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听力文本
Japan's government is going to play Cupid in an attempt to encourage more couples to have babies. The country has one of the lowest birth rates in the world and politicians are turning to novel methods to get people to add to the population. One of these methods is local authorities acting as matchmakers. Japan's national government will support any local government effort at speed dating, online matchmaking and other ways to coax couples to get together and start families. The draft recommendations call for intensive efforts over the next five years. The report says Japan faces a "critical situation" in which the dwindling number of children could cause serious social problems for the country.
One reason the government has found for Japan's falling birth rate is the rising cost of raising children.The government hopes to address this with a variety of measures. These include plans to improve access to free nursery care, special centres for people undergoing fertility treatment, and a target to increase thenumber of fathers taking paternity leave after their baby is born to 80 per cent by the year 2020. There are also plans to provide greater support for families with three or more children. By 2060, nearly 40 per cent of Japan's population will be aged over 65. The over-65s already constitute 25 per cent of the population. The birth rate has fallen steadily from 4.54 children per mother in 1947 to just 1.42 in 2014.
中文翻译
为了让更多日本夫妻生孩子,日本政府将扮演丘比特的角色
。日本是世界婴儿出生率最低的国家之一,政治家正在利用新的办法来增加人口 。其中一种办法就是让当地政府扮演和事老的角色 。日本中央政府将不遗余力地支持当地政府的行动,这些包括婚配、网上婚配以及其他能够组建家庭的机会 。这项草案的内容是在今后五年推进这一计划的发展 。报告称日本正在面临困难的局面,急剧下降的儿童数量将为国家造成非常严重的社会问题 。政府认为导致日本出生率减少的其中一个原因就是抚养孩子的费用正在逐渐增加
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重点讲解
1.paternity leave 父亲假
Do you think it is necessary for man to have the paternity leave?
你觉得男人有必要休产假吗?
2.nursery care 托儿所
Trying different jobs, and even by virtue of self-learning has opened the whole nursery, care for children
努力尝试不同的工作,甚至全凭借自学开过托儿所,照顾小孩
。3.online matchmaking 在线交友
Like love itself, the world of online matchmaking is full of happy surprises.
正如爱情本身,在线交友的世界充满了幸福的惊喜
。4.a variety of 多种多样的
Fancy many: to produce a variety of colours, patterns, the surface of a wide range.
花色繁多:可生产各种色彩、花纹、表面,种类繁多
。听力题目
1.What character will Japan's government play as matchmaker?
a) 007 (James Bond)
b) Hello Kitty
c) Popeye
d) Cupid
2.What adjective was used to describe the methods Japan will use?
a) smart
b) novel
c) forceful
d) inventive
3.What will local governments act as?
a) advisor
b) financier
c) matchmaker
d) record keeper
4.How long will intensive efforts at increasing the population be?
a) 5 years
b) 7 years
c) 8 years
d) 10 years
5.What could cause serious problems for the country?
a) high cost of weddings
b) high tax
c) the dwindling number of children
d) the roads
6.What is a major reason for the falling birth rate?
a) television
b) the cost of raising children
c) birth control methods
d) overworking
7.What does the government hope to provide to parents for free?
a) health care
b) housing
c) advice
d) nurseries
8.What extra benefits does the government plan to give to fathers?
a) paternity leave
b) free slippers
c) free healthcare
d) bus passes
9.When will almost 40% of Japan's population be over 65?
a) 2040
b) 2080
c) 2060
d) 2020
10.What was Japan's birth rate in 1947?
a) 1.42
b) 4.54
c) 2.41
d) 5.24
听力答案
1.d
2.b
3.c
4.a
5.c
6.b
7.d
8.a
9.c
10.b