聽力擴(kuò)展： I had just pulled over someone for driving under the influence when another car pulled up behind us. I stopped what I was doing and walked back to see if the driver needed assistance. “No, I don’t need any help,” he said. Then, pointing to the alarming light on the roof of my police wagon, he continued, “I just stopped for the red light.”我剛剛把一個(gè)酒后駕駛的司機(jī)的車攔了下來(lái)，一輛車就緊跟著停在了我的車后面。我停下手上的工作，徑直走到后面的車那里，看看那位司機(jī)是否需要幫助。“我沒(méi)事，我不需要什么幫助”，他說(shuō)。接著，他指著我警車上閃著的紅色警燈，“看到紅燈，所以我停下來(lái)了。”【注】under the influence 醉酒;police wagon 警車

　　knowledge n. ① 知識(shí) ②了解

　　例：She has a detailed knowledge of this period. 她對(duì)這段時(shí)期的情況相當(dāng)了解。搭配：to one’s knowledge 據(jù)某人所知：To my knowledge, they get on well with each other. 據(jù)我所知，他們相處得很融洽。come to one’s knowledge 被某人知道，被某人獲悉：It has come to our knowledge that you have been taking time off without permission. 我們了解到你們時(shí)常未經(jīng)允許就不上班。拓展：knowledgeable a. 知識(shí)淵博的，有見識(shí)的

　　聽力擴(kuò)展： Once upon a time there was a small island on which lived Happy, Sad, Knowledge and Love. One day, feeling that the island was about to sink, they were ready to ship, leaving the island. Only Love to stay, she wanted to hold on until the last minute. After a few days, the small island really sank, and Love would like to be helped. At this time, Rich, riding on a ship, passed by. Love said, “Rich, you can take me away?” Rich replied, “No, I’m on board many of the treasures of gold and silver, not your position.” Sad came over. Love asked for help, “Sad, let me go with you!” “Oh. Love, I am sad too, and want to stay for a while a person!” replied Sad. Happy passed, but she was too happy, and did not hear Love! All of a sudden, a voice, “Come! Love, I take you away.” This is an elderly person. More than happy, Love forgot to ask his name. On land, the elderly walked away alone. Love asked Knowledge of an elderly person, “Who is helping me?” “He is the time.” replied the elderly Knowledge. “Time?” Love asked, “Why does he help me?” Knowledge of the elderly smiled, “Only time will understand how great love is.”從前有一個(gè)小島，上面住著快樂(lè)、悲哀、知識(shí)和愛(ài)。一天，得知小島快要下沉了，大家都準(zhǔn)備船只離開小島。只有愛(ài)留了下來(lái)，她想堅(jiān)持到最后一刻。過(guò)了幾天，小島真的要下沉了，愛(ài)想請(qǐng)人幫忙。這時(shí)，富裕乘著一艘大船經(jīng)過(guò)。愛(ài)說(shuō)：“富裕，你能帶我走嗎?”富裕答道：“不，我的船上有許多金銀財(cái)寶，沒(méi)有你的位置。”悲哀過(guò)來(lái)了，愛(ài)向她求助：“悲哀，讓我跟你走吧!”“哦，愛(ài)，我實(shí)在太悲哀了，想自己一個(gè)人呆一會(huì)!”悲哀答道。快樂(lè)走過(guò)愛(ài)的身邊，但是她太快樂(lè)了，竟然沒(méi)有聽到愛(ài)在叫她!突然，一個(gè)聲音傳來(lái)：“過(guò)來(lái)!愛(ài)，我?guī)�你走。”這是一位長(zhǎng)者。愛(ài)大喜過(guò)望，竟忘了問(wèn)他的名字。登上陸地以后，長(zhǎng)者獨(dú)自走開了。愛(ài)對(duì)長(zhǎng)者感恩不盡，問(wèn)知識(shí)老人：“幫我的那個(gè)人是誰(shuí)?”“他是時(shí)間。”知識(shí)老人答道。“時(shí)間?”愛(ài)問(wèn)道，“為什么他要幫我?”知識(shí)老人笑道：“因?yàn)橹挥袝r(shí)間才能理解愛(ài)有多么偉大。”

　　local a. ①地方性的，當(dāng)?shù)氐?②局部的

　　例：I suggest that he put an advertisement in the local paper. 我建議他在當(dāng)?shù)氐膱?bào)紙上登條廣告。He provided local delicacies for his guests’meal. 他用當(dāng)?shù)氐拿牢都央葋?lái)招待客人。拓展：locality n. 位置，地點(diǎn)

　　聽力擴(kuò)展： An elderly woman and her little grandson whose face was sprinkled with bright freckles spent the day at the zoo. Lots of children were waiting in line to get their cheeks painted by a local artist who was decorating them with tiger paws. “You’ve got so many freckles there’s no place to paint!” a girl in the line said to the little fellow. Embarrassed, the little boy dropped his head. His grandmother knelt down next to him. “I love your freckles. When I was a little girl I always wanted freckles”, she said while tracing her finger across the child�餾 cheek, “Freckles are beautiful.” The boy looked up, “Really?” “Of course,” said the grandmother, “Just name me one thing that’s prettier than freckles in me.” The little boy thought for a moment, peering intensely into his grandma’s face, and softly whispered, “Wrinkles.”一位老太太和她長(zhǎng)滿雀斑的小孫子一起在動(dòng)物園里游玩。很多小孩都在排隊(duì)等候一位當(dāng)?shù)氐乃囆g(shù)家在他們臉上畫出虎爪的造型。“你臉上這么多雀斑，都沒(méi)地方畫了!”隊(duì)列中有個(gè)女孩兒對(duì)小男孩說(shuō)。小男孩感到很難堪，就低下頭。奶奶蹲下來(lái)對(duì)他說(shuō)：“我喜歡你的雀斑，我小時(shí)候總想長(zhǎng)這些雀斑呢，”她撫摩著男孩的臉頰，“雀斑很美麗!” 男孩抬起頭，“真的嗎?”“當(dāng)然是真的，”奶奶說(shuō)，“你看我身上還有什么比雀斑更美麗呢?” 小男孩想了一下，又認(rèn)真地凝視著奶奶的面孔，小聲地說(shuō)：“皺紋。”【注】freckle n. 雀斑;wrinkle n. 皺紋

　　maintain[me�蕁�憈e�蕁] v. 維持，堅(jiān)持

　　例：Mankind has been trying every means to maintain the balance of nature. 人類想方設(shè)法維持生態(tài)平衡。拓展：maintenance n. 維護(hù)，生活費(fèi)