12.change
(1)改變，更改。這是該詞的基本意思，看兩個例子回顧一下。
I’d love to see a different type of movie for a change.
我想換換口味，看場不同類型的電影。
I’ll have to get my ticket changed.
我必須得更改我的票。
(2)零錢。這是在口語中經常使用的意思。
Two tickets and here’s a dollar forty cents change.
這是兩張票以及一美元四十美分的找零。
Jane, do you have some change? I have to make a call on the payphone.
Jane，你有零錢嗎?我想在公用電話亭打個電話。
13.check
(1)檢查?；疽馑?。check our baggage 檢查行李
Could you check for me who borrowed it?
你能幫我查查是誰借走了嗎?
Did you check the power plug and press the play button?
你是否檢查了電源插頭并按了播放鍵了呢?
(2)登機臺。check-in counter
Is this the check-in counter for Flight 914 to Los Angeles?
這是飛往洛杉磯的914號航班的登機臺嗎?
(3)詢問。check on it 問問看
Maybe I should call to check on it.
也許我應該打個電話問問看。
(4)支票。
Sign the check.
簽這張支票。
14.copy
(1)一本，一份。a copy of 口語中經常使用。
I’d like to buy a copy of Professor Franklin’s book On American Culture.
我想買本富蘭克林教授寫的關于美國文化的書。
Would you like a copy of professor Smith’s article?
你想要份史密斯教授的文章嗎?
(2)復印。簡單動詞。
Could you copy this article for me?
你能為我拷貝一下這篇文章嗎?
15.count
(1)數數。
She is counting the days.
她每天都在數著日子。
(2)指望。count on 依賴
We’ll have to count on good weather.
我們不得不指望一個好天氣。
16.cover
(1)封面。hard cover 精裝書，與hard back book同意。另外，每個娛樂雜志的封面都免不了會有一位漂亮時尚的cover figure(封面人物)。
The hard cover is on sale for the same price as the paperback this week in the bookshop.
在書店，這些精裝本與平裝本價格相同。
(2)讀完，完成。
I think we’ve covered everything.
我認為我們完成所有事情了。
I just covered a few chapters which interested me most.
我只讀完了自己最感興趣的幾章。
17.crossword puzzle
縱橫字謎，一種填字游戲。既可以entertain oneself(自我娛樂)，也是一種不錯的智力訓練。
This is not a game. It’s only a crossword puzzle that helps increase my vocabulary.
這不是游戲。這只是可以幫助我提高單詞量的一種縱橫字謎。
18.drama
戲劇。這是一種西方的藝術形式。四級聽力中曾經多次出現。其他的藝術形式還有TV play(電視劇)，soap opera(肥皂劇)，concert(音樂會)……
Some people just can’t seem to appreciate real-life drama.
有些人似乎不愿意欣賞真實生活的戲劇表演。
19.drop
(1)拜訪。drop by
I wonder if you can drop by tomorrow evening.
我想知道你能否在明晚過來。
(1)載人一程。
I’m going home, but I can drop you at the supermarket.
我要回家，但我可以載你到超市。
(2)忘掉，放棄。drop it
We can drop it this time. But don’t do it again.
這次我們可以算了，但下次不要再犯。
I have to drop it this time.
我這次不得不放棄。
20.drunk driving
酒后駕駛。在四級聽力中出現，一般都是作為traffic accident(交通事故)的主要原因之一。
I think it’s high time we turned our attention to the danger of drunk driving now.
我認為這是我們必須重視酒后駕駛的危險性的時候了。
21.expect
愿意“期待，期望”。
Nobody expects you to be a superstar.
沒有人指望你會成為超級明星。
引申意思為“等待，預期”。
The lecture was much more difficult to follow than I had expected.
這個演講比我預期的要難懂多了。
Mr. Smith is expecting you at 3 o’clock.
史密斯先生等待著你三點鐘到來。
22.extremely
使用頻率非常高，不亞于very，這個東西extremely expensive。
The speech the blind girl gave this evening was extremely moving.
今晚那個盲的女孩的演講非常感人。
23.film
(1)電影。最常見用語。
(2)膠卷。
ran out of film 膠卷用完;a roll of film 一卷膠卷;develop the film沖洗膠卷，說成wash就完蛋了。
(3)拍攝。
film the river bank
拍攝河岸景致
24.gains and losses
得與失。
Think about the gains and losses before you make the decision.
在你做出決定之前，一定要好好想想得與失。
25.give
(1)give sb a ride 請某人搭便車
Could you give me a ride to school tomorrow?
你明天能載我一程去學校嗎?
(2)give sb a hand 幫助某人
Can you give me a hand, Mike?
麥克，你能幫我一下嗎?
(3)give sb a ring 打電話給某人
I need to give Mum a ring and tell her I will not be back for dinner.
我要給媽媽打電話告訴她不回去吃晚飯了。
26.go
(1)go broke 破產;身無分文
(2)go for a ride 乘車外出
My sister wanted to go for a ride around town.
我的姐姐想乘車去鎮(zhèn)上轉一轉。
(3)go Dutch 各付各的
(4)go ahead 向前進;繼續(xù)下去
Go ahead, please.
請繼續(xù)向前進。
(5)go on forever 永遠繼續(xù)下去
Mrs. Lung’s briefing seems to go on forever.
郎女士的演說似乎沒完沒了。
(6)go against 不順心
Oh, yes, but not a thing to go against me.
哦，是啊，沒有什么不順心的事情發(fā)生在我身上。
(7)go over 復習，溫習
I’ve have to go over my notes for tomorrow’s midterm.
我不得不為明天的期中考試復習筆記。
