提示 1.每期为一篇听力题，每篇裁剪为若干片段，每个片段重复四遍。 2.可以前两遍盲听理解，后两遍根据文字内容精听。 3.根据中英文意思，听不懂的地方多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.trends 趋势 2.obsessed 痴迷 3.glimpse 瞥见 4.lifts 电梯 5.clients 客户 6.outfit 套装 7.appropriate 合适的 8.multiple多个 9.items 单品 10.shades 颜色深浅 11.colleagues 同事 12.involves 涉及 13.interacting 互动 原文 2020.12 六级第一套 Passage Two I work in advertising and I like to keep up with current trends. 我在广告行业工作，喜欢紧跟当前时尚。 Mainly because l'm aware that we live in an image obsessed world. 主要是因为我明白我们生活在一个注重形象的世界。 However, when I first started my job, occasionally l'd catch a glimpse of myself in the lifts and find myself thinking that I looked a total mess. 不过，刚开始工作时，我偶尔会在电梯里看到自己一眼，结果发现自己穿的一团糟。 Was I being held back by my choice of clothing? The short answer is yes, especially when clients are quick to judge you on your style rather than your work. 我有没有被自己的穿衣打扮拖后腿呢？简而言之，答案是肯定的，尤其是有些客户会根据你的穿搭而非工作来对你做出评价。 But no one can be unique with their outfit every day. I mean that's why uniforms were invented. So here's what I did, created my own uniform. 但是谁也不能每天都穿的与众不同，所以当初才有人发明了制服。于是我就设计了自己的制服。 To do this, I chose an appropriate outfit. Then I bought multiple items of the same style in different shades. 为此，我先挑选了一身合适的套装，然后买来许多统一风格但颜色深浅不同的单品。 Now, I never worry about what l'm wearing in the morning, even if I do get a bit tired of just wearing the same classic pieces. 现在我早上再也不用为穿什么而发愁了，虽然确实有点厌烦一直穿同样的经典款式。 Overall, when it comes to work, you have to ask yourself, “Will looking smarter enhance my ability to do my job?" For some, this question may not be an issue at all. 总的来说，谈到工作中的穿搭，你需要问问自己，穿得漂亮会提高我的工作能力吗？对有些人来说，这可能根本就不是问题。 Especially if you work remotely and rarely see your colleagues or clients face to face. But if your job involves interacting with other people, the answer to this is often yes. 尤其如果你是远程办公，很少和同事或客户见面。但是如果你的工作需要经常和其他人打交道，那这个问题的答案通常是肯定的。 So rather than fighting the system, I think we should just do whatever helps us to achieve our goals at work. If that means playing it safe with your image, then let's face it. It's probably worth it. 所以我认为，不要与这种体制对抗，我们只需要做好一切能帮助我们达成工作目标的事情。如果这意味着要审慎对待自己的形象，那么就直面它吧。这很可能是值得的。 问题： Question 12: What do we learn about the speaker when she first started her job? Question 13: Why were uniforms invented according to speaker? Question 14: What does speaker say about looking smarter? Question 15: What does the speaker advise people to do in an image obsessed world?

