雅思词组1:take up继续，接下去;填满，占据，占用;开始从事

Although trees can si加ficantly improve the local climate, they do take up a Iot of space.
虽然树林可以大幅改善当地气候，但它们确实要占据很大的空间。

You see you only get one bunch of bananas per tree and it can take up to three years for a tree to bear fruit if you don't do anything special to it.
你看，如果不对香蕉树采取点特殊措施的话，香蕉树要三年才结果实，而且每棵树只结一串香蕉。

I'm very excited about the whole thing of taking up studying again
可以继续学习，这整件事令我激动不已。

We train you so that you can take up a particular kind of job. So it is important that you know the main roles of the jobs-what the work is like and what kind of qualities you need to succeed at them.
我们给你们培训以便你们可以从事具体的工作。因此，了解工作的主要职责—这项工作本身是什么以及需要什么素质才能成做这项工作，是很重要的。

雅思词组2:talcum powder爽身粉;滑石粉

A:We should get something for the baby. What do you think?
A:我们应该给孩子买些东西。你觉得呢?

B:Yes, you're right. What do you think of something like baby shampoo or talcum powder?
B:是啊。婴儿香波和爽身粉之类的东西怎么样呢?

A:Or we could get a little hat, or something like that.
A:或者我们可以买顶小帽子之类的。

雅思词组3:talk through(经过精心准备后)讨论;把某事谈透

As we explained in the letter, in this part of the interview, we'd like to talk through your application form...your experience to date, etc…
正如在信中所说，在这部分的面试中，我们想深人讨论你的求职表、你到现在为止的工作经历等。

雅思词组4:tax revenue税收

Tax revenue for July exceeded targets for the first time this fiscal year in this country, thanks in part to increases in tax on fuel and alcohol
国七月的税收额在这个财年里第一次超过了目标额，部分归因于燃料税和酒精税的提高。

一些常见的“税”:
operation tax营业税
stamp tax印花税
consumption tax消费税
income tax所得税
corporate income tax企业所得税
construction tax建设税
resource tax资源税
inheritance tax遗产税

雅思词组5:teaching facilities教学设施

A:How about the teaching facilities in your school?
A:你们学校的教学设施怎么样?

B:They need improving.
B:需要改善。

雅思词组6:team spirit团队精神

Young people participate in tennis training camps that aim to engender team spirit and help bridge religious gaps.
年轻人参加网球训练营，这些训练营旨在培养团队精神，帮助消除宗教上的隔阂。

雅思词组7:tear down拆除，拆毁

Many of the old classrooms in this district will be torn down to make way for an expanded library.
为给扩建一个图书馆腾出空间，会拆掉这个区的很多旧教室。

雅思词组8:telephone interview电话访谈，电话面试

We have to do telephone interviews to collect data.
我们必须通过做电话采访来收集数据。

稚思考试中interview的一个常见搭配是job interview(求职面试)。

雅思词组9:telephone rental电话月租费

A:How much is the house?
A:这间房子(月租金)多少?

B:It's # 380.
B:380英镑。

A:380. Is that including water?
A:380英镑。包括水费吗?

B:No, I'm afraid not, but it does include the telephone rental
B:恐怕没有，但包括电话月租费。

稚思听力另一常考短语是car rental，意思为“汽车租赁费”。

雅思词组10:tell...from辨认，辨别,区分

How can you tell an Asiatic lion from an Africa lion, with which you're probably more familiar?
你如何区分亚洲狮和非洲狮，更熟悉哪一个呢?