,2014年英语四级听力考试必备习语(4)

来源:中华考试网发布时间:2014-05-09

  一、drama

  戏剧。这是一种西方的艺术形式。四级听力中曾经多次出现。其他的艺术形式还有TV play (电视剧),soap opera (肥皂剧),concert (音乐会)……

  Some people just can't seem to appreciate real-life drama.

  有些人似乎不愿意欣赏真实生活的戏剧表演。

  二、drop

  1、拜访。drop by

  I wonder if you can drop by tomorrow evening.我想知道你能否在明晚过来。

  1、载人一程。

  I'm going home, but I can drop you at the supermarket.我要回家,但我可以载你到超市。

  2、忘掉,放弃。drop it

  We can drop it this time. But don't do it again.这次我们可以算了,但下次不要再犯。

  I have to drop it this time.我这次不得不放弃。

  三、drunk driving

  酒后驾驶。在四级听力中出现,一般都是作为traffic accident (交通事故)的主要原因之一。

  I think it's high time we turned our attention to the danger of drunk driving now.

  我认为这是我们必须重视酒后驾驶的危险性的时候了。

  四、expect

  愿意“期待,期望”。

  Nobody expects you to be a superstar.没有人指望你会成为超级明星。

  引申意思为“等待,预期”。

  The lecture was much more difficult to follow than I had expected.

  这个演讲比我预期的要难懂多了。

  Mr. Smith is expecting you at 3 o'clock.史密斯先生等待着你三点钟到来。

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