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Eli_IELTS15_Test1_Part1-2
02/02/24, 12:00 AM
答题
1. suit
2. passport
3. personality
4. report 正确答案是 feedback
5. time
知识点
1. 防止分心：听 20 分钟的材料，泛听
2. 阅读速度比较慢: 重要性精读 > 精听（保持 3 小时）
3. register v. 注册
  
  sign up v. 注册
  
  sign in v. 登录
  
  log in v. 登录
4. take v. 拿花（时间）
5. in advance 提前
6. 穿搭领域 casual adj. 休闲 business n. 商务风 business-casual 商务休闲风
7. certificate n. 证书
  
  degree n. 学位（抽象意义）
8. match n. 比赛 v. 匹配
9. it’s a chance for me to do sth.
10. candidate n. 候选人
11. fairly adv. very
12. v. to v. 动词不定式
  
  benefits to using an agency. 这里 to 是介词，表示对于
13. access v. 接触、获得
  
  access to n. 渠道
  
  advertise v. 发广告，即宣传
14. a lot/much 用在比较级前加深程度
  
  I have a lot/much more apples than you.
  
  You are a lot/much happier than him.
15. ring up v. 打电话
16. 两个介词结合的介词，拥有两个介词的意思，如 upon，既有 up 也有 on 的意思；into，既有 in 也有 to 的意思
听写与原文
1. Do you want me to tell you anything about the registration process?
  - Do you want me to tell you anything about the registration process?
2. Yes, Please. I know you have to have interview.
  - Yes, Please. I know you have to have an interview.
3. The Interview usually takes about an hour. And you should range that about a week in advance.
  - The interview usually takes about an hour. And you should arrange that about a week in advance.
4. I suppose I should dress more fit for a office work. I could probably borrow a suit from mom.
  - I suppose I should dress smartly if it’s for a office work. I can probably borrow a suit from mum.
5. Good idea. It’s better to look too smart than too casual.
  - Good idea. It’s better to look too smart than too casual.
6. Will I need to bring copies of my exam certificate or anything like that. No they don’t need those I think.
  - Will I need to bring copies of my exam certificates or anything like that? No they don’t need to see those, I don’t think.
7. What about my passport? Oh yes, they will last see that. OK, I wouldn’t get address interview either.
  - What about my passport? Oh yes, they will ask to see that. OK, I wouldn’t get stressed about the interview though.
8. It’s just a chance for them to build relationship with you. So they can try match you with the job you would like.
  - It’s just a chance for them to build relationship with you. So they can try and match you to a job which you will like.
9. So there are questions about personality that They always ask candidates very basic ones.
  - So there are questions about personality that they always ask candidates - fairly basic ones.
10. And they probably want to ask anything too difficult like what’s your plans of future. Hope not.
  - And they probably won’t ask anything too difficult like what your plans are for the future. Hope not.
11. Anyway. There’re lots of benefits to use an agency. For example, the interview will give you feedback of your performance, so you can improve next time.
  - Anyway. There’re lots of benefits to using an agency. For example, the interview will be useful because they’ll give you feedback on your performance, so you can improve next time.
12. And how about access job that switch aren’t advertised. Exactly, most temporary job aren’t advertised.
  - And they’ll have access to jobs which aren’t advertised. Exactly, most temporary jobs aren’t advertised.
13. And I expect find a temporary job this way takes a lot less time. It’s much easier individual companys.
  - And I expect finding a temporary job this way takes a lot less time. It’s much easier than ringing up individual companies. Yes indeed.
科学美国人_1
1. The eyes are the windows to the soul. I search they can someone’s line. Right.
  - The eyes are the windows to the soul. As such they can reveal if someone is lying. Right?
2. Cap shows, advise shows, even some organizational training courses hold somebody the end of they’re probably lying.
  - Cop shows, advise shows, even some organizational training courses hold that if somebody look up and to the right, they’re probably lying.
3. Up to the left means they’re telling truth. Now a studys says there’s no connection between eye movement and lying.
  - Up and to the left means they’re telling truth. Now a studys says that there’s no connection between eye movement and lying.
Eli_IELTS15_Test1_Part1-1
02/01/24, 12:00 AM
答题
1. Jamieson
2. afternoon
3. communications
4. month
5. 11
知识点
1. was with would were
2. there are 语调升 they’re 语调降
3. 定语从句语调上升
4. direct 有两个发音
5. was 升 wasn’t 降
  
  would 升 wouldn’t 降
  
  will won’t
  
  could 升 couldn’t 降
  
  should 升 shouldn’t 降
6. fill file feel fail
7. it would be worth doing sth. 值得做某事
8. Clerk n. 文书;写会议纪要的人 Clergy n. 牧师
9. recruit v. 招募
  
  hire v. 雇佣
10. full-time 全职 temporary 兼职、临时
11. staff n. 职员
  
  stuff n. 东西
12. 主语从句 What is needed in your study is
  
  What you like is
  
  What is bad for your body is
  
  强调句 It’s communication that really matters.
  