提示 一、十个句子每个句子念两遍，念完后从头再念两遍。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.generalize 泛化 2.in spite of 尽管 3.explicitly 明确地 4.overlook 忽略 5.up to the minute of 直到 原文 31. Just because a certain book does not interest readers does not mean that the fault lies in the book. 不是因为读者对某本书不感兴趣，这本书就肯定是有问题的了。 32. I don't think that it is possible to generalize a whole nation, and say how all Japanese people are. 我觉得不可以泛化一个民族，说日本人怎么样。 33. In spite of the fact that drinking alcohol damages their bodies, many people still like to drink it. 尽管喝酒对身体不好，很多人还是喜欢喝。 34. I don't like it when mathematicians who know much more than I do can't express themselves explicitly. 我不喜欢那些数学家知道的比我多得多，却不知道清楚地表达自己。 35 Kids these days think that any issue in life can be resolved as easily as restarting a computer game. 现在的孩子认为解决任何生活问题都像重新开始一个电脑游戏那么简单。 36. Making this matter public would have an effect on our sales, so we're going to overlook it this once. 公开此事会影响我们的销售，所以我们将忽略它一次。 37. Because people in the world don't speak the same language, much effort is now devoted to translation. 因为世界上的人不是讲同一种语言，所以现在很多人努力致力于翻译。 38. I am very sorry that I have to ask you to change the meeting date to March 6 due to personal reasons. 真的很对不起，因为一些私人的理由，我想请你把见面日期改为三月六日。 39. Older couples often appreciate cash more than gifts because they neither need nor have room for them. 年纪大的夫妻往往喜欢礼金胜于礼物，因为他们既不需要礼物也没有空间放礼物。 40. He was so healthy up to the minute of his sudden death. You really never know what might happen next. 他一直好好的，却突然死去了。未来的事情，实在是无法预知的

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.on the ground 以...为理由 2.vague 模糊的 3.theoretical 学术的 4.terms 术语 5.geometry 几何学 原文 31. How long does it take to go from here to the Hilton Hotel？ 从这里到希尔顿饭店要多长时间？ 32. What would become of our city if an earthquake were to hit it？ 如果地震来袭，我们的城市会变成什么样子？ 33. I can't agree to your proposal on the ground that it is not fair and reasonable. 我不能同意你的提议，因为这既不公平也不合理。 34. This meeting is a waste of time，everybody is just talking in vague theoretical terms. 这次会议就是浪费时间，每个人都在用含糊的理论术语说话。 35. If you put more tea leaves into the pot，the tea will taste better. 如果你再往茶壶里放点茶叶，茶的味道就会更好。 36. Geometry，about which I know nothing，seems like a very dull subject. 我对几何一窍不通，那似乎是一门很枯燥的学问。 37. I can know the past，but the future we can only feel. 我们可以了解过去，但我们只能感知未来。 38. When she returned home from school，she began to help her mother in the kitchen. 当她放学回家，就开始在厨房里帮妈妈干活。 39. Computers will save you much time and energy when you deal with figures and graphs. 当处理数字和图标时，电脑将节省你很多时间和精力。 40. Now that you are a high school student，you are responsible for what you do. 既然你是一名高中生了，你要对你的行为负责。

词汇提示 1.cattle drives 赶牛 2.conqueror 占领者 3.roamed 漫步 4.prairies 草原 5.interbred 杂交 6.temper 脾气 7.aggressiveness 攻击性 8.disbanded 遣散 9.tribes 部落 10.wagon 马车 11.barred 被禁止 12.barbed wire 带刺铁丝网围栏 13.dealer 商人 14.sheriff 治安官 15.tamed 驯服 16.herd 牧群 17.rancher 牧场主 18.chuck wagon 流动餐车 19.portable 便携的 20.fenced 被围起来 原文 Cowboys The golden age of the American cowboy was short lived. It began in the 1860s with the great cattle drives from Texas north to Kansas. By 1890, when railroads had reached remote areas, there was no more need for large scale cattle drives. Of course, cowboys have a history before 1860. In fact, there were Mexican cowboys long before that. The Spanish conqueror of Mexico, Hernan Cortes, brought cattle with him. In 1521, Cortes also branded his cattle with a three-cross design. The Spanish sharp