时间:2018-12-04 作者:英语课 分类:2016年ESL之就医和人际交往


英语课

ESL Podcast 1175 – Getting a Fresh Start 


Nico: I’m moving to Atlanta. I want a fresh start. 


Celia: This is a surprise. I thought you were going to stick it out here and try to put the past behind you. 


Nico: There are too many reminders 1 here. I want a clean slate 2. What’s done is done and I’m tired of blame and recriminations. 


Celia: I’m glad to hear you’ve stopped beating yourself up over what’s happened, but are you sure moving away will help you move on? 


Nico: The world is my oyster 3 now, isn’t it? I can live anywhere I want to and do anything I want to. 


Celia: I guess so, but are you sure you want to uproot 4 and leave town? 


Nico: I’m not trying to reinvent myself, but if I’m going to start over, I might as well do it in a new town. 


Celia: I guess a new town is a good place to start a new life and maybe you’ll find a new love. Many people bounce back from a difficult divorce. 


Nico: I’ve sworn off women. The only female I want in my life right now is my dog Fifi! 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



1 reminders
n.令人回忆起…的东西( reminder的名词复数 );提醒…的东西;(告知该做某事的)通知单;提示信
  • The film evokes chilling reminders of the war. 这部电影使人们回忆起战争的可怕场景。
  • The strike has delayed the mailing of tax reminders. 罢工耽搁了催税单的投寄。
2 slate
n.板岩,石板,石片,石板色,候选人名单;adj.暗蓝灰色的,含板岩的;vt.用石板覆盖,痛打,提名,预订
  • The nominating committee laid its slate before the board.提名委员会把候选人名单提交全体委员会讨论。
  • What kind of job uses stained wood and slate? 什么工作会接触木头污浊和石板呢?
3 oyster
n.牡蛎;沉默寡言的人
  • I enjoy eating oyster; it's really delicious.我喜欢吃牡蛎,它味道真美。
  • I find I fairly like eating when he finally persuades me to taste the oyster.当他最后说服我尝尝牡蛎时,我发现我相当喜欢吃。
4 uproot
v.连根拔起,拔除;根除,灭绝;赶出家园,被迫移开
  • The family decided to uproot themselves and emigrate to Australia.他们全家决定离开故土,移居澳大利亚。
  • The trunk of an elephant is powerful enough to uproot trees.大象的长鼻强壮得足以将树木连根拔起。
学英语单词
ABFDS
adhesive test
air-conditioning equipment
amazonies
Anemone exigua
anode stub
auto-regulation
avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex method
backsheeshes
Bremerhaven
capillary atheroma
car tracing information
carbonization-zone
carnocin
ceramals
citizen suit
cold allergy
colortron
compensating shaft
conoidal
cover bands
crescent roil
cyberworlds
derained
digital log
diverse interests
doubly-fed commutator motor
draught load
duressed
dyadic operations
dye receptor
electrosmog
elevation drive
ephyrina figueirai spinicauda
error indication facility
Faraday's law of induction
fars
fawdom
ferro-magnetisms
flywheel governor
franchi
Fredericton Junction
free pass
GeV-range
hawkridges
heavy non-ferrous metals
homomethionine
hydrogen-cooled turbine-generator
I shall be charmed.
insuper
insurance cooperative
kal
knickered
Koeleria macrantha
laurin
longshore trough
mannerized
mJy
Mollakänd
musycyen
natural inherent frequency
obesities
ourapteryx taiwana
outbleated
overeats
oxide film protection
phenol oil
phytocoenology
preorganised
priestlet
rainbow smelt
reggaes
resolving power test
reusable result
riegoes
rolms
salengroes
scanning time
scoile
scolopsia
single stage air cooled turbine
sort of goods
Spheniscus
standard-definition
stepless voltage regulation
stereo type
straight-fluted drills
sugar-cane press
supportive tissue
thyropharyngeal
to the delight of
total parthenoge-nesis
unsellable
UORG
utility man
vegetable albumin
vernished
vertical still
voidal concretion
worldperks
yang chen nings
yellowdog