Daily English Dictation 51 - 2026/05/06 - expert
🎧 Listening Practice
My listening:
What would you gonna done there? I gonna plus about recently. But it's place where I should take my fancy.Answer:
And why do you wanna go there? I know it's had a bad press recently, but it's the place that's taken my fancy!Pronunciation:
And why do you wanna go there? I know it'<u>s ha</u><u>d a</u> bad press recently, but it's the place that's taken my fancy!
n sound is very strong. So it can kill the “d, t, th” sound.
S N L are strong sound. 7 Hs: he, her, him, his, had, has, have
📖 Accumulation
spanking /ˈspæŋkɪŋ/
(adj.) 飞快的，极快的:
- We made <u>spanking</u> progress on the project and finished early.
(n.)(c) 打屁股:
- The child got a <u>spanking</u> for lying to his parents.
Collocations: ~ pace ~ new give a ~ get a ~ deserve a ~
Related: spank whipping smack slap discipline punishment brisk
press /pres/
(n.)(u) 报刊，新闻界，舆论:
- The company has been getting a lot of bad <u>press</u> recently.
(n.)(c) 出版社，印刷机:
- She runs a small independent <u>press</u> in Brooklyn.
Collocations: bad ~ good ~ ~ release ~ conference printing ~
Related: media journalism coverage publicity reporter tabloid newspaper
take someone's fancy
吸引某人，让某人看上:
- It's the place that's <u>taken my fancy</u>!
Collocations: really ~ ~ immediately ~ for some reason place ~ idea ~
Related: catch one's eye appeal to attract interest captivate tempt draw in