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Passage Three
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If you're studying a foreign language,
如果學習一門外語，
you'll know that learning vocabulary can often be a painstaking process.
你會發現詞匯學習是一道難以攻克的關卡。
After all, there are thousands upon thousands of words, expressions and idioms to learn.
畢竟，學習外語會遇到成千上萬的詞匯、短語和習語。
But sometimes, new words appear that can confuse even native speakers.
有時甚至連說母語的人都理解不了一些新興詞匯含義。
Each year, a new set of words and expression is added to the dictionary,
每年，字典中都會新增一些單詞和短語，
reflecting the changing tastes and habits of a nation.
以反映一個國家不斷變化的文化和生活習慣。
Members of the public were invited to submit new words and phrases to the Collins online dictionary,
柯林斯在線詞典修訂詞條時曾向廣大民眾征詢關于新興詞匯，短語等意見，
around 80 of which were chosen to appear in the new edition.
其中有80多個提議被采納并編纂到新版詞典中。
They range from slang or colloquial terms, to words describing food, technology or scientific ideas.
包括俚語或俗語，描述食物的新式詞匯還有一些技術或科學的觀點。
For example, if you've happy about a situation, perhaps you might be "made up";
比如說，如果你今天比較高興，你就可以用“made up”，
if not, you may end up telling someone to "jog on", or go away.
反之，你就可以用 "jog on"告訴別人離你遠點或走開。
Some of the words added may be a little more familiar.
有的新興詞匯也許大家已經耳熟能詳。
"Facebook" is one of the world's biggest social media websites,
“Facebook”是全球社交媒體巨頭之一，
so it's not surprising that it has made it into the dictionary.
因此該詞被收錄到詞典中不足為奇。
Similarly, terms such as "SMS" and "Twitterer" reflect the ever-advancing technological age in which we live.
同樣，像“SMS”，“Twitterer”這類能夠反映先進科技時代的詞匯也被收錄。
Maybe you know a "bridezilla",
還有就是“bridezilla”一詞，
a play on words to describe a woman whose behavior in planning her wedding is intolerable.
專指在準備婚禮籌備過程中過分親力親為的新娘子。
If you're health conscious, you might be filling your supermarket pushcart with super foods.
若你對健康問題十分在意，你可能會去超市會購買一整籃的super foods。
Sometimes, learning a language can be tough and, with new words being added all the time,
學習一門語言雖然很難，況且還有新式詞語不斷涌現，
don't panic if you find that you've forgotten the name of something.
但如果你實在想不起來物體的名稱也不要驚慌。
Now, you can safely call it an oojamaflip, instead.
不妨用“oojamaflip”一詞來代替。
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
問題23至問題25是基于你剛剛聽到的這篇文章
Question 23. What makes learning a foreign language difficult?
問題23 為什么說學習外語困難重重？
Question 24. How does the Colins online dictionary collect new words?
問題24 柯林斯在線詞典如何收集新興詞匯？
Question 25. What does "super foods" probably mean?
問題25 "super foods"是什么意思？
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