2019年12月六級(jí)聽(tīng)力第二套中英對(duì)照

1、College English Test Band 6Part II Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of eachconversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you must cho

2、ose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 witha single line through the centre.Conversation OneM: Excuse me. Wheres your rock music section? 抱歉，你們的搖滾樂(lè)區(qū)在哪里?W: Rock music? Im sorry, were a jazz store. We dont have any rock an

3、d roll. 搖滾音樂(lè)嗎?對(duì)不起，我們是一家爵士樂(lè)店。我們沒(méi)有搖滾樂(lè)。M: Oh, you only have jazz music? Nothing else? 哦，你們只有爵士樂(lè)?沒(méi)有別的了嗎?W: Thats right. Were the only record store in London dedicated exclusively to jazz. 是的。我們是倫敦唯一一家專(zhuān)門(mén)賣(mài)爵士樂(lè)的唱片店。Actually, were more than just a record store. 事實(shí)上，我們不僅僅是一家唱片店。We have a caf and library upsta

4、irs and a ticket office down the hall, where you can buy ticketsto all the major jazz concerts in the city. 我們樓上有一個(gè)咖啡館和一個(gè)圖書(shū)館，大廳下面有一個(gè)售票處，在那里你可以買(mǎi)到城里所有主要爵士音樂(lè)會(huì)的票。Also, we have our own studio next door, where we produce albums for up-and-coming artists.此外，我們?cè)诟舯谟凶约旱墓ぷ魇?，為嶄露頭角的藝術(shù)家制作專(zhuān)輯。Were committed to fost

5、ering new music talent. 我們致力于培養(yǎng)新的音樂(lè)人才。M: Wow! Thats so cool! I guess theres not much of a jazz scene anymore. 哇!那真是太酷了!我想現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)沒(méi)有多少爵士樂(lè)的場(chǎng)景了。Not like they used to be, but here youre trying to promote this great music genre. 不像他們過(guò)去那樣，但你在努力推廣這種偉大的音樂(lè)流派。W: Yes, indeed, nowadays most people like to listen to

6、 pop and rock music.是的，的確，現(xiàn)在大多數(shù)人都喜歡聽(tīng)流行音樂(lè)和搖滾樂(lè)。1Hip hop music from America is also getting more and more popular.來(lái)自美國(guó)的嘻哈音樂(lè)也越來(lái)越受歡迎。So as a result, therere fewer listeners of jazz, which is a great shame, because its an incrediblyrich genre. 結(jié)果，聽(tīng)爵士樂(lè)的人就少了，這是一個(gè)很大的遺憾，因?yàn)榫羰繕?lè)是一種非常豐富的音樂(lè)類(lèi)型。But thats not to say

7、there isnt any good new jazz music being made out there anymore.但這并不是說(shuō)現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)沒(méi)有新的爵士樂(lè)制作出來(lái)了。Far from it. Its just a much smaller market today.M: So how would you define jazz? 那么你如何定義爵士樂(lè)呢?W: Well, interestingly enough, theres no agreed-upon definition of jazz. 嗯，有趣的是，人們對(duì)爵士樂(lè)并沒(méi)有一致的定義。Indeed, there are many

8、different styles of jazz. Some have singing, but most dont. 事實(shí)上，爵士樂(lè)有許多不同的風(fēng)格。有些人會(huì)唱歌，但大多數(shù)人不會(huì)。Some are electric and some arent. Some contain live experimentation, but not always. 有些是電動(dòng)的，有些不是。有些包含現(xiàn)場(chǎng)實(shí)驗(yàn)，但并不總是這樣。While theres no simple definition for it, and while therere many different styles of jazz, yous

