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日期:2016-07-11 13:45

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听力文本

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The car company Toyota is shutting down two elevators at its global headquarters to save money. The world's largest automaker said on Thursday it will shut down two of eight elevators at its main Tokyo office. This is to save electricity and to cut down on the costs of operating the building. One reason for this new move is the strengthening Japanese yen. The yen has become much stronger since the UK voted to leave the EU on June the 23rd. One dollar bought nearly 120 yen in January; now it buys just above 100. A stronger yen means Toyota cars sold overseas are more expensive and profits go down. Toyota's profit for the year ending March 2016 was a record 2.31 trillion yen, which is around 23 billion dollars.

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A Toyota spokeswoman said the company decided to shut down the elevators several weeks ago because of the rising yen. The company is also adjusting the temperature of air conditioners to save money. The spokeswoman said Toyota took similar cost-cutting measures after the financial crisis that happened in September 2008. That also made the yen strengthen against the dollar. The spokeswoman said: "These policies are not new." She added: "The key objective for the stoppage of elevators specifically is to raise awareness amongst employees, and to remind them of the commitment that Toyota has towards the idea of increasing competitiveness through staying lean and reducing waste."

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中文翻译

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汽车制造商丰田总部为节省开支关闭两台电梯,O|uXBDC!9VX6。周四,全球最大汽车制造商称将关闭总部大楼八台电梯中的两台2v=ue]Ot0pTog-PU6。此举旨在节省电费,节省大楼运行成本Lgz1600!.@F5*2]l1。日元坚挺是此举的原因之一~AItDd.vO-^x。自6月23日英国公投以来,日元愈发坚挺P[9OMGRz8;X。今年1月,一美元相当于120日元;而如今却刚刚超过100+j*KxzP30R。日元坚挺意味着丰田向海外出售的价格会更高,导致利益下滑Ibv+@xCiL1Q。截止到2016年3月,丰田今年的利润额为达到创纪录的2.31万亿日元,约230亿美元YM(2(y4a*KY[,

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据丰田发言人表示,由于日元汇率不断上涨,公司已于数周前做出了这一决定wgocAA3jbk=。丰田还升高了冷气温度jomTHdi5l+CXCC(#kT!。发言人称2008年9月金融危机时,丰田也采取了类似削减成本的做法2(7t#,vBC;EwlKSJ8cPG。日元对美元汇率也有所上涨(15yE2+8Hh7q^。发言人称:“这一政策并不是最新出台的5,9R*F..G3Y&I#cT8.b(。”她还指出:“暂停电梯的主要目的是提高员工意识,提醒他们丰田的目标是通过精简和削减浪费来提高竞争力;kC!|Lk8hL^7U,J。”

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重点讲解

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1.raise awareness 提高意识

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例句:Environmental problems need every one of us raise awareness.
环境问题需要我们每个人提高意识kEcuCpKP2nkuV%9

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2.shut down 关闭

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例句:Smaller contractors had been forced to shut down
规模较小的承包商已被迫歇业75EY.TCyH)

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3.decide to 决定

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例句:It all depends on what you decide to believe.
这一切都取决于你决定要相信什么&3MECQ-&N+Jm!5=u

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4.remind of 提醒

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例句:There one may see various items that remind of the battles.
在这里,人们可以看到与战争有关的很多物品jXz_RFIWWG0L2Zp

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听力题目

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1) How many elevators is Toyota shutting down?
a) 2
b) 20
c) 200
d) 2,000

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2) How many elevators are there in Toyota's Tokyo HQ?
a) 88
b) 80
c) 8
d) 18

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3) What is strengthening that made Toyota make cuts?
a) robots
b) the yen
c) steel
d) competition

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4) What happens to the price of Toyota cars if the yen is stronger?
a) they become cheaper
b) they become unaffordable
c) nothing
d) they become more expensive

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5) How much profit did Toyota make for the year ending March 2016?
a) ¥2.31 trillion / $23 billion
b) ¥3.31 trillion / $32 billion
c) ¥3.21 trillion / $2.3 billion
d) ¥2.13 trillion / $3.2 billion

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6) When did Toyota decide to close down the elevators?
a) 2008
b) yesterday
c) last week
d) several weeks ago

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7) What else is Toyota adjusting to save money?
a) workers' belts
b) air-con temperatures
c) robots
d) assembly lines

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8) In what year did Toyota previously make cost-cutting measures?
a) 2004
b) 2010
c) 2006
d) 2008

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9) What does the company want to raise among its workers?
a) working conditions
b) salaries
c) awareness
d) issues

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10) What does the company want to reduce?
a) cars
b) waste
c) salaries
d) production

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听力答案
1.a
2.c
3.b
4.d
5.a
6.d
7.b
8.d
9.c
10.b

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