听力填空练习

听力填空练习

Catherine: And another popular finding for British people is to say that

1、__________________, and again this is true for lots of people，so it isn't particularly meaningful.

Neil: If you're descended from a person or a group，it means they are among your ancestors.

Catherine: Now, remember I asked: what's the name for the study of ancient handwriting? Is it a) Scriptography? b) Palaeography? Or c) Scribology?

Neil: And I said a) Scriptography. And I'm pretty confident that's the right answer.

Catherine: Well, Neil, you're pretty confident but unfortunately it was wrong! The correct answer is b) Palaeography. Palaeography is the study of ancient and historical handwriting, including 2、__________________, reading, and dating historical 3、__________________.

Neil: Oh well, here are the words we learned:

4、_______________ roots

5、_____________

6、_____________

7、_____________

8、_____________ 填空：

1、you're descended from the Vikings

2、the practice of deciphering

3、manuscripts

4、genealogy

5、skeletons in the closet

6、decipher

7、census

8、family lore 词汇补充

Vocabulary & Phrase

请上下滑动查看 descend

vi. 遗传；下去; 下降；下来； （反义词：ascend 上升）

descend: 通常指沿斜线或斜坡下降。

drop: 指物体从一定高度落下。

fall: 与drop同义，指突然或猛烈地降落，但fall也可指任何下落，同高度或形式无关。

sink: 指在空气或水中垂直下降、下沉。

-ogy 学（构成名词）

genealogy 家谱学 biology 生物学 psychology心理学

decipher vt. 破译(密码), 辨认(潦草字迹)

Can anyone decipher his handwriting? date

v：记载日期于、鉴定…的年代 常用搭配date from 追溯到；始于；起源于

date n：日期、约会

up to date adj. 最新的；最近的；现代的 out of date 过时的；过期的；废弃的

blind date n. 相亲

date: 主要指朋友之间的随便约见或男女之间的约会。

engagement: 泛指任何商定的地点和时间见面，专指针对某一目的约会。

appointment: 通常指严格根据时间表上预约的时间进行的约见或约会，其目的主要是讨论公事或业务问题。

skeleton in the cupboard/closet，本意是“柜子里的骷髅”，引申义指“不宜外扬的家丑”。 lore

n. 知识；学问；全部传说

But largely, it's a book of childhood memories and family lore

（请务必听写后校对）

红色连读；蓝色爆破省读；橙色弱读

Catherine: And another popular finding for British people is to say that you're descended from the Vikings, and again this is true for lots of people，so it isn't particularly meaningful.

在英国，另一种流行的说法是：你是维京人的后代。同样，很多人都确实是维京人的后代，所以这也就没什么特别的意义了 。

Neil: If you're descended from a person or a group it means they are among your ancestors.

如果你是某个人或某个族群的后代，这就意味着他们是你的祖先之一。

Catherine: Now, remember I asked: what's the name for the study of ancient handwriting? Is it… a) Scriptography? b) Palaeography? Or c) Scribology? 还记得我之前问的问题吗，研究古代手稿的学科叫什么？a) Scriptography？ b) Palaeography？还是 c) Scribology?

Neil: I said a) Scriptography. And I'm pretty confident that's the right answer. 我选的是Scriptography。我很自信，这就是正确答案。

Catherine: Well, Neil, you're pretty confident but unfortunately it was wrong! The correct answer is b) Palaeography. Palaeography is the study of ancient and historical handwriting, including the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating historical manuscripts.

你确实很自信，不过很遗憾，这不是正确答案。正确答案是b) 古文书学。古文书学是研究古代手稿的学科，其中包括破译、阅读和注明历史手稿的日期。

Neil: Oh well, here are the words we learned: 好了，我们来看看今天学到的单词： genealogy 宗谱，系谱学 roots

根源

skeletons in the closet 秘密 decipher 破译 census 人口普查 family lore 家庭传说 descended from 起源于

Catherine: And that's the end of today's 6 Minute English. Don't forget to join us again soon!

今天的六分钟英语就到这里。欢迎继续收听我们下期节目。 Both: Bye! 再见！

6 Minute English from the BBC. BBC英语六分钟。