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1 Contemporary College English----Listening Unit 4 Transportation Listening Aids 1. agency (87) n. business or place of business providing a (usu. specified) service 2. alcohol (9) n. drinks such as beer or wine that contains a substance which can make you drunk 3. alternative (7) adj. offering sth. else asa choice 4. annoy (1) v. cause anger to (sb.) 5. area code (4) (AmE) 电话分区代码 6. articulated lorry (7)铰链车 7. at the wheel (9) driving a vehicle for (5) going or ready to go in the direction of 9. break down (7) n. failure of machinery 10. chaotic (9) adj. completely confused 11. coach (2) for carrying passengers over long distances 12. congested(7 ) adj. too full; overcrowded 13. convenient (2) adj. giving no trouble or difficulty 14. convince (9) v. make sb. feel certain; cause sb. to realize 15. court (10) n. place where trails or other law cases are held 16. death toll (9) number of people killed 17. decrease (6) v. (cause sth. to) e smaller or fewer; diminish 18. deficiency (9) n. lack ofa necessary quality ; fault 19. immigrant (5) n. person of foreign birth who enters a country to e a permanent resident 20. ina bad mood (7) irritable and angry 21. indication (9) n. sign 22. issue (10) v. send sth. out 23. kettle (5) container used for boiling water 24. lane (7) strip of roadway used for a single line of traffic 25. lethal (9) adj. deadly; fatal 26. license (10) n. official document showing that permission has been given to own, use ordo something 27. likewise (9) adv. in like manner; also 28. lorry (7) n. (BrE) large truck for carrying heavy material 29. mechanical (11)adj. operated bya machine or machines 30. motorway (2) n. (BrE) (AmE expressway) wide road especially built for fast moving traffic; superhighway 31. offense (10) n. breaking ofa rule or law 32. pavement (9) n. (BrE) (AmE sidewalk) path with a paved surface 2 at the side ofa road for people to walk on 33. pedestrian (9)n. person walking in the street (contrasted with people