  sth matter vi. 重要的
13. last v. 持续
  
  at least 至少
  
  you are the last in the game. last 和 in 语调不同
  
  you are lasting a month. lasting 语调一致
14. rate n. 速率；费率（每小时多少钱）
听写与原文
1. Hello William. This is Amber. Is it to phone you if I want to get more information about the job agency you have mentioned. It’s now a good time.
  - Hello William. This is Amber. You said to phone if I wanted to get more information about the job agency you mentioned. Is now a good time?
2. Oh, hi Amber. Yes. Fine. So the agency I was talking about is called Bankside. They are base in doclands. I can tell you the address now 497 Eastside.
  - Oh, hi Amber. Yes. Fine. So the agency I was talking about is called Bankside. - They are based in Docklands. - I can tell you the address now - 497 Eastside.
3. Ok thanks. So is there anyone in particular I should speak to there.
  - Ok thanks. So is there anyone in particular I should speak to there?
4. The agent I was always deal is called Becky Jamieson. Let me write that down. Becky Jamieson. J-A-M-I-E-S-O-N.
  - The agent I always deal with is called Becky Jamieson. Let me write that down - Becky …Jamieson. J-A-M-I-E-S-O-N.
5. Do you have her direct line? Yes, It’s in my contacts somewhere. Right here we are. 07866510333.
  - Do you have her direct line? Yes, It’s in my contacts somewhere. Right, here we are. 078 double 6 510 triple 3.
6. I wouldn’t call her until the afternoon if I were you. She is really busy in the morning trying to fill last minutes vacancies.
  - I wouldn’t call her until the afternoon if I were you. - She is really busy in the morning trying to fill last-minute vacancies.
7. She’s really helpful and friendly. So I’m sure it will be worth getting in touch with her for informal chat.
  - She’s really helpful and friendly. So I’m sure it will be worth getting in touch with her for an informal chat.
8. It’s meanly clerical and admin job where they do. Isn’t it?
  - It’s mainly clerical and admin job they deal with, isn’t it?
9. That’s right. I know you’re hoping to find a full-time job on media eventually. but Becky finance sector Good on your CV and generally pays better too.
  - That’s right. I know you’re hoping to find a full-time job in the media eventually. but Becky mostly recruits temporary staff for the finance sector - whick will look good on your CV - and generally pays better too.
10. Yeah, I’m just a bit worried. Because I don’t have much office experiences. That wouldn’t worry.
  - Yeah, I’m just a bit worried. Because I don’t have much office experiences. I wouldn’t worry.
11. They’re probably start to you receptionist store something like that.
  - They’ll probably start you as a receptionist, or something like that.
12. So what is important for that kind of job isn’t so much having business or computer systems.It’s communication really matters. So you’ll be found there.
  - So what is important for that kind of job isn’t so much having business skills or knowing lots of different computer systems. It’s communication really matters. So you’ll be found there.
13. And you’ll pick up offices skills really quickly on the job. It’s not that complicated.
  - And you’ll pick up office skills really quickly on the job. It’s not that complicated.
14. Ok good. So how long the people generally need temporary staff full?
  - Ok good. So how long do people generally need temporary staff for?
15. It’ll be great if I could get something last and least a month.
  - It would be great if I could get something lasting at least a month.
16. That’s shouldn’t be too difficult. But You’re more likely to be offered something through weeks Which get standard.
  - That’s shouldn’t be too difficult. But You’re more likely to be offered something for a week at first, which might get extended.
17. It’s unusual to be sent somewhere for just day or two.
  - It’s unusual to be sent somewhere for just day or two.
18. Right. I’ve heard the pay is not too bad. Better than working in a shop or a restuarant.
  - Right. I’ve heard the pay is not too bad. Better than work in a shop or a restuarant.
19. Oh yes, definitely. The hourly rate about 10 pounds, 11 if you’re lucky.
  - Oh yes, definitely. The hourly rate is about 10 pounds, 11 if you’re lucky.
20. That’s pretty good. I was only expecting to get eight or nine pounds an hour.
2024-01-30 reading
01/30/24, 12:00 AM
Word
- basalt
  1. noun: a dark, fine-grained volcanic rock that sometimes displays a columnar structure. It is typically composed largely of plagioclase with pyroxene and olivine. 玄武岩，一种深色、细粒的火山岩，有时呈现柱状结构。它通常主要由斜长石、辉石和橄榄石组成。
- burst
  1. verb: (of a container) break suddenly and violently apart, spilling the contents, typically as a result of an impact or internal pressure.
    
    “we inflated dozens of balloons and only one burst”
  2. noun: an instance of breaking or splitting as a result of internal pressure or puncturing; an explosion.
- celestial
  1. adjective: positioned in or relating to the sky, or outer space as observed in astronomy.
    
    “a celestial body”
    
    belonging or relating to heaven.
    
    “the celestial city”
    
    supremely good.
    
    “the celestial beauty of music”
- cramp
  1. noun: painful involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles, typically caused by fatigue or strain.
    
    “he suffered severe cramps in his foot”
    
    (NORTH AMERICAN) abdominal pain caused by menstruation.
  2. noun: a tool, typically shaped like a capital G, for clamping two objects together for gluing or other work.
    
    a metal bar with bent ends for holding masonry together.
    
    “the facade is built of travertine blocks without mortar but held by metal cramps”
  3. verb: restrict or inhibit the development of.
    
