北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 21 workshop3

[00:01.29]Thank you.and now one final question, please.
[00:04.61]Yes, the man in the green jacket.
[00:06.38]Could you make it a quick question?
[00:08.58]Er, yes. Dr¹ Cartwright...
[00:10.96]do you think future generations
[00:12.71]are going to live longer than they do now?
[00:14.80]In my opinion, yes-
[00:16.55]at least if trends² continue the way
[00:18.13]they're going-
[00:19.32]in developed countries at any rate.
[00:21.53]By the year 2020, over twenty percent
[00:24.13]of the population in developed countries
[00:25.61]will be over eighty.Just think about that.
[00:28.75]But I think the real problem will be to try
[00:30.61]to find ways of making people
[00:32.41]not just live longer-
[00:34.17]but to have a better quality of life.
[00:36.92]And of course the big challenge³
[00:38.30]is the third world where life is much,
[00:40.41]much shorter than in the developed world.
[00:42.57]But that's another subject...
[00:44.39]Well, there you are.
[00:45.78]Thank you very much for coming,Dr Cartwright.
[00:47.87]My next guest has been in the news this week...
[00:51.57]Exercise 3 Listen again.Complete each statement⁴
[00:56.38]from Dr Cartwright with a few words.
[00:58.13]

1 Dr   

n.医生，大夫；博士(缩)（= Doctor）

参考例句：

• Dr.Williams instructs us in botany.威廉博士教我们植物学。
• The ward of the hospital is in the charge of Dr.Green.医院的这间病房由格林医生负责。

2 trends   

n.趋势( trend的名词复数 )；（海岸、河流、道路等的）走向；流行；时尚v.伸向( trend的第三人称单数 )；趋向；倾向；使趋向

参考例句：

• The figures were obtained by extrapolating from past trends. 这些数据是从过去的趋势推断出来的。
• fashionistas who are slaves to the latest trends 被潮流牵着鼻子走的赶时髦者

3 challenge   

n.挑战；v.向...挑战

参考例句：

• The job doesn't really challenge him.这项工作不能真正地考验他。
• She looked at me with challenge.她带着挑战的目光看着我。

4 statement   

n.陈述；声明；综述

参考例句：

• The government will put out a new statement tomorrow.政府将于明天发布一项新声明。
• Put down your statement in black and white.把你的话用白纸黑字写下来。