9、imply know it when you hear it. 雖然沒(méi)有簡(jiǎn)單的定義，雖然爵士樂(lè)有許多不同的風(fēng)格，但當(dāng)你聽(tīng)到它的時(shí)候，你就會(huì)知道它是什么。Honestly, the only way to know what jazz is, is listen to it yourself. 老實(shí)說(shuō)，要知道爵士樂(lè)是什么，唯一的方法就是你自己去聽(tīng)。As a great trumpet player, Louis Armstrong said, if you gotta ask, youll never know. 作為一個(gè)偉大的小號(hào)演奏家，路易斯阿姆斯特朗曾經(jīng)說(shuō)過(guò)，如果你要問(wèn)，你永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)知道。Q

10、uestions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1 What do we learn about the womans store? 關(guān)于女士的商店，我們了解到了什么?2 What does the man say about jazz music? 關(guān)于爵士樂(lè)，男士說(shuō)了什么?3 What does the woman say about jazz? 關(guān)于爵士樂(lè)，女士說(shuō)了什么?4 What should you do to appreciate different styles of jazz accordin

11、g to the woman? 根據(jù)女士所說(shuō)，你應(yīng)該怎樣欣賞不同風(fēng)格的爵士樂(lè)?Conversation Two2M: How did it go at the bank this morning? 今天早上在銀行怎么樣?W: Not well, my proposal was rejected. 不太好，我的申請(qǐng)被拒絕了。M: Really, but why? ,但是為什么呀?W: Bunch of reasons. For starters, they said my credit history was not good enough. 有很多原因。首先，他們說(shuō)我的信用記錄不夠好。M: D

12、o they say how you could improve that? 他們有沒(méi)有說(shuō)你該如何改進(jìn)呢?W: Yes, they said that after five more years of paying my mortgage, 是的，他們說(shuō)在我還了5 年的抵押貸款后，then I will become a more viable candidate for a business loan. 我將成為一個(gè)更可靠的商業(yè)貸款申請(qǐng)人。But right now, its too risky for them to lend me money.但是現(xiàn)在，他們借錢(qián)給我風(fēng)險(xiǎn)太大了。They

13、fear I will default on any business loan Im given. 他們擔(dān)心我會(huì)拖欠任何給我的商業(yè)貸款。M: Well, that doesnt sound fair. Your business idea is amazing.好吧，聽(tīng)起來(lái)不太公平。你的商業(yè)想法太棒了。Did you show them your business plan? What did they say?你給他們看你的商業(yè)計(jì)劃了嗎?他們?cè)趺凑f(shuō)?W: They didnt really articulate any position regarding the actual busin

14、ess plan. 對(duì)于實(shí)際的商業(yè)計(jì)劃，他們并沒(méi)有闡明任何立場(chǎng)。They simply looked at my credit history and determined it was not good enough. 他們只是看了看我的信用記錄，認(rèn)定我的信用記錄不夠好。They said the bank has strict guidelines and requirements as to who they can lend money to.他們表示，對(duì)于向誰(shuí)放貸，銀行有著嚴(yán)格的指導(dǎo)方針和要求。And I simply dont meet their financial thresh

15、old. 而我根本達(dá)不到他們的信貸門(mén)檻。M: What if you ask for a smaller amount? 那如果你要求金額少一點(diǎn)呢?Maybe you could gather capital from other sources, smaller loans from more lenders? 也許你可以從其他渠道籌集資金，從更多的貸款人那里獲得小額貸款?W: You dont get it. It doesnt matter the size of the loan I ask for or the type of business I3propose. Thats al

16、l inconsequential. 你不明白。我申請(qǐng)的貸款規(guī)模和我計(jì)劃的業(yè)務(wù)類(lèi)型都不重要。這都是無(wú)關(guān)緊要的。The first thing every bank will do is studying how much money I have and how much debt Ihave before they decide whether or not to lend me any more money. 每個(gè)銀行要做的第一件事是研究我有多少錢(qián)，我有多少債務(wù)，然后再?zèng)Q定是否再借給我錢(qián)。If I want to continue ahead with this dream of owni