horned cattle roamed the deserts and prairies freely. Eventually, they found their way to Texas. American settlers in Texas interbreed their animals with the Spanish breed.The Texas long-horn cow was the result. It was famous for its bad temper and aggressiveness. The long horn was a dangerous animal, with each of its horns measuring up to three and one half feet long. After the American Civil War ended in 1865, disbanded soldiers who were former black slaves and young men seeking adventure headed west. At that time, there were about 5 million cattle in Texas. Back in the east, there was a big demand for beef. By this time, railways from the east extended as far west as Kansas. It was still more than 600 miles from South Texas to the railway between the two places. There were rivers to cross Indian tribes, bad lands and other problems. Fur trader named Jesse Chism had driven his wagon north. In 1865, cowboys and cattle followed the Chism trail north to Abilene, Kansas. This cattle trail became the most famous route for driving cattle, until it was barred with barbed wire in 1884. In 1867, cattle dealer Joseph G McCoy built pens for 3000 cattle in the little town of Abilene. Soon, Abilene was the most dangerous town in America. After the long cattle drive, cowboys who had just been paid went wild. Sheriff “Wild Bill”Hickok tamed Abilene in 1871 by forcing cowboys to turn over their guns when they arrived in town. Other towns replaced Abilene as the wildest town in the west-Newton, Wichita, Ellsworth and Dodge City in Kansas. A herd of 3000 Texas long horns might sell for 100000 dollars, making the rancher rich. The cowboys might get 200 dollars in wages, which often disappeared on drink women and gambling. Getting cattle to Kansas was far from easy. One of the biggest difficulties was getting the herd across rivers, especially when the river was high.There were no bridges. In 1871, 350 cowboys driving 60000 cattle waited two weeks for the water level in the Red River to go down. Food for men and animals was also difficult to find at times. An early cattleman developed the Chuck Wagon, which were both a supply wagon and a portable kitchen. In the 1870s, there were probably 40000 cowboys in the West. After the prairies were fenced in, there was less work. Large ranchers still employ cowboys to round up the cattle for branding or for sale. Even today, about 20000 cowboys still work in North America. 翻译 牛仔 美国牛仔的黄金时代是短暂的。 它始于19世纪60年代，从德克萨斯向北到堪萨斯的大规模赶牛。 到1890年，当铁路到达偏远地区时，就不再需要大规模的赶牛了。 当然，牛仔在1860年以前就有了。 事实上，早在那之前就有墨西哥牛仔了。 墨西哥的西班牙征服者埃尔南·科尔特斯带来了牛。 1521年，科尔特斯还在他的牛身上烙上了一个三叉图案。 西班牙尖角牛在沙漠和大草原上自由游荡。 最终，他们找到了去德克萨斯州的路。 德克萨斯州的美国定居者将他们的牛与西班牙品种杂交。得克萨斯长角牛就是结果。 它以坏脾气和好斗而闻名。 长角牛是一种危险的动物，它的每个角都有3.5英尺长。 1865年美国内战结束后，被解散的士兵包括曾经黑人奴隶的和寻求冒险的年轻人向西进发。 当时，德克萨斯州大约有500万头牛。 美国东部对牛肉的需求很大。 此时，铁路从东部一直延伸到西部的堪萨斯州。 从南德克萨斯到这两个地方之间的铁路仍然有600多英里。 有河流、穿越印第安部落，有恶劣的土地和其他问题。 名叫杰西·克里斯的皮草商人把他的马车开到了北方。 1865年，牛仔和牛群沿着克里斯小道向北来到堪萨斯州的阿比林。 这条牛道成为最著名的赶牛路线，直到1884年才被铁丝网封死。 1867年，牛贩子约瑟夫·G·麦考伊(Joseph G McCoy)在小镇阿比林(Abilene)建造了3000头牛的围栏。 很快，阿比林成了美国最危险的城镇。 经过长时间的赶牛，刚拿到报酬的牛仔们变得发狂。 1871年，“狂野比尔”希科克警长驯服了阿比林，他强迫牛仔们在进城时交出他们的枪支。 其他城镇取代阿比林成为西部最荒凉的城镇——堪萨斯州的牛顿、威奇托、埃尔斯沃斯和道奇城。 一群3000只德克萨斯长角牛可以卖到10万美元，这让牧场主变得富有。 牛仔们可能会得到200美元的工资，而这些工资往往会因为酗酒的女人和赌博而消失。 把牛运到堪萨斯并不容易。 最大的困难之一是让牛群过河，尤其是在水位高的时候。因为路上没有桥。 1871年，350名牛仔赶着60000头牛等了两个星期，才等等红河的水位下降。 人类和动物的食物有时也很难找到。一位早期的牧人发明了查克马车（流动餐车），它既是一辆补给车，也是一个便携式厨房。 在19世纪70年代，西部大约有4万名牛仔。 大草原用篱笆围起来之后，工作就少了。 大牧场主仍然雇用牛仔把牛圈起来打上商标或出售。 直到今天，仍有约2万名牛仔在北美工作。 文稿及音频 关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”

