# 邂逅词汇
nocturnally /nɒk'tɜ:nælaɪ/ 夜晚的
corrode = erode = contaminate 腐蚀
pan 平底锅
drill 打眼，训练，演习
vascular 血管的，脉管的
diameter /daɪˈæmɪtə/ 放大倍数
indigenous /ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/ 本土的
carpenters 木匠
plumbers 水管工
electricians 电工
slogan 标语，口号
atlas 地图册，地图集（atlases 地图集 plural）
# 听力
# 剑 17 Test 2 Part 4 Q31-40
- Young speakers
- are big users of digital technology, such as 34.______
- are becoming 35.______ very quickly
- are having discussions using only English while they are in the 36.______ at school
- are better able to identify the content of a 37.______ in English than Icelandic
34.Think about smartphones.
没什么好讲的，smartphones 居然是个连体婴儿
35.Obviously, this is a good thing in many respects because it promotes their bilingual skills, but the extent of the influence of English in the virtual world is staggering and it's all happening really fast.
bilingual 会说两种语言的
36.For example, teachers have found that playground conversations in Icelandic secondary schools can be conducted entirely in English, while teachers of much younger children have reported situations where their classes find it easier to say what is in a picture using English, rather than Icelandic.
听乱掉了，做题前把比较长的句子先读懂。所以 36 题是 playground，37 题是 picture
- The Icelandic government
- is worried about the consequences of children not being 40.______ in either Icelandic or English
40.If children are learning two languages through different routes, neither of which they are fully fluent in, will they be able to express themselves properly?
如果他们试图学两种语言，他们都能说流利吗？
fluent 流利的
be fluent in ... 说…… 流利
# 剑 17 Test 4 Part 4 Q31-40
- The trees
- Tree trunks may not have the correct 35.______ until they have been growing for 40 years.
35.The trees have to be well looked after and they cannot be used to make syrup until the trunks reach a diameter of around 25 centimetres.
the correct diameter 直径
- The production
- Large pans of sap called evaporators are heated by means of a 37.______
37.These are basically extremely large pans – the sap is poured into these, a fire is built and the pans are then heated until the sap boils.
真尼玛无语啊，fire 居然能被用作可数名词，涨知识了
