6月5日剑14听力test 2笔记

Run-down=dilapidated 

This house looks a bit run-down because no one has lived there for so many years.

Take over=take control of sth；begin doing sth someone else was doing

Twitter was taken over by Elon Musk.

Tim Cook took over as the CEO of Apple after Steve Jobs resigned due to his health issue.

lifelike栩栩如生的

Madame Tussauds Is a museum of lifelike wax models of famous modern and historical figures.

Conservatory暖房（房顶是玻璃的）

Afternoon tea will be served to us in the conservatory.

archer弓箭手

You will watch a show shortly after in which archers display their skills with bows and arrows.

take the first left在第一个路口左转

You take the first left and then take the first right and then the first woman you see will be your wife.

get in touch with=connect with=contact联系…

You can get in touch with your mentor when facing any difficulties during your apprenticeship.

muddle混乱，可数（in a muddle）；muddled混乱的（因为muddle是vt，把…弄乱，和muddle up意思一样）

I think the information we’ve got is muddled and should be organized chronologically. 

overrun超时vi

The lecture I took yesterday overran by an hour because the lecturer answered a lot of questions after the main section.

pass on 传递（信息、东西）

Ancient proverbs about the weather usually pass on accurate information.

His mom passes on her ring—a family heirloom（传家宝）—to his wife.

Norse 挪威的，斯堪的纳维亚的

look on看待，vt

Many parents bribe their kids’ teachers to ask them to look kindly on their kids.

short-range 近期的（只指近期的未来）；短程的

This app provides the service of short-range weather forecasts.

astronomer天文学家；astronaut宇航员；astrologer占星师；astronomy天文学；astrology占星术

hold sway= have great power or influence over a particular person, place, or domain.

Aristotle’s idea of the weather held sway for nearly two thousand years.

Account for sth=explain the reason for sth

In his new book, Joe attempts to account for the collapse of some ancient empires.

weathervanes风向标；rain gauges雨量计；thermometer温度计

collate整理核对，大致相当于collect

All the information obtained is being collated.