2010年6月英语四级真题听力 第7期 短文(3)
日期:2014-11-18 11:55

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Passage Three
段落三
Barbara Sanders is a wife and the mother of two children, ages 2 and 4.
巴巴拉·桑德斯既是一位妻子,也是一位有着两个孩子的母亲。孩子分别是两岁和四岁。
Her husband, Tom, is an engineer and makes an excellent salary.
她的丈夫,汤姆是一位工程师,有很高的薪水。
Before Barbara had children, she worked as an architect for the government, designing government housing.
在芭芭拉有孩子之前,她曾是政府房屋设计的建筑师。
She quit her job when she became pregnant, but is now interested in returning to work.
当她怀孕了,她就辞掉了工作。但她现在想回到工作岗位上。
She's been offered an excellent job with the government.
她以前在政府的工作很好。
Her husband feels it's unnecessary for her to work since the family does not need the added income.
她的丈夫觉得她没必要工作,因为家里不需要额外的收入了。
He also thinks that a woman should stay home with her children.
他还认为一个女人应该和她的孩子留在家里。
If Barbara feels the need to do socially important work, he thinks that she should do volunteer work one or two days a week.
如果芭芭拉感觉她需要做一份社会性的重要工作,她可以每周做一两天的志愿者。
Barbara, on the other hand, has missed the excitement of her profession and does not feel she would be satisfied doing volunteer work.
另一方面芭芭拉渴望她那令人兴奋的工作,并且不满足于做志愿者的工作。
She would also like to have her own income, so she does not have to ask her husband for money whenever she wants to buy something.
她也希望能有自己的收入,所以当她想买东西的时候就不用向丈夫要钱。
She does not think it's necessary to stay home every day with the children and she knows a very reliable babysitter who's willing to come to her house.
她觉得没必要每天在家带孩子,而且她认识一个非常可靠的保姆,愿意来她家。
Tom does not think a babysitter can replace a mother and thinks it's a bad idea for the children to spend so much time with someone who's not part of the family.
汤姆并不认为保姆可以替代母亲,他认为让孩子和外人经常在一起是一个坏主意。
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
基于你听到的对话,回答33至35题。
Question 33. What was Barbara's profession before she had children?
问题33. 芭芭拉生孩子之前做什么工作?
Question 34. What does Barbara's husband suggest she do if she wants to work?
问题34. 如果她想工作,芭芭拉的丈夫是怎么建议她的?
Question 35. What does Tom think about hiring a babysitter?
问题35. 汤姆对于雇佣保姆怎么看?

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重点单词
  • willingadj. 愿意的,心甘情愿的
  • unnecessaryadj. 不必要的,多余的
  • architectn. 建筑师
  • replacevt. 取代,更换,将物品放回原处
  • reliableadj. 可靠的,可信的