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月听力原文
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月听力原文
What does the study by Debra Gold find about older people?
出自-2014年6月听力原文
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黄金
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...
镶嵌在黄金上的蓝宝石
The price of gold was going up.
黄金的价格在上涨。
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金饰物；黄金制品
Gold is jewellery and other things that are made of gold.
例句
We handed over all our gold and money.
我们将所有的金首饰和钱都交了出来。
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COLOUR
金色；金黄色
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.
我一直都穿着米歇尔那件黑色和金色相间的衬衫。
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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年亚特兰大奥运会上夺取金牌。
This Saturday the British star is going for gold in the Winter Olympics.
本周六，这位英国明星将向冬奥会的金牌发起冲击。
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PHRASE
（小孩）规规矩矩的,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.
我们散步的时候，这帮小男孩表现得很乖。
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PHRASE
一颗金子般的心；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.
他们都是有着金子般心灵的好孩子，绝不会干偷摸扒窃之事。
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PHRASE
期望得到的一大笔钱，未来的一桶金（英国英语中亦作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.
我宁肯实话实说也不愿意给予他们不切实际的期望。