时间:2018-12-02 作者:英语课 分类:每天一课英语口语365


英语课

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[00:00.00]86 Clouds

[00:03.50]A cloud consists of tiny drops of water or ice crystals or floats in the air.

[00:11.10]Clouds are grouped into classes according to their height above the ground.

[00:17.03]There are three major groups of clouds: there are low clouds, middle clouds, and high clouds.

[00:26.17]The low clouds float less than 6000 feet or 1800 meters above sea level.

[00:34.98]There are two kinds of low clouds.

[00:38.77]The two kinds of low clouds consist of stratus and stratocumulus clouds.

[00:46.65]The stratus clouds cover the sky like a white blanket.

[00:51.20]They bring rain or snow. The stratocumulus clouds cover the sky with large clouded masses.

[01:00.89]The middle clouds usually lie from 6000 to 20,000 feet above sea level or about 1800 to 6100 meters above sea level.

[01:15.00]Middle clouds are grouped into three subclasses.

[01:19.96]They are grouped into altostratus, altocumulus, and nimbostratus.

[01:27.48]An al-tostratus cloud forms a smooth white sheet across the sky.

[01:33.73]Nim-bostratus forms a smooth grey layer across the sky.

[01:39.34]In the third category of clouds are the high clouds.

[01:45.64]High clouds are found 20,000 feet above the earth, or higher.

[01:51.28]There are two kinds of high clouds.

[01:55.33]They are cirrus clouds and cirrostratus clouds.

[02:00.56]All high clouds are formed entirely 2 of ice crystals.

[02:05.49]The middle and low clouds are mainly water droplets 3.

[02:10.56]No two clouds are exactly the same.

[02:14.87]They are always changing their shape or form.

[02:18.81]Clouds are interesting to scientists, to artists, and to picnickers.

[02:26.86]87 Notice

[02:30.33]Ladies and Gentlemen, may I have your attention please.

[02:36.21]I am sorry to have to tell you that the police have asked us to e-vacuate

[02:42.90]everyone from this building as quickly as possible.

[02:48.07]We have found a bag possibly containing an explosive device and the bag is now in one of the dressing 4 rooms backstage.

[03:00.01]Experts are on their, way to examine it.

[03:03.64]We ask you to leave in a quiet and orderly fashion.

[03:09.54]There is absolutely no need to worry.

[03:13.52]Please make your way out by Exit 1, cross over the road and wait outside the supermarket on the comer of King' s Road.

[03:26.18]Please help elderly or disabled people.

[03:30.49]If you have children with you, make sure you do not become separated from them.

[03:38.20]Hold small children firmly by hand.

[03:43.03]If you forget anything--your umbrella, your coat, even your handbag, please do not try to go back for it.

[03:54.14]This will only cause unnecessary confusion 5 and delay.

[03:59.62]If you see any suspicious 6 object--a parcel or bag--do not touch it, but tell us as you leave, please stop smoking.

[04:13.41]We rely on your cooperation

[04:16.37]and hope that you will be able to return to your seats shortly to enjoy the last act of the play.

[04:26.37]88 Insurance

[04:31.49]Life is full of dangers and surprises.

[04:36.14]Your house may bum 7 down, and you may fall out of the window and break your neck.

[04:44.03]Mice may eat your floor so that you drop in the flat be-low.

[04:50.12]Any thing may happen you can never know.

[04:55.00]You can not always prevent disasters, but you can insure a-gainst them.

[05:03.23]Most forms of insurance are voluntary.

[05:07.44]It is up to you whether you insure or not.

[05:12.24]But some forms are compulsory 8.

[05:16.63]That means you have to insure.

[05:19.74]For example, a driver must take out a third-party insurance policy.

[05:26.87]The three parties are you yourself, your insurance company,

[05:33.27]and anybody else--for ex-ample, the man who had a crash with you.

[05:39.88]It doesn't cover fire, theft or anything else.

[05:45.94]Its aim is only to protect road users from each other.

[05:51.32]If you want to insure against all the other terri-ble things that might happen to you or your car,

[05:59.81]you can take a comprehensive policy.

[06:03.81]Another form of compulsory insurance is National Insur-ance.

[06:10.81]Everybody over 16 earning money on a regular basis must pay a sum each week to the state.

[06:20.47]These weekly contributions cover part of the cost of the National Health Service and the other social service benefits e.g.

