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1、智课网TOEFL备考资料托福tpo2听力原文附带解析摘要：托福听力一直都是我们中国考生比较重视的环节，也是非常有挑战性的环节，但是由于托福考试都是在题库出题，所以TPO成了首先备考资料，今天小编就整理了一篇托福tpo2听力原文和解析，我们一起来学习一下。今天小编将TPO1—34中的托福tpo2听力原文呈现给大家，大家可以再重新听一下，看看有什么自己不懂的地方，然后在看看解析，希望对大家有所帮助。TPO2Lecture2PsychologyNarrator:ListentopartofalecturefromaBotan
2、yclass.Professor:Hi,everyone.Goodtoseeyoualltoday.Actually,Iexpectedthepopulationtobealotlowertoday.Ittypicallyrunsbetween50and60percentonthedaytheresearchpaperisdue.Um,Iwashopingtohaveyourexamsbacktoday,but,uh,thesituationwasthatIwentawayfortheweekend,andIwassu
3、pposedtogetinyesterdayatfive,andIexpectedtofullycompletealltheexamsbymidnightorso,whichisthetimethatIusuallygotobed,butmyflightwasdelayed,andIendedupnotgettinginuntiloneo'clockinthemorning.Anyway,I'lldomybesttohavethemfinishedbythenexttimewemeet.OK.Inthelastclas
4、s,westartedtalkingaboutusefulplantfibers.Inparticular,wetalkedaboutcottonfibers,whichwesaidwereveryuseful,notonlyinthetextileindustry,butalsointhechemicalindustry,andintheproductionofmanyproducts,suchasplastics,paper,explosives,andsoon.Todaywe'llcontinuetalkinga
5、boutusefulfibers,andwe'llbeginwithafiberthat'scommonlyknownas"Manilahemp."Now,forsomestrangereason,manypeoplebelievethatManilahempisahempplant.ButManilahempisnotreallyhemp.It'sactuallyamemberofthebananafamily-itevenbearslittlebanana-shapedfruits.The"Manila"parto
6、fthenamemakessense,becauseManilahempisproducedchieflyinthePhilippineIslandsand,ofcourse,thecapitalcityofthePhilippinesisManila.Now,asfibersgo,Manilahempfibersareverylong.Theycaneasilybeseveralfeetinlengthandthey'realsoverystrong,veryflexible.Theyhaveonemorechara
7、cteristicthat'sveryimportant,andthatisthattheyareexceptionallyresistanttosaltwater.Andthiscombinationofcharacteristics-long,strong,flexible,resistanttosaltwater-makesManilahempagreatmaterialforropes,especiallyforropesthataregonnabeusedonocean-goingships.Infact,b
8、ytheearly1940's,eventhoughsteelcableswereavailable,mostshipsintheUnitedStatesNavywerenotmooredwithsteelcables;theyweremooredwithManilahempropes.Now,whywasthat?Well,th
