时间:2018-12-26 作者:英语课 分类:时尚英语话题


英语课

   26 hearing

Are you good at lip reading? It's not that easy, you should try it sometime. Turn off the volume of your television, and try to understand what is being said. If you are watching a slow drama, you can catch more of the dialogue. If you are watching the news, and people are speaking quickly, Gosh, it's tough enough listening to the news without volume up.

Trying to understand without hearing is almost impossible. But even if you are the world's best lip reader, if the person is not facing you, how can you understand what he is saying if you can't hear him?

Like most of our senses, I think we take our bility to hear for granted 1. I know I do.

the beautiful music we listen to everyday,

the verbal 2 gratings we say,

the radio programs we hear everyday,

the movie soundtrack we love hearing.

Movies are so weak without the soundtracks, life without sound is bland 3.

Sure once in a while "silence is golden" as they say, but I think my life would be super tough and boring if the soundtrack were taken away.

Talk about it:

1)Are you good at lip reading?

2)when would lip reading be useful?

3)do you have good hearing?

4)what would life without sound be like?

5)Do you like silence?

6)There is an old saying that "Children should be seen, not heard", what do you think this means?

7)what would be the one thing you would miss the most if you lost the ability to hear?

8)what measures do you take to protect your hearing?

9)there are some situations where it is very important to be silent.



1 granted
conj.假定,就算v.(退一步)承认( grant的过去式和过去分词 );(尤指正式地或法律上)同意;准许;让渡
  • The president granted a general amnesty for all political prisoners. 总统大赦了所有的政治犯。
  • She feared she would not be granted re-entry into Britain. 她担心不会获准再次踏足英伦。
2 verbal
adj.口头的,用言辞的,用文字的,动词的
  • Verbal statements are no guarantee.口说无凭。
  • I delivered a verbal protest against their brutal acts.我对他们的暴行提出口头抗议。
3 bland
adj.淡而无味的,温和的,无刺激性的
  • He eats bland food because of his stomach trouble.他因胃病而吃清淡的食物。
  • This soup is too bland for me.这汤我喝起来偏淡。
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