老托听力93篇原文_9597.docx

老托 Part C 精选 93 篇1Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducationhereatouruniversity. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one communityactivitybeforetheygraduate.Anewcommunityprogramcalled"OneOnOne"helpselementarystudentswho'vefallenbehind.Youeducation majorsmightbeespeciallyinterestedinitbecause itofferstheopportunityto dosometeaching— thatis,tutoringinmathandEnglish.You'dhavetovolunteer two hours a week for one semester. You can choose to help a childwith math, English, or both. Half-hour lessons are fine, so you could do a halfhour of each subject two days a week. Professor Dodge will act as amentorto thetutors— he'llbe availabletohelpyouwithlessonplansortooffersuggestionsforactivities.HehasofficehourseveryTuesdayandThursdayafternoon. You can sign up for the program with him and begin the tutoringnextweek.I'msureyou'll enjoythiscommunityserviceandyou'llgainvaluableexperienceatthesametime.Itlooks goodonyourresume,too,showingthatyou'vehadexperiencewithchildrenand thatyoucareaboutyour community. If you'd like to sign up, or if you have any questions, stopby Professor Dodge's office this week.【生词摘录】ponent: n.［ C］ one of several parts that together make up a wholemachine or system（机器或系统的）零件；成分；组成部分2.tutor : n.［ C］ someone who teaches one pupil or asmallgroup,and isdirectly paid by them家庭教师，私人教师 v. to teach someone as a tutor给 ,当家庭教师；指导3.mentor :n. ［ C ］ an experiencedperson who advisesandhelpsa lessexperienced person顾问，指导人，教练12I hopeyou'veall finishedreadingtheassignedchapteroninsurancesothatyou're prepared for our discussion today. But, before we start, I'd like to mentiona few things your text doesn't go into. It's interesting to note that insurance hasexistedinsomeformfora verylongtime.Theearliestinsurancepolicieswerewhatwecalledbottomrycontracts.Theyprovidedshippingprotectionformerchants as far back as 3000 B.C. In general, the contracts were often no morethanverbalagreements.Theygrantedloanstomerchantswiththeunderstandingthat ifa particularshipmentofgoodswaslostatsea,theloandidn't have to be repaid.Intereston the loans varied according to how risky itwas to transport the goods. During periods of heavypiracyat sea, for example,the amount of interest and the cost of the policy went up considerably. So, youcansee howinsurancehelped encourageinternationaltrade.Eventhemostcautiousmerchantsbecamewillingtoriskshippingtheir goodsoverlongdistances,nottomentioninhazardousweatherconditionswhentheyhadthiskindofprotectionavailable.Generallyspeaking,thebasic formofaninsurancepolicyhasbeenprettymuchthesamesincetheMiddleAges.Therearefourpoints that weresalientthen and remainparamountin all policies today. Thesewereoutlinedinchaptersixandwill serveasthebasisfortherestof today'sdiscussion. Can anyone tell me what one of those points might be?【生词摘录】1. insurance : n. ［ U ］ an arrangement with a company in which you pay themmoney each year and they pay the costs if anything bad happens to you, suchas an illness or an accident 保险； the money that you payregularlyto aninsurance company 保险费； the business of providing insurance保险业2. bottomry: n. 船舶抵押契约（如船舶损失，则债务取消），冒险借贷3.contract:n. ［ C ］ a formalwrittenagreementbetweentwo or morepeople,which says what each person must do for the other契约；合同4.loan : n.［ C］ an amount of money that you borrow from a bank etc（银行等的）贷款5.understanding: n. ［ C usuallysingular ］aprivate,unofficialagreement（私底下、非正式的）协议，协定6.interest: n.［ U ］ a charge made for borrowing money（借贷的）利息［ +on ］7.piracy : n. the crime of attacking and stealing from ships at sea海上抢劫，海盗行为8.cautious: adj. careful to avoid danger or risks小心的，谨慎的，慎重的9. hazardous: adj. 危险的10.s alient: adj.formal the salient points orfeatures of somethingare themost。