(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
The British government has started a new project to help men manage the responsibilities of fatherhood. Fathers will be able to attend workshops and take lessons on how to be a better father. The new scheme hopesto slow down the rate of family breakdown in the U.K. Over a million British children are growing up without a father. A survey said that a 16-year-old in Britain is more likely to own a smartphone than have a father. One of the project's leaders, Iain Duncan Smith, told Britain's Daily Mail newspaper that: "It is not only the bond between a mother and her child which makes a real difference to a child's life. It is the bond between a father and his child too."
The new classes will be for men only. They will prepare fathers for how having a new baby will change their relationship. Lessons will help new fathers to develop relationship and communication skills. Other classes will help them to understand what can go wrong and where to go for further support. Mr Smith wants therate of divorce in the U.K. to go down. He said: "Divorce does harm to children, affecting everything fromschool work to eating habits, as well as their relationship with mum and dad." He spoke of the importance of helping families, saying: "If we are serious about promoting a strong society, then we also have to be serious about seeking to support and strengthen families."
中文翻译
英国政府开始了一项新的计划，这项计划能够帮助男性担当起更多的父亲责任。父亲将要参加工作室的工作，并参加如何成为好爸爸的课程。希望这一新的计划能够减少英国离婚率。英国有超过100万的儿童没有父亲的陪伴。一项研究表明在英国，比起拥有爸爸来说，一位16岁的青年更有可能会拥有一部智能手机。这项计划的一位负责人-伊·恩邓肯·史密斯在英国每日邮报的采访中说：“孩子与妈妈的纽带将影响孩子的一生，不仅如此，我们还需要让父亲参与进来。”
这项新的课程只对男士开放。这将改变父亲与新生儿的关系。这些课程将帮助新爸爸与孩子建立关系，同时提高他们与孩子的交流技能。其他课程能够让他们更好地理解哪里会出现问题，哪里需要父亲的支持。史密斯先生希望英国的离婚率降低。他说：“离婚会影响到孩子，影响他们在学校的生活，影响他们的饮食习惯，同样，还有他们与父母之间的关系。”他提到了帮助家庭的重要性，他说：“如果我们真想让社会变得更加和谐，那么，我们就要真正肩负起建立和谐家庭的责任。”
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重点讲解
1.slow down 减速
Before turning, you should slow down your car.
转弯前，你得先减速。
2.communication skills 沟通能力
Documenting and defending these decisions depends on the communication skills discussed below.
证明和维护这些决策依赖于下面讨论的交流技能。
3.grow up 成长
We grow up in order to give out.
我们成长是为了给予出去和付出。
4.be serious about 认真对待
Isn't the number an important thing to know about someone you might be serious about?
难道了解一个你认真对待的人的性伴侣数量不是一件重要的事吗？
听力题目
1.Who started the new fatherhood project?
a) British mothers
b) Fathers United
c) the British government
d) children
2.What does the project aim to slow down the rate of?
a) family breakdown
b) population growth
c) homelessness
d) two-child families
3.How many British kids grow up without a father?
a) 895,522
b) over a million
c) millions
d) hundreds of thousands
4.What are British 16-year-olds more likely to have than a father?
a) a relative with a war medal
b) two uncles and five cousins
c) three aunts
d) a smartphone
5.Who is Iain Duncan Smith?
a) a software engineer
b) a child
c) a project leader
d) a teacher
6.Who are the new classes for?
a) anyone
b) men only
c) children
d) men and women
7.What skills will lessons help new fathers develop?
a) playing games
b) bottle feeding
c) diaper changing
d) communication skills
8.What does Mr Smith want to happen to the divorce rate?
a) stabilise
b) he wants it to go down
c) nothing
d) become zero
9.What habits did Mr Smith say divorce damaged?
a) learned
b) eating
c) bath
d) bad
10.What did Mr Smith say the government should strengthen?
a) families
b) the economy
c) the army
d) people
听力答案
1.c
2.a
3.b
4.d
5.c
6.b
7.d
8.b
9.b
10.a
