美语听力 English Cafe 82

Topics: US advertising¹ in other countries; Habitat for Humanity; bad-tempered² vs. short-tempered; no pun intended; to be raining cats and dogs

Words:
advertising campaign
ill-mannered
overseas markets
hip
nerdy
direct comparison
to brag
to backfire
habitat
affordable
volunteers
unskilled
mortgage
short-tempered
no pun intended
to be raining cats and dogs

 

1 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

2 bad-tempered   

adj.脾气坏的

参考例句：

• He grew more and more bad-tempered as the afternoon wore on.随着下午一点点地过去，他的脾气也越来越坏。
• I know he's often bad-tempered but really,you know,he's got a heart of gold.我知道他经常发脾气，但是，要知道，其实他心肠很好。