17、ng my own business, I have no other choicebut to build up my own finances. 如果我想繼續(xù)擁有自己的事業(yè)，我別無(wú)選擇，只能建立自己的財(cái)政。I need around 20% more in personal savings and 50% less debt. Thats all there is to it. 我需要多 20%的個(gè)人儲(chǔ)蓄，少 50%的債務(wù)。就是這樣。M: I see now. Well, its a huge pity that they rejected your request, but dont l

18、ose hope. 現(xiàn)在我明白了。唉，很遺憾他們拒絕了你的申請(qǐng)，但不要失去希望。I still think that your idea is great and that you will turn it into a phenomenal success. 我仍然認(rèn)為你的想法是偉大的，你會(huì)把它變成一個(gè)非凡的成功。Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5 What did the woman do this morning? 女士今天早上做了什么?6 Why was the womans prop

19、osal rejected? 為什么女士的申請(qǐng)被拒絕了?7 What is the woman planning to do? 女士打算做什么?8 What does the man suggest the woman do? 男士建議女士做什么?Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two passages.At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions.Both the passage and the questions will be sp

20、oken only once.After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneTheres a lot about Leo Sanchez and his farm in Salinas, California that seems

21、unusual.利奧桑切斯和他在加州薩利納斯的農(nóng)場(chǎng)有很多不尋常之處。4The national average farm size is around 440 acres, but his is only one acre. 全國(guó)農(nóng)場(chǎng)的平均面積約 440 英畝，但他的只有一英畝。The average age of farmers hovers around 58 years old, but he is just 26. 農(nóng)民的平均年齡在58 歲左右，而他只有 26 歲。And Sanchez constantly attempts to improve everything from se

22、eding techniques out in thefield to the promotion and sale of his produce online. 桑切斯不斷嘗試改進(jìn)每一件事，從田間播種技術(shù)到在線推廣和銷(xiāo)售他的產(chǎn)品。This is evidence of an experimental approach. 這是實(shí)驗(yàn)方法的證據(jù)。Its an approach not dictated by the confines of conventional, large-scale agriculture led byinternational corporations. 這種方法不受?chē)?guó)際

23、公司主導(dǎo)的傳統(tǒng)大規(guī)模農(nóng)業(yè)的限制。While farming is often difficult for both the body and mind, 盡管種地對(duì)人們的身體和精神來(lái)說(shuō)通常都很困難，Sanchez says he and many of his fellow young farmers are motivated by a desire to set a newstandard for agriculture. 但桑切斯說(shuō)，他和許多年輕的農(nóng)民伙伴們都有一種為農(nóng)業(yè)設(shè)立新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的愿望。Many of them are employing a multitude of technolo

24、gies, some new and some. not so new.他們中的許多人正在使用多種技術(shù)，有些是新的，有些是不那么新的。Recently, Sanchez bought a hand-operated tool which pulls out weeds and loosens soil.最近，桑切斯買(mǎi)了一個(gè)手動(dòng)除草和松土的工具。It actually dates back to at least 1701. 它至少可以追溯到 1701 年。It stands in sharp contrast to Sanchezs other gadget: a gas-powered fl

25、ame weed-killer inventedin 1997. 這與桑切斯的另一項(xiàng)發(fā)明形成了鮮明的對(duì)比:1997 年發(fā)明的一種以燃?xì)鉃閯?dòng)力的火焰除草器。He simply doesnt discriminate when it comes to the newness of tools. If it works, it works.當(dāng)談到工具的新穎性時(shí)，他就絲毫不加區(qū)別了。如果起作用了，那就成功了。Farmers have a long history of invention, and its no different today. 農(nóng)民的發(fā)明歷史悠久，今天也不例外。Young farme

26、rs are guided by their love of agriculture and aided by their knowledge oftechnology. 年輕的農(nóng)民以他們對(duì)農(nóng)業(yè)的熱愛(ài)為指導(dǎo)，以他們的技術(shù)知識(shí)為輔助。5To find inexpensive and appropriately-sized tools, they collaborate and innovate.為了找到便宜和大小適當(dāng)?shù)墓ぞ?，他們進(jìn)行協(xié)作和創(chuàng)新。Sometimes the old stuff just works better, or more efficiently. 有時(shí)候舊的東西會(huì)更好用，或

27、者更有效率。Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9 What do we learn about Leo Sanchezs farm? 關(guān)于利奧桑切斯的農(nóng)場(chǎng)，我們了解到了什么?10 What has motivated Leo Sanchez and his fellow young farmers to engage in farming? 是什么激勵(lì)著利奧桑切斯和他的年輕農(nóng)民伙伴們從事農(nóng)業(yè)?11 Why did Leo Sanchez buy a hand-operated weeding tool?

