背1遍就想上考场大学英语考研单词 548
[00:03]tomb
[00:05]Athelstan was buried at Malmesbury Abbey in Wiltshire. A tomb believed to be
[00:13]his survives, but there is no record of it being opened in centuries,
[00:19]and it is thought most probably to be empty.
[00:24]bond
[00:27]It's the third straight weekly decline. The drop comes after interest rates
[00:32]fell in the bond market this week as concerns about the economy increased demand
[00:38]for the safety of government debt, which is closely tied to mortgage rates.
[00:46]pond
[00:49]A Sikh devotee drinks water from the holy pond
[00:53]after taking a dip in it on the eve of the birthday of the 17th century
[00:58]guru Gobind Singh,at The Golden Temple,Sikh's holiest shrine,in Amritsar,India.
[01:08]booth
[01:10]For example, a grandmotherly woman staffing an animal rights booth
[01:16]at a recent street fair was distributing a brochure that encouraged readers
[01:21]not to use anything that comes from or is tested in animals-no meat, no fur,
[01:28]no medicines.
[01:32]boot
[01:34]Under questioning, he revealed a slyly insubordinate streak.
[01:39]He used to trade cigarettes for other men's rum rations and,
[01:44]when the orderly officer's back was turned, quickly whip off puttee,
[01:49]boot and sock to rub the rum between his toes.
[01:57]bore
[01:59]And everywhere travelers bore the brunt of the cold snap caused by
[02:04]the low-pressure system known as Daisy,
[02:07]which has brought a deep chill to the Continent
[02:10]and disrupted roads, rails and runways.
