In a study of older people with sisters and brothers, psychologist Debra Gold of the Duke Center for the study of aging and human development found that about 20% said they were hostile or indifferent to ward their sisters and brothers.
出自-2014年6月聽力原文
A man who had recently reconciled with his brother told Gold there's something that lets older people to put aside bad deeds of the past and focus a little on what we need now, especially when it's sisters and brothers
出自-2014年6月聽力原文
What does the study by Debra Gold find about older people?
出自-2014年6月聽力原文
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黃金
Gold is a valuable, yellow-coloured metal that is used for making jewellery and ornaments, and as an international currency.
例句
...a sapphire set in gold...
鑲嵌在黃金上的藍寶石
The price of gold was going up.
黃金的價格在上漲。
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金飾物；黃金制品
Gold is jewellery and other things that are made of gold.
例句
We handed over all our gold and money.
我們將所有的金首飾和錢都交了出來。
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COLOUR
金色；金黃色
Something that is gold is a bright yellow colour, and is often shiny.
例句
I'd been wearing Michel's black and gold shirt.
我一直都穿著米歇爾那件黑色和金色相間的襯衫。
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N-VAR
同gold medal
A gold is the same as a gold medal .
例句
His ambition was to win gold at the Atlanta Games in 1996...
他的志向是在1996年亞特蘭大奧運會上奪取金牌。
This Saturday the British star is going for gold in the Winter Olympics.
本周六，這位英國明星將向冬奧會的金牌發起沖擊。
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PHRASE
（小孩）規規矩矩的,乖巧的
If you say that a child is being as good as gold, you are emphasizing that they are behaving very well and are not causing you any problems.
例句
The boys were as good as gold on our walk.
我們散步的時候，這幫小男孩表現得很乖。
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PHRASE
一顆金子般的心；赤子之心
If you say that someone has a heart of gold, you are emphasizing that they are very good and kind to other people.
例句
They are all good boys with hearts of gold. They would never steal.
他們都是有著金子般心靈的好孩子，絕不會干偷摸扒竊之事。
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PHRASE
期望得到的一大筆錢，未來的一桶金（英國英語中亦作a crock of gold）
Money that someone hopes they will get in the future is sometimes referred to as a pot of gold. Also a crock of gold, mainly in British English.
例句
I would rather be honest with people than tell them that there is going to be some pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
我寧肯實話實說也不愿意給予他們不切實際的期望。