(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Women have to pay a lot more in stores than men for almost the same things. A new study by The Times newspaper in Britain found that many products for women cost up to twice as much as similar products for men. Researchers looked at hundreds of goods in the UK's biggest shops. They found that women's clothes and beauty products and girls' toys were on average 36 per cent more expensive than products for men and boys. One store charged over $7 more for a pink scooter aimed at girls than a black one. Another store charged double the price for ten razors simply because they were pink. Researchers said Levi's 501 jeans for women are on average 46 per cent more expensive than those for men.
The Times called this "sexist" pricing. Other people have called it a "gender tax". Maria Miller, the chairwoman of the British government's women and equalities committee, called it a "rip-off". She said she would ask Britain's government to look into this to see if there was price discrimination. Britain's Financial Times (FT) newspaper said: "Perhaps women tend to be busier and have less time to shop around. Or perhaps they care more about quality when it comes to deodorant or shampoo, whereas men just want something cheap." However, the FT said men paid more for some things and questioned why the journalists did not look at the price differences for things that appeal more to men.
中文翻译
在所购物品几乎相同的前提下，女性购物开销高于男性。据英国泰晤士报的一项调查显示，在所购物品类似的情况下，女性开销可以达到男性的两倍。研究人员对英国大型购物商城的数百种商品进行了调查。据研究人员发现，女性衣物、化妆品、玩具比男性同类商品平均高出36%。针对女孩设置的粉色滑板车也比黑色贵出7美金。十片粉红剃刀的价格也会翻倍。研究人员表示，女性里维斯501牛仔裤比男性同类平均贵出46美金。
泰晤士报将其称之为“性别歧视”标价。还有人叫它“性别税”。英国女性与平等委员会主席玛利亚·米勒认为这是“敲诈”。她表示她将要求英国政府调查是否存在“价格歧视”现象。英国《金融时报》表示：“或许是因为女性更繁忙，没时间购物。或许是女性在购买如除臭剂，洗发水时更加注重质量。”然而，据《金融时报》表示，男性认为某些商品也对男性提高价码，并质疑记者为什么不看看那些针对男性的“价格歧视”问题。
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重点讲解
1.tend to 趋向
例句：Her style tends to elaboration.
她的文风倾向于雕琢。
2.on average 平均
例句：It says that on average, you should be around 20.
它表示的是平均值，应该在20左右。
3.look into 调查
例句：The police are looking into the pearl robbery.
警方正在调查这起珠宝抢劫案。
4.when it comes to 当提到
例句：When it comes to diet and exercise, we know what to do, but we don't do what we know.
当提到饮食和运动的时候，我们都知道怎么去做，但是我们不会按照我们知道的去做。
听力题目
1.How much more does the first sentence say women have to pay?
a) around $50
b) a little
c) a lot
d) 10-20%
2.How many goods did researchers look at?
a) hundreds
b) millions
c) thousands
d) 361
3.On average, how much more expensive were women's clothes?
a) 501%
b) 46%
c) 7%
d) 36%
4.What did a store charge $7 more for?
a) women's clothes
b) pink scooters
c) beauty products
d) jeans
5.How much more expensive were women's Levi 501 jeans?
a) 36%
b) 7%
c) 46%
d) 501%
6.What kind of tax did The Times newspaper call the increased prices?
a) a tax for sexists
b) a sexist tax
c) a sexy tax
d) a tax on sexism
7.What did a British government committee call the increased prices?
a) cheap
b) normal
c) economical
d) a rip-off
8.What did a newspaper say women might not have time to do?
a) work
b) shop around
c) complain
d) buy jeans
9.What did a newspaper say women might care about the quality of?
a) shampoo
b) cars
c) jeans
d) restaurants
10.Who did the FT newspaper say did not look at price differences for men?
a) men
b) women
c) the British government
d) journalists
听力答案
1.c
2.a
3.d
4.b
5.c
6.d
7.b
8.d
9.a
10.d