28、 為什么利奧桑切斯會(huì)買(mǎi)一個(gè)手動(dòng)除草工具呢?Passage TwoEat Grub is Britains first new food company that breaks western food boundaries byintroducing edible insects as a new source of food. Eat Grub 是英國(guó)第一家通過(guò)引入可食用昆蟲(chóng)作為新的食物來(lái)源而打破西方食品界限的新食品公司。And Sainsburys is the first UK supermarket to stock the companys crunchy roasted crick

29、ets.塞恩斯伯里是英國(guó)第一家供應(yīng)該公司產(chǎn)品脆脆烤蟋蟀的超市。Sainsburys insists that such food is no joke and could be a new, sustainable source of protein.源。Out of curiosity, I paid a visit to Sainsburys. 出于好奇，我參觀了塞恩斯伯里超市。As I put my hand into a packet of crickets with their tiny eyes and legs, the idea of one goingin my mouth

30、made me feel a little sick. 當(dāng)我把手伸進(jìn)一袋蟋蟀的小眼睛和小腿里時(shí)，一想到有一只蟋蟀進(jìn)了我的嘴里，我就覺(jué)得有點(diǎn)惡心。But the first bite was a pleasant surprise. 但咬下第一口就給了我驚喜。A little dry and lacking of taste, but at least a wing didnt get stuck in my throat. 有點(diǎn)干，沒(méi)有味道，但至少?zèng)]有一只翅膀卡在我的喉嚨里。The roasted seasoning largely overpowered any other flavour

31、although there was slightly bitteraftertaste. 6The texture was crunchy, but smelt a little of cat food. 它的口感很脆，但聞起來(lái)有點(diǎn)貓糧的味道。Eat Grub also recommends the crickets as a topping for noodles, soups and salads. Eat Grub還推薦蟋蟀作為面條、湯和沙拉的配料。The company boasts that its dried crickets contain more protein than

32、beef, chicken and pork,as well as minerals like iron and calcium.該公司聲稱(chēng)，他們的蟋蟀干比牛肉、雞肉和豬肉含有更多的蛋白質(zhì)，以及鐵和鈣等礦物質(zhì)。Unlike the production of meat, bugs do not use up large amounts of land, water or feed, 與肉類(lèi)生產(chǎn)不同，昆蟲(chóng)不會(huì)消耗大量的土地、水或飼料，and insect farming also produces far fewer greenhouse gases. 而且昆蟲(chóng)養(yǎng)殖產(chǎn)生的溫室氣體也少得多。How

33、ever, despite two billion people worldwide already supplementing their diet with insects,然而，盡管全世界已經(jīng)有 20 億人用昆蟲(chóng)來(lái)補(bǔ)充他們的飲食，“consumer disgust” remains a large barrier in many western countries. 消費(fèi)者厭惡”在許多西方國(guó)家仍然是一個(gè)巨大的障礙。Im not sure bugs will become a popular snack anytime soon, but theyre definitely food fo

34、rthought. 我不確定蟲(chóng)子會(huì)很快成為一種受歡迎的零食，但它們絕對(duì)是值得思考的食物。Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12 What do we learn from the passage about the food company Eat Grub? 從這篇文章中我們可以了解到關(guān)于食品公司 Eat Grub 的什么信息?13 What does the speaker say about his first bite a roasted crickets? 關(guān)于咬下的第一口烤蟋蟀，說(shuō)話者說(shuō)了

