时间:2018-12-28 作者:英语课 分类:赖世雄英语新闻听力通


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 (NEW YORK, Reuters)New research suggests that babies start to recognize words as early as 8 months of age.


(路透社纽约电)新的研究显示,婴儿在八个月大的时候就开始认字。
Investigators 1 found that young infants can distinguish when a word begins and ends.
研究人员发现,小婴儿可以辨别出一个字的开始与结尾。
Words that begin with a consonant 2 sound were easier to learn.
以辅音开头的字比较容易学。
Recognizing words is the first step toward learning a language.
认字是学习语言的第一步。

1 investigators
n.调查者,审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
  • The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 consonant
n.辅音;adj.[音]符合的
  • The quality of this suit isn't quite consonant with its price.这套衣服的质量和价钱不相称。
  • These are common consonant clusters at the beginning of words.这些单词的开头有相同辅音组合。
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