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听力文本
University students in the U.K. are having such a hard time making ends meet that they are resorting to desperate measures. Many have turned to gambling, taking out high-interest loans and even selling their body to cover their living costs. The financial website Save the Student (StS) questioned 1,900 students about their finances. It discovered that the average student received $750 a month from the government in the form of a student loan. However, average living expenses amounted to $1,170 a month. This leaves a monthly shortfall of $420. Students have made up the difference in a variety of ways, some of which would cause parents a considerable amount of concern.
The StS poll found that 71 per cent of students relied on parents for extra income, while 65 per cent had a part-time job. Around 46 per cent turned to banks for an overdraft. Seven per cent of the students who took part in the survey said that they had "sold their body" to earn additional cash. Others reported taking part in medical trials for money. Twelve per cent of students said that they had tried gambling to supplement their income, while three per cent took out loans with extortionate interest rates. One student said: "It's frustrating when you're already paying off multiple credit cards at 19." Save the Student said the government loans were "out of touch with individual circumstances and student needs".
中文翻译
英国大学学生由于入不敷出想出了这些惨不忍睹的招数。许多学生开始赌博，借高利贷，甚至通过自己身体来贴补自己的生活开支。财经网站“为学生省钱”就他们的经济问题对1900名学生进行了询问。结果发现学生每月会从政府那里得到750美金的学生贷款。但是，学生每月的平均生活开支是1170美金。每月差额为420美金。学生必须通过各种方式来补足，许多方法引起了父母的极大担心。
“为学生省钱”的民意调查发现就额外收入而言，有71%的学生会依赖父母，有65%的学生会做兼职。有大约46%的学生选择银行透支。参加调查的学生中有7%称他们通过“身体”来挣钱。有些学生通过医学实验挣钱。有12%的学生称通过赌博来挣钱，有3%学生放高利贷。一名学生称：“19岁付清全部信用卡是一件不容易的事情。”“为学生省钱”称政府贷款与学生的个人情况和需求不相符。
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重点讲解
1.amount to 相当于
例句：The total sales of the company didn't amount to more than a few million dollars.
这家公司的总销售额不超过几百万美元。
2.a variety of 种种
例句：The department store carries a variety of leather shoes.
这家百货商店经售各种皮鞋。
3.living cost 生活费用
例句：As for US, at least, it can get a higher living cost and an inflation.
对于美国而言，它至少会提高生活成本，加剧通货膨胀。
4.living expenses 生活费用
例句：When father lost his job, our living expenses had to be cut to the bone.
父亲失业后， 我们不得不把生活费用减低到最低限度。
听力题目
1.What are university students having a hard time doing?
a) making ends meet
b) passing exams
c) getting Internet access
d) making friends
2.What are students trying to cover by taking out high-interest loans?
a) their debts
b) their desks
c) living costs
d) themselves
3.How many students took part in the survey?
a) 19,000
b) 1,900
c) 190
d) 190,000
4.By how much did the average student overspend?
a) $400
b) $430
c) $410
d) $420
5.Who might be worried by the ways students are making money?
a) students' parents
b) banks
c) the government
d) students themselves
6.What did 65% of the students have?
a) more than $1,000 in the bank
b) confidence
c) an A-grade
d) a part-time job
7.What kind of trials did some students take part in to get extra money?
a) banking trials
b) medical trials
c) military trials
d) intelligence testing
8.What percentage of the students had gambled to try to get extra cash?
a) 9
b) 10
c) 11
d) 12
9.How old was the student who was paying off multiple credit cards?
a) 17
b) 18
c) 19
d) 20
10.What did students say was out of touch with individual circumstances?
a) reality
b) government loans
c) university life
d) banking
听力答案
1.a
2.c
3.b
4.d
5.a
6.d
7.b
8.d
9.c
10.b
