新视野大学英语视听说教程 4 Unit 9-1

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II. Basic Listening Practice
1. Script¹
M: Third World countries must improve their economies² if they want to raise their citizen’s standard of living.
W: But how can they do that when developed countries control world trade?
Q: Which of the following is true?
2. Script
W: What did Professor Smith mean when he said that when America sneezes, Britain
   catches a cold?
M: He meant that what is happening to America’s economy³ today will have an effect on Britain’s economy in the future.
Q: What did the professor say?
3. Script
M: Your government gives financial subsidies⁴ to certain industries, creating unfair competition. This is wrong.
W: But your government sets up import tariffs⁵, which have the same effect.
Q: What can we learn from this conversation?
4. Script
M: The price of oil is going through the roof. It is going to cause economic pain all over the world.
W: I think the high price of oil is good. It will make people more careful in using their cars, and also make them seek alternative⁶ fuels which will probably be better for the environment.
Q: What do the man and the woman think about the high price of oil?
5. Script
W: Industries that pollute should either be closed down or made to clean up their act. I’m tired of breathing dirty air.
M: It’s not that simple. People need jobs and that means⁷ we need industry. Besides, the sunset⁸ looks especially beautiful through the smog.
Q: What does the man say about smog?

 

Keys: 1.A   2.C   3. D   4.B   5.A

1 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。

2 economies   

n.节约( economy的名词复数 )；经济；经济情况；经济结构

参考例句：

• A customs union would integrate the economies of these countries. 关税联盟会把这些国家的经济紧密结合在一起。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Economies have peaks and troughs. 经济有高峰，也有低谷。 来自辞典例句

3 economy   

n.经济；节俭；秩序；机体

参考例句：

• We must do our best to develop the national economy.我们必须努力发展国民经济。
• The country's economy is not very healthy.国家的经济不很景气。

4 subsidies   

n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
• Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

6 alternative   

n.两者挑一的，可供选择的；adj.选择性的，二中择一的

参考例句：

• There was no alternative for them to vote in favor.他们别无选择，只有投票赞成。
• She had no alternative but to ask for a few days'leave.实在不得已，她只好请几天假。

7 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

8 sunset   

n.日落；衰落时期(尤指人的晚年)

参考例句：

• They'll work on till sunset.他们将继续工作，直到日落。
• The sunset was a very beautiful sight.那落日真是一幅美景。