最新版：大學英語四級背單詞練聽力(Unit Three)

　　argue v. ①爭論，辯論 ②說服

　　例：I argued with her for a long time, but she refused to listen to reason. 我和她辯論了好久，但她還是不聽。Joyce argued me into buying a new jacket. 喬伊斯說服了我買一件新上衣。搭配：argue about 爭論不休：They were arguing about how to spend the money. 他們就花錢問題爭論不休。argue against 不贊成：You can argue against extending the airport on the grounds of cost. 你可以以成本太高為由反對擴建機場。argue sb. into 說服某人拓展：arguer n. 辯論(爭論)者;argument n. 爭辯，辯論;argumentation n. 論證

　　聽力擴展：

　　W: He is only five years old. It’s time for him to play.

　　M: But you aren’t only five years old. It’s your duty to plan his future.

　　W: No, I couldn’t agree with you. It’s his own duty to plan his own future.

　　M: I don’t want to argue with you. Anyway, I will send him to school this year.

　　女：他只有五歲，還是玩的時候呢。

　　男：可是你不止五歲，你有責任為他的未來作計劃。

　　女：不，我不同意你的觀點。為他的將來作打算是他自己的事。

　　男：我不想和你爭。不管怎樣，我今年都要送他去讀書。

　　associate v. ①聯(lián)想，聯(lián)系 ②交往;a. ①聯(lián)合的②副的 n. 同事

　　例：We associate China with the Greet Wall. 想起中國，就想到長城。The company has their dealings with an associate company in Japan. 這家公司與日本一家聯(lián)營公司有往來。搭配：associate oneself with 表明支持，表明同意：May I associate myself with the Prime Minister’s remarks? 我可以支持首相的講話嗎?associate with同……聯(lián)系在一起拓展：associated a. 有關聯(lián)的，相關的;association n. ①協(xié)會，社團 ②聯(lián)合，交往

　　聽力擴展：

　　A: If you are staying here for a few days, we’d be delighted to see you at our factory.

　　B: It’s very kind of you to say so. My associate and I will be interested in visiting your factory.

　　A: Let us know when you are free. We’ll arrange the tour for you.

　　B: Thank you. I’ll give you a call this afternoon to set the time. There’s nothing like seeing things with one’s own eyes.

　　A: That’s for sure. Youll know our products better after the visit.

　　A：如果你要在這里呆幾天的話，希望能到我們工廠看看。

　　B：謝謝您的盛情，我的同事和我很想?yún)⒂^你們的工廠。

　　A：你們什么時候有空，我們來安排。

　　B：謝謝。今天下午我會電話與你確認時間。耳聽為虛，眼見為實。

　　A：的確如此，參觀后你會對我們的產(chǎn)品有更深入的了解。

　　association n. ①聯(lián)合，結合 ②交往 ③協(xié)會，社團

　　例：I benefited a lot from my association with him. 通過與他交往，獲益匪淺。Do you belong to any professional or trade association? 你有沒有參加專業(yè)學會或行業(yè)協(xié)會?搭配：association with sb./sth. 聯(lián)合,交往：They have maintained a close association with a college in the US. 他們和美國一所學院保持了密切的聯(lián)系。in association with 與……聯(lián)合：Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others. 人人都享有單獨的財產(chǎn)所有權以及同他人合有的所有權。

　　聽力擴展：

　　W: Good morning, Smith Association.

　　M: This is Brown speaking. I’d like to speak to Mr. Smith.

　　W: I’m sorry, but Mr. Smith left just a few minutes ago.

　　M: I have been trying to call him for the last ten minutes, but your line is always busy. Will he be back soon?

　　W: I’m afraid not. He is away for the rest of the day.

　　女：早上好。這里是史密斯協(xié)會。

　　男：我是布朗。我想和史密斯先生通話。

　　女：很抱歉。史密斯先生剛在幾分鐘前離開了。

　　男：我撥電話撥了有十分鐘，但是總占線。他很快能回來嗎?

　　女：恐怕不能。他今天不會再回來了。

　　athlete n. ①運動員，體育家 ②身強力壯的人，擅長運動的人