2013年6月英語四級真題聽力短文原文及重點詞彙整理

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2013年6月英語四級真題聽力短文原文及重點詞彙翻譯

Farmington, Utah, is a more pleasant community since a local girls’ 4-H club improved Main Street. Six 4-H girls worked to clean a 72-foot curbside that was covered with weeds, rocks and trash. Each member volunteered to clean up and to dig in plot, five flats of flowers. They also took turns in watering, weeding and maintaining the plot.

Participation in this project helped the girls develop a new attitude towards the appearance of their own homes; they’ve learned how to work with tools, and improve their work habits.

重點詞彙：

• community 社群、團體
• 72-foot 72英尺
• curbside 路邊、馬路牙子
• be covered with sth 由sth覆蓋
• weed 雜草（也有除草的意思）
• rock 石頭
• trash 垃圾
• volunteer to do sth 志願做某事(volunteer 志願者)
• dig in plot 挖（小塊）地
• flat 平地
• take turns in doing sth 輪流做sth
• maintain the plot 修整土地
• participation 參加、參與
• toward 向、對於

One monther said that before her daughter was involved in this project, she would not even pull a weed. The experience on Main Street stimulated self-Improvement, and couraged members to take pride in their home grounds and in the total community.

City officials cooperated with the 4-H members in planting trees, building cooking facilities, picnic tables, swings and public restrooms. The 4-H girls planted trees and took care of them during the early stages of growth. The total park project needed more plantings in the following years.

Member of 4-H club agreed to follow the project through to completion, because they receive satisfaction **from results of **constructive work. The project is a growing one and has spread from the park to the school and the shopping center. Trees and flowers has all been planted in the shopping center, making the atmosphere pleasant.

重點詞彙：

• stimulate v.刺激、激發
• take pride in 以…為傲
• official 官員
• cooperate with sb 和sb合作
• facility 裝置
• swing v.擺動、搖擺、搖盪
• restroom 衛生間
• stage 階段
• satisfaction n.滿足、滿意
• constructive adj.建設性的、有助益的
• atmosphere n.大氣、氣氛