胡敏練口語記英語四級單詞：B字頭(文本音頻對照)

A: My university is putting on an huge banquet for my graduation.
B: Sounds wonderful, can I come?
banquet
n. 宴會，盛宴

A: The weather is wonderful, let’s have a barbecue.
B: You go ahead, I have already had my dinner.
barbecue
n. 1.金屬燒烤; 2.燒烤野餐
vt. 在烤架上燒烤

A: That is a very long boat in the canal.
B: It is one of the largest barges in the country.
barge
n. 駁船
vi. (鹵莽而笨拙地)猛撞,沖，闖
barge in 闖入,干預(yù)

A: This tea tastes strange.
B: That is because it is made out of barley.
barley
n. 大麥

A: The barometer indicates that it is going to be raining tomorrow.
B: Oh, I never trust that old thing.
barometer
n. 氣壓計,晴雨表

A: The barracks were burned down during the fighting.
B: Was anyone injured?
barrack
v. 起哄，喝倒彩
n. [pl.] 兵營，營房

A: These fields are so barren I am amazed that even grass can grow on them.
B: It can just about, but it has difficulty.
barren
a. 1.(土地等)貧瘠的，荒蕪的; 2.不結(jié)果實的，不(生)育的; 3.無益的，沒有結(jié)果的

A: My little brother has barricaded himself into his bedroom and refused to come out.
B: Don’t worry, when he gets hungry he will come out.

A: The old town walls were initially built as barricades to keep the enemy out.
B: It is a shame that they have been so badly damaged!
barricade
n. 路障，柵欄，障礙
vt. 設(shè)路障于,擋住

A: Do you have a basement in your house?
B: Yes, but we only use it for storage.
basement
n. 地下室