(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
A new survey from an internet-based market research company shows the things British people are most afraid of. Top of the list is heights. Over half of the people who took the survey said they had acrophobia – the medical name for the fear of heights. In second place was a fear of snakes, with 21 per cent of peoplesaying they were "very afraid" of the slippery creatures. The third biggest fear was public speaking, with20 per cent being "very afraid" and 36 per cent being "a little afraid" of speaking in public. Other things that frighten people most include spiders, mice, needles and injections, the sight of blood, flying, andbeing in small spaces. Number 10 on the list was coulrophobia – the fear of clowns.
The market research company asked over 2,000 people what they were afraid of. They had to rate 13 common phobias from "not at all afraid" to "very afraid". The researchers found that there were big differences between what men and women were afraid of, and what frightened old and young people. The researchers said: "All are not created equal when it comes to fears." The survey showed that more women than men were afraid of things, especially spiders. These scare a third of men and about half of women. Age differences showed young people were more likely to be afraid of public speaking. Those in the older age groups were more likely than younger people to be afraid of heights.
中文翻译
一项网络市场研究公司的新研究调查了英国人最害怕的东西
。居首位的是高度 。有超过一半的受调查者说自己有恐高症,这是怕高的医学名词 。排在第二位的是蛇,有21%的被调查者称他们非常害怕这一滑溜溜的生物 。排在第三位的是公共演讲,有20%,有36%的人称对公众演讲有点害怕 。其他还有蜘蛛、老鼠、针管和注射、晕血、飞行以及在置身于狭小空间 。排在第10位的是害怕小丑 。市场研究公司询问了200名英国人
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重点讲解
1.be afraid of 害怕
Do not be afraid of the loneliness of enlightenment.
不要害怕因造诣深而产生的孤独感
。2.speak in public 在公共场合说话
Would people really rather be dead than speak in public?
人们难道真的愿意死,也不愿在公众前发言吗?
3.age group 同年龄范围内的人
The percentage of males increased with each age group.
每个年龄组的男性比例有所增加
。4.Age difference 年龄差异
An age difference of 7 - 15 years can lead to a really great relationship if both partners are willing to.
如果双方都愿意的话,7到15岁的年龄差可能会促成一对真诚的完美的情侣
听力题目
1.What kind of company made this survey?
a) a medicine company
b) a horror movie company
c) a newspaper company
d) a market research company
2.What are people afraid of if they have acrophobia?
a) spiders
b) heights
c) public speaking
d) blood
3.What was number three on the list of fears?
a) injections
b) snakes
c) spiders
d) public speaking
4.What are people afraid of the sight of?
a) themselves
b) their own shadow
c) blood
d) speaking
5.Where on the list was the fear of clowns?
a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10
6.How many people took the survey?
a) 12,000
b) 20,000
c) more than 2,000
d) just less than 2,000
7.How many phobias did people have to rate?
a) 13
b) 12
c) 11
d) 10
8.What groups of people were frightened of different things?
a) rich / poor; healthy / unhealthy
b) strong / weak; fat / thin
c) men / women; old / young
d) big / small; fit / unfit
9.How many men were afraid of spiders?
a) four-fifths
b) a third
c) three-quarters
d) half
10.Who was more likely to be afraid of heights?
a) older people
b) pilots
c) miners
d) sick people
听力答案
1.d
2.b
3.d
4.c
5.d
6.c
7.a
8.c
9.b
10.a