Dictation 1 The Greenhouse Effect 温室效应 （146 words）
To get a better understanding of global warming, / it is important to understand the greenhouse effect. / The greenhouse effect is the rise in the temperatures / caused by absorption of the Sun’s heat and light by the Earth’s surface / which then is reflected back and trapped within the Earth’s atmosphere. / The greenhouses gases, help to keep the Earth warm, / and this is the reason why life on Earth has existed, and still thrives. / However, with an increase in the gases like carbon dioxide, ozone, / and water vapor in the atmosphere, / as an outcome to growing environmental pollution; / industrial, domestic, and loss of vast stretches of grassland and rain forest, / Earth has gotten nearly 14% hotter / than what it used to be 50 years ago, / with 2005 being recorded as the hottest year ever. / Besides humans and plants, global warming effect on animals is a cause of concern. /
Dictation 2 Christmas Candles 圣诞蜡烛 （146 words）
Frankly speaking, Christmas candles are no different / from any other decorative candle / that you might find in the shops all through the year. / But the very fact that they are lit up duri
ng time in a bottle
Christmastime gives them the look of a festival. / Christmas candles are big in size and designed in several shapes. / You will find the common round shapes / — Christmas candles tend to play up on the thickness so that they can burn longer, / all through the Christmas Eve if desired. / Traditional colors of Christmas candles are preferably red or golden, the colors of the season.
/ But you will find all colors on the shelves nowadays. / However, if other colors are used, / they are often decorated with obvious Christmas designs / to make them part of the season. / Red and
golden candles are usually kept as they are, / because the colors themselves lend grace to the season. /
Dictation 3 Unions 工会 （147 words）
Nearly 100 years ago, America’s working people began to join together / to improve thei
r wages and their working situations. / The formed unions in discussions with owners of businesses and factories. / This idea became known as collective bargaining. / Unions were started at separate local factories. / Slowly unions in several factories started to join together. / As they gained size, the unions were able to gain strength and effectiveness. / By the 1950’s unions were successfully representing their members in most American industries. / Unions began as organizations for factory workers. / Later skilled workers such as electricians and plumbers organized into unions. / Recently professional people have also begun to form unions. / The unions not only represent the workers in discussions with business management. / They also train workers for jobs, give members money if they lose their jobs, / and pay workers pensions when they retire. / Unions have become established institutions of American industry.
British people are famous for always talking about the weather, / but the weather also affects the way we speak and the phrases we use. /As more winter weather batters the UK, /
I will demonstrate how the British obsession with weather has influenced our language. / The return of snowstorms to the UK proves / that when it comes to bad weather it never rains but it pours. / The police have warned that unnecessary road travel is not recommended / but some motorists have thrown caution to the wind / and made their journeys anyway, / claiming that it’s all a storm in teacup. / Those whose cars are stuck in the snow / may consider themselves to be twisting in the wind./ There are problems too for local councils / who are running out of sand and grit for the roads, / having not saved enough supplies for a rainy day. /
Dictation 5 Green Living 绿生活 （146 words）
We all know that humans are damaging the environment, / but what can we do about it? /
Some people are trying to do their bit / to try to be more environmentally friendly. /Can we help the environment by being green? / Local councils in Britain encourage certain aspects of green living, / such as recycling paper, tin, plastic and glass. / They want to reduce th
e amount of rubbish going into landfill sites, / because they are running out of places to dump rubbish. / In some areas rubbish for recycling is collected from your doorstep, but in other areas, / you have to take it to a special recycling place, such as a bottle bank. / Another way of reducing the amount of rubbish you create / is to use reusable products instead of disposable ones. / For example, some people use strong shopping bags or boxes for their groceries / instead of plastic carrier bags. /
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