Step by Step 3000 第2册 Unit12:Dictation Item(1)

 　　Step by Step 3000. Book Two.

　　Unit 12. Dictation.

　　In this unit, you'll hear 11 items for dictation.

　　Each item will be presented three times. Write down every word you hear.

　　Item One.

　　Vocabulary. abuse, innocent, mitigate¹, trauma², equipped, Judith Wallerstein, Kid's Turn.

　　Judith Wallerstein studied 93 children over a generation.

　　Her findings haven't been published in a medical journal only in her book.

　　She says children of divorce are more likely to abuse drugs, and that 40% of them avoid marriage themselves.

　　When they do marry, fail at nearly twice, the usually rate.

　　Wallerstein's families divorced a generation ago.

　　Times have changed and with them, the attitude towards divorce and the attention to the divorce's innocent victims.

　　In our parents' generation, people who got divorced didn't talk about it, they were embarrassed by it.

　　Programs like kid's turn try to mitigate some of the effects of divorce with family counseling.

　　So the next generation more aware of the trauma may be better equipped to handle it.

1 mitigate   

vt.（使）减轻，（使）缓和

参考例句：

• The government is trying to mitigate the effects of inflation.政府正试图缓和通货膨胀的影响。
• Governments should endeavour to mitigate distress.政府应努力缓解贫困问题。

2 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。