[06:31.42]unemployment benefit, sickness benefit, old-age pensions and so on.

[06:42.76]89 Skills in Giving Gifts

[06:47.93]When you wish to give someone a gift it is always good to remember some basic rules.

[06:55.61]Consider the age, the sex, and the length of your acquaintance as well as the occasion.

[07:04.49]You should know when it is all right to give a gift of money, and when it would be improper 9.

[07:13.32]In any case, when you receive a present, don't forget to send a thank-you note as soon as possible.

[07:23.25]Often people like to bring a gift for the hostess of the party they have been invited to.

[07:32.13]This can be something just for the hostess or something for the party,

[07:39.36]like sweets or fruit, things which all may enjoy.

[07:45.24]If you stay at a friend's house overnight for a weekend

[07:50.70]it is usual to take a gift showing appreciation 10 for their friendliness 11 and their kindness.

[07:59.97]Again, you may choose some-thing for the hostess alone or for the entire family.

[08:07.63]Sometimes it is not possible to return a favor as you would like to.

[08:14.29]When this happens, you may show your own thoughtfulness by giving a thank-you gift,

[08:21.81]especially if you can find something unusual.

[08:26.17]Weddings are a time when gifts of money are greatly appreciated and quite acceptable 12.

[08:35.29]You should never leave money when you have been a weekend guest. Try to use imagination in choosing a thank-you gift.

[08:48.07]90 The Mystery of Diamond

[08:53.63]The diamond is considered the most famous and valuable jewel in the world.

[09:01.18]Diamonds were made as a result of great volcanic 13 heat and pressure.

[09:07.16]A volcano is a mountain with a hole in the top.

[09:12.25]When a volcano is very active, it sometimes explodes and causes great damage.

[09:20.98]Diamonds were pushed towards the surface of the earth-millions of years ago-by a great number of volcanic explosions.

[09:33.23]It is in the narrow volcanic pipes that diamonds are found.

[09:38.77]They are also found among the sand and stones of certain river beds,

[09:46.19]and a few places or the floor of the sea, for they are washed down the mountainsides by the rain.

[09:54.29]Diamonds are very rare.

[09:57.76]There are not many diamond pipes or diamond-producing rivers in the world.

[10:03.56]During the last century, adventurers from Europe went to Brazil,

[10:10.69]because they had heard that there are diamonds in the River Amazon.

[10:15.60]Many of these early diamond miners died of illness or were lost forever in the great forests.

[10:24.93]But some returned home rich.

[10:28.77]The earliest known diamonds were found in India many centuries ago.

[10:36.37]The most recent exciting discoveries have been made in eastern Russia.

[10:42.53]But most of the world's diamonds now come from Congo,

[10:47.78]from Tanzania--which has the largest dia-mend mine in the world--and from South Africa.

[10:56.93]91 The Stars Are Shining Tonight

[11:02.36]Light travels at a speed which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound.

[11:10.46]In one second, light travels about 300,000 km, but sound travels only 344 kin 1.

[11:22.58]You can get some ideas of this difference by watching the start of a race.

[11:29.03]If you stand some distance away from the starter,

[11:33.63]you can see smoke come from his gun before the sound reaches your ears.

[11:40.45]This great speed of light produces some strange facts.

[11:46.17]Sun-light takes about 8 minutes to reach us.

[11:51.29]If you look at the light of the moon tonight,

[11:54.79]remember that the light rays left the moon 1.3 seconds before they reached you.

[12:02.63]The nearest star is so far away that the light which you can see from it tonight

[12:09.70]started to travel towards you four years ago at a speed of nearly 2 million km per minute.

[12:19.00]In some cases, the light from one of tonight's stars start-ed on its journey before you were born.

[12:28.12]Thus, if we want to be honest, we cannot say, "The stars are shining tonight."

[12:37.19]We have to say, "The stars look pretty.

[12:41.97]They were shining four years ago, but their light has only just reached the earth."

[12:50.04]92 The Seasons

[12:55.89]The year is divided into four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter.

[13:05.32]In spring, nature wakes from her long winter sleep.

[13:10.86]The trees are filled with new life, the earth is warmed by the rays of the sun, and the weather gets gradually milder.

[13:21.36]The fields and meadows 14 are covered with fresh green grass.

[13:27.00]The woods and forests are filled with the songs of birds.