35、什么?14 What does Eat Grub say about its dried crickets? Eat Grub 公司是怎么說(shuō)它的蟋蟀干呢?15 What does the passage say about insect farming? 這篇文章關(guān)于昆蟲(chóng)養(yǎng)殖說(shuō)了什么?Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by threeor four questions.The recordings will be played on

36、ly once.After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B), C) and D).7Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Recording OneHave you ever had someone try to explain something to you a dozen times with no lu

37、ck 你是否曾有過(guò)這樣的經(jīng)歷:有人試圖向你解釋一件事，可十幾次都沒(méi)有成功，but then, when you see a picture, the idea finally clicks?但當(dāng)你看到一張圖片時(shí)，這個(gè)想法終于靈光一現(xiàn)了?If that sounds familiar, maybe you might consider yourself a visual learner. 如果這聽(tīng)起來(lái)很熟悉，也許你會(huì)認(rèn)為自己是視覺(jué)學(xué)習(xí)者。Or, if reading or listening does the trick, maybe you feel like youre a verbal l

38、earner. 或者，如果閱讀或傾聽(tīng)能奏效，也許你會(huì)覺(jué)得自己是個(gè)語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)者。We call these labels learning styles, but is there really a way to categorize different types ofstudents? 我們稱(chēng)這些標(biāo)簽為學(xué)習(xí)風(fēng)格，但真的有方法來(lái)給不同類(lèi)型的學(xué)生分類(lèi)嗎?Well, it actually seems that multiple presentation formats, especially if one of them is visual,help most people learn. 實(shí)際上，

39、似乎多種演示格式，尤其其中一種是視覺(jué)的，可以幫助大多數(shù)人學(xué)習(xí)。When psychologists and educators test for learning styles, 當(dāng)心理學(xué)家和教育家測(cè)試學(xué)習(xí)風(fēng)格時(shí)，theyre trying to figure out whether these are inherent traits that affect how well students learn,instead of just a preference. 他們?cè)噲D弄清楚這些是否是影響學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)效果的固有特征，而不僅僅是一種偏好。Usually, they start by giving

40、 a survey to figure out what style a student favors, like visual orverbal learning. 通常，他們會(huì)先做一個(gè)調(diào)查，找出學(xué)生喜歡的學(xué)習(xí)方式，比如視覺(jué)學(xué)習(xí)或語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)。Then, they try to teach the students something with a specific presentation style, 然后，他們嘗試用一種特定的演示方式教學(xué)生一些東西，like using visual aids, and do a follow-up test to see how much they le

41、arned. 比如使用視覺(jué)輔助工具，并做一個(gè)后續(xù)測(cè)試，看看他們學(xué)到了多少。That way, the researchers can see if the self-identified verbal learners really learned better whenthe information was just spoken aloud, for example. 通過(guò)這種方式，研究人員可以看到，8例如，當(dāng)信息只是大聲說(shuō)出來(lái)時(shí)，自我識(shí)別的語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)者是否真的能夠?qū)W得更好。But, according to a 2008 review, only one study that follow

42、ed this design found that studentsactually learned best with their preferred style. 但是，根據(jù) 2008 年的一項(xiàng)研究，只有一項(xiàng)遵循這一設(shè)計(jì)的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，學(xué)生實(shí)際上用他們喜歡的風(fēng)格學(xué)得最好。But the study had some big flaws. 但這項(xiàng)研究存在一些重大缺陷。The researchers excluded two thirds of the original participants 研究人員排除了三分之二的原始參與者，because they didnt seem to have a

43、ny clear learning style from the survey at the beginning, 因?yàn)樗麄冊(cè)谝婚_(kāi)始的調(diào)查中似乎沒(méi)有任何明確的學(xué)習(xí)風(fēng)格，and they didnt even report the actual test scores in the final paper. 他們甚至沒(méi)有在期末考試中報(bào)告實(shí)際的考試分?jǐn)?shù)。So. it doesnt really seem like learning styles are an inherent trait that we all have. 所以學(xué)習(xí)風(fēng)格似乎并不是我們所有人的固有特征。But, that doesn

