英语专业四级DICTATION答案

-专项练习 Dictation1 OldAge Manypeoplemistakenlybelievethatoldageisatimeofincreasedillnessandloneliness./Infact,peopledonotsuddenlychange/whentheyreachtheageof60or65. /Consequently,weshouldnotexpectmorementalillness/amongthe60to70agegroupthanamongthe50to60./ Furthermore,althoughmoreparentsandtheirmarriedchildrenliveinseparatehouseholdsthaneverbefore,/thisisusuallybychoice.Itisnotbecausechildrennowtendtoneglecttheirparents/whentheybecomeold./It isalsowrongtobelievethatoldageseriouslyaffectsapersonsmentalabilities./Thereisclearproofthatpeoplewhowereeagertolearnandwhowelcomednewexperiencesintheirmiddleage,/continuetodosoinoldage./Itistruethatolderpeopletendtotakelongertolearnsomethingnewthanyoungpeople./Nevertheless,iftheyaregivensufficienttime,/theylearnaswellasyoungpeopledo. Dictation2 Gardening Gardeningisoneoftheoldestofthearts./TheChinesewiththeirdeepsensitivenesstobeauty/laidthefoundationforaformofgardenart/whichwaslatertohavegreatinfluencesuponotherlands./TheGreeksgavetotheworldanewconceptofgardening./Theirhomesweredecoratedwithflowers/butitwasintheircivicdesignthattheymostskillfullyappliedtheirgardenart./Theirtemplesweresurroundedbyrowsoftrees,/andtreeslinedtheimportantstreetsandmarketplacesintheirprincipalcities./TheRomansacquiredmuchoftheknowledgeandskillingardencraftfromGreeks./InthesecondcenturyADtheRomansbegantobuildgardensofgreatscale,/inspiredbythevastpalacegardenstheyhadconquered./Theyboughtwaterfromgreatdistancestosupplytheornamentalfoundationswhichdecoratedtheirvillagardens./ these greatvillaswerelater toinspiretheItaliangardenarchitectstofollowtheRomanstyle. Dictation3 BeingUnemployed Mostpeoplearemuchmorefrightenedbybeingunemployedthantheyneedtobe./Beingunemployedcertainlyhasdisadvantages,/buttherearegoodthingsaboutittoo./Oneadvantageisthatyoudonthavetogetupearlytoworkintherushhour./Youcanstayinbedaslongasyoulike,/andthereisplentyoftimetoreadthenewspaper/andhavealeisurelybreakfast./Butthebestthingofallisthatyouareyourownboss/andthereisnoonetotellyouwhattodoandwhentodoit./Onedrawbackofbeingunemployedisthatyouhaventgotmuchmoneycomingin./Havingajobatleastenablesyoutosavealotofmoneytogoonholiday./Ontheotherhand,whenyouareunemployed,/youneedntgoonholiday/becauseyouareonholidayalready./Infact,themaintroubleisthatyouhavetospendmuchtimelookingforajob./ Dictation4 The Credit Card in the U.S. Today, more and more people in the U.S. are using credit card/instead of money to buy what they need./Almost anyone who has a steady income and a continuous work record/can apply for a credit card. With a credit card, you can buy a car, eat a dinner, take a trip/ and even get a haircut by charging the cost to your account./ In this way, you can pay for purchases a month or two later./ Or you may choose to spread out your payments over severalmonths/ and pay only part of the total amount each month./With a credit card,you dont have to carry much cash/ and you dont have to be concerned about losing your money through carelessness or theft./ The card user only has to worry about paying the final bill./ This of course can be a problem/ if you charge more than you can pay for.Dictation5 AWomanatHome InJapan,mostpeoplestillfeelthatawomansrightplaceisinthehome/andmostwomenwillinglyaccepttheirtraditionalroleaswives,/leavingthebusinessofmakingalivingtotheirhusbands./Forthosewhodowantacareeroftheirown,opportunitiesarelimited./Andworkingwomenusuallyhavetosettleforlowerwagesandlessresponsiblepositions./In America,ontheotherhand,mostwomen,includingwivesandmothers,workmostoftheirlives./Butuntilrecently,fewhavehadrealcareers./AsinJapan,mostfieldsaredominatedbymen/andopportunitiesforwomenhavebeenrestricted,/salarieslow,chancesforpromotionrare./Americanwomenworkmainlybecausetheyhaveto./Inthesedaysofinflationandexpensiveliving,/onlyoneincomeperfamilyissimplynotenough./SoAmericanwomenactuallyhavetwojobs:/oneoutsidethehome,andtheotherround-the-clockjobsuchaswife,cookandnurse. Dictation6 Success Successinlifedependstoagreatextentonwhatismeantbysuccess./Tosomepeople,moneyistheonlyrealindication/ofachievementinthemodernworldandtherefore/theirjudgmentofsuccessisbasedonthestate/oftheirbankbalanceandthepowerthatgoeswithit./Theirlifeisdevotedtomakingmoney/andtheyareatalosstounderstandpeoplewhoseideasaredifferentfromtheirown./Therearepeople,however,whoconsidertheirlivessuccessful/iftheyaredoingwhattheyenjoydoing/thatmaynotbringthemanygreatfinancialreward./A man whospendshistimegardeningmightconsiderhimselfsuccessful/iftheflowersblossomedandhistreesgavefruit./Nursingandteachingcanalsobringtheirownkindofsuccesstothoseengagedinthem./Successcanbefoundinpaintingapicturenobodywilleversee./Thegreatthingistobelievethatsuccessisnotnecessarilypublic. Dictation7 PeoplesWayofSeeingThings Thewayweseethingsisaffectedbywhatweknoworwhatwebelieve./ForthosepeoplewhobelievedinthephysicalexistenceofHellintheMiddleAges,/thesightoffiremusthavemeantsomethingquitedifferentfromwhatitmeanstoday./Nevertheless,theirideaofHellowedalottothesight/offireconsumingandtheashesremainingaswellastotheirexperienceofthepainofburns./Weonlyseewhatwelookat./Tolookisanactofchoice./Asaresultofthisact,whatweseeisbroughtwithinourreach,/thoughnotnecessarilywithinarmsreach./Totouchsomethingistosituateoneselfinrelationtoit./Weneverlookatjustonething./Wearealwayslookingattherelationbetweenthingsandourselves./Ourvisioniscontinuallyactive,continuallymoving,/continuallyholdingthingsinacirclearounditself. Dictation8 Education Somepeoplemaysaythatitisenergythatmakestheworldgoround,/butinmyopinionthereissomethingelsewhichisequallyimportant./Thatiseducation./Educationmakesitposs