    “tighter rules will cramp economic growth”
  4. verb: fasten with a cramp or cramps.
    
    “cramp the gates to the posts”
  5. verb: suffer from sudden and painful contractions of a muscle or muscles.
    
    “in the final game, Chang cramped severely”
  6. phrase: cramp someone’s style — prevent a person from acting freely or naturally.
    
    “he’s not putting any pressure on me that would cramp my style”
- cramped
  1. adjective: feeling or causing someone to feel uncomfortably confined or hemmed in by lack of space.
    
    “the staff had to work in cramped conditions”
    
    restricting or inhibiting the development of someone or something.
    
    “he felt cramped in a large organization”
    
    (of handwriting) small and difficult to read.
  2. suffering from a cramp.
    
    “cramped muscles”
- crunch
  1. verb: crush (a hard or brittle foodstuff) with the teeth, making a loud but muffled grinding sound.
    
    “she paused to crunch a ginger snap”
  2. verb: process large amounts of information or perform operations of great complexity, especially by computer.
    
    “computers crunch data from real-world observations”
  3. noun: a loud muffled grinding sound made when crushing, moving over, or hitting something.
    
    “Marco’s fist struck Brian’s nose with a crunch”
  4. noun(INFORMAL): a crucial point or situation, typically one at which a decision with important consequences must be made.
    
    “when it comes to the crunch you chicken out”
    
    a severe shortage of money or credit.
    
    “the Fed would do what it could to ease America’s credit crunch”
  5. noun: a physical exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles; a sit-up.
- dome
  1. noun: a rounded vault forming the roof of a building or structure, typically with a circular base.
    
    “the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral”
  2. noun: a thing shaped like a dome.
  3. noun(LITERARY): a stately building.
- - drain
  1. verb: cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty, dry, or drier. 使（某物）中的水或其他液体耗尽，使之空、干燥。
    
    “we drained the swimming pool”
  2. verb: deprive of strength or vitality. 失去力量或活力。
    
    “his limbs were drained of all energy”
  3. verb(INFORMAL GOLF): (of a player) hole (a putt). （非正式，用于高尔夫）（球员）（推杆）入洞。
    
    “whenever he did hit a green, he drained the putt”
  4. noun: a channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid ,especially rainwater or liquid waste. 带走剩余液体的通道或管道，尤其是雨水或废水。
  5. noun: a thing that uses up a particular resource. 消耗特定资源的事物。
    
    “nuclear power is a serious drain on the public purse”
  6. phrase: go down the drain — be totally wasted.
    
    “the government must stop public money from going down the drain”
- gleam
  1. verb: shine brightly, especially with reflected light. (vi. 不及物，只能 sth gleam，不能 gleam sth)
    
    “light gleamed on the china cats”
  2. noun: a faint or brief light, especially one reflected from something.
    
    “the gleam of a silver tray”
- integer
  1. noun: a number that is not a fraction; a whole number.
    
    “M represents a positive integer greater than one”
  2. noun: a thing complete in itself.
- integral
  1. adjective: necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental. 不可获缺的，整体的。
    
    “games are an integral part of the school’s curriculum”
  2. adjective(MATHEMATICS): of or denoted by an integer. 关于整数。（仅形容词词性下）
    
    involving only integers, especially as coefficients of a function.
  3. noun: a function of which a given function is the derivative, i.e. which yields that function when differentiated, and which may express the area under the curve of a graph of the function. 积分（仅名词词性下）
    
    a function satisfying a given differential equation.
- integrate
  1. verb: combine (one thing) with another so that they become a whole.
    
    “transportation planning should be integrated with energy policy”
  2. verb: bring (people or groups with particular characteristics or needs) into equal participation in or membership of a social group or institution.
    
    “integrating children with special needs into ordinary schools”
  3. verb(MATHEMATICS): find the integral of. 求积分。
    
    “the velocity profile can be obtained by integrating this equation”
- integrity
  1. noun: the quality of being honest and having strong moral moral principles; moral uprightness.
    
    “he is known to be a man of integrity”
  2. noun: the state of being whole and undivided.
    
    “upholding territorial integrity and national sovereignty”
- membrane
  1. noun: a thin sheet of tissue or layer of cells acting as a boundary, lining, or partition in an organism.
    
    “the nucleus is a distinct region with a membrane around it”
- meteorite
  1. noun: a meteor that survives its passage through the earth’s atmosphere such that part of it strikes the ground. More than 90 percent of meteorites are of rock, while the remainder consist wholly or partly of iron and nickel.
- repel
  1. verb: drive or force (an attack or attacker) back or away.
    
    “they sought to repel the enemy with their machine guns”
    
    (of a magnetic pole or electric field) force (something similarly magnetized or charged) away from itself.
    
    “electrically charged objects attract or repel one another”
    
    (of a substance) resist mixing with or be impervious to (another substance).
    
    “boots with good-quality leather uppers to repel moisture”
  2. verb: be repulsive or distasteful to.
    
    “she was repelled by the permanent smell of drink on his breath”
  3. verb(FORMAL): refuse to accept (something, especially an argument or theory).
    
    “the alleged right of lien led by the bankrupt’s attorney was repelled”
- rubble
  1. noun: waste or rough fragments of stone, brick, concrete, etc., especially as the debris from the demolition of buildings.
    
