(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
A new report says the number of young people without a job is still very high in many countries. There are currently 73 million people around the world aged 15-24 who want to work but cannot find a job. The International Labour Organization (ILO) said that although youth unemployment is coming down in rich countries, it is rising in most of Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Brazil. The youth unemployment rate in China increased from 9.3 per cent in 2010 to 10.6 per cent last year. Economists say it will be 11.1 per cent in 2016. In Brazil, the figure for youth unemployment was 14 per cent at the beginning of this year, but is now almost 16 per cent. The ILO warns that youth employment worldwide is set to rise.
The ILO said it is difficult for many young people who are looking for work. It said: "It's still not easy to be young and starting out in today's labour market." It is particularly bad for many young women. The highest rate of youth unemployment around the world is for women in the Middle East and North Africa. This figure is around 45 per cent. There are many reasons for the gloomy figures for youth unemployment. One major factor is the global financial collapse of 2008. Many countries have still not recovered from that. The ILO says youth unemployment is not just important for a country's economy. It also affects health, social unrest and levels of people's happiness.
中文翻译
一项新的研究表明,许多国家的年轻人失业率仍然居高不下
国际劳工组织表示称,许多年轻人很难找到工作
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重点讲解
1.unemployment rate 失业率
例句:I don't think the unemployment rate ever tells us much about the future.
我认为,从失业率上永远看不出未来的情况究竟如何
。2.look for 寻找
例句:I had gone to Maine looking for a place to work.
我去了缅因州找工作
。3.recover from 恢复
例句:That country hasn't yet recovered from the effects of the war.
战争结束以来, 那个国家尚未恢复元气
。4.come down 下降
例句:Interest rates would come down as the recovery gathered pace.
随着复苏的加速,利率会降下来
。听力题目
1.How many 15-24-year-olds are unemployed?
a) 7.3 million
b) 73,000,000
c) 730,000,000
d) 730,000
2.Where is youth unemployment falling?
a) Eastern Europe
b) China
c) Mexico
d) in rich countries
3.What was the level of youth unemployment in China in 2010?
a) 10.6%
b) 9.6%
c) 9.3%
d) 10.3%
4.Where was youth unemployment 14% at the start of the year?
a) Brazil
b) Mexico
c) Thailand
d) Australia
5.What did the ILO warn will happen to youth unemployment?
a) they didn't say
b) it will rise
c) it will level out
d) it will fall
6.What market is it difficult for young people to start out in?
a) the labour market
b) the futures market
c) the fruit market
d) the stock market
7.Who is youth unemployment particularly bad for?
a) high school leavers
b) young men
c) women
d) graduates
8.Where is there a youth unemployment rate of 45%?
a) the Middle East
b) the Near East
c) the Far East
d) the East
9.What happened in 2008 to create unemployment problems?
a) a natural disaster
b) a cyber attack on the Internet
c) oil prices went up
d) the global financial collapse
10.What does unemployment affect people's levels of?
a) hope
b) cleanliness
c) happiness
d) hope
听力答案
1.b
2.d
3.c
4.a
5.b
6.a
7.c
8.a
9.d
10.c