提示 1.每期为一篇听力题，每篇裁剪为若干片段，每个片段重复四遍。 2.可以前两遍盲听理解，后两遍根据文字内容精听。 3.根据中英文意思，听不懂的地方多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.shrewdly 精明的 2.deduction 扣除 3.irrespective 无关联的 4.approximately 大约 5.essentials 必需品 6.accommodation 住宿 7.recreation 娱乐 8.designate 指定 9.allocate 划拨 10.complacent 自满的 11.potentially 潜在地 12.lucrative 利润丰厚的 13.dividends 分红 原文 2020.12 六级第一套 Passage One To achieve financial security, how much you save is always more important than the amount you earn or how shrewdly you invest. 要实现财务安全，存多少钱永远比赚多少钱或者投资多精明更重要。 If you're under 30 years old, your goal should be to save 20% of your monthly income after tax deductions. This is irrespective of how much you earn. 如果你还不到三十岁，那么你的目标应该是将每月税后收入的20%用作储蓄。这个数目与你赚多少钱无关。 Approximately 50% should be reserved for essentials like food and accommodation.The remaining 30% is for recreation and entertainment. 税后收入的大约50%应该预留给食物和住宿等生活必需品，剩下30%用于消遣和娱乐。 But for many young people, it will be difficult to designate such a large proportion of their income for savings. 但是对许多年轻人来说，将如此大一部分收入用作储蓄是有一定难度的。 If you find it hard to save any money at all, start by cutting all unnecessary spending, allocate the tiny amount of one or 2% for savings and gradually increase that amount. 如果你发觉自己一分钱都存不下，先从减少一切不必要支出入手，把1%或2%的少量收入划作储蓄之用，然后再逐渐增加。 Always keep that 20% goal in mind, prevent yourself from becoming complacent. It can be challenging to stick to such a strict plan, but if you adopt the right mindset, you should be able to make it work for you. 始终牢记20%的目标，以防自己免得自满。要坚持执行如此严格的计划，可能具有一定挑战性，但如果你能树立正确的心态，就应该能让它发挥作用。 So what should you be doing with the money that you are saving? Some must be kept easily accessible in case you need some cash in an emergency. 那么你应该如何处理存下来的钱呢。其中一小部分必须存放到易于取用的地方，以防紧急情况下需要用钱。 The largest proportion should be invested in retirement plans, either through your employer or privately. And you can keep some money for high risk, but potentially lucrative investments. 最大那部分则应该通过你的雇主或以私人方式投入退休金计划。你还可以留一部分用于风险高但潜在利润丰厚的投资。 Dividends can be reinvested or use to purchase something you like. By following plan, you should hopefully be able to enjoy your life now and still be financially secure in the future. 红利可以用作在投资或购买你喜欢的东西。通过执行这一计划，你应该有希望能享受现在的生活，并且在未来仍有经济保障。 问题： Question 9: What are people under 30 advised to do, to achieve financial security? Question 10: What should people do if they find it difficult to follow the speaker's advice on their financial plan? Question 11: What does the speaker think is important for achieving financial security?

提示 一、十个句子每个句子念两遍，念完后从头再念两遍。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.slang俗语 原文 21. Being unfamiliar with foreign languages, you'll never be able to understand the foreigner's silence. 没有对外语的认识，你永远无法理解外国人的沉默。 22. You want to travel to so many countries, how do you plan to communicate with other people? 你想去那么多国家旅行，打算怎么和别人交流？ 23. Are you trying to suggest that my emotional problems are no different than those of a stupid person? 你是说我的情绪问题跟那些白痴没什么两样吗？ 24. Make sure you get rid of your cold. You've got to be ready again next week. We can't do without you. 你的伤风要快点好啊，下个礼拜你就又要准备好了啦，我们没了你是不行的。 25. Life is like a marathon, where short-term gains and losses are not significant in and of themselves. 人生是一次长跑，暂时的落后和领先都不算什么。 26. My parents usually speak to each other in French, even though my mother is a native English speaker. 