(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Research has found that 25 per cent of British people walk for less than one hour each week. That's just nine minutes a day. Another 43 per cent walked for less than two hours per week. This research suggests people need to do more exercise. The British government recommends 150 minutes of physical activity every week. Most British people are doing less than this. The research is from an online survey of 2,021 adults. People answered questions about how far they walked a week. This included walking to work, schools or to local shops. Increasing numbers of people are using their cars instead of their feet, and playing games on video and computer screens rather than in sports centres and parks.
Britain's largest walking charity said the research showed that there was an 'inactivity pandemic' in Britain. More and more people are avoiding any physical exercise. The charity said: "Walking is the key to helping reverse this pandemic of inactivity." It added: "We want people all over Britain to join the walking revolution….Walking is one of the most accessible and achievable ways to truly conquer this inactivity." Politician Diane Abbott said the research was a 'worrying' indication of the nation's health. She said: "We need to plan activity into the way buildings are designed. The first thing you see in a building is often a lift [elevator], then you have to look for the stairs. It should be the other way around."
中文翻译
研究发现25%的英国民众每周的徒步时间少于一小时。这相当于每天走9分钟。有43%的民众每周走路时间少于两小时。这项研究表明，人们需要增加体育锻炼。英国政府建议人们每周的体育活动为150分钟。绝大多数英国人的锻炼时间要少于这个数字。这项研究对2021名成人进行了网络调查。并就每周的徒步距离进行了询问。包括走路上班，上学或是去当地超市的距离。比起徒步行走，选择开车的人数逐渐增加，人们更愿意玩游戏，看电脑，而不是去运动中心或是公园。
英国最大的徒步基金会称，这项研究表明英国民众患有“不动症”。越来越多的人选择不运动。该基金称：“徒步行走是帮助人们改变“不动症”的关键。”还称：“我们希望所有英国民众都能够参与到徒步行走中来。行走是战胜“不动症”最为行之有效的方式。”政治家黛安·阿伯特称，这项研究代表了对英国民众健康的担忧。她称：“我们应该像建大楼一样对我们的体育锻炼进行计划。我们经常会首先在大楼中寻找电梯，之后是楼梯。我们应该把顺序调过来。”
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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.physical exercise 体育运动
例句：One of the best ways to do that is to release it is through physical exercise.
其中最好的一个方法就是通过体育运动来排解怒气。
3.look for 寻找
例句：He began to look for a new job immediately after he was fired.
他被解雇后立即开始寻找一份新工作。
4.numbers of 许多
例句：Below write down names and numbers of people you can reach out to.
在下面的清单上写上那些你可以求助的人的名字和号码。
听力题目
1.How many managers took part in the survey?
a) around 2,000
b) 2,000+
c) almost 2,000
d) exactly 2,000
2.Who do people get annoyed with for sending e-mails?
a) themselves
b) people they don't know
c) jargon-generator websites
d) colleagues they sit opposite to
3.What thing was mentioned that some people do frequently?
a) cigarette breaks
b) taking sick days off
c) go home early
d) pass their work on to others
4.What did the researcher say can happen to the size of trivial issues?
a) it grows a little
b) it shrinks to being invisible
c) it can get much bigger than they need to
d) increase twofold
5.What can trivial issues lead to?
a) fights
b) hurt and bitterness
c) trivial pursuit
d) being fired
6.What was described as a "pointless irritation"?
a) jargon
b) the survey
c) management
d) overtime
7.What did many people wonder about?
a) happiness at work
b) their managers
c) why people use jargon
d) the meaning of the word "jargon"
8.What gets damaged by jargon, according to a campaign group?
a) the economy
b) the English language
c) the working atmosphere
d) management
9.How does jargon make newer people feel outside of things?
a) they feel they have to learn it
b) the jargon is often about them
c) they must pass management tests
d) they feel uneducated
10.What did a campaigner say jargon was a barrier to?
a) promotion to management
b) the English language
c) intercultural communication
d) getting new business
听力答案
1.c
2.a
3.b
4.d
5.c
6.b
7.d
8.b
9.b
10.a
