听力练习

精听建议：

先完整地把一条新闻听一到三遍，争取掌握大意。然后，一句一句精听，力争每句话都听明白。遇到实在不懂的地方，再听写。

下面的文本材料中空缺部分里面要填的词都很简单，不过是一些值得注意的连读或者典型的美式发音哦，有些语速比较快。试试看，你能不能全部写对？

（参考文本，欢迎指正^^）

Lesson57 Family Life

British and American families are small. In fact, the populations of both Britain and the USA have 1 .

The typical family has a father, mother and two children.

Grandparents come to visit, but do not usually live with their children.

Most people get married between the ages of 2 , but many marriages end in divorce. This means that in both countries there are a large number of "single parent families", one father or mother looking after their children
alone.

The typical British family has a car, a colour TV set, a 3 , and a cat or dog as well. They start the day at about 7 o'clock, have breakfast at 8, and are off to work by 8:30. Most women now go out to work as well as men. The children have lunch at school at about 12:30, and come home at 4 in the afternoon. Their parents are usually home by 6 o"clock, and the family eats together. After the dinner the father may 4 for a drink, or stay at home and watch TV with the others. Children go to bed early, at about 8 o'clock, two or three hours before their parents.

The typical American family has more money than a British family. Many have two or three cars, large modern kitchens and more electrical goods. They eat more meat and spend more on clothes, but their daily program is nearly the same. Like British children, American children eat lunch 5 , come home mid-afternoon, and go to bed earlier than their parents.

　
　　

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中文翻译

家庭生活

英美两国的家庭规模都不大。事实上，英美两国的人口已经停止增长。一个典型的家庭有父亲、母亲和两个孩子。祖父母会到自己孩子家中逗留做客，但通常不会和他们长期住在一起。

大多数人在二十岁到二十五岁之间结婚，但很多婚姻以离婚收场。这意味着两国有大量的“单亲家庭”，父亲或母亲单独抚养孩子。

典型的英国家庭有一辆车、一台彩电、一台洗衣机，还有一只猫或狗。他们早晨七点起床，八点吃早饭，八点半前离家外出工作。如今大多数妇女和男人一样出去工作。孩子十二点半在校吃中饭，下午四点回家。父母通常晚上六点到家，然后一家人一起吃晚饭。饭后，父亲或到酒吧喝酒，或在家和家人一起看电视。孩子们睡得早，大约八点就休息了，比父母早两到三个小时。

典型的美国家庭比英国家庭有钱，他们大多有两到三部车，有宽敞的现代化厨房和更多的电器。美国家庭虽然比英国家庭吃肉多，在穿衣上花钱多，但两国家庭的日常生活几乎是相同的。和英国孩子一样，美国孩子在学校吃午饭，下午三四点回家，早于父母上床睡觉。

词汇讲解

1.divorce 离婚

The classmates discriminated against him because of his parents' divorce.
由于父母的离异, 他遭到了同班同学的歧视。

She had adequate grounds for a divorce.
她离婚有充分的理由。

2. typical 典型的,有代表性的

This chair is typical of Anthony's way of designing furniture.
这把椅子是安东尼式家具设计的代表。

The play contains a number of typical Stoppard set pieces.
这出戏里有若干典型的斯托帕特式的场景.

3. look after 照料,看管

We are in a real fix - there is nobody to look after the baby.
我们真的处于困境——没人照顾婴儿。

It's very noble of you to look after my old grandmother when I was out for business.
你心地真好，在我出差期间照顾我年迈的外婆。

4. alone 单独地

You can't live on bread alone.
你不能仅靠面包维生。

I was alone in the classroom.
我独自在教室里。