我父母通常用法语对话，即使我母亲的母语是英语。 27. Well... the teacher said that we have to go into a group of 3-5 people, so this isn't going to work. 嗯。。。老师说我们必须加入一个3-5人的小组，所以我们没办法开始工作。 28. "I'm going to count up slowly to three, Mary, and you'll wake up." "I'm already awake, Mister Kant." “我将缓慢的数到三，Mary，然后你就要起来了。“ “我已经起来了，Mister Kant。" 29. I can understand most of what they say, but I don't understand the slang they use (in their speech). 我大部分能听懂他们说的话，但是听不懂他们说的俗语。 30. Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact. 不要害怕活着。要相信生命是有价值的，你的信念会使之成真。

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.stands for 代表 2.a bunch of 一群 3.hoodlums 流氓 4.If only 如果...多好 5.pigeons 鸽子 6.magnetic field 磁场 7.as it is 事实是 原文 21. TV is harmful in that it keeps your mind in a passive state. 电视有害，因为它使你的思想处于被动状态。 22. This jet travels about three times as fast as the speed of sound. 这架喷气机的速度大约是声速的三倍。 23. In this secret code，each number stands for a letter of the alphabet. 在这个密文中，每个数字代表字母表中的一个字母。 24. The young man saved the girls from a bunch of hoodlums. 那个年轻人从一群流氓手中救了那个女孩。 25. I can't think of the right words with which to express my thanks. 我想不出合适的词来表达我的感谢。 26. There's no room to study here. If only I had a room of my own！ 这里没有学习的空间。要是我有自己的房间就好了！ 27. Pigeons can find their way home with the help of the earth's magnetic field. 鸽子可以在地球磁场的帮助下找到回家的路。 28. I wish I can go with you，but as it is，I can't. 我希望能和你一起去，但事实上我不能。 29. Some day you will come to realize the important of saving. 总有一天你会意识到储蓄的重要性。 30. The explanation below was achieved by comparing and contrasting a variety of different theories. 下面的解释是通过比较和对比各种不同理论得出的。

词汇提示 1.Niagara Falls 尼亚加拉瀑布 2.cliffs 悬崖 3.horror 恐怖 4.fear 害怕 5.grandeur 宏伟的 6.overwhelmed 压倒 7.complaints 投诉 8.cheats 骗子 9.swindles 诈骗 10.nonetheless 虽然如此 11.rapids 急流 12.secluded 与世隔绝 13.hydroelectric 水力发电 14.harness 利用 15.daredevil 冒失鬼 16.barrel 桶 17.tightrope 钢丝 18.gaze 注视 原文 Niagara Falls（2） Niagara Falls is one of the world's leading tourist attractions. Millions of people around the world visit here each year. Summers at the falls are especially busy with traffic jams and parking problems. However, the falls are beautiful in winter. Too many have asked why people travel so far to see water falling over a cliff? The size and beauty of Niagara Falls help to make it special. While many falls are higher than Niagara, very few are as wide or have such a volume of water. It also helps that Niagara is relatively easy to travel to. When the first Europeans came to Niagara, the falls were surrounded by forest. The noise of the falls could be heard miles away before they were actually seen. The first visitors were filled with horror at the site. Later, fear ceased to be the main emotion. Inspired by the falls, later, visitors were impressed by the beauty and grandeur of the falls, which overwhelmed them with wonder. By the 1830s, people were able to come to the falls by railway. As more and more people came, the tourist industry developed early. Tourism was not well regulated, and there were many complaints about cheats and swindles. Today, there are similar complaints about tourist junk and high prices. The majority of tourists stay on the Canadian side. There are two falls separated by an island. Since the Niagara River forms the boundary here between Canada and the United States, each country has one of the falls. The Canadian Horseshoe Falls is wider and more impressive than the American Rainbow falls. About