(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare has told reporters that 15,000 people a year kill themselves in South Korea. This means the country has the highest suicide rate of any developed nation in the world. Another 100,000 people end up in hospital after trying to commit suicide. Every day, about 43 Koreans take their own life. The Ministry said that the biggest reason is stress at school or work. Other reasons include loneliness, and the sadness when another family member commits suicide. A church official said the high rate is a danger to Korean society because the country's birth rate is so low. He said: "If the high suicide trend continues, the whole society could find itself on the edge of a cliff."
This growing problem is made worse because of copycat behaviour when a celebrity commits suicide in Korea. Research shows that the suicide rates jumps around 30 per cent in the two months after a celebrity suicide. News reports of a star's suicide can result in 600 Koreans ending their own life. Many people say television is to blame because it spends too much time reporting on news of suicides and this gives people the idea they too can end their life. The Korea Times newspaper said the government should do more to help people. It said: "To lower the suicide rate, Korea should become a more compassionate and caring society even at the expense of a slower-growing economy."
中文翻译
韩国保健福利部门对记者称,韩国每年的自杀人数为1.5万人
明星的自杀会让这种情况变得更加严重
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重点讲解
1.end up 最终
例句:If you don't know what you want, you might end up getting something you don't want.
如果你不知道自己想要什么,到头来你可能得非所愿
。2.because of 由于
例句:He was not a particularly good shot because of his eyesight.
他视力不好,算不上是一个出色的射手
。3.suicide rate 自杀率
例句:The explanation for the phenomenon of the rising teenage suicide rate involves many complicated factors.
对上升的少年自杀率的解释涉及很多复杂的因素.
4.commit suicide 自寻了断
例句:There are unconfirmed reports he tried to commit suicide.
有未经证实的报道说他曾企图自杀
。听力题目
1.What ministry is mentioned in the first line?
a) Foreign Affairs
b) Trade and Industry
c) Education
d) Health and Welfare
2.What does the article say is the highest in Korea?
a) developed country
b) suicide rate
c) age of people to live
d) number of births
3.What happens to 100,000 who attempt suicide but fail?
a) they must join a special help group
b) nothing
c) they have to go to a police station
d) they end up in hospital
4.Which of these is not given as a reason for suicide in the article?
a) stress
b) sadness
c) divorce
d) loneliness
5.What did a church official say Korea could be on the edge of?
a) a black hole
b) a road
c) a cube
d) a cliff
6.What kind of behaviour makes the problem of suicides worse?
a) monkeying around
b) bullish
c) copycat
d) top-dog
7.For how long does the suicide rate jump 30%?
a) two months
b) two days
c) two weeks
d) two years
8.How many people can end their life after a celebrity death?
a) 60,000
b) 6,000
c) 600
d) 60
9.What do many people blame for the high suicide rate?
a) the Internet
b) television
c) the government
d) globalisation
10.What did the Korea Times say the government should do?
a) more
b) something
c) introduce new laws
d) build more hospitals
听力答案
1.d
2.b
3.d
4.c
5.d
6.c
7.a
8.c
9.b
10.a