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听力文本
Britain will soon ban smoking in cars with children. Britain's government wants to reduce the harm cigarette smoke does to children. New laws will cut the chances of children passive smoking. This is when someonebreathes in the smoke from a cigarette. Many studies say passive smoking can almost be as harmful as actually smoking a cigarette. The British government said it looked at research that found children who sat in smoke-filled cars had health problems. Britain's leader David Cameron said the problem is particularly badin cars because there is so little space, so the car fills with smoke very quickly. The new law will make it illegal for anyone to smoke in a car that has a child in it.
Not everyone agrees with the new law. Some lawmakers say it takes away the freedom for people to smoke in their own car. They believe people should be able to smoke in their car because there are so many public places where smoking is not allowed. A few lawmakers said they were worried the government might make the ban wider in the future, so no one could smoke in a car. However, Britain's health minister said the healthof children was more important than the freedom to smoke. He told reporters: "The liberty to smoke in yourcar in front of a child doesn't seem to me that important and protecting a child's health does seem to me to be incredibly important."
中文翻译
英国将通过一项禁止车内有儿童时吸烟的法案
。英国政府希望减轻吸烟对儿童的伤害 。新法将将少儿童吸二手烟的机会 。二手烟就是吸入香烟烟雾 。多项研究表明二手烟与吸烟拥对身体的危害几乎相同 。英国政府称研究表明儿童坐在车内吸二手烟对身体有害 。英国首相戴维·卡梅伦称由于空间不够大,这样的问题发生在车内将更加严重,所以烟雾充满车内的速度将变快 。任何人在坐有儿童的车内吸烟将被视为违法 。不是所有人都欣然接受
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重点讲解
1.health minister 卫生部长
In Belgium, the health minister approved the vaccine before the country’s health technology evaluation committee had finished deliberating.
在比利时,在国家卫生技术评定委员会结束讨论之前,卫生部长就已经批准了疫苗
。2.passive smoking 二手烟
Unfortunately most people are not aware of the health dangers of passive smoking.
不幸的是,大部分人都没有意识到被动吸烟的危害
。3.in front of 在…前面
Waiting her chance, the girl nipped in front of an old woman.
瞅准机会,那个女孩很快插在了老太太的前面
。4.public place 公共场所
Post your goal and a chart of your progress up in your office or other public place.
把你的目标和进程表放置在你的办公室或其他公共场所
听力题目
1.When will Britain introduce a smoking ban?
a) next week
b) soon
c) at the end of the year
d) March 2016
2.What does Britain hope the new law will cut?
a) tax
b) pollution
c) health costs
d) children passive smoking
3.Who/What said passive smoking might be as bad as actually smoking?
a) many studies
b) a child
c) the head of a tobacco company
d) a health expert
4.Who said a problem was "particularly bad"?
a) a health expert
b) Ban Ki-moon
c) David Cameron
d) a doctor
5.What fills with smoke quickly?
a) the atmosphere
b) cars
c) rooms
d) lungs
6.Who disagrees with the new law?
a) the boss of Rolls Royce
b) all smokers
c) some lawmakers
d) most people in Britain
7.What do some people think the law takes away?
a) safety
b) health
c) money
d) freedom
8.What are some people worried about?
a) a total ban on smoking in cars
b) their health
c) their money
d) the environment
9.Who said the health of children was more important than smokers?
a) Britain's health minister
b) a child doctor
c) the boss of Toyota
d) a child
10.How important did someone say it was to protect a child's health?
a) very important
b) incredibly important
c) somewhat important
d) not that important
听力答案
1.b
2.d
3.a
4.c
5.b
6.c
7.d
8.a
9.a
10.b