2005年专四听力音频--Dictation

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2005年专四听力音频--Dictation

  新东方在线按照听力三大部分整理了2005年专四听力音频系列,供考生们练习。

  the Wrist Watch

  It is generally believed that wristwatches are anexception to the normal sequence in the evolutionof men's jewelry. Reversing the usual order, theywere first worn by women and then adopted by men.In the old days, queens included wristwatches amongtheir crown jewelry. Later they were worn by Swissworkers and farmers. Until World War I, Americansassociated the watch with fortune hunters. Thenarmy officers discovered that the wristwatch wasmost practical for active combat. Race car driversalso loved to wear wristwatches and pilots found them most useful while flying. Soon men daredto wear wristwatches without feeling self-conscious. By 1924 some 30% of men's watcheswere worn on the wrist. Today the figure is 90% and they are now worn by both men andwomen for practical purposes rather than for decoration.

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