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During a radio programme, a company of biscuit manufacturers once asked listeners to bake biscuits and send them to their factory. They offered to pay $10 a pound for the biggest biscuit baked by a listener.  The response to this competition was tremendous. Before long, biscuits of all shapes and sizes began arriving at the factory. One lady brought in a biscuit on a wheelbarrow. It weighed nearly 500 pounds. A little later, a man came along with a biscuit which occupied the whole boot of his car.  All the biscuits that were sent were carefully weighed. The largest was 713 pounds. It seemed certain that this would win the prize.
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During a radio programme, a company of biscuit manufacturers once asked listeners to bake biscuits and send them to their factory.
有一次，在电台播放的节目里，一个生产饼干的公司请听众烘制饼干送到他们的工厂去。
During a radio programme,
有一次，在电台播放的节目里，
during[5djuEriN]prep.在...的期间, 在...的时候(dur(e)+ing)
dure源自duren的现在分词 [持续]
programme[5prEu^rAm]n.v.=program 程序, 编程
program[5prEu^rAm]n.节目, 程序（pro+gram）
pro- [向前的]
gram表“文字”，其本身也是一个单词：
gram[^rAm]n.克
联想记忆：
telegram[5teli^rAm]n.电报（tele+gram）
tele-表示“远距离传递”之义，请复习一下television, telescope。
a company of biscuit manufacturers
一个生产饼干的公司
manufacturer[7mAnju5fAktFErE]n.制造业者, 厂商(manu+factur(e)+er)
manu-表示“用手做”之义
manufacture[7mAnju5fAktFE]vt.制造, 加工n.制造, 制造业, 产品（manu+facture）
facture[5fAktFE]n.制作, 制作法, (常指表面加工, 如画面上的加工等)(fact+ure)
-ure名词后缀，请复习picture, facture, nature。
once asked listeners to bake biscuits and send them to their factory.
请听众烘制饼干送到他们的工厂去。
to bake biscuits 烘制饼干
bake[beik]v.烘焙, 烤, 烧硬
send them to their factory. 送到他们的工厂去
factory[5fAktEri]n.工厂, 制造厂(fact+ory)
读一读，比一比：factory — facture
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They offered to pay $10 a pound for the biggest biscuit baked by a listener.
他们愿意以每磅10美元的价钱买下由听众烘制的最大的饼干。
$10 a pound 每磅10美元
the biggest biscuit baked by a listener由听众烘制的最大的饼干
the biggest biscuit最大的饼干
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The response to this competition was tremendous.
这次竞赛在听众中引起极其热烈的反响。
the response to this competition 对这一竞赛的反响
response[ris5pCns]n.回答, 响应, 反应(re+sponse)
respond[ris5pCnd]v.回答, 响应(re+spond)
re- [“再、又”]
spond表“答允”
competition[kCmpi5tiFEn]n.竞争, 竞赛（com+pet(e)+ition）
-ition名词后缀
compete[kEm5pi:t]vi.比赛, 竞争（com+pete）
com- [前缀，表“同”]
pete源自拉丁语 petere [寻觅]
tremendous[tri5mendEs]adj.极大的, 巨大的（tre+mend+ous）
源自 拉丁语 tremendus  [] tremere的动形词 [颤抖]
-ous形容词后缀
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Before long, biscuits of all shapes and sizes began arriving at the factory.
不久，形状各异，大小不一的饼干陆续送到工厂。
before long  adv.不久以后
biscuits of all shapes and sizes
大小不一的饼干
shape[Feip]n.外形, 形状
began arriving at the factory.  陆续送到工厂。
arrive at  v.到达, 达到
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One lady brought in a biscuit on a wheelbarrow.
一位女士用手推车运来一个饼干，
brought[brC:t]vbl. bring的过去式和过去分词
bring[briN]vt.拿来, 带来
bring in v.带进来，生产, 挣得, 介绍引进
wheelbarrow[5wi:lbArEJ]n.独轮手推车, 手推车（wheel+barrow）
wheel[wi:l, hw-]n.轮
heel[hi:l]n.脚后跟
barrow[5bArEu]n.手推车(bar+row)
联想记忆：
narrow[5nArEu]n.狭窄部分, 海峡（nar+row）
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It weighed nearly 500 pounds.
重达500磅左右。
weigh[wei]vt.称vi.重(若干)
gh不发音
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A little later, a man came along with a biscuit which occupied the whole boot of his car.
相隔不一会儿，一个男子也带来一个大饼干，那个饼干把汽车的行李箱挤得满满的。
A little later,
相隔不一会儿，
a man came along with a biscuit which occupied the whole boot of his car.
一个男子也带来一个大饼干，那个饼干把汽车的行李箱挤得满满的。
come along  v.一道走，一起来，出现, 发生
occupy[5Ckjupai]vt.占, 占用, 占领, 占据
oc-=ob- ，用在以c开头的词根
ob-[Rb]表示“对,向,相反,反对,向上,完全,全部,逆反”之义
cupy源自capere [拿]
boot of his car汽车的行李箱
boot[bu:t]n.[美]长统靴 [英](汽车的)行李箱
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All the biscuits that were sent were carefully weighed.
凡送来的饼干都仔细地称量。
All the biscuits that were sent凡送来的饼干
were sent 被送来
were carefully weighed （被）仔细地称量
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The largest was 713 pounds.
最重的一个达713磅，
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It seemed certain that this would win the prize.
看来这个饼干获奖无疑了。
It seemed certain
seem这里作系动词
It是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的主语从句“that this would win the prize”