    “two buildings collapsed, trapping scores of people in the rubble”
    
    pieces of rough or undressed stone used in building walls, especially as filling for cavities.
    
    “the tower is built of stone rubble faced with ashlar”
- slug
  1. noun: a tough-skinned terrestrial mollusk which typically lacks a shell and secretes a film of mucus for protection. It can be a serious plant pest.
  2. noun: a slow, lazy person; a sluggard.
  3. noun: an amount of an alcoholic drink, typically liquor, that is gulped or poured.
    
    “he took a slug of whiskey”
  4. noun: an elongated, typically rounded piece of metal.
    
    “the reactor uses embedded slugs of uranium”
  5. noun: a line of type in Linotype printing.
  6. noun(COMPUTING): a part of a URL which identifies a particular page on a website in a form readable by users.
    
    “writers can edit the slug that will become an article or page URL”
  7. verb: drink (something, typically alcohol) in a large draft; swig.
    
    “she picked up her drink and slugged it straight back”
  8. verb(INFORMAL·NORTH AMERICAN): strike (someone) with a hard blow.
    
    “he was the one who’d get slugged”
    
    settle a dispute or contest by fighting or competing fiercely.
    
    “they went outside to slug it out”
  9. noun: a hard blow.
- sluggish
  1. adjective: slow-moving or inactive.
    
    “a sluggish stream”
    
    lacking energy or alertness.
    
    “Alex woke late feeling tired and sluggish”
    
    slow to respond or make progress.
    
    “the car had been sluggish all morning”
Homophones
- compel v. 强迫
  
  expel v. 驱逐；开除
  
  impel v. 促使；迫使
  
  repel v. 斥退、抵抗；驳回；厌恶
- clamp n. 夹具；一堆根类蔬菜；饲料棚 v. 夹紧；夹紧；保持电压在额定值
  
  cramp n. 抽筋；G 型夹具 v. 限制或抑制发展；紧固；抽筋
- expend v. 花费
  
  expensive adj. 花费高的
  
  expand v. 扩张
  
  expansive adj. 广阔的（面积）；开放的（善于交流的）；扩张的（政治或经济）
  
  extend v. 延伸；扩展；伸向；尽力
  
  extensive adj. 大面积的；大量的；（农业）大规模低成本
- crouch v. 蹲 n. 蹲的动作
  
  crunch v. 嚼碎并发出咔嚓声、发出嘎吱声（尤其是走在碎石地或雪地中）、发出大声的击打；处理大量的数据或信息 n. 嚼碎或击打发出的沉闷摩擦声音；需要做出决定的关键时刻、信贷或资金的严重短缺；仰卧起坐
- integer n. 整数；完整的事物
  
  integral adj. 整体的、不可或缺的；整数的 n. 积分（数学）
  
  integrate v. 结合成整体；团结（少数人群）；求积分
  
  integration n. 整合的过程或行为；积分的解；神经系统的协调
  
  integrity n. 诚实正直；完整性
Synonyms
- 表示“狭小”、“拥挤”
  
  cramped adj. 空间上的狭小、拥挤
  
  cramp v. 限制或抑制发展；紧固；抽筋 n. 抽筋；G 型夹具
  
  crowded adj. 人多造成的拥挤（不可用于形容空间）
  
  crowd v. 大量人填满空间；离某人很近；挤占 n. 人群
- 岩浆
  
  lava n. 岩浆（火山喷发后，在地表的）
  
  magma n. 岩浆（未喷发，在地表以下的）
- 屋顶
  
  roof n. 屋顶（房子外顶）
  
  ceiling n. 屋顶（室内吊顶）
Grammar
- a home (away) from home 宾至如归的地方
- 祈使句 + and + 主谓宾
  
  Look at that school and you will be happy about their facilities.
- 长介词短语 + 主谓宾
  
  介词短语修饰主句中的主语
  
  With no facilities like that school, my school is also good.
- given 在句首，词性为介词（后面跟名词）或连词（后面跟一个句子），译为考虑到
  Given you are a boy, you can do this. Given your gender, you can do this.
- 表达“提供给某人某物”
  
  offer A(sb.) B = provide A(sb.) with B
  
  offer you an apple = provide you with an apple
  
  当 A 不是 sb.而是 sth.时，或表达的意思不同时，要灵活使用介词，不要拘泥于固定搭配
  
  offer an apple to you
  
  provide an apple for you
  
  provide an apple through your friend to your mom
CBC News - Tents torn down as workers, police remove Edmonton encampment
01/04/24, 12:00 AM
Jan 04, 2024 - CBC News - Tents torn down as workers, police remove Edmonton encampment

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We’re at a block that the police have blocked off this morning, here right in between Chinatown and the Abyssal Center. Abyssal Center, that building in behind us, and there’s basically tents that have been all along this line of encampments here, and uh, we think there’s about probably over a couple dozen here with many people waking up this morning and finding out that they actually did have to leave.

So essentially what’s been happening is there’s still some are still packing up behind us, but if you look over here this way, we’ve actually got this cleanup crew, and they’re workers their way down that way cleaning up any of uh, the last bits uh, from the encampments there and then working the way all the way down.

