(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
A new survey in Britain reveals that young people spend over 27 hours a week online. This figure has trebled in the past decade. Britain's communications watchdog Ofcom conducted the study on thousands of 16- to 24-year-olds as part of its Media Use and Attitudes 2015 report. Ofcom found that while most online content is still being accessed on computers, the proportion of access via mobile devices is rapidly catching up.Two thirds of adults now regularly use a smartphone or tablet. Online content has also changed considerably in the past ten years. Today, people are spending a lot more time on watching video clips, playing games, using instant messaging and checking social media accounts.
An industry expert, Toby Syfret, explained why more people are spending more time online. He said: "New technologies are opening up a myriad of other possibilities for young people. It's not just watching content.They're messaging friends and texting at the same time. Inevitably, as the younger generation gets older and they set up their own home, TV viewing consumption will be affected." Over a quarter of young people now watch TV shows and movies online instead of on televisions. Mr Syfret added: "A 40-inch television screen offers quality you can't get from a tablet or smartphone, so televisions are never going to become unimportant."
中文翻译
英国的一项新研究表明年轻人每周的上网时间超过了27小时
。在过去十年间,这一数字增长了三倍 。英国电信公司Ofcom在2015年网络使用习惯报告中对数千名16到24岁的成年人进行了调查 。Ofcom发现绝大部分人还是通过电脑进行上网,而手机上万的比例也在急剧上升 。有三分之二的成年人会经常使用智能手机或是平板电脑 。在过去十年中,网络内容也有了很大程度的改变 。如今,人们在看视频,玩游戏,发短信以及使用社交媒体的时间正在不断增加 。产业分析师托比·希夫莱特对年轻人上网的原因进行了解释
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重点讲解
1.instead of 而不是
例句:His success plays his luck instead of his skill.
他取得的成功靠的是运气而不是技术
。2.social media 社会媒体
例句:And, if you liked this post, you might want to read its related post, The Cornerstone of Social Media Is Clarity.
如果你喜欢这个介绍,你也许会想要读一读它的相关的介绍,社会媒体的基石是慈善事业
。3.catch up 赶上
例句:We'll do our best to catch up with the advanced world levels.
我们将努力赶上世界先进水平
。4.video clip 视频剪辑
例句:It even offered a video clip of these flying penguins, which became one of the most viewed videos onthe Internet.
它甚至还提供了一个这些飞行企鹅的视频剪辑,成为了互联网上最受欢迎的视频
。听力题目
1. Where did the survey take place?
a) the USA
b) at a university
c) Britain
d) online
2. Who was interviewed?
a) 16-24-year-olds
b) 18-28-year-olds
c) 18-30-year-olds
d) 16-30-year-olds
3. Where is most online content being accessed?
a) on computers
b) London
c) India
d) on iPads
4. What fraction of adults regularly use a mobile device?
a) 3/4
b) 2/3
c) 7/8
d) 1/2
5. What are many people checking today?
a) their e-mail
b) prices
c) their bank accounts
d) social media accounts
6. What opens up a myriad of possibilities?
a) money
b) new technologies
c) friends
d) the new Apple Watch
7. What are people doing at the same time as messaging?
a) texting
b) eating
c) working
d) chatting
8. What kind of consumption is going to be affected?
a) gas
b) food
c) TV viewing
d) online
9. What size of TV is mentioned towards the end of the article?
a) 14-inch
b) 60-inch
c) 32-inch
d) 40-inch
10. What did someone say TV will never become?
a) unimportant
b) a tablet
c) paper-based
d) ubiquitous
听力答案
1.c
2.a
3.a
4.b
5.d
6.b
7.a
8.c
9.d
10.a