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听力文本
A new report from the British government says access for disabled people in stores in Britain is "shocking". The U.K. government visited and checked more than 30,000 shops and restaurants across the country. They found that many stores and eateries made it very difficult or impossible for disabled people to shop or eat while shopping. The survey listed many examples of how difficult it is for disabled people to go shopping. Around 20 per cent of stores had no wheelchair ramps and two-thirds of staff in shops had no training to help disabled customers. Going to the bathroom is also difficult for people in wheelchairs. Over 40% of restaurants and 30 per cent of stores have no accessible toilet.
Britain's Minister for Disabled People, Mark Harper, said it was unfair that the disabled had such problems when shopping. He said people with disabilities should be able to enjoy...shopping just like everyone else. He told reporters: "Everyone deserves to be able to go...shopping or enjoy a festive meal or drink with their friends or colleagues." He added that stores and restaurants were losing money because they did not help the disabled, saying: "This isn't just about doing what's right. Businesses are missing a trick by not doing more to tap into this market." He said: "A fifth of the British population has a disability and they and their households have a spending power of over 200 billion ($310bn)."
中文翻译
英国政府的一份新报告称, 英国商店的残疾人通道令人感到震惊
。英国政府参观并检查了全国30,000多家商店和餐馆 。他们发现,许多商店和餐馆,根本无法满足残疾人购物,或者边购物边吃东西的需求 。调查结果中列出了许多例子,表明了残疾人购物的困难程度相当高 。大约20%的商店没有轮椅坡道,三分之二的员工没有受到过帮助残疾人客户的培训 。山厕所对于坐轮椅的人也是很困难的 。超过40%的餐馆和30%以上的商店没有无障碍卫生间 。英国的残疾人部长马克哈珀说, 残疾人购物时存在的这些问题,对残疾人是不公平的
。他说,残疾人应该能够像其他人一样享受购物 。他告诉记者说,每个人都应该能够购物或与他们的朋友或同事享受节日餐并畅饮 。他补充说,商店和餐厅的金钱都在流失,因为他们没有帮助残疾人,这不仅仅是做正确的事情 。企业没有在这一市场进行努力,是企业的损失 。他说,五分之一的英国人有残疾,他们和他们的家庭消费能力超过2,000亿(3,100亿美元) 。译文属可可原创,仅供学习交流使用,未经许可请勿转载
重点讲解
1.more than多于;超出;比……多
More than two students have been concerned in this affair.
这件事情牵涉到两个以上的学生
。2.go shopping去购物
Go shopping together.
一块儿去购物
。3.be able to会;能够
If the situation demands,he must be able to attend the meeting.
如果情况需要的话,他一定能参加会议
。4.tap into挖掘;接进
When you tap into this resource and align yourself with it, your life is going to speed up.
当你进入这些资源然后将自己与其保持一致的时候,你的生活就会加速
。5.spending power消费力
He argued that the world’s poor represented trillions of dollars’ worth of pent-up spending power.
他认为,世界上的穷人相当于价值数万亿美元被压抑的消费能力
。听力试题
1.Who made the report on disability access in Britain?
a) a charity
b) a group of disabled people
c) the British government
d) a restaurant chain
2.How many shops and restaurants did researchers visit?
a) over 30,000
b) over 40,000
c) 13,000
d) 14,000
3.What percentage of stores had no wheelchair ramps?
a) around half
b) around 20%
c) around 18.83%
d) around 22%
4.What did staff at many stores and restaurants not have?
a) knowledge
b) manners
c) toilets
d) training
5.How many stores had no accessible toilets?
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 30%
d) 40%
6.What position does Mark Harper hold in Britain's government?
a) Minister for Stores & Restaurants
b) Minister for Disabled People
c) Minister for Health
d) Minister for Equality
7.What did Mark Harper say people with disabilities should be able to do?
a) complain
b) relax
c) park
d) go shopping
8.What did Mr Harper say stores were losing?
a) custom
b) money
c) sales
d) customers
9.What fraction of British people have a disability?
a) a quarter
b) a fifth
c) two-fifths
d) a third
10.How much do disabled people in the UK have to spend?
a) 200 billion
b) 200 million
c) 310 billion
d) 310 million
听力答案
1.c
2.a
3.b
4.d
5.c
6.b
7.d
8.b
9.b
10.a