聽(tīng)力擴(kuò)展： With the development of science and technology, there has been a boom in the ways for us to get information. But reading books still remains essential to the acquisition of knowledge. The forms of reading may differ from person to person. Some prefer to read selectively rather than read extensively. To them, the range of knowledge is so wide that it�餾 beyond their reach to cover every field. With purposeful reading, much of their time and energy will be saved.隨著科學(xué)技術(shù)的發(fā)展，人們有了更多獲取信息的方法。但是，讀書(shū)對(duì)于獲取知識(shí)仍是必不可少的。讀書(shū)的方式因人而異。一些人喜歡有選擇性地閱讀，而不是廣泛閱讀。對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)，知識(shí)的范圍如此之廣，它無(wú)法涵蓋各個(gè)領(lǐng)域。有目的地閱讀，可以節(jié)省很多時(shí)間和精力。【注】acquisition n. 獲得，獲得物;beyond reach 達(dá)不到

　　relationship n. 關(guān)系，關(guān)聯(lián)

　　例：In view of our long-standing relationship, we agree to allow you a discount. 鑒于長(zhǎng)期的合作關(guān)系, 我方同意給你方折扣。Mike is rather timid with women, so Sue has to make all the running in their relationship. 邁克在女子面前很靦腆, 所以蘇珊只好對(duì)邁克主動(dòng)一些。relationship with 關(guān)系，聯(lián)系：She has a close relationship with her sister. 她和她妹妹非常親密。拓展：relation n. 關(guān)系，聯(lián)系;relate v. 聯(lián)系，使有聯(lián)系

　　reward n. ①報(bào)酬，報(bào)答 ②賞金;v. 給……報(bào)酬，獎(jiǎng)賞

　　例：You have received a just reward. 你已得到了應(yīng)有的報(bào)酬。They rewarded the winners with gifts of fruits and flowers. 他們獎(jiǎng)給優(yōu)勝者一些水果和鮮花。搭配：reward for 獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)，回報(bào)，報(bào)酬：You deserve a reward for being so helpful. 你幫了這么大的忙，理應(yīng)受到回報(bào)。reward sb. for 獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)，獎(jiǎng)賞：She was rewarded for her efforts with a cash bonus. 她因自己的努力而獲得一筆獎(jiǎng)金。拓展：award n. 獎(jiǎng)品v. 授予，獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)

　　聽(tīng)力擴(kuò)展： A naval officer fell overboard. He was rescued by a deck hand. The officer asked how he could reward him. “The best way, sir,” said the deckhand, “is to say nothing about it. If other fellows knew I’d pulled you out, they’d throw me in.”一名海軍軍官?gòu)募装迳系羧牒Ｖ小Ｋ�被一名甲板水手救起。這位軍官問(wèn)如何才能酬謝他。 “最好的辦法，長(zhǎng)官，”這名水手說(shuō)，“是別聲張這事。如果其他人知道我救了您，他們會(huì)把我扔下去的。”【注】naval a. 海軍的;deckhand n. 水手

　　science n. 科學(xué)

　　例：He started to study ecology and decided to devote his whole life to the science. 他開(kāi)始研究生態(tài)學(xué)，并決心將他的一生獻(xiàn)身于這門科學(xué)。

　　聽(tīng)力擴(kuò)展：

　　A: “I’ll prepare a hundred coffins, 99 for corrupt officials and one for myself.” Who said so impressive words?

　　B: Of course our former premier Zhu Rongji.

　　A: Really? I like him very much!

　　B:“My criticism is sometimes too severe and that is not good.” he once said, “But why do you have to wait until your leader flies into a rage before starting to do your work? It’s not that you can’t do it, rather that you won’t do it.”

　　A: Although he graduated from a prestigious university of science and engineering—Tsinghua University in Beijing and majored in electrical engineering, he is smart at words.

　　B: Yes, and he also has a good command of English. He is rarely seen speaking from a script. His eloquent speech has always retained the attention of his listeners.

