四级Before you brush this argument aside as rubbish, or think of joy as an unaffordable luxury in a nation where there is awful poverty, low academic achievement, and high dropout rates, think again.

在你把这个论点当作垃圾而不予理睬之前，或者在一个极度贫困、学业成绩低、辍学率高的国家，把快乐当作一种负担不起的奢侈品之前，请三思。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级Our customers come in and enjoy their food and drinks, while little rabbits play about and brush against their legs.

我们的顾客进来享用他们的食物和饮料，而小兔子则在他们的腿上玩耍和刷牙。

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

六级Benjamin Franklin produced some of his best writings at the age of 84, and Pablo Picasso put brush to canvas right through his eighties.

本杰明·富兰克林（Benjamin Franklin）在84岁时创作了一些最优秀的作品，巴勃罗·毕加索（Pablo Picasso）在80多岁时就开始画笔。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

高考When choosing everyday products such as toothpaste, we appreciate a cool-looking device that allows us to easily squeeze the toothpaste onto our brush.

在选择牙膏等日常用品时，我们欣赏一款外观酷炫的设备，它可以让我们轻松地将牙膏挤到刷子上。

2016年高考英语上海卷 选词填空 原文

四级While Gail Obcamp, an American artist was giving a speech on the art of Japanese brush painting to an audience that included visitors from Japan, she was confused to see that many of her Japanese listeners have their eyes closed.

当美国艺术家盖尔·奥布坎普（Gail Obcamp）向包括日本游客在内的观众发表关于日本毛笔画艺术的演讲时，她困惑地发现，她的许多日本听众都闭着眼睛。

2011年12月听力原文

六级They found that the average person's mind wandered most frequently about 65% of the time during personal activities, such as brushing their teeth and combing their hair.

他们发现，一般人在刷牙、梳头等个人活动中，65%的时间都会心不在焉。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

考研Skin moisturizers are advertised as part of morning beauty rituals, slipped in between hair brushing and putting on makeup.

皮肤润肤霜被宣传为晨间美容仪式的一部分，介于洗头和化妆之间。

2010年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.

他从家猫身上剪下一些毛做刷子。

2017年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

高考I would excitedly turn the tap on and brush the comb carefully.

我会兴奋地打开水龙头，仔细地刷梳子。

2015年高考英语陕西卷 完形填空 原文

高考In those days, a brush was made from camel's hair.

在那些日子里，用骆驼毛做刷子。

2017年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

高考The brush did not last long.

刷子没刷多久。

2017年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

考研The state's proposed Forest Carbon Plan aims to double efforts to thin out young trees and clear brush in parts of the forest.

该州提出的森林碳计划旨在加倍努力，在部分森林地区砍伐幼树和清除灌木丛。

2019年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研That's about as effective as brushing dirt under a carpet and can even make us ill.

这就像在地毯下刷灰尘一样有效，甚至会让我们生病。

2016年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级While Gail Obcamp, an American artist was giving a speech on the art of Japanese brush painting to an audience that included visitors from Japan, she was confused to see that many of her Japanese listeners have their eyes closed

当美国艺术家盖尔·奥坎普（Gail Obcamp）向包括日本游客在内的观众发表关于日本毛笔画艺术的演讲时，她困惑地发现她的许多日本听众都闭着眼睛

2011年12月听力原文

四级The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “This is a distraction (干扰) we do not need.

公主对这些批评置之不理：“这太分散注意力了(干扰) 我们不需要。

2004年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题