[13:33.04]The sky is blue and cloudless.

[13:36.88]At night millions of stars shine in the darkness.

[13:41.68]When summer comes, the weather gets warmer still and sometimes it's very hot.

[13:48.92]It's the farmer's busy season--he works in his fields from moming till night.

[13:56.08]The grass must be cut and the hay must be made, while the dry weather lasts.

[14:03.44]Autumn brings with its harvest-time, when the crops are gathered in and the fruit is picked in the orchards 15.

[14:12.30]The days get shorter and the nights longer.

[14:15.82]The woods turn yellow, and leaves begin to fall from the trees.

[14:21.73]When winter comes, we spend more time indoors because outdoors it's cold.

[14:29.25]Rivers and lakes are frozen 16, and the roads are sometimes covered with slippery ice or deep snow.

[14:40.30]93 On Writing a Letter

[14:44.56]The first step in writing letters is to get over the guilt 17 of mail writing.

[14:51.79]You don't "owe" anybody a letter.

[14:55.32]Letters are gifts.

[14:57.67]The burning shame you feel when you see unanswered mail makes it harder to pick up a pen

[15:06.37]and makes for a cheerless letter when you finally do.

[15:11.23]Skip sentences like "I feel bad about not writing, but I've been so busy," etc.

[15:21.55]Few letters are obligatory 18, and they are "Thanks for the wonderful gift"

[15:28.94]and "welcome your friends to stay with you." and not many more than that.

[15:35.99]Writethose promptly 19 if you want to keep your friends.

[15:41.11]Don't worry about others, except love letters, of course.

[15:47.44]When your true love writes "Dear Light of My Life; Joy of My Heart."

[15:54.88]Some re-sponse is called for.

[15:58.17]Keep your writing stuff in one place where you can sit down for a few minutes.

[16:05.72]Such as envelopes, stamps, address book, everything in a drawer so you can write fast when the pen is hot.

[16:16.77]Sit down for a few minutes with the blank sheet in front of you,

[16:22.36]and meditate 20 on the person you will write to,

[16:26.38]let your friends come to mind until you can almost see her or him in the noon with you.

[16:35.84]Remember the last time you saw each other and how your friend looked

[16:43.29]and what you said and what perhaps was said between you,

[16:48.46]and when your friend becomes ready to you, start to write.

[16:54.67]Write the salutation--Dear You--and take a deep breath and plunge 21 in.

[17:04.13]A simple declarative sentence will do, followed by another and another.

[17:11.34]Tell us what you're doing and tell it like you were talking to us.

[17:16.93]Don't think about grammar, don't think about style, don't try to write dramatically, just give us your news.

[17:27.82]Where did you go, who did you see, what did they say, and what do you think.

[17:38.90]94 A Chinese Calendar

[17:42.77]A calendar is a kind of chart that is used to keep trace of days, months, and years.

[17:50.68]The ancient calendars of China were sometimes divided into 12-year-cycle.

[17:58.18]Each year in the ]2-year-cycle had the name of an animal.

[18:04.37]There were twelve animals that were used to name the 12 years of the cycle.

[18:10.95]These animals are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, clog 22 and boar.

[18:29.39]Following that order, you can figure out the animal for any year.

[18:35.09]In ancient times these animals had some significance or meaning for people.

[18:43.14]There were two areas of using the Chinese calendar.

[18:47.45]One area of its use was in selecting a marriage partner.

[18:53.38]For example, a woman who was born in the year of the rooster was perfectly 23 suited to a man

[19:01.89]who was born in the year of the sheep,

[19:05.10]but would not be suitable for a man who was born in the year of the monkey.

[19:10.98]People often consulted the charts before selecting a marriage partner.

[19:17.36]Another area of use for the calendar was in selecting a pro-fession.

[19:24.62]For example, a person born in the year of the dragon might be good for the medical profession,

[19:33.42]but not for the legal profession.

[19:36.90]A person born in the year of the rooster might be suitable for a profession as a cook,

[19:45.05]but not for a profession as a tailor.

[19:49.25]According to some accounts, people often consulted the calendar when making choices like these.

[19:58.03]95 Body Language

[20:02.78]When we do not understand each other's language, we talk with the help of signs.

[20:10.38]A Frenchman was once traveling in England.

[20:14.85]He could not speak English at all.

[20:18.33]One day he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table.

[20:24.62]When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers in it and took them out again.

