Daily English Dictation 40 - 2026/04/25
🎧 Listening Practice
My listening:
Dozense wide of rabits were currently down the side roads on Sunday night. More than 60 vanies were sattared on the shelter.Answer:
Dozens of white rabbits were apparently dumped along the side of the road Sunday night. More than 60 bunnies were scattered on the shoulder.Pronunciation:
Dozen<u>s o</u>f white rabbits were apparently dumpe<u>d a</u>lo<u>ng the</u> si<u>de o</u>f the road Sunday night. More than 60 bunnies were scattered o<u>n the</u> shoulder.
along the: ng kills th => along nuh
on the => on nuh
📖 Accumulation
Good Samaritan /ɡʊd səˈmærɪtən/
(n.)(c) 好心人，乐善好施者（尤指救助陌生人）:
- A <u>Good Samaritan</u> stopped to help the driver change a flat tire.
Collocations: play the ~ act as a ~ anonymous ~ local ~ true ~
Related: do-gooder altruist benefactor Samaritan helping hand humanitarian philanthropist
a baker's dozen /ə ˈbeɪkərz ˈdʌzən/
(n.)(c) 十三（个）:
- She bought <u>a baker's dozen</u> of bagels so everyone could have one with a spare.
Collocations: ~ of eggs ~ of donuts order a ~ sell by the ~ cost for a ~
Related: thirteen dozen gross score half dozen baker bakeshop
dump /dʌmp/
(v.)(vt.) 丢弃，倾倒（垃圾或不需要的东西）（过去式 dumped，现在分词 dumping）:
- Someone <u>dumped</u> an old mattress behind the grocery store last night.
(n.)(c) 垃圾场，倾倒场:
- We need to take this broken furniture to the <u>dump</u> before Saturday.
Collocations: dump trash dump waste dump illegally garbage dump landfill dump
Related: dispose discard junk litter landfill rubbish waste site
domesticate /dəˈmestɪkeɪt/
(v.)(vt.) 驯养（动物）（过去式 domesticated，现在分词 domesticating）:
- Humans began to <u>domesticate</u> wolves thousands of years ago, leading to today's dogs.
Collocations: ~ animals ~ livestock ~ a wild species successfully ~ attempt to ~
Related: tame breed cultivate domestic domestication household pet feral
bunny /ˈbʌni/
(n.)(c) 兔子（尤指幼兔或口语昵称）:
- The kids were excited to see a little <u>bunny</u> hopping across the lawn.
Collocations: Easter bunny fluffy bunny bunny rabbit bunny hop pet bunny
Related: rabbit hare buck doe kit warren carrot
on the shoulder (of the road) /ɑn ðə ˈʃoʊldər əv ðə roʊd/
在（公路的）路肩上:
- A broken-down car sat <u>on the shoulder of the road</u> waiting for a tow truck.
Collocations: pull over onto ~ park on ~ drive on ~ emergency stop on ~ fatality on ~
Related: hard shoulder breakdown lane curb roadside verge emergency lane highway edge
asphalt /ˈæsfɔːlt/
(n.)(u) 沥青，柏油:
- The crew spread hot <u>asphalt</u> to pave the new driveway.
Collocations: asphalt pavement asphalt road asphalt mixture lay asphalt recycled asphalt
Related: bitumen tarmac blacktop concrete pavement macadam asphaltic
gravel /ˈɡrævəl/
(n.)(u) 砾石，碎石:
- They covered the garden path with <u>gravel</u> to prevent mud.
Collocations: gravel road gravel driveway loose gravel crushed gravel walk on gravel
Related: pebble stone shingle aggregate grit rock broken rock