Daily English Dictation 67 - advanced

🎧 Listening Practice

My listening:

History is amazing. We took thousands of years to develop as great civilizations took flash to change. One hundred mannerd to courtest and five hundred fifteen means. Manned on the Mexico in fifty nineteen. It took only a couple of years to forever change the land. That is now the Mexico.

Answer:

History is amazing. What took thousands of years to develop as great civilizations, took a flash to change. When Hernando Cortez and 550 men landed on the Gulf of Mexico in 1519, it took only a couple of years to forever change the land that is now Mexico.

Pronunciation:

History is amazing. What took thousands of years to develop as great civilizations, took a flash to change. When Hernando Cortez and 550 men landed on the Gulf of Mexico in 1519, it took only a couple of years to forever change the land that is now Mexico.

📖 Accumulation

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civilization /ˌsɪvələˈzeɪʃən/ (n.)(c) 文明:

• The ancient Egyptian <u>civilization</u> left behind countless architectural wonders. Collocations: ancient ~ modern ~ Western ~ rise of ~ ~'s achievementsRelated: culture society empire antiquity heritage mankind history

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flash /flæʃ/ (n.)(c) 闪光，一瞬间:

• The idea came to her in a <u>flash</u> of inspiration. Collocations: a ~ of light in a ~ ~ of inspiration camera ~ lightning ~Related: instant blink moment split second glint spark burst

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land /lænd/ (v.)(vi.) 登陆，降落 (过去式 landed):

• The plane is scheduled to <u>land</u> at 10:30 p.m. Collocations: ~ on the moon ~ safely ~ a plane emergency landing soft landingRelated: touch down alight arrive disembark come down settle berth

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the Gulf of Mexico 墨西哥湾:

• We spent our vacation sailing on <u>the Gulf of Mexico</u>. Collocations: ~ oil spill ~ coastline ~ weather ~ beaches ~ hurricaneRelated: Caribbean Sea Atlantic Ocean Gulf Coast peninsula bay coastline Florida

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conquistador /kɑːnˈkiːstədɔːr/ (n.)(c) 征服者:

• I'm reading a book about the Spanish <u>conquistadors</u>. Collocations: Spanish ~ famous ~ ~ era ~ armor ~ expeditionRelated: conqueror colonizer explorer adventurer New World colonization empire

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