So some of these residents down here are a bit frustrated. Some have been angry of they woken up and had this actually going down, and many have been just stressed out. And at the same time, there’s been advocates and agencies here to help out to relieve that stress. Some are offering coffee, uh, some are just helping to help out with mental health but also see if they can get them to any services that are available, which is a big one that many of the advocates here have been upset because the Bissell Center they actually offer a lot of services to vulnerable Edmontonians and that’s why many of these tents are so close here of those services as well.

Now this is actually the fourth uh, encampment that the city of Edmonton has carried out over the past week, and these agencies have been here, and people have been protesting, especially this one this morning. But now the big question is where do these people go because many of them have been trying to pack up stuff on kind of carts any mobile equipment they have to try and get any of the stuff to another site. Where do they go? Some have said that they’re just going to go find another encampment to go to because the other question is there’s a social agencies that have shelters available, but some of them say the shelters just aren’t a good fit. Travis M and CBC News, Edmonton.

Dictation
1. We’re at a block that the police have blocked off this morning here, where between the Chinatown and the Bissell Center.
2. The Bissell Center is that a building in behind us. And there’s basically tents have been all along this line of encampments here. And We think there’s about probably over a couple dozen here.
3. Many people waking up this morning, and finding out that they actually did have to leave.
4. And so essentially what’s been happening. There’s still Some still are packing up behind us.
5. But if you look over here this way, we actually got this clean-up crew. There’re workers in the way down that way. Cleaning up any of the last bits from encampments there and then working in the way all the way down.
6. So some of these residents is down here a bit frustrated. Some’ve been angry of the woken up and had this actually going down. Many have been just stressed out.
7. At the same time, there’s been advocates and agencies here to help out to relieve that stress. Some are offering coffee. Some is helping to help out with mental health.
8. But also see if they can get them any services that are available which is a big one that many of the advocates here will upset. Because the Bissell Center actually offer a lot of services for vulnerable edmontonians. That’s why many of these tents are so close here of those services as well.
9. Now this is actually the fourth encampment on that the city of Edmonton has carried out over the past week. And these agencies have been here. And people have been protesting.
10. Especially this one this morning, but now the big question is where these people go. Because many of them have been trying to pack up stuff on a kind of carts any mobile equipment they have. And to try and get any of the stuff to another site.
11. Where do they go? Some’ve said that they’re just going to go, find another encampment to go to. Because the other questions is there’s social agencies that have shelters available but some of them say the shelters just aren’t a good fit. Travis McEwan, CBC News, Edmonton.
ABC News - Massive earthquake strikes Japan, triggering tsunami warning
01/02/24, 12:00 AM
Jan 02, 2024 - ABC News - Massive earthquake strikes Japan, triggering tsunami warning

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The powerful earthquake in Japan, at least several people killed, tens of thousands without electricity, and now in the bitter cold. The magnitude 7.5 quake hitting just hours into the new year. Homes collapsing in clouds of dust, the largest quake to hit this part of Japan in nearly 140 years. Here’s ABC’s Maggie Ry tonight.

Japan is on alert after a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake rocked the country, triggering fears of tsunamis along the coast. This video taken inside a convenience store in Nagano showing items on shelves shaking violently. Customers inside rushing out to safety. Cell phone video taken from inside the store showing the panic and chaos, customers running for cover.

The powerful tremors rocking this home near the epicenter. You can hear a child crying in terror. “Just started very slowly and then it was just a violent shake,” the series of quakes cutting through roads triggering landslides and reducing dozens of homes to rubble. Bullet trains in the region suspended, flights in and out of the nearest airport cancelled. Along the coast, thousands of buildings have lost power, including hospitals. This footage showing utility poles and electrical wires swaying, threatening to come crashing down.

4:00 p.m. Monday, the quake hitting the Noto Peninsula along the Sea of Japan, the most powerful in the region since records began in 1885. Officials immediately issuing a major tsunami warning, fearing waves could be 16 ft high. Tens of thousands along the coast forced to evacuate to higher ground. At least four people have died. Now the race to rescue survivors is underway, thousands of military personnel on standby for fears people could be trapped.

And Mary, no major tsunamis have been reported, and authorities have downgraded the warning. But already more than a hundred aftershocks have been reported, and the fear is that more are expected. Mary, that certainly is the fear. Maggie, thank you.

Hi everyone, George Stephanopoulos here. Thanks for checking out the ABC News YouTube channel. If you’d like to get more videos, show highlights, and watch live event coverage, click on the right over here to subscribe to our channel. And don’t forget to download the ABC News app for breaking news alerts. Thanks for watching.

