天朗气清，人间安闲。
清晨的公园一片安宁。
铺几张报纸在长凳上，捧一本书，听着鸟鸣，迎着清风，享受安静的阅读时光。
听力、阅读笔记整理：
communal facilities/food/property公共设施／共享食品／公有财产
We each have a separate bedroom but share a communal kitchen.
我们各有一间独立的卧室，但共享一个厨房。
Women were beginning to take responsibilityfor things outside the domestic sphere.
cultural/social sphere:
They moved in different cultural spheres.
environmental/industrial/moral/urban decay环境恶化／工业衰退／道德沦丧／城市衰落
The buildings had started to fall into
decay.那些建筑已经开始破败了。
This industry has been in decay for some
time.这个行业早就开始衰退了。
Hanley pulled off a surprise victory in thesemi-final.
pull it off (=to succeed at what you aretrying to do):
They nearly managed to get the loan butjust failed to pull it off.
He held back, terrified of going into the
dark room.他退缩了，不敢进入黑暗的房间。
The holidays flew by all too quickly.假期过得太快了。
What do you mean you don't understand - do
I have to spell it out for you?你说你不明白是什么意思——需要我详细地向你解释一下吗？
Carter's brilliant second novel lifted her
out of the ruck (of average writers).卡特的第二部小说非常出色，使她（从一般的平庸作家中）脱颖而出。
a deranged criminal/mind/personality疯狂的罪犯／混乱的头脑／狂躁的人格
to be mentally deranged精神错乱
If someone insults you, don't retaliate as
it only makes the situation worse.如果别人侮辱了你，不要报复，因为这样只会使情况变得更糟。
Eventually, Roberto backed down and
apologized.最后，罗伯托认错并道了歉。
The champion’s play was full ofuncharacteristic mistakes.
a repugnant smell令人作呕的气味
The idea of cheating in an exam is morally
repugnant to me.我认为在考试中作弊的想法不道德，对此深恶痛绝。
Unhappy tourists have pointed the finger at
unhelpful travel agents.不满的游客纷纷指责旅游代办人办事不力。
Is he going to jump or is he only bluffing?他是真要跳还是只是吓唬人？
Tony seems to know a lot about music, but
sometimes I think he's only bluffing.托尼似乎对音乐很了解，但有时我觉得他只是在装样子。
She bluffed the doorman into thinking that
she was a reporter.她装模作样让门卫以为她是记者。
How did Mina manage to bluff her way into
that job?米娜究竟是怎样蒙混过关得到那份工作的？
He's one of those people who is very good
at bluffing their way out of trouble.他属于那种善于蒙混过关摆脱麻烦的人。
Despite her bluff manner, she's actually a
very kind woman.尽管有点过于直率，但她实际上是个很善良的女人。
rogue cells无赖细胞
He was bent on getting married as soon aspossible.
unwavering support
Most characters in his movies are somewhatlarger than life.
My brother's getting divorced so I'm goinghome for a family powwow this weekend.
我哥哥要离婚了，因此本周末我要回家参加家庭会议。
"No nukes here!" the banner read.
横幅上写着“禁止在此使用核武器！”
They're on track to make record profits.
他们有望获得创纪录的利润。
