大耳朵在線的英語聽力非常有趣，不僅是聽起來有趣味，看起來也很有意思。下面是學(xué)習(xí)啦小編給大家整理的大耳朵英語聽力，供大家參閱!

　　大耳朵英語聽力：Age

　　Beginner

　　A: How old is Keith?

　　B: He's 21. How old is James?

　　A: He's a year older than Keith, but he looks younger.

　　B: How's your father?

　　A: He's fine. He retired last week. It's a turning point in his life. Now he can

　　relax and enjoy his retirement.

　　B: He can spend more time with his grandchilden.

　　A: Oh, I don't think he wants to. He wants to travel to several different countries

　　around the world.

　　B: So, he wants to have a more active retirement. Good idea!

　　A: How do you want to spend your old age?

　　B: In the same way, probably.

　　Intermediate

　　A: What's the life expectancy in your country?

　　B: I'm not sure, but probably about 75 years. How about in your country?

　　A: About 70, I think. This newspaper article talks about the problems of

　　an aging population. It's a problem that will soon affect most of the world.

　　B: I heard that the government might need to increase the retirement age,

　　because otherwise there will not be enough workers to support the young and the elderly.

　　A: Perhaps we need to have more babies! Tina gave birth to a baby boy yesterday.

　　B: Did she? That's great. However, if we have too many children, that will have a bad effect on the environment.

　　A: How's your son these days?

　　B: Oh, he's fine. Kids seem to grow up very quickly nowadays.

　　A: He'll be a teenager before you know it! Teenagers are often rebellious!

　　When do you think it is a good age to have a child?

　　B: I had mine when I was 24. That's a little young.I'd suggest you wait until you

　　are in your late twenties, or even in your early thirties if you have a good career.

　　A: Yes, I think you're right. I'm thinking about having a child, but not just yet.

　　B: Is there a big generation gap between parents and their children in your country?

　　A: Yes, there is. Teenagers do not want to live traditonal lives. They want to go

　　out, have fun, and explore the world. They want to develop their own view of life. Parents usually try to discourage them, but they don’t often succeed.

　　B: Parents usually give their children more freedom in my country. Sometimes they give them too much freedom.

　　A: It's almost impossible to get the right balance. If you are too strict, kids might ignore you. If you are too lenient, they might go wild.

　　Words Ⅰ.

　　expectancy [iksˈpektənsi] n.( pl. expectancies ) 期望;預(yù)期/期望之事物

　　life expectancy 平均壽命 (= expectation of life )

　　affect [əˈfekt] vt. ( affected; affected; affecting )

　　1. 影響;對...發(fā)生作用

　　The amount of rain affects the growth of crops. 雨量影響作物的生長

　　effect [iˈfekt] n.( pl. effects )1.結(jié)果 2.效果,效力;作用;影響

　　This had a great effect upon the future of both mother and son.

　　這對母子倆的將來影響很大。

　　vt. ( effected; effected; effecting )

　　3.造成;產(chǎn)生;招致 Rose tried to effect a reconciliation. 羅絲試圖進(jìn)行調(diào)解。

　　4.實現(xiàn),達(dá)到(目的) He effected several important changes.

　　他完成了幾項重要的改革。

　　rebellious [riˈbeljəs]adj.造反的;不法的/難控制的;難治療的

　　rebel [riˈbel] vi. ( rebelled; rebelled; rebelling )

　　1. 造反;反叛;反抗 The people rebelled against the tyrant.

　　人民起來反抗暴君。

　　2. 嫌惡,反感 We rebelled at having to stay in on so fine a day.

　　天氣這么好卻要呆在家里,我們對此非常反感。

　　[ˈrebl] n. ( pl. rebels ) 造反者;反抗者;反叛者

　　Adj. 反叛(者)的,造反(者)的;反抗(者)的,反對(者)的

　　give birth to 生(孩子) She gave birth to a fine healthy baby.

　　她生了個漂亮健康的嬰兒。

　　explore [iksˈplɔː] vt. ( explored; explored; exploring )

　　1.探測;探勘;在...探險 They explored this desert region in 1923.

　　他們于一九二三年在這荒漠地區(qū)探險。

　　3. 探究,探索

　　The conference explored the possibility of closer trade links.

　　大會探討了在貿(mào)易上進(jìn)一步加強(qiáng)聯(lián)系的可能性。

　　ignore [igˈnɔː] vt. ( ignored; ignored; ignoring )不顧,不理會;忽視

　　His letters were ignored. 他的信無人理會。

　　Even the best of men ignored that simple rule.

　　甚至最優(yōu)秀的人也忽略了那條簡單的規(guī)則。

　　lenient [ˈliːnjənt] adj. 寬大的;仁慈的;溫和的

　　the judge who often passes lenient sentences 一位常從輕判刑的法官

　　She was very lenient towards him. 她對他很寬厚。

　　Words Ⅱ.

　　Young /old/ middle-aged /elderly /childhood /adulthood/ teenager

　　/Generation /retire /early-twenties/ mid-thirties/ late-forties /baby /toddler

　　/Adolescent/ kid /life expectancy /21 years old /look(older)/ turning-point/ mature

　　Child/ youth /life/ middle /old /age /pension

　　adulthood [əˈdʌlthud] n. 成年(期)

　　Toddler : is a common term for a young child who is learning to walk or "toddle" , generally considered to be the second stage of development after infancy and before childhood occurring predominantly during the ages of 12 to 36 months old.

　　adolescent [ˌædəˈlesnt] n. ( pl. adolescents )青少年

　　( being of the age 13 through 19 )

　　adj. 青春期的 / 青少年的;幼稚的,未成熟的

　　Her remarks seemed a bit adolescent. 她的這番話似乎有點幼稚。

　　youth: the time of life between childhood and maturity

　　mature [məˈtjuə] adj. ( maturer; maturest )

　　1.成熟的;釀熟的 This is the most mature of his plays.

　　這是他最成熟的一部劇作。

　　2.成年人的 She has the figure of a mature woman. 她有成年女性的體型。

　　3.穩(wěn)重的;慎重的,周到的Can't you behave in a mature way?

　　你的舉止不能穩(wěn)重一點嗎?

　　maturity [məˈtjuəriti] n.

　　1. 成熟;完善 (reach maturity 成熟)

　　This job calls for a man with a great deal of maturity.

　　這個工作需由老練持重的人去做。

　　2. (支票等的)到期 pay at maturity 到期付款

　　pension [ˈpenʃən] n. ( pl. pensions )退休金;養(yǎng)老金;撫恤金

　　( A pension is a steady income given to a person (usually after retirement). Pensions are typically payments made in the form of a guarantee )

　　She lived on a small pension. 她以一點退休金為生。

　　Phrases

　　Grow up / have a child / become an adult / leave school / get married

　　be born / become / pregnant / give birth