最新版：大学英语四级背单词练听力(Unit One)

　　例：The unemployment rate is rising in that country. 那个国家的失业率正在攀升。The car was going at the rate of 60 miles an hour. 汽车以每小时六十英里的速度行驶。搭配：at this rate 照这种情形：At this rate, I won’t have a job to go back to. 这样的话，我就没有工作可干了。at any rate 无论如何：At any rate, they must finish the homework in two days. 无论如何，他们必须在两天之内完成家庭作业。

　　reason n. 原因，道理;v. 推理

　　例：I reasoned that since she had not answered my letter she must be angry with me. 我想她没有给我回信，一定是在生我的气。for some reason 不知什么原因，不知何故：For some reason he likes you. 不知为什么他喜欢你。by reason of 因为：She was excused by reason of her age. 她因年事已高而得到宽恕。拓展：reasonable a. 讲理的，合情合理的

　　replace v. ①把……放回(原处) ②取代，以……代替

　　例：She replaced the receiver. 她将听筒放了回去。Electric lights have replaced candles. 电灯已经取代了蜡烛。搭配：replace with/by 用……代替：They replaced trams by buses. 他们用公共汽车代替了电车。拓展：replaceable a. 可代替的

　　听力扩展：

　　A: I feel terrible, but I’ve just broken your vase. Can I make this up to you?

　　B: No need to do that.

　　A:I don’t know what to say. I’d like to replace it.

　　B: No. It’s out of the question.

　　A：对不起，我把花瓶打碎了。我赔你好吗?

　　B：没必要。

　　A：我不知道该说什么好，我会给你换一个。

　　B：不用，没事的。

　　result v. 导致，产生;n. 结果，战绩

　　例：His failure resulted largely from his laziness. 他的失败主要是懒惰所致。They worked without result. 他们徒劳无功。搭配：result in 导致，结果：The accident resulted in the death of two passengers. 这起事故导致两名乘客丧生。result from 起因于： His illness resulted from bad food. 他的病是由于吃了变质的食物所致。

　　听力扩展：

　　Mother: Why were you kept after school today, Johnny?

　　Johnny: Teacher told us to write an essay of “the result on laziness”, and I turned in a blank sheet paper.

　　妈妈：约翰尼，你今天放学以后为什么被留下了?

　　约翰尼：老师叫我们写一篇题为《懒惰的结果》的作文，我交了一张白卷。

　　role n. ①角色 ②任务

　　例：She played the leading role in the school play. 她在学校戏剧演出中担任主角。He denied any role in the robbery. 他否认曾参与这起抢劫案。搭配：play an important role 发挥重要作用：The headmaster plays an important role in the good running of a school. 办好一所学校，校长起重要作用。

　　听力扩展： Learning English is just like driving a car. All you have to do is to practice and don’t be afraid of making mistakes. Because the more mistakes you make, the quicker you can learn English well. Just take your time. I’m always glad to help and don’t forget that language is not about those words or grammar rules. Cultural background plays a vital role as well.学英语就像开车一样。你需要做的就是练习，别怕犯错误。犯的错误越多，就越能快速学好英语。 别着急，我会帮你的。别忘了语言不仅仅是单词加语法，文化背景也很重要。【注】 vital a. 重要的

　　social a. ①社会的 ②社交的，联谊的

　　例：Opinions on various social problems differ from person to person. 人们对社会问题的看法不尽相同。George stayed out of the social life of the school. 乔治置身于该校社交生活之外。搭配：a social person合群的人：He isn’t a very social person. 他很不合群。拓展：sociable a. 随和的

　　stress n. 压力，重要性;v. ①强调 ②加压力于，使紧张

　　例：Susan was completely weighed down by the stress of examinations. 苏珊被考试压垮了。The weight of snow stressed the roof to the point of collapsing. 积雪压得屋顶快要塌了。搭配：stress on sth. 强调：She plays great stress on punctuality, and regards it as very important. 她强调准时，认为这很重要。拓展：stressful a. 有压力的

　　听力扩展： Thank you for your interest. The position is still available. Have you already sent your resume to us? It is quite urgent for us to fill this position now. And I would like to stress that English is a must because of the international contacts and most likely traveling abroad very soon. If all this is not a problem for you, I recommend you to mention this in your resume.感谢你的关注。这个职位仍然空缺。你给我们公司发简历了吗? 现在我们很需要人来做这个工作。我想强调的是英语很重要。因为我们需要处理国际业务，并且很快要去国外出差。如果语言不是问题，建议你在简历中注明这一点。【注】urgent a. 紧急的，急迫的