英语听力每日五分钟（中级+）14

1、That young man can't get the sort of jobs he wants and doesn't have any friends;he's really at a loss.
那个年轻人找不到想要的工作，也没有朋友，他真的不知道怎么办好。
2、You have to think of the example you're setting. You'll never be able to lead if you don't set an example worth following.
你得想想你自己树立的榜样。如果你不树立一个值得效仿的榜样，你就永远无法领导。
3、Just one part of what he said got picked up by the media and took on a life of its own.
媒体对于他说的话断章取义脱离事实。
4、That is to say, a language is something that we learn and are taught, not something that we know by instinct.
也就是说，语言是我们在教育下掌握的技能，不是生来就拥有的。
5、They dance in circles to communicate a short distance, and shake their bodies and dart back and forth to indicate a longer distance.
他们围成圆圈跳舞，圈子缩小时靠近互相交谈，圈子扩张时则前后摆动身体。
6、You kept putting off working on the fine details on this project so it ended up lacking the fnishing touches.
因为你把这个项目细节的工作推后了，所以它最终没有完成。
7、A mailbag from a single sender addressed to one recipient, as the name suggests, is for delivering a bag of printed matter.
一个从一位寄件人到另一位收件人的邮包，如其名称所示，是用来递送一袋印刷品的。
8、I'd like to have a girl the first time. Look,they say 'First a girl, then a boy' don't they?
我希望第一-胎是女孩。他们不是常说“先是女孩,然后是男孩”，不是吗?
9、Extra special treatment is imperative to get the vessel through government red tape, so that she can leave port on time.
为使船只通过政府严格繁复的关卡，-些额外的特殊招待以及花费(给官员)是必须的，这样船才能够按时离开港口。
10、He didn't want to take today's test, so he made believe that he was sick, and didn't go to school.
他不想参加今天的考试，所以他装病不去上学。
11、Jane is fat and rude, and smokes too much. However, Ken thinks she's lovely and charming. That's why they say love is blind.
简又胖又粗鲁，而且抽烟很凶。然而，肯认为她可爱又迷人。这就是为什么他们说爱是盲目的。
12、It's been so long since we've met, let's have a drink or two and talk about the good old days.
我们已经好见了，不如一起去喝两杯，怀念一下过去的美好时光。