[20:33.50]He wanted to say, "Bring me something to eat."

[20:39.12]The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea.

[20:43.79]The man moved his head from side to side.

[20:48.81]The waiter understood him and took away the tea.

[20:54.27]In a moment he brought a cup of coffee and put it on the table.

[21:01.06]The man again moved his head from side to side.

[21:06.73]He moved his head from side to side whenever the waiter brought him something to drink.

[21:14.88]He brought him a lot of different drinks, but drinks are not food, of course.

[21:23.40]When the man was going away, another man came in.

[21:28.93]This man saw the waiter, and he put his hands on his stomach.

[21:35.83]That was enough: in a few minutes there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of him.

[21:47.74]So you see, we cannot understand the language of signs so well as the language of words.

[21:59.81]96 Earthquake

[22:03.63]Most earthquakes occur within the upper 15 miles of the earth's surface.

[22:10.13]But earthquakes can and do occur at all depths to about 460 miles.

[22:18.36]Their number decreases as the depth increases.

[22:23.32]At about 460 miles one earthquake occurs only every few years.

[22:31.34]Near the surface earthquakes may run as high as 100 in a month, but the yearly average does not vary much.

[22:43.20]In comparison with the total number of earthquakes each year, the number of disastrous 24 earthquakes is very small.

[22:53.78]The extent of the disaster in an earthquake depends on many factors.

[23:02.06]If you carefully build a toy house with an Erector set, it will still stand no matter how much you shake the table.

[23:11.20]But if you build a toy house with a pack of cards, a slight shake of the table will make it fall.

[23:21.21]An earthquake in Agadir, Morocco, was not strong enough to be recorded on distant instruments,

[23:30.35]but it completely destroyed the city.

[23:33.85]Many stronger earthquakes have done comparatively little damage.

[23:39.18]If a building is well construct-ed and built on solid ground, it will resist an earthquake.

[23:47.57]Most deaths in earthquakes have been due to faulty building construction or poor building sites.

[23:56.16]A very serious factor is panic.

[23:59.63]When people rush out into narrow streets, more deaths will result.

[24:05.98]The United Nations has played an important role in reducing the damage done by earthquakes.

[24:14.32]It has sent a team of experts to all countries known to be affected 25 by earthquakes.

[24:22.20]Working with local geologists 26 and engineers, the experts have studied the nature of the ground

[24:31.19]and the type of most practical building code for the local area.

[24:36.23]If followed, these suggestions will make disastrous earthquakes almost a thing of the past.

[24:45.71]97 The Reasons for Plant Death

[24:50.63]Even the newest gardener realizes that plants die without water.

[24:57.60]What is not so well known is that plants die equally deci-sively, though not so quickly, if they are overwatered.

[25:09.07]Beginners usually decide to play it safe and keep their potted plants thor-oughly wet.

[25:18.08]In consequence, death by drowning is one of the commonest disasters to befall the plants of new horticulturists.

[25:28.61]Plants wither 27 away if they don't get enough water, and this draws attention to their problem.

[25:36.86]A plant has been slightly under-watered so that it droops 28 and strikes terror into the heart of its new owner.

[25:46.66]But it will, in fact, recover completely as long as rescue comes in time and the process is not repeated too often.

[25:58.70]Overwatered plants, unfortunately, do not give any such obvious signal;

[26:05.81]slowly they cease to thrive and the first visible indication of serious trouble is a yellowing of the lower leaves.

[26:16.96]Unless the overwatered pot soil is given a considerable period without wa-ter,

[26:24.30]during which time the plant will continue look wretched 29,

[26:29.06]it will suddenly collapse 30 in exactly the same way as the underwa-tered plant--but

[26:37.99]with no chance of being revived 31 because the roots have rotted away.

[26:44.36]98 The Intemational Red Cross

[26:50.29]The Red Cross is an international organization which cares for people who are in need of help.

[26:59.41]A man in a Paris hospital who needs blood, a woman in Mexico who was

injured in an earthquake,

[27:09.44]and a family in India that lost their home in a storm may all be aided by the Red Cross.

[27:18.35]The Red Cross exists in almost every country around the globe.

[27:24.70]The World Red Cross Organizations are sometimes called the Red Crescent,

[27:32.04]the Red Mogen David, the Sun, and the Red Lion.

[27:37.91]All of these agencies share a common goal of trying to help people in need.

