英语听力每日五分钟（中级+）12

1、As soon as they realized the mayor was on his way down, his critics started coming out of the woodwork.
当人们意识到市长开始失势时，他的批评者就会接二连三的出来指责。
2、Perception is based, to a very large extent, on conceptual models - which are always inadequate, often incomplete and sometimes profoundly wrong.
人的感知在很大程度上是基于概念模型的。这些模型总是不充分的，也往往是不完整的，有时甚至错的离谱。
3、To this extent, it has the characteristics of a great complicated balance between plant life and lower forms of animal life.
至少在这种程度上，它具有植物生命与较低形式的动物生命之间复杂的平衡点。
4、Looks, brains, reflexes, rich family and,for good measure, vice president of the student committee - in other words he's 'perfect'.
漂亮的外表，聪明的大脑，灵活的反应，富有的家庭，等等，在很大程度上，学生委员会副主席-换句话说,他是“完美的”
。
5、When Ivisited my hometown this summer, I found the city different from what it had been ten years ago.
当我今年夏天访问我的家乡时,我发现这个城市与十年前不同。
6、In my daily life I take care in various ways of my body so as not to damage my health.
在我的日常生活中，我从方方面面爱护我的生意，以免损害我的健康。
7、I'd stop worrying about it and take some action. The anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face.
我不担心并且采取了行动，因为无所作为带来的焦虑比我们可能面临的任何危险都要严重。
8、My grandmother used to go out for a walk almost every day, but now she seldom, if ever, goes out.
我祖母过去几乎每天都出去散步，但现在她很少出门。
9、I would appreciate it if I had the opportunity to meet with Mr Brown again during his stay in Chicago.
如果我有机会在布朗先生在芝加哥逗留期间再次会见他，我将不胜感激。
10、The reduction in obstetricians and gynecologists is a reflection of the decrease in births, thus reducing need for medical care.
产科医生和妇科医生的减少反映了出生率的下降，从而减少了对医疗的需求。
11、I look for all the world like an athlete in this outft, but the truth is I don't do any sports at all.
打扮成这样看起来就像运动员，但其实完全不做体育运动。
12、Once you go ahead and start, even the tiresome work of adding and subtracting figures is interesting in its way.
一旦你着手开始做，即使是令人厌烦的加减数字的工作也是有趣的。