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1. The powerful earthquake in Japan, at least several people killed, tens of thousands without electricity, and now in the bitter cold.
2. The magnitude 7.5 quake hitting just hours into the new year. Homes collapsing in clouds of dust. The largest quake to hit this part of Japan in nearly 140 years. Here’s ABC’s Maggie Rulli.
3. Tonight, Japan is on alert after a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake rocked the country, triggering fears of tsunamis along the coast.
4. This video taken inside a convenience store in Nagano, showing items on shelves shaking violently, customers inside rushing out to safety.
5. Cell phone video taken from inside the store, showing the panics and chaos, Customers running for cover.
6. The powerful tremors are rocking this home near the epicenter. You can hear a child crying in terror.
7. It just started very slowly. And then It was just a violent shake.
8. The series quakes cutting through roads triggering landslides and reducing dozens of homes to rubble. Bullet trains in the region suspended, flights in and out of the nearest airport cancelled.
9. Alone the coast, thousands of buildings have lost power， including hospitals.
10. This footage showing the utility poles and electric wires swaying, threatening to come crashing down.
11. 4:00 P.M. Monday, the quake hitting the Noto Peninsula alone the Sea of Japan, the most powerful in the region since records began in 1885.
12. Officials immediately issuing a major tsunami warning, fearing waves could be 16 feet high. Tens of thousands along the coast forced to evacuate to higher ground.
13. At least four people have died. Now the race to rescue survivors is underway. Thousands of military personnel on standby for fears people could be trapped.
14. And Mary, no major tsunamis have been reported. Authorities have downgraded the warning. But already more than a hundred aftershocks have been reported, and the fear is that more are expected. Mary.
15. That certainly is the fear, Maggie, thank you.
16. Hi everyone. George Stephanopoulos here. Thanks for checking out ABC News YouTube channel. If you’d like to get more video show highlights, and watch live event coverage, click on the right over here to subscribe to our channel. And don’t forget to download the ABC News app for breaking news alerts. Thanks for watching.
Czech Republic falls silent to mourn Prague university mass shooting victims
01/01/24, 12:00 AM
Jan 1, 2024 - BBC News - Czech Republic falls silent to mourn Prague university mass shooting victims

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A minute of silence has been held in Prague to remember the victims of Thursday’s mass shooting. The Czech Republic is holding a day of national mourning for those killed in the attack, with flags flown at half-mast. Fourteen people were shot dead at Charles University by a student who then killed himself. It’s one of the deadliest attacks by a lone gunman in Europe this century. Police are still trying to establish a motive. Our correspondent, Bethany Bell, is in Prague.

Flags are flying at half-mast across the country as a sign of respect for the people who died in the shooting at Charles University. People are also thinking about those who were injured, with a number of them still in hospital, some in a serious condition. This is an attack that has deeply shocked the country. The police are still investigating, trying to establish what drove this 24-year-old gunman to do what he did. They say that there now appears to be a link between the gunman and two more deaths that took place last week.

Two bodies were discovered in a Prague forest, a young man and his two-month-old daughter. Police now say that there seems to be ballistic evidence linking those deaths with this gunman. This is an extremely sad Christmas for the whole country, and people here are still very much in shock.

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1. A minute silence has been held in Prague to remember the victims of Thursday’s mass shooting.
2. The Czech Republic is holding a day of national mourning for those killed in the attack, with flags flown at half-mast. Fourteen people were shot dead at Charles University by a student who then killed himself.
3. It’s one of the deadliest attack by a lone gunman in Europe this century. Police are still trying to establish a motive. Our correspondent Bethany Bell is in Prague.
4. Flags are flying at half-mast across the country. As a sign to respect people who died in the shooting at Charles University.
5. People are also thinking about those who were injured. A number of them are still in hospital some in a serious condition. This is an attack which is deeply shocked this country. The Police are still investigating, trying to establish what it was that drove this 24-year-old gunman to do what he did.
6. They say that there now appears to be a link between the gunman and two more deaths that would took place last week. Two bodies were discovered in the Prague forest of a young man and his two-month-old daughter. Police now say that there seems to be ballistic evidence linking those deaths with this gunman.
7. This is an extremely sad Christmas for the whole country. People here are still very much in shock.
CBC News - Growing number of Alberta students interested in computer science
12/23/23, 12:00 AM
Dec 23, 2023 - CBC News - Growing number of Alberta students interested in computer science, study suggests

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Right now, we’re about to test how our robot drives interest in computer science at Bev Facey Community High School. Because of student demand, the school just added a second competitive robotics team. According to a recent University of Alberta study, computer science education has been growing steadily across the province. Between 2009 and 2019, it’s gone up annually by more than 30%.

“We ended up finding that, as we kind of suspected, there was a really substantial growth rate, and it’s been pretty consistent over the last 10 to 12 years. But also, that growth rate was not necessarily consistent within different groups. Classes have been growing faster in cities than in rural areas, and they’re still drawing more male students than female.”

High school teacher David Hay thinks the subject’s growth is a good thing. Even as artificial intelligence threatens to replace some programming tasks, the ideas of computational thinking and being able to design things are never going to go away. That’s something that we need more and more people to understand.

Students say they’re not surprised by the trend. With the new iPhones, laptops, and computers, a lot more students and kids are getting into technology at earlier ages. “I believe that could be a big reason why people are going into computing science now.”

The appeal for some is getting to build things like robots or games. Basically, when you see the final result, you kind of look at all the efforts you’ve done to come to this point, and it’s really satisfying. Both students say they’re enjoying their classes now, and in the future, could see themselves pursuing careers in computer science.

Meline Cummings, CBC News, Sherwood Park.

