12月英语六级听力必备词汇（19）

　　181. difference差别 差异 分歧

　　Jane Brown thought her salary could make a difference between the financial struggle, and secure financial situation for her family.

　　In fact, many East Asians often keep their difference of opinion to themselves, and merely smile and remain silent rather than engage in the confrontation.

　　182. difficult困难的 难懂的

　　Some critics say the Poes work is difficult to understand, and most of their writing describes many unpleasant situations and events.

　　183. difficulty困难 费劲 难事

　　Americans have great difficulty understanding foreigners who always want to be with another person and who dislike being alone.

　　184. digest消化 领悟 文摘

　　We heard that when you were a kid, you submitted a story to Readers Digest.

　　Well, I dont remember the story exactly, but my idea of great time then was a pad of lined paper and a new blue pen. I thought of myself as a Readers Digest member at the age of six.

　　185. digital数字的 数字显示的

　　Could you tell me where an electronic products are displayed? I want to see some TVs, digital video cameras, DVD players, that sort of thing.

　　186. dignity庄严 端庄 尊严 高贵

　　The protection of human dignity inclines to core spirits of modern law on which the basis of modern law should be placed.

　　187. directly直接地 径直地 正好地

　　Benjamin Franklin was deeply interested in science and natural history, and his experiments of electricity and lightening led directly to the invention of lightening rod.

　　188. disaster灾难 天灾

　　The decade for natural disaster reduction is a program designed to reduce the impact of natural disasters throughout the world.

　　189. discharge释放 解雇 排出 放出

　　Many scientists, therefore, believe that crying somehow helps us cope with emotional situations. Tear researcher, Winifred, is trying to figure out how it happens. One possibility, he says, is that tears discharge certain chemicals from your body, chemicals that build up during stress.

　　190. discount折扣 把打折 漠视

　　Ive been waiting all week for the concert, the performance is said to be excellent, and with our student discount, the tickets will be really cheap.

　　Ah-ha, Im afraid I left my student ID-card in the dorm.

　　To protect your sense of self, you begin to discount the goal. You may think well, dieting wasnt that important to me, and I wont make it anyhow, so you abandon the goal and return to your bad habits.