最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit12-Part4

[00:00.00]One evening a sea breeze

[00:02.29]was causing a window

[00:03.50]on a campus dormitory

[00:04.70]to crash repeatedly as the

[00:06.88]clasp on it had been broken.

[00:09.84]The Duct tape put a swift

[00:12.02]end to the nuisance

[00:13.56]of the constant banging.

[00:15.20]Although it was obvious

[00:17.61]it was not a permanent

[00:18.92]solution of the problem, 

[00:20.45]nevertheless, the temporary use

[00:22.97]of the duct tape was

[00:24.67]appreciated until the window

[00:26.52]could be replaced or someone

[00:27.95]could install a better latch 1.

[00:29.70]You can even accomplish repairs

[00:33.75]on vehicles, which sometimes

[00:36.48]means the difference

[00:37.68]between being stopped in traffic

[00:39.44]or being able

[00:40.64]to continue your journey.

[00:42.06]Many motorists have had to

[00:44.80]resort to the use

[00:45.89]of the duct tape

[00:47.09]in an emergency situation.

[00:48.30]Drivers often keep a roll

[00:51.36]of duct tape in the trunk

[00:53.11]of their car for that reason.

[00:54.97]It is a tremendous relief

[00:57.27]when you are able to

[00:58.69]wrap a piece of duct tape

[01:00.33]around a leaking hose that

[01:01.87]you discover at a time

[01:03.28]when it is not convenient

[01:04.82]to replace it. Thanks to

[01:06.90]the duct tape, the driver

[01:09.31]can become  mobile again.

[01:10.73]The fear of being stranded 2

[01:14.01]on a lonely stretch of 

[01:15.98]highway is lessened 3 when

[01:17.29]you carry a duct tape.

[01:18.71]Other forms of transportation

[01:22.76]make good use of

[01:24.18]the tape as well.

[01:25.39]Usage for it can be found

[01:27.46]on boats, and also on airplanes.

[01:31.08]For instance, a skydiver

[01:33.59]once reported that jumping out

[01:35.67]of a small airplane

[01:36.87]did not scare her

[01:38.08]as much as riding

[01:39.50]in a small plane that appeared

[01:41.36]to have lots of duct tape.

[01:43.55]Sports and recreational activities make

[01:46.83]good use of this tape as well.

[01:48.80]If your audio cassette player

[01:51.21]will not stay closed,

[01:52.84]use a piece of duct tape

[01:54.70]to position the tape holder 4.

[01:56.78]It might look odd but

[01:58.86]it will serve the purpose.

[02:00.50]If a hockey stick needs

[02:03.35]to be taped, use duct tape! 

[02:05.42]Athletes, professional and 

[02:07.94]amateur alike, make good use of it.

[02:10.90]It can be used to

[02:13.53]compress a package, making

[02:15.05]more cargo 5 fit in a  carrier.

[02:17.13]You can use it to

[02:19.65]repair a leaky toilet,

[02:21.29]or to fix a crack

[02:22.60]on a toilet seat.

[02:24.14]If you wrap duct tape

[02:26.00]around a newspaper, it can be used

[02:28.41]to make a dog's chew toy.

[02:31.03]If you get an opportunity

[02:33.33]to use this product,

[02:34.64]you will also discover

[02:36.06]many uses for it and

[02:37.59]you will agree that

[02:38.79]it is one of

[02:40.54]the world’s best inventions