44、t mean that all students will do amazingly if they just spend all their timereading from a textbook. 但是，這并不意味著所有的學(xué)生只要把所有的時(shí)間都花在閱讀課本上就會(huì)取得驚人的成績(jī)。Instead, most people seem to learn better if theyre taught in several ways, especially if one isvisual. 乎可以學(xué)得更好。In one study, researchers tested whether studen

45、ts remembered lists of words better if they heardthem, saw them, or both. 在一項(xiàng)研究中，研究人員測(cè)試了學(xué)生在聽(tīng)到、看到或同時(shí)聽(tīng)到和看到單詞時(shí)，記憶是否更好。And everyone seemed to do better if they got to see the words in print, even the self-identifiedauditory learners. 如果每個(gè)人都能看到打印出來(lái)的單詞，他們的表現(xiàn)似乎都更好，即使是那些自我識(shí)別的聽(tīng)覺(jué)學(xué)習(xí)者。Their preference didnt see

46、m to matter. 他們的偏好似乎并不重要。Similar studies tested whether students learned basic physics and chemistry concepts better byreading plain text or viewing pictures, too. 類(lèi)似的研究還測(cè)試了學(xué)生通過(guò)閱讀純文本或觀看圖片是否能更好地學(xué)習(xí)基本的物理和化學(xué)概念。9And everyone did better with the help of pictures. 并且在圖片的幫助下，每個(gè)人都做得更好。Questions 16 to 18 are

47、based on the recording you have just heard.16 Why do psychologists and educators study learning styles? 為什么心理學(xué)家和教育家要研究學(xué)習(xí)風(fēng)格?17 What does the speaker say about one study mentioned in the 2008 review? 關(guān)于2008 年評(píng)論中提到的一項(xiàng)研究，說(shuō)話者說(shuō)了什么?18 What message does the speaker want to convey about learning at the end o

48、f talk? 在談話結(jié)束時(shí)，說(shuō)話者想要傳達(dá)關(guān)于學(xué)習(xí)的什么信息?Recording TwoFree-market capitalism hasnt freed usit has trapped us. Its imperative for us to embrace aworkplace revolution. 自由市場(chǎng)資本主義并沒(méi)有解放我們它困住了我們。We are unlikely to spend our last moments regretting that we didnt spend enough of our livesslaving away at work. 我們必須擁抱一

49、場(chǎng)職場(chǎng)革命。我們不太可能在生命的最后時(shí)刻后悔沒(méi)有花足夠的時(shí)間在工作上。We may instead find ourselves feeling guilty about the time we didnt spend watching ourchildren grow, or with our loved ones, or travelling, or on the cultural or leisure pursuits that bring ushappiness. 或與我們所愛(ài)的人在一起，或去旅行，或去追求那些帶給我們快樂(lè)的文化或休閑活動(dòng)。Unfortunately, the aver

50、age full-time employee in the world works 42 hours a week, well overa third of the time we are awake. 不幸的是，世界上全職員工平均每周工作42 個(gè)小時(shí)，超過(guò)我們清醒時(shí)間的三分之一。Some of our all too precious time is being stolen: office workers do around two billion hoursof unpaid overtime each year. 我們的一些寶貴時(shí)間正在被偷走:辦公室職員每年無(wú)償加班約 20 億小時(shí)。S

51、o it is extremely welcome that some government coalitions have started looking intopotentially cutting the working week to four days. 因此，一些政府聯(lián)盟已經(jīng)開(kāi)始考慮將每周工作時(shí)間減少到 4 天，這是非常受歡迎的。The champions of free market capitalism promised their way of life would bring us freedom.10自由市場(chǎng)資本主義的擁護(hù)者承諾，他們的生活方式將給我們帶來(lái)自由。But

