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[ti:Dictation 1 Superstition] [00:00.50]Dictation 1 Superstition 迷信 [00:05.39]One person in four in Britain is, apparently, superstitious, [00:11.35]and theyll do everything from hanging horseshoes [00:14.58]over their fireplace to crossing their fingers, [00:17.84]touching wood and absolutely never walking under a ladder. [00:22.40]And theyre careful about cats. [00:25.58]Black cats are supposed to be the familiars of witches, [00:30.02]so if one is following you its definitely bad luck [00:34.70]- a witch is after you! [00:36.46]On the other hand, if one crosses your path and continues [00:41.17]then its good luck because it hasnt noticed you. [00:45.15]However, in some places the beliefs are different [00:49.53]- so it pays to know where your black cat comes from! [00:53.36]Old superstitions linger even in todays modern world. [00:59.10]The author Philip Pullman drew on them [01:02.57]in his award winning novel His Dark Materials. [01:06.78]The novel, which appeals to both children and adults, [01:11.26]has been adapted for radio and also the theatre. [ti:Dictation 2 Graduate Student] [00:03.50]Dictation 2 Graduate Student 研究生 [00:07.17]Graduate students specialize in a particular field of study. [00:11.77]They study to become experts in this field [00:15.03]and to learn new advances in their fields [00:18.05]while they earn an M.A. or Ph.D. [00:20.88]Sometimes when they get an M. A. in one field [00:24.47]they begin studying another field. [00:26.42]They hope that when they earn their graduate degrees [00:29.02]they will succeed in finding important jobs. [00:31.99]They hope to get jobs that are interesting and high paying. [00:35.74]The life of a graduate student is often difficult. [00:39.11]They are usually too busy studying to make a good living. [00:42.97]Often they have to pay high tuition fees for their education. [00:46.72]Some give up studying before they get their degrees. [00:50.74]But most keep on working at their studies until they graduate. [00:55.