美语听力 English Cafe 52

Topics: Wills and estates, “No big!”, primordial¹ soup, trouble vs. problem vs. issue vs. situation, answer vs. response vs. reply, though, device vs. gadget² vs. gizmo vs. contraption

Words:
will
estate
to inherit
heir
to cut someone out of a will
to contest a will
No big (deal/whoop)!
trouble
problem
issue
situation
response
reply
answer
gadget
contraption
 

1 primordial   

adj.原始的；最初的

参考例句：

• It is the primordial force that propels us forward.它是推动我们前进的原始动力。
• The Neanderthal Man is one of our primordial ancestors.的尼安德特人是我们的原始祖先之一.

2 gadget   

n.小巧的机械，精巧的装置，小玩意儿

参考例句：

• This gadget isn't much good.这小机械没什么用处。
• She has invented a nifty little gadget for undoing stubborn nuts and bolts.她发明了一种灵巧的小工具用来松开紧固的螺母和螺栓。