52、it wasnt freedom at all: from the lack of secure, affordable housing 但這根本不是自由:從缺乏安全的、負(fù)擔(dān)得起的住房，to growing job insecurity and rising personal debt, the individual is trapped.到日益增長(zhǎng)的工作不安全感和不斷增加的個(gè)人債務(wù)，個(gè)人被困住了。Nine decades ago, leading economists predicted that 90 年前，領(lǐng)先的經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家曾預(yù)測(cè)，technological advances and ris

53、ing productivity would mean that wed be working a 15-hourweek by now: 技術(shù)進(jìn)步和生產(chǎn)率提高意味著，到目前為止，我們每周將會(huì)工作 15 個(gè)小時(shí):that target has been somewhat missed. 這一目標(biāo)在一定程度上沒(méi)有實(shí)現(xiàn)。Here is the most malignant threat to our personal freedom, 這是對(duì)我們個(gè)人自由最?lèi)憾镜耐{，particularly as the balance of power in the workplace has been shi

54、fted so dramatically fromworker to boss. 尤其是在工作場(chǎng)所的權(quán)力平衡已從工人戲劇性地轉(zhuǎn)移到老板身上的情況下。A huge portion of our lives involves the surrender of our freedom and personal autonomy. 我們生活的很大一部分涉及到放棄我們的自由和個(gè)人自主權(quán)。Its time in which we are directed by the needs and desires of others, and denied the right tomake our own choi

55、ces. 現(xiàn)在是我們被他人的需要和欲望所左右的時(shí)候了，我們被剝奪了做出自己選擇的權(quán)利。Thats bad for us: it is hardly surprising that over half a million workers suffer from work-related mental health conditions each year, 這對(duì)我們是不利的:每年有超過(guò) 50 萬(wàn)的員工患有與工作相關(guān)的精神疾病，or that 15.4 million working days were lost to work-related stress last year, a jump o

56、f nearly aquarter. 或是去年有1540 一點(diǎn)都不奇怪。Yes, there are those who, far from being overworked, actually seek more hours. 是的，有些人非但沒(méi)有過(guò)度工作，反而要求更多的工作時(shí)間。But a shorter working week would enable us to redistribute hours from the overworked to the11underworked. We need to look at ways of cutting the working week

57、without slashing living standards: 我們需要想辦法在不降低生活水平的情況下減少每周的工作時(shí)間:after all, the worlds workers have already suffered the worst deduction in wages since theearly 1800s. 畢竟，世界上的工人已經(jīng)遭受了自 19 世紀(jì)初以來(lái)最嚴(yán)重的減薪。And cutting the working week would be conducive to the individual, giving millions of workersmore time

58、 to spend as they see fit. 并且減少每周的工作時(shí)間將有利于個(gè)人，讓數(shù)百萬(wàn)工人有更多的時(shí)間來(lái)做他們認(rèn)為合適的事情。Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19 What do people often feel guilty about according to the speaker ？ 根據(jù)說(shuō)話者所說(shuō)，人們經(jīng)常對(duì)什么感到內(nèi)疚?20 What did leading economists predict 90 years ago? 90 年前，領(lǐng)先的經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家預(yù)測(cè)了什么?21 W

59、hat is the result of denying workers right to make their own choices? 剝奪工人自主選擇權(quán)的結(jié)果是什么?Recording ThreeToday Im going to talk about Germanys dream airport in Berlin.今天我要講的是德國(guó)柏林的夢(mèng)想機(jī)場(chǎng)。The airport looks exactly like every other major modern airport in Europe, except for one bigproblem: 這個(gè)機(jī)場(chǎng)看起來(lái)和歐洲其他主要的現(xiàn)代機(jī)

60、場(chǎng)一模一樣，除了有一個(gè)大問(wèn)題之外:more than seven years after it was originally supposed to open, it still stands empty. 它本應(yīng)該在七年前開(kāi)放，但現(xiàn)在仍然空著。Germany is known for its efficiency and refined engineering, 德國(guó)以其高效和精致的工程而聞名，but when it comes to its new ghost airport this reputation could not be further from the truth.但說(shuō)到它的