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1. Right now, we are about to test our robot.
2. Interest in computer science is growing at Bev Facey Community High School. Because of the students demand, the school just added a second competitive robotics team.
3. According to a recent University of Alberta’s study, computer science education has been growing steadily across the province. Between 2009 and 2019, it’s gone up annually by more than thirty percent.
4. We ended up finding that, as we kind of suspected, there was a really substantial growth rate, and it has been pretty consistent over the last 10 to 12 years. Emm but also, that growth rate was not necessarily consistent within different groups.
5. Classes have been growing faster in cities than in rural areas, and they’re still drawing more male students than female.
6. High school teacher, David Hay, thinks the subject’s growth is a good thing. Even as artificial intelligence threatens to replace some programming tasks.
7. The ideas of computational thinking, and being able to design things, and that’s never going to go away. That’s something we need more and more people to understand.
8. And the students say, they are not surprised by the trend.
9. With the new iphones, laptops, and computers, a lot more students and kids are getting into technology at earlier ages. I believe that could be a big reason why people are going in computing science now.
10. The appeal for some, getting to build things like robots or games.
11. Basically, when you see the final result, you kind of look at all the efforts you have done to come to this point. And it’s very satisfied.
12. Both students say they’re enjoying their classes now, and in the future could see themselves pursuing careers in computer science. NC, CBC News, Sherwood Park.
BBC News - Israel-Gaza war
12/22/23, 12:00 AM
Dec 22, 2023 - BBC News - Israel-Gaza war: ‘I walked my kids past explosions and rotting corpses’

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I didn’t want to leave my home; we were comfortable. But the houses opposite were being bombed, one after another. I knew our turn would come next. Jihad and his family headed for the Salah alen road, which links North and South Gaza. In the rush to go, we didn’t even close our front door. Then we started our journey through hell. We walked for hours, and you eventually would have to cross the Israeli Army’s checkpoint.

The checkpoint can be seen here on satellite images taken the following day. We spent more than 4 hours waiting. My father fainted, and we had to hold him up. When we entered the checkpoint, it felt like Judgment Day. Jihad’s family crossed the checkpoint safely. A few meters beyond the checkpoint, I saw four detainees in their underwear being blindfolded beside a demolished building. There was a wall of sand. The blindfolded men were taken to the sandhill by soldiers and then took steps down out of my vision. Then we heard gunfire. I’m not sure whether they were shot or not.

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1. I didn’t want to leave my home. We were comfortable. But the houses opposite were being bombed, one after another. I knew our turn would come next.
2. Jihad and his family headed for Salah alen road, which links North and South Gaza.
3. In the rush to go, we didn’t even close our front door. Then we started our journey, through hell.
4. We walked for hours, and you eventually would have to cross the Israel’s Army checkpoint.
5. The checkpoint can be seen here on satellite images taken the following day.
6. We spent more than four hours waiting. My father fainted, and we had to hold him up. When we entered the checkpoint, it felt like Judgement day.
7. Jihard’s family crossed the checkpoint safely.
8. A few meters beyond the checkpoint, I saw four detainees in their underwear being blandfolded.
9. Beside a demolished building, there was a wall of sand. The blandfolded men were taken to the sandhill by soldiers. And then took steps down out of my vision.
10. Then we heard gunfire. I’m not sure whether they were shot or not.
CBC News - Why Ottawa parking lots say they're full when there are empty spaces
12/21/23, 12:00 AM
Dec 21, 2023 - CBC News - Why Ottawa parking lots say they’re full when there are empty spaces

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It’s 10:00 . You’re headed to work, running a bit late because your youngest is sick again. It’s fine in the car with coffee. How is it only Tuesday? Downtown you go, you work, but don’t live downtown because who can afford that? You would take the LRT, but it’s not always reliable. Plus, you may need to get home fast in case the school calls because your oldest caught whatever the youngest one has. So you drive. By 10:20 , you’re pulling off the highway, already thinking about your second coffee when you see it—the dreaded sign: “Lot Full,” and again and again. But why don’t most people work from home now? Let’s take a look.

The quick answer is no, even though it might seem that way. Many employers, including Ottawa’s largest—the federal government—are now mandating their workers back to the office, at least for part of the week. Plus, there’s lots of construction downtown. Those workers need to park too, and there’s not a lot of outside parking lots where the big pickup trucks and the big vans can fit. But yeah, it’s pretty hard for everyone. I would say around 10:00 a.m., the parking lot is full. But are the lots really full?

Looks like there are a lot of empty spaces. Parking attendants we spoke to say they have to reserve spots for monthly passholders—many hybrid workers who only come downtown a couple of days a week. Pretty, that leaves people without passes on the hunt for coveted spaces, which drivers we spoke to say are especially hard to find on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. And data from the City Hall parking lot backs that up. Take a look at these numbers from September and October—lots were basically full, but only in the middle of the week. Yeah, nobody’s around on Mondays and Fridays. Don’t tell anybody. Sorry, secret’s out.

Indigo, which manages parking lots across the country, says in Ottawa, demand exceeds supply on those three days. Regardless of the day, the later you come down, the harder it will be. “My routine starts around maybe 10:00 , so when I get here at 10:10 , 10:30 , you know, normally the parkings are taken. Then you know you have other places where you can go, but then you have to walk. Right? So why not take public transit? Because I have three kids, and my day is in Hall, and I live at GNO, so I need to go to Gau to Hall, Hall to Ottawa.”

