape has proved
[01:16.70]to be a bargain.
[01:18.45]Even if the manufacturers
[01:20.20]charged twice as much
[01:21.74]for the tape, it would still
[01:23.59]be a best seller
[01:25.34]in the western world.
[01:26.66]The retail⁵ price is very reasonable.
[01:29.94]In addition it is convenient
[01:32.24]to store, and despite the number
[01:34.43]of apparent uses, people
[01:36.28]are always finding more ways
[01:38.04]to utilize⁶ it. It has
[01:39.90]become a vital item
[01:41.86]for every household.
[01:43.72]The glue on the tape
[01:46.02]is a wonderful adhesive⁷ agent
[01:47.88]and will bond well to
[01:49.74]anything from a piece of crystal
[01:51.82]to the handle of a broom.
[01:53.79]There have been reports
[01:56.09]of people using the tape
[01:57.73]to trap insects. Crickets,
[01:59.91]for example, were found stuck
[02:02.43]to the tape by one person.
[02:04.30]Maybe the glue was able
[02:07.03]to attract them or maybe they
[02:08.78]just were in the wrong place.
[02:10.97]Criminals have been known
[02:13.38]to use the tape on their victims.
[02:15.45]During a robbery, a robber
[02:17.64]used the duct tape
[02:19.17]on the witnesses to keep
[02:20.70]them from reporting the crime
[02:22.56]until he had escaped.
[02:24.31]It was apparent that
[02:26.18]the robber came armed
[02:27.60]with the duct tape,
[02:29.13]anticipating the need for its use

1 faucet   

n.水龙头

参考例句：

• The faucet has developed a drip.那个水龙头已经开始滴水了。
• She turned off the faucet and dried her hands.她关掉水龙头，把手擦干。

2 justify   

vt.证明…正当(或有理)，为…辩护

参考例句：

• He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
• Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？

3 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

4 aluminium   

n.铝 (=aluminum)

参考例句：

• Aluminium looks heavy but actually it is very light.铝看起来很重，实际上却很轻。
• If necessary, we can use aluminium instead of steel.如果必要，我们可用铝代钢。

5 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

6 utilize   

vt.使用，利用

参考例句：

• The cook will utilize the leftover ham bone to make soup.厨师要用吃剩的猪腿骨做汤。
• You must utilize all available resources.你必须利用一切可以得到的资源。

7 adhesive   

n.粘合剂；adj.可粘着的，粘性的

参考例句：

• You'll need a strong adhesive to mend that chair. 你需要一种粘性很强的东西来修理那把椅子。
• Would you give me an adhesive stamp?请给我一枚带胶邮票好吗？