事实：字母"Q"是第二大不常用单词-“Q” is the Second Least Common Letter

Pre-Listening Vocabulary digraph: two letters that make a single sound (e.g., ph) successive: appearing one after the other dread: to think about with fear or worry loanword: a word from a foreign language that maintains its spelling and form in a ne

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事实：摄影者排队在等候什么-Photographers Line Up For Manhattanhenge

Pre-Listening Vocabulary summer solstice: the longest day of the year; the onset of summer align: to form a line with something else horizon: the line where the sky and the earths surface meet coin: to come up with a name astrophysicist: a person who

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事实：纽约城曾是新阿姆斯特丹-New York City Was Once New Amsterdam

Pre-Listening Vocabulary golden age: a period of wealth and advancement settlers: people who move to an undeveloped area and begin to live and work there surrender: to not fight reclaim: to take back something that was once yours New York City Was On

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事实：人类记忆力的局限-The Limit of the Human Memory

Pre-Listening Vocabulary limit: the highest amount possible aid: something that helps you do something chunk: a group of similar things revise: to change or adapt The Limit of the Human Memory According to recent studies, the human mind has a memory

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事实：离开的另一种说法-Six Feet Under Means Departed

Pre-Listening Vocabulary significance: importance plague: a disease that spreads quickly depth: a measurement that expresses how deep something is slang: an informal word or phrase that may be disrespectful respectful: polite, morally acceptable Six

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事实：达芬奇眼中的树-Da Vinci’s Rule of the Trees

Pre-Listening Vocabulary observation: something that you see cross section: a view of the inside of something after a cut has been made across it hold true: remain a fact or truth even in other situations ideal: suitable sap: fluid (sugar and mineral

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事实：动物栖息地的缺失是导致动物灭绝的重要原因-Habitat Loss is the Leading Cause of Extinction

Pre-Listening Vocabulary habitat: the place where living things live extinction: the state of no longer existing threatened: facing a possible risk of extinction 24/7: all day and night; at all times human intervention: the involvement of humans Habi

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事实：春天的狂热-Spring Fever is a Real Condition

Pre-Listening Vocabulary energized: feeling awake and ready to do something physical wardrobe: all of the clothing that you own serotonin: a chemical that affects ones moods melatonin: a hormone that helps you fall asleep endorphin: a hormone that ac

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事实：俄罗斯驯鹿-Pollyanna the Russian Reindeer

Pre-Listening Vocabulary submarine: a tube-shaped underwater vessel; used mainly in warfare torpedo: an underwater missile scraps: unwanted bits and pieces, especially uneaten food galley: the place on a ship or vessel where the food is prepared and

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事实：兰博基尼最开始创立的是拖拉机公司-Lamborghini Started as a Tractor Company

Pre-Listening Vocabulary army surplus: extra machinery from the army wealthy: rich factory: a building or group of buildings where parts are assembled clutch: the part of a car that connects and disconnects the engine from the transmission hire: to g

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事实：在迪拜机场被遗弃的豪华轿车-Luxury Cars Abandoned at Dubai Airport

Pre-Listening Vocabulary luxury: expensive abandon: to leave without taking someone or something expat: short for expatriate; a person who lives in a country that he/she is not a citizen of auction: a public sale where the highest bidder gets to buy

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事实：通布图是一座真正的城市-Timbuktu is a Real City

Pre-Listening Vocabulary remote: far away trading port: a central location where people go to buy and sell goods scholar: a well-educated person; usually one who shares his or her knowledge golden age: a time period when things went very well; a prof

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事实：南瓜是一种爱称-Pumpkin is a Term of Endearment

Pre-Listening Vocabulary term of endearment / pet name: a cute name for a person that you adore customary: common adoration: heartfelt love (not necessarily romantic) address: to speak or write to someone specific alarmed: surprised and worried Pumpk

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事实：美国宪法中的拼写错误-Spelling Errors in the US Constitution

Pre-Listening Vocabulary US Constitution: document of rules and principles for governing in the US glaring: very noticeable inconsistent: not the same throughout variation: a different version raise eyebrows: to cause people to feel surprised or conc

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事实：盲人也可识得的货币-Accessible Currency for the Blind

Pre-Listening Vocabulary accessible: able to be used visually impaired: people who have low or no vision tactile: related to touch predominantly: mainly; most noticeably wallet: a folder for holding money and cards distinguish: to notice a difference

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事实：代奥米德群岛-The Diomede Islands: Tomorrow Island & Yesterday Isle

Pre-Listening Vocabulary strait: a narrow waterway The International Date Line: an imaginary line in the middle of the Pacific Ocean where the time zones on either side are 24 hours apart border: a line that defines the ownership of a region time zon

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事实：英语是牙买加国家的官方语言-English is Jamaica’s Official Language

Pre-Listening Vocabulary spice: a substance used for adding flavour to food pimento: an evergreen tree, named after the Spanish word meaning peppercorn cuisine: a type of food that originates from a certain region flavour: how something tastes Allspi

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事实：关于啤酒-Beer Power

Beer PowerA New Zealand brewery is experimenting with beer power, and has created a new product called Brewtoleum. This is a biofuel made of inactive yeast that is leftover during the brewing process. The slurry is sometimes sold to farmers to use in

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事实：怀孕测试使用青蛙-Frogs Were Used In Pregnancy Tests

Frogs Were Used In Pregnancy Tests Between 1930-1950, African clawed frogs were in great demand. These frogs were imported all over the world and used in labs for pregnancy tests. Technicians injected a sample of a womans urine into a female frogs hi

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事实：首选性别代词-Preferred Gender Pronouns

Pre-Listening Vocabulary gender: the state of being male or female (or both/neither) neutral: not identifying with a specific group grammarian: a person who understands the system of the language, and fights to hold onto the rules ze: an alternative

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