Ridership is down. OC Transpo says it hasn’t been able to bounce back since the pandemic, partly because more federal workers are working from home. But let’s be honest, service hasn’t always been dependable. Would it be better if you had a monthly parking pass? Yes, but getting one isn’t going to be easy. Some places only give them to tenants; others don’t have any left to give. “It’s very difficult to get a monthly spot, especially because I’m never parking in the same area twice. I’m a contractor; I work all around town. So even if I get a monthly spot, it’s likely I won’t be able to park in that same spot all the time anyway.”

If that spot’s free, and it’s costly in the downtown core and ByWard Market—you’re looking at anywhere between $200 and $300 a month. If you push further out, $50 to $150 a month. On busy days, places like the National Art Centre use extra staff to help with traffic control. They try to be flexible to accommodate monthly passholders while also welcoming the general public. “So, it’s kind of an interesting, still adjustment, I would say. At a certain point, the person who observes what’s going on in the parking will say, ‘Okay, we need somebody to check out the door and make sure we don’t end up with a too-full parking, people coming in and really not finding any spots.’”

So, the next time you head to the office, pack your lunch but also your patience. If you think parking will be easy, you might as well park that idea too.

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1. It’s 10 o’clock. You’re headed to work, runing a bit late because your youngest is sick again. It’s fine in the car with coffee.
2. How is it only Tuesday? Downtown you go. You work, but don’t live downtown, because who can afford that? You would take the LRT, but it’s not always reliable.
3. Plus, you may need to get to home fast in case school calls, because your oldest caught whatever the youngest one has. So you drive.
4. By 10:20 , you’re pulling off the highway, already thinking about your second coffee when you see it - the dreaded sign: “Lot Full”, and again and again, but why? Don’t most people work from home now? let’s take a look.
5. The quick answer is no. Even thought it might seem that way. Many employers, including Ottawa’s largest - the federal government - are now mendating their workers back to the office, at least for part of the week.
6. Plus, there’s lots of construction downtown, those workers need to park too.
7. And there’s not a lot of outside parking lots where the big pickup trucks and the big vans can fit.
8. Emm, but yeah, It’s pretty hard for everyone. I would say: around the 10:00am the parking lot is full.
9. But are the lots really full? Looks like there’re a lot of empty spaces. Parking attendants we spoke to say: they have to reserve spots for monthly passholders. Many hybrid workers only come downtown for a couple of days a week.
10. That leaves people without passes on the hunt for coveted spaces. The drivers we spoke to, say are especially hard to find on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
11. Data from the City Hall parking lot backs that up. Take a look at these numbers from September and October. Lots were basically full but only in the middle of the week.
12. And nobody’s around on Mondays and Fridays. Don’t tell anybody. Sorry secret’s out.
13. Indigo, which manages parking lots across the country, says: In Ottawa, demand exceeds supply on those three days. Regardless of the day, the later you come down the harder it will be.
14. My routine starts around maybe 10:00 , so I get here at 10:00 , 10:30 . You know normally the parking are taken. Then you have other places that you can go, but then you have to walk great.
15. So why not take public transit?
16. Because I have three kids. And my daycare is in Hall, and I live at Gatineau. I need to go to Gatineau to Hall, Hall to Ottawa.
17. Ridership is down. OC Transpo says, it hasn’t been able to bounce back since pandemic. Partly because more federal workers are working from home. But let’s be honest, service hasn’t always been dependable.
18. Would it be better if you had a monthly parking pass? Yes, but getting one isn’t going to be easy. Some places only give them to tenants, others don’t have any left to give.
19. It’s very difficult to get a monthly spot. Especially because I’m never parking in the same area twice.
20. I’m a contractor. I work all around town. So even I get a monthly spot, It’s likely I won’t be able to park in that same spot all the time anyway. If that spot is free.
21. And it’s costly. In the downtown core and Byward Market you’re looking anywhere between $200 and $300 a month. If you push further out, $50 to $150 a month.
22. On busy days, places like the National Art Center use extra staff to help with traffic control. They try to be flexible to accommodate monthly passholders while also welcoming the general public.
23. So it’s kind of an interesting still adjustment I would say.
24. At soon point, the person who observe what’s going on in the parking will say, “OK, we need somebody to check out the door and make sure we don’t have end up with a too-full parking people coming in and really not finding any spots.
25. So, the next time you head to the office, pack your lunch but also your patience. If you think parking will be easy, you might as well park that idea too.
状语从句
01/01/23, 12:00 AM

定义

一个句子等于是一个副词

副词：修饰动词（整个句子也归为此类，因为句子核心是动词）、形容词、介词

因此状语从句也只有这三个功能

规则

只有一个关系连词引导

If/when/where/although/though/while/because/as(= when/while/because)

修饰动词

If 分句, 主语谓语宾语

If 分句修饰谓语

I can beat you, if you are happy. = If you are happy, I can beat you.

I like this game played by him when he is happy. 没有逗号时，状语从句修饰的动词遵循就近原则，因此修饰非谓语动词 played

I like this game played by him, when I am happy. 有逗号且根据句意，状语从句修饰主句动词：like

修饰形容词

There is a book useful and important for me when I am learning sth..

修饰介词（不太常见）