If you have recordings of texts (the listening comprehension books you mention), first listen to the recordings, trying to pick up as much as you can at first hearing.

如果你所说的听力课本中的课文有录音，首先听录音，尽量在第一次听时多听懂些，然后再听一遍，同时你可以默读。

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At first, you learned them only by hearing other people talk.

一开始，你只能通过听别人说话来学习它们（单词）。

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The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission in Washington held its first hearing, at which the bosses of Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley provided testimony.

华盛顿金融危机调查委员会举行第一次听证会，美国银行，高盛公司，摩根大通和摩根斯坦利的总裁们在会上提供证词。

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What he said was, at first hearing, shocking, then, upon reflection, just saddening.

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Mr Calway had previously spoken of his "disappointment" at first hearing about the appointment on BBC Radio Gloucestershire and not from the PCC directly.

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Although at first hearing it sounds ludicrous, the Alliance argues that it is an eminently sensible way for representatives to stay in close contact with constituents living far from Edinburgh.

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