专四英语听力听写后 50 篇听力原文(25页)Good is good, but better carries it.精益求精，善益求善。9 Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was born in Germany in 1879, His father owned a factory that made electrical devices. His mother enjoyed music and books. His parents were Jewish but they did not observe many of the religion’s rules. Albert was a quite child who spent much of his time alone. He was slow to talk and had difficulty learning to read. When Albert was five years old, his father gave him a compass. The child was filled with wonder when he discovered that the compass needle always pointed in the same direction—to be north. He asked his father and his uncle what caused the needle to move. Their answers about magnetism and gravity were difficult for the boy to understand. Yet he spent a lot of time thinking about them. He said later that he felt something hidden had to be behind things. Useful expressions and words1. device 装置，设备 leave to one’s own devices 听任某人自行其是，容许某人按自己的意愿做事She left the child to her own devices for an hour in the afternoon. 她容许孩子在下午有一种小时的自由支配时间。 2. compass 指南针 beyond one’s compass 某人力所不及 catch/fetch/take a compass 兜圈子，绕道，拐弯抹角 keep sth within compass 把某种事物限制在合适的范围内 speak within compass 谨慎小心地说 within sb’s compass 某人力所能及的 within the compass of 在……范围内 3.magnetism 磁力 10 Private Cars With the increase in the general standard of living, some ordinary Chinese families begin to afford a car. Yet opinions of the development of a private car vary from person to person. It gives a much greater degree of comfort and mobility. The owner of a car is no longer forced to reply on public tran...
