时间:2018-12-04 作者:英语课 分类:电视大学开放英语


英语课

[00:02.19]Extract 1

[00:04.61]Listen to the descriptions of London and New York.

[00:08.64]people often compare the cities of London and New York.

[00:13.65]How do they really compare?Let's find out.

[00:17.59]First of all,a piece of history.

[00:20.44]People often assume 1 that New York is a very young city.

[00:24.67]In fact,though,the first people lived there more than 11,000 years ago.

[00:30.21]London became a place to live just 2000 years ago.

[00:34.49]Another surprising fact relates to the weather.

[00:38.64]In London people always believe that it rains a lot.

[00:42.87]However,London has only 611 millimetres of rain each year,

[00:48.90]compared to 1129 millimetres in New York.

[00:53.67]New York has more extreme 2 temperatures,though.

[00:57.41]The average temperature in January is Zero degrees centigrade 3,

[01:02.47]compared to 4 degrees in London.And in summer the opposite is true.

[01:08.55]London has an average July temperature of 17 degrees,

[01:13.28]whilst New York has an average of 25.

[01:16.80]What about the population?

[01:20.25]London is almost double the size with more than 12 million people.

[01:25.58]There are 7 and a half million in New York.

[01:29.02]London is also twice as big with an area of 1620 square kilometres,

[01:36.26]compared to 800 square kilometres in New York.

[01:39.52]So,if you have a short summer holiday and you like warm wether,

[01:44.77]New York is the place for you.

[01:47.03]It's warmer and smaller,so you'll see more and enjoy the weather more,too!

[01:53.77]Extract 2

[01:56.41]Contradict the statements 4 you hear.

[01:59.75]Example:The population of London is more than 15 million.

[02:05.83]No.The population of London is less than 15 million.

[02:10.76]1.The population of New York is less than 6 million.

[02:21.92]No.The population of New York is more than 6 million.

[02:32.18]2.The average temperature in New York is more than 30 degrees in July.

[02:45.99]No.The temperature in New York is less than 30 degrees in July.

[02:58.19]3.The area of London is more than 3000 square kilometres.

[03:13.62]No,the area of London is less than 3000 square kilometres.

[03:25.11]4.The average rainfall in London is more than 1000 millimetres per year.

[03:38.37]No,the average rainfall in London is less than 1000 millimetres per year



1 assume
vt.假装;假定,设想;承担;呈现,采取
  • I assume that he won't cheat you.想来他是不会骗你的。
  • We can't assume anything in this case.在这种情况下我们不可能做出假设。
2 extreme
adj.末端的,尽头的;极度的,极端的;n.极度,最大程度
  • She lived on the extreme edge of the forest.她住在森林的最边缘。
  • His views are rather extreme.他的见解相当偏激。
3 centigrade
adj.分为百度的,摄氏的
  • The temperature in this room is twenty degrees centigrade.这个房间里的温度是摄氏20度。
  • It's at 10 degrees centigrade.气温是10℃。
4 statements
n.声明( statement的名词复数 );(思想、观点、文章主题等的)表现;(文字)陈述;结算单
  • We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements. 我们面前这两种说法显然是矛盾的。
  • The report is inconsistent with the financial statements. 这个报告与财务报表内容不一致。
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