　　A：“我已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好了一百口棺材，九十九副留給貪官，一副留給我自己!”是誰(shuí)說(shuō)了這么令人敬佩的話?

　　B：當(dāng)然是我們的前總理朱镕基了。

　　A：真的嗎?我非常喜歡他!

　　B：“我有時(shí)批評(píng)過(guò)于嚴(yán)厲，這不是很好。”他曾經(jīng)說(shuō)過(guò)，“但為什么要等到領(lǐng)導(dǎo)暴跳如雷之后，才開(kāi)始做你的工作呢?這并不是你不能做，而是你不做。”

　　A：雖然他畢業(yè)于著名的理工科大學(xué)——清華大學(xué)，學(xué)習(xí)電氣工程，但卻善于言辭。

　　B：是的，朱總理英語(yǔ)水平也很高。他很少看著講稿發(fā)言，他雄辯的演說(shuō)始終吸引著聽(tīng)眾。【注】corrupt a. 腐敗的;script n. 腳本

　　sense n. ①感官，感覺(jué) ②理智，意義

　　例：I hope she soon sees sense and stops fighting a battle she cannot win. 我希望她能很快明白過(guò)來(lái)，別再打這場(chǎng)打不贏的仗了。in a sense 從某種意義上說(shuō)：In a sense it doesn’t matter any more. 從某種意義上說(shuō)，這件事已經(jīng)無(wú)關(guān)緊要了。搭配：make sense 有意義，明智：What she has said so far does not make any sense. 到目前為止，她說(shuō)的話沒(méi)有任何意義。拓展：sensation n. 感覺(jué)，知覺(jué);sensitive a. 敏感的;sensible a. 明智的

　　聽(tīng)力擴(kuò)展： A mole, a creature blind from birth, once said to his Mother, “I am sure that I can see, Mother!” In the desire to prove to him his mistake, his Mother placed before him a few grains of frankincense, and asked, “What is it?” The young Mole said, “It is a pebble.” His Mother exclaimed,“My son, I am afraid that you are not only blind, but that you have lost your sense of smell.”鼴鼠的眼睛一出生便是瞎的，可小鼴鼠卻對(duì)媽媽說(shuō)，“媽媽，我能看得見(jiàn)。”他媽媽想證明他的錯(cuò)誤，便拿來(lái)一小塊香噴噴的食物，放在他面前，問(wèn)道：“它是什么?”小鼴鼠說(shuō)，“小石頭。”母親驚喊：“啊，不幸的孩子，你不但眼睛看不見(jiàn)，連嗅覺(jué)也沒(méi)有了。”【注】mole n. 鼴鼠;frankincense n. 乳香

　　statement n. 聲明，陳述

　　例：The purport of the statement is that the firm is bankrupt. 該項(xiàng)聲明大意是說(shuō)該商行已破產(chǎn)。statement on/about 聲明，陳述：The prime minister is expected to issue a statement on the policy change this afternoon. 人們預(yù)計(jì)首相將在今天下午就政策的改變發(fā)表聲明。拓展：state v. 陳述，聲明

　　聽(tīng)力擴(kuò)展：

　　A: Management wants you to make the public announcement tomorrow afternoon.

　　B: Me? But I’m the worst speechmaker though!

　　A: Come on! Don’t be modest. You’ve done this a thousand times before!

　　B: That doesn’t mean I have to like it. Has the necessary statement already been prepared?

　　A: Yes. I will bring it to you as soon as I print off a copy.

　　A：管理層想要你明天下午做發(fā)布會(huì)。

　　B：我嗎?但是我是最差的演講者啊!

　　A：沒(méi)關(guān)系的!不要謙虛啦，之前你已經(jīng)做過(guò)1000次了!

　　B：那并不意味著我必須喜歡它，必要的聲明已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好了嗎?

　　A：準(zhǔn)備好了。一打印出來(lái)，我就給你拿過(guò)來(lái)。