时间:2018-12-03 作者:英语课 分类:2012年ESL之旅行交通购物


英语课

 


Reading Online Reviews 


Marisa: When we go to our favorite vacation spot in two months, let’s stay at a different hotel. 


Oscar: I like the hotel we always stay at. It’s in a convenient location and we’re already familiar with it. 


Marisa: That’s just it. It’s tried and true, but there’s no novelty and excitement in staying in the same place year after year. 


Oscar: I don’t need novelty. 


Marisa: Let’s just consider some of these other hotels I’ve been reading about. They are very highly ranked and their ratings are very good. 


Oscar: You’re putting strangers’ reviews above our own experience? 


Marisa: Of course not, but just look at this hotel. It received three stars out of four, and it has a lot of pros 2


Oscar: Let me see that. It also has some cons 1, such as being noisy and pricy. 


Marisa: Okay, maybe that isn’t the best example. I didn’t notice that they got dinged on those things, but let’s look at a few others. 


Oscar: I’ll keep an open mind, but I’m dubious 3 about online reviews. I take everything I read with a grain of salt. The only people who post reviews are those who love it or hate it. 


Marisa: I’ll just find a hotel that everyone loves. 


Oscar: And that doesn’t break the bank? 


Marisa: Right. 


 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



1 cons
n.欺骗,骗局( con的名词复数 )v.诈骗,哄骗( con的第三人称单数 )
  • The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前,应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 pros
abbr.prosecuting 起诉;prosecutor 起诉人;professionals 自由职业者;proscenium (舞台)前部n.赞成的意见( pro的名词复数 );赞成的理由;抵偿物;交换物
  • The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前,应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 dubious
adj.怀疑的,无把握的;有问题的,靠不住的
  • What he said yesterday was dubious.他昨天说的话很含糊。
  • He uses some dubious shifts to get money.他用一些可疑的手段去赚钱。
学英语单词
acou-,acouo-
akinetes
be in vogue
bial
big wood r.
cargo handling norms
cholinergic crisis
coastal areas
commodities exchanges
communicating branches
communication software
competition ability
differential transmitter
doublecharge
duden
Election Period
electroencephalology
enterotoxicities
fund of self-insurance
gastrodelphyid
genus porphyrios
gloeosporium citricolum massee
gumshoe
gymnopaedic
hand-molded
HARTG
hemilea praestans
Histeridae
hormuth
hot-wire wattmeter
idler wave
immunis
inducingly
inedible dock
input VAT
IPSE
iris bomb'e
Karkaralinsk
kashmere
key dick
landhoppers
latin american town dance
lenski
life skill
low priced
low-volumes
made inquiries
manometer tube gland
Mcguire-Keogh Act
microconcentration
monothalmic
morant
mosaic photographic film
most advanced branches of sciences
mouse trails
multiple variables
newform
nonchanged
nonmonetary liability
off price
off-cover
paintbrushes
palmiped, palmipede
pareunia
peaky curve
pellicular crest
plant tissue culture
polices
pot head
pseudo-likelihood
public improvement fund
quick-dry
quone
rate of individual development
regular analytical function
rubber hose braided with cotton wire
sakharovs
satin back
scavagers
selfact
semifinalist
Si-ma Qian
spare engine
Specialization of Vessel
sponge-type porosity
steel tube armour
stochastic difference equation
stowing interval
subbasins
take place
The journey of a thousand miles starts with one step
thundergod
time psychology
trickle-irrigated
union of fracture
uranium credit
Villefranche-de-Lauragais
water-rich
wet cylinder liner
wharfies
X-Windows
yachtless