2020.1.27英语专四
今天我学了什么，在家无聊到学习,我真的好无聊
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1· College Students Are Stressed Out
college studentsare more stressed out than before
1·before: overestimate themselives
present: fewer freshmen feel they are in the top and think they can cope with stress in class.
2·a quater ago(25年前):70% of students are mentally stable people
today: 52% of them are stable, 71% of freshmen think they are top 10% in terms of academic abilities. more than twice as much as ten years ago
dignity of students is still robust, but more than half of students seek counseling.
reason
1· economy , high unempioyment rate and potentially facing terrifying levels of debt
2·empathy among college students had declined 40% since 2000
3. people tend to conceal their negative emotions and show their happiness. more ande more people believe that others live better because of social media sites
encouragr student expressing their honest emotions
more connected, happier, healthier
vocabulary/glossary
stress out 使极度焦虑 ，使非常紧张 annuanlly 每年
stack up (with) 与...比较 methology 方法
statistical 统计的，统计学的 overeatimate 高估
fictional 虚构的 indicate vt. 指出，表明
dignity n. 自尊 robust adj.强壮的，有活力的
academic 学术的 explore 探索
in line with与..一致, counseling n. 咨询服务,
terrifying adj. 极其可怕的 rigorous 严密的,
empathy n. 同情， 共鸣 conceal vt. 隐藏
venue 聚集地点，会场 perpetually 永恒地，不断地,
version 版本，译本 phenomenon 现象,
norm，准则 stabiliy 坚固,稳定性
desperately 不顾一切地 perceive vt. 感觉，感知,
reflection 表现，反映
2.KFC's Colonel Sanders
by USA today,61% of respondents didn't know who the guy with the beard n the KFC logo was
in America, in the second half of the 20th century, the colonel was a true icon, anyone kenw him .
half of the young adults think he the other way around is a fictional person
not just a faast-food baron, a living embodiment of what his food supposedly stood for
after he died,the company changed its name
the secret of spice are written on a piece of note book paper by Sanders's own hand, it kept in a vault.
vocabulary/glossary
colonel 陆军上校, rependent 回答者,
beard 胡须, logo 标志，商标,
icon 偶像, beaming喜气洋洋的，笑吟吟的
visage 脸，容貌, dip 浸，蘸
assume 假定，假设, the other way around 相反
baron 工业巨头 embodiment 化身
go out of business 停业，歇业 plead 请求，恳求
run-down diner 速食店 recipe 秘诀
nickel 五分硬币 assault 攻击，袭击,
honoray 荣誉的，名誉的, governor 州长
generic 一般的，普通的 initial 首字母
herb 草药 spice 香料，调味品
vault 地下室 surveillance 看守
3·Neural Advertising : The Sounds We Can't Resis
most people think that they can get away from advertising, but they are wrong.
according the study, 83% of advertising only attractive our sight, but hearing is also important.
the sounds that most appeal our ear are some sounds already had meaning
TV adverstisers and retailer both use sounds to appeal consumers, but not all the sounds can appeal people, some of them may be loathed.
听力
rainbow
you are not aways see the rainbow when the rains while the sunshian, the sun must be a right position over the horasion , and remenber it turn your back to the sun. when you look toward the sky ,a rainbow will nerver appear in the past between you and the sun. rainbow hold an important place in the traditional stories and belives, it make up many cultures. for example, some culture seen rainbow repersion a bridge between life and death,still others seen the rainbow is a symbol that good things to come.
原文
you will not aways see a rainbow when it rains while the sun shine. the sun must be in the right position over the horizon(地平线）. and remember to turn your back to the sun, whenyou look toward the sky. a rainbow will never appear in the path between you and the sun.rainbows hold an important place in the triditional storied and beliefs,that make up many cultures. for example,some cultures say the rainbow represents(象征）a bridge between life and death. still others see the rainbow as a sign of good things to come
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