[27:45.70]The idea of forming an organization to help the sick and  wounded during a war started with Jean Henri Dunant.

[27:56.62]In 1859, he observed how people were suffering on a battlefield in Italy.

[28:04.35]He wanted to help all the wounded people regardless of which side they were fighting for.

[28:12.97]The most important result of his work was an international treaty called the Geneva Convention 32.

[28:23.21]It pro-tects prisoners of war, the sick and wounded, and other citizens

during a war.

[28:32.46]The American Red Cross was set up by Clara Barton in 1881.

[28:40.92]Today the Red Cross in the United States provides a num-ber of services for the public,

[28:49.93]such as helping 33 people in need, teaching first aid,

[28:55.34]demonstrating water safety and artificial respi-ration, and providing blood.

 



1 kin
n.家族,亲属,血缘关系;adj.亲属关系的,同类的
  • He comes of good kin.他出身好。
  • She has gone to live with her husband's kin.她住到丈夫的亲戚家里去了。
2 entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
  • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
3 droplets
n.小滴( droplet的名词复数 )
  • Droplets of sweat were welling up on his forehead. 他额头上冒出了滴滴汗珠。 来自辞典例句
  • In constrast, exhaled smoke contains relatively large water droplets and appears white. 相反,从人嘴里呼出的烟则包含相当大的水滴,所以呈白色。 来自辞典例句
4 dressing
n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料
  • Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
  • The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。
5 confusion
n.困惑,迷乱,混淆,混乱,骚乱
  • His answers to my questions have only added to my confusion.他对我的问题的回答只是使我更加困惑不解。
  • His unexpected arrival threw us into total confusion.他的突然来访使我们完全不知所措。
6 suspicious
adj.可疑的,容易引起怀疑的,猜疑的,疑心的
  • A man was hanging about the house in a suspicious manner.一个男人在房子周围可疑地荡来荡去。
  • He's so suspicious he would distrust his own mother.他这个人疑心太重,连自己的母亲也不相信。
7 bum
n.臀部;流浪汉,乞丐;vt.乞求,乞讨
  • A man pinched her bum on the train so she hit him.在火车上有人捏她屁股,她打了那人。
  • The penniless man had to bum a ride home.那个身无分文的人只好乞求搭车回家。
8 compulsory
n.强制的,必修的;规定的,义务的
  • Is English a compulsory subject?英语是必修课吗?
  • Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.义务教育至16岁为止。
9 improper
adj.不适当的,不合适的,不正确的,不合礼仪的
  • Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。
  • Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。
10 appreciation
n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨
  • I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
  • I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。
11 friendliness
n.友谊,亲切,亲密
  • Behind the mask of friendliness,I know he really dislikes me.在友善的面具后面,我知道他其实并不喜欢我。
  • His manner was a blend of friendliness and respect.他的态度友善且毕恭毕敬。
12 acceptable
adj.可接受的,合意的,受欢迎的
  • The terms of the contract are acceptable to us.我们认为这个合同的条件可以接受。
  • Air pollution in the city had reached four times the acceptable levels.这座城市的空气污染程度曾高达可接受标准的四倍。
13 volcanic
adj.火山的;象火山的;由火山引起的
  • There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
  • Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。
14 meadows
草地,牧场, (河边的)低洼地( meadow的名词复数 )
  • The trail wends its way through leafy woodland and sunny meadows. 这条小径穿过葱郁的林区和洒满阳光的草地。
  • They have railed the meadows off from the new railway cutting. 他们已用栏杆把草地和新铁道的路堑隔离开来。
15 orchards
(通常指围起来的)果园( orchard的名词复数 )
  • They turned the hills into orchards and plains into granaries. 他们把山坡变成了果园,把平地变成了粮仓。
  • Some of the new planted apple orchards have also begun to bear. 有些新开的苹果园也开始结苹果了。
16 frozen
adj.冻结的,冰冻的
  • He was frozen to death on a snowing night.在一个风雪的晚上,他被冻死了。
  • The weather is cold and the ground is frozen.天寒地冻。
17 guilt
n.犯罪;内疚;过失,罪责
  • She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
  • Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。
18 obligatory
adj.强制性的,义务的,必须的
  • It is obligatory for us to obey the laws.我们必须守法。
  • It is obligatory on every citizen to safeguard our great motherland.保卫我们伟大的祖国是每一个公民应尽的义务。
