[ti:Dictation1Superstition][00:00.50]Dictation1Superstition迷信[00:05.39]OnepersoninfourinBritainis,apparently,superstitious,[00:11.35]andthey'lldoeverythingfromhanginghorseshoes[00:14.58]overtheirfireplacetocrossingtheirfingers,[00:17.84]touchingwoodandabsolutelyneverwalkingunderaladder.[00:22.40]Andthey'recarefulaboutcats.[00:25.58]Blackcatsaresupposedtobethefamiliarsofwitches,[00:30.02]soifoneisfollowingyouit'sdefinitelybadluck[00:34.70]-awitchisafteryou![00:36.46]Ontheotherhand,ifonecrossesyourpathandcontinues[00:41.17]thenit'sgoodluckbecauseithasn'tnoticedyou.[00:45.15]However,insomeplacesthebeliefsaredifferent[00:49.53]-soitpaystoknowwhereyourblackcatcomesfrom![00:53.36]Oldsuperstitionslingerevenintoday'smodernworld.[00:59.10]TheauthorPhilipPullmandrewonthem[01:02.57]inhisawardwinningnovel"HisDarkMaterials".[01:06.78]Thenovel,whichappealstobothchildrenandadults,[01:11.26]hasbeenadaptedforradioandalsothetheatre.[ti:Dictation2GraduateStudent][00:03.50]Dictation2GraduateStudent研究生[00:07.17]Graduatestudentsspecializeinaparticularfieldofstudy.[00:11.77]Theystudytobecomeexpertsinthisfield[00:15.03]andtolearnnewadvancesintheirfields[00:18.05]whiletheyearnanM.A.orPh.D.[00:20.88]SometimeswhentheygetanM.A.inonefield[00:24.47]theybeginstudyinganotherfield.[00:26.42]Theyhopethatwhentheyearntheirgraduatedegrees[00:29.02]theywillsucceedinfindingimportantjobs.[00:31.99]Theyhopetogetjobsthatareinterestingandhighpaying.[00:35.74]Thelifeofagraduatestudentisoftendifficult.[00:39.11]Theyareusuallytoobusystudyingtomakeagoodliving.[00:42.97]Oftentheyhavetopayhightuitionfeesfortheireducation.[00:46.72]Somegiveupstudyingbeforetheygettheirdegrees.[00:50.74]Butmostkeeponworkingattheirstudiesuntiltheygraduate.[00:55.01]Intoday'sworld,mostgraduatestudents[00:58.31]don'tregretspendingtimewiththeirstudies.[01:01.13]Theyarefindingthatnewdevelopments[01:03.46]areoccurringinallfields.[01:05.47]Formanygraduatestudyhasbecomeanecessity.[ti:Dictation3Apri