最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit1-Part1

[00:09.40]UNIT1
[00:11.93]A Question of Rights
[00:14.76]Unfortunately,
[00:18.00]a crime was about to be committed
[00:20.63]but at that moment
[00:22.16]Lesley was unaware¹
[00:23.31]of the impending² event,
[00:24.73]which would affect her life
[00:26.81]so drastically
[00:28.23]for the next two years.
[00:30.19]For the moment at least,
[00:32.39]her holiday at the cottage had been ideal.
[00:35.01]She had spent many idle hours
[00:38.07]relaxing on the deck, reading,
[00:40.15]eating a sandwich when she was hungry
[00:42.34]and in the evening
[00:44.09]watching the sky turn
[00:45.84]from brilliant orange to peach
[00:47.59]and finally to pale purple,
[00:49.67]eventually the light becoming dim.
[00:52.49]It was about this time
[00:55.49]that the mist would begin to
[00:57.06]rise from the cool water hiding
[00:59.13]in the dense³ forest
[01:01.22]hat hugged the shoreline.
[01:02.75]Late evening dew glistened⁴ on every bush
[01:06.03]and soon the loons’call
[01:07.78]would resound⁵ across the water.
[01:10.08]She decided⁶ to take
[01:11.83]one last dip in the lake.
[01:14.02]As the cool night air touched her arms,
[01:17.19]she gave a little shiver
[01:19.04]and decided it was time to move inside.
[01:21.79]This was to be her last evening alone
[01:25.83] as Jeff, her former mate,
[01:28.46]would be returning Zac to her
[01:30.31]early in the morning.
[01:31.74]As the case in many marriages these days,
[01:35.13]problems had arisen between Lesley and Jeff,
[01:38.42]but they did not extend to Zac.
[01:41.37]He was a good kid,
[01:43.23]just entering kindergarten.
[01:45.53]The couple had come to
[01:48.04]a mutual⁷ agreement, as dictated⁸
[01:50.44]by the legal custody⁹ agreement.
[01:52.85]It stated that each parent
[01:54.82]would share Zac’s care every second weekend
[01:58.32]and this had been
[01:59.57]her weekend to be alone

1 unaware   

a.不知道的，未意识到的

参考例句：

• They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
• I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。

2 impending   

a.imminent, about to come or happen

参考例句：

• Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place. 即将发生饥荒之时，严重的战乱爆发了。
• The king convoke parliament to cope with the impending danger. 国王召开国会以应付迫近眉睫的危险。

3 dense   

a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。
• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。

4 glistened   

v.湿物闪耀，闪亮( glisten的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Pearls of dew glistened on the grass. 草地上珠露晶莹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Her eyes glistened with tears. 她的眼里闪着泪花。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 resound   

v.回响

参考例句：

• A roar of approval resounded through the Ukrainian parliament.一片赞成声在乌克兰议会中回响。
• The soldiers' boots resounded in the street.士兵的军靴踏在地面上的声音在大街上回响。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

8 dictated   

v.大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 )；口授；支配；摆布

参考例句：

• He dictated a letter to his secretary. 他向秘书口授信稿。
• No person of a strong character likes to be dictated to. 没有一个个性强的人愿受人使唤。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。