19 promptly
adv.及时地,敏捷地
  • He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
  • She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。
20 meditate
v.想,考虑,(尤指宗教上的)沉思,冥想
  • It is important to meditate on the meaning of life.思考人生的意义很重要。
  • I was meditating,and reached a higher state of consciousness.我在冥想,并进入了一个更高的意识境界。
21 plunge
v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲
  • Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
  • That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。
22 clog
vt.塞满,阻塞;n.[常pl.]木屐
  • In cotton and wool processing,short length fibers may clog sewers.在棉毛生产中,短纤维可能堵塞下水管道。
  • These streets often clog during the rush hour.这几条大街在交通高峰时间常常发生交通堵塞。
23 perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
  • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
24 disastrous
adj.灾难性的,造成灾害的;极坏的,很糟的
  • The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
  • Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨,血本无归。
25 affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
26 geologists
地质学家,地质学者( geologist的名词复数 )
  • Geologists uncovered the hidden riches. 地质学家发现了地下的宝藏。
  • Geologists study the structure of the rocks. 地质学家研究岩石结构。
27 wither
vt.使凋谢,使衰退,(用眼神气势等)使畏缩;vi.枯萎,衰退,消亡
  • She grows as a flower does-she will wither without sun.她象鲜花一样成长--没有太阳就会凋谢。
  • In autumn the leaves wither and fall off the trees.秋天,树叶枯萎并从树上落下来。
28 droops
弯曲或下垂,发蔫( droop的名词复数 )
  • If your abdomen droops or sticks out, the high BMI is correct. 如果你的腹部下垂或伸出,高BMI是正确的。
  • Now droops the milk white peacock like a ghost. 乳白色的孔雀幽灵般消沉。
29 wretched
adj.可怜的,不幸的,卑鄙的,质量差的,恶劣的
  • What a wretched life they lived in the workhouse!他们在济贫院里过的生活真悲惨!
  • He was wretched when he failed the examination.由于考试不及格,他很痛苦。
30 collapse
vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
31 revived
adj.再生的v.恢复( revive的过去式和过去分词 );苏醒;使再生效;回忆起
  • The flowers soon revived in water. 这些花见了水很快就活过来了。
  • The temperance [dry; anti-alcohol] movement revived in the city. 这个城市的禁酒运动又活跃起来了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
32 convention
n.惯例,习俗,常规,会议,大会
  • How many delegates have checked in at the convention?大会已有多少代表报到?
  • He sets at naught every convention of society.他轻视所有的社会习俗。
33 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
学英语单词
All is well that ends well
almightihede
Ammoket
androgen insensitivity
antipest sera
apophenic
arch-center
assembly bolt
attracting fish lamp
ballet shoe
baritone hornist
basal cells
be prejudiced against
bearing for screw conveyer
bio-rhythms
block accounts
bucketload
bulge ore carrier
Bulmers
buoyant equilibrium
Carresse-Cassaber
chikungunya
circoid
clifflike
comigration
course of event
Cranberry Lake
discharge measurement
doual
dysesthesia tester
fibers. Korff's
firebrands
flowline guide funnel
foreign exchange official rate
Forstner bit
gortat
gotten through to
gudmundsson
Harmonized Description Coding System
higher order goods
Hussein
Hyalospongea
hygrophylline
income-generating
instils
instruction-oriented algorithm
interdigited bipolar transistor
jamye
juice mixer
juvenency
kick ahead
kinzer
lattice keratitis
Lea Lea
ledger card
Lemnians
liebows
like a hog on ice
livescanning
lymphonoduli aggregati (intestini coli)
Manglietia insignis
meta-searching
metalacyclic
Mississippi College
naked-tailed
nationalism
Niani
non retentive material
not worth a plack
offset right
oil fuel pumping unit
ole-talk
particular kind
pent-house apartment
permissible application rate of sprinkler irrigation
phlox subulatas
profile shifted gears for cylindrical worm gear
salvatores
schema declaration
shack fever
ship's class
shipward
software pirate
Ste-Foy-la-Grande
Stephan Str.
sumisho
target speed setter
teacher-in-training
test run
tff
time-variable gain
Tinharé, I.de
to set the table
toepieces
transformer sheet
trung
unrestricted submarine warfare
value on
waddingham
Which one would you like
wideband demodulator
wilmerding