進階英語達人第八十九階

今天是您進階英語達人的第八十九天，加油！！！

今天的封面圖片是中國著名國畫大師傅抱石於1944年所創作的《杜甫九日藍耕會飲詩意圖》的局部。該畫於2012年最終以8000萬的價格落槌。

一、辭彙

Wobble

(move from side to side in an unsteady way)

（使）搖晃

Don』t wobble the table—I』m trying to write.

Under the auspices of sb/sth

在……幫助（或支持、保護）下

The community center was set up under the auspices of a government initiative.

Auspicious

(showing signs that sth is likely to be successful in the future)

吉利的、吉祥的

An auspicious start to the new school year

Locality

(the area that surrounds the place you are in or are talking about)

地區

There is no airport in the locality.

Stumble

跑或走時絆腳

The child stumbled and fell.

As likely as not

(very probably)

很可能

As likely as not she』s forgotten all about it.

Preferable

(more attractive or more suitable; to be preferred to sth)

更可取、更適合、更好

Anything was preferable to the tense atmosphere at home.

In view of sth

(considering sth)

鑒於、考慮到、由於

In view of the weather, the event will now be held indoors.

Indisputable

不容置疑的、不容否認的

It is indisputable that the crime rate has been rising.

二、表達&翻譯

適得其反、弄巧成拙

Be self-defeating

不反對某事

Have no objection to sth

經濟狀況

Financial circumstances

在任何情況下

In any circumstance

被某人看不起

Be held in contempt by sb

三、聽力

今天的聽力是兩段，包括一段BBC聽力材料和一段VOA聽力材料。

BBC聽力材料對應的文本在本公眾號內。

所有的聽力材料都在本公眾號內。

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