nine times more water goes over the Canadian falls. Nonetheless, there is much to be seen on the American side. The island in the Middle Goat Island is one of the best places to view the falls and rapids. It is on the American side. Newly married couples began coming to Niagara Falls when it was still a secluded, peaceful and romantic spot. It is still popular with newly-weds as a relatively inexpensive and convenient place to spend their honeymoon. Besides being beautiful, Niagara Falls is also very useful. Their falling water is the power behind several of the largest hydroelectric stations in the world. Much of the electric power used in this part of North America comes from Niagara Falls. In order to harness this power, half of the flow of water is channeled away from the falls during the night and during the non-tourist season. Probably most visitors don't notice the difference. Niagara has attracted many kinds of people Over the years. Businessmen have come to profit from the tourists. Daredevils have come to make a name for themselves. Some have gone over the falls in a barrel, while others have walked above the falls on a tightrope. Poets and artists have visited here to capture its beauty. Lovers have come to gaze on its romantic scenery. All of these and many others, have helped to make Niagara Falls world famous. 翻译 尼亚加拉大瀑布(2) 尼亚加拉瀑布是世界上最著名的旅游景点之一。 每年有数百万世界各地的人来这里旅游。 秋天的夏天特别繁忙，交通堵塞和停车问题。 然而，瀑布在冬天是很美丽的。 太多的人问为什么人们要走这么远去看悬崖上的瀑布? 尼亚加拉大瀑布的大小和美丽使它与众不同。 虽然许多瀑布都比尼亚加拉大瀑布高，但很少有瀑布的宽度和水量如此之大。 尼亚加拉大瀑布的旅游相对容易，这也是有帮助的。 当第一批欧洲人来到尼亚加拉时，瀑布被森林包围着。 瀑布的响声在几英里外都能听到。 第一批参观者对这个地方充满了恐惧。 后来，恐惧不再是主要情绪。 受瀑布的启发，后来，游客们被瀑布的美丽和宏伟所打动，惊叹不已。 到了19世纪30年代，人们可以通过铁路来到瀑布。 随着越来越多的人来，旅游业很早就发展起来了。 旅游业没有得到很好的管理，有很多关于欺骗和诈骗的投诉。 如今，人们对旅游垃圾和高价格也有类似的抱怨。 大多数游客停留在加拿大一侧。 有两个瀑布被一个岛隔开。 由于尼亚加拉河在这里构成了加拿大和美国的边界，每个国家都有一个瀑布。 加拿大的马蹄瀑布比美国的彩虹瀑布更宽，更令人印象深刻。 大约九成的水流向了加拿大的瀑布。 尽管如此，美国一侧仍有很多值得关注的地方。 这个岛位于山羊岛中部，是观赏瀑布和急流的最佳地点之一。它在美国一边。 当尼亚加拉瀑布还是一个僻静、宁静、浪漫的地方时，新婚夫妇就开始来这里了。 新婚夫妇仍然喜欢在这里度蜜月，因为这里相对便宜、方便。 除了美丽，尼亚加拉大瀑布也很有用。 这些瀑布为世界上几个最大的水电站提供了动力。 北美这一地区使用的大部分电力来自尼亚加拉瀑布。 为了利用这种能量，在夜间和非旅游季节，瀑布会分流一半的水流。 可能大多数游客都没有注意到其中的区别。 多年来，尼亚加拉吸引了各种各样的人。 商人们从游客身上获利。 不怕死的冒失鬼来这里为自己正名。 他们有些人坐着水桶在瀑布上漂流，有些人则在瀑布上走钢丝。 诗人和艺术家曾来这里捕捉它的美丽。 情侣们都来欣赏这里浪漫的风景。 所有这些和许多其他的，使尼亚加拉大瀑布世界闻名。 文稿及音频 关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”

提示 1.每期为一篇听力题，每篇裁剪为若干片段，每个片段重复四遍。 2.可以前两遍盲听理解，后两遍根据文字内容精听。 3.根据中英文意思，听不懂的地方多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.artificial intelligence 人工智能 2.evolving 进化发展 3.pointless 无意义的 4.civilization 文明 5.simulate 模仿 6.mosquito 蚊子 7.chips 芯片 8.comparison 比较 9.barely 几乎没有 10.benevolent 仁慈的 11.anticipates 预见 原文 2020.12 六级第一套 Conversation Two How do you feel about the future of the artificial intelligence？Personally, I feel quite optimistic about it. 你如何看待人工智能的未来？我个人而言，还是挺乐观的。 Al? l'm not so optimistic actually. In fact, it's something we should be concerned about. AI？我没那么乐观。事实上，我们应该对它感到担忧。 Well, it will help us humans understand ourselves better. And when we have a better understanding of ourselves, we can improve the world. 它可以帮助我们人类更好地了解自己。而且，我们更加了解自身后，就能促进世界的发展。 Well, one thing is for sure, technology is evolving faster than our ability to understand it. And in the future Al will make jobs kind of pointless. 有一点可以肯定的是，技术的发展速度快于我们理解它的能力。在未来，AI会让工作变得有些没意义。 I think artificial intelligence will actually help create new kinds of jobs, which would require less of our time and allow us to be centered on creative tasks. 我认为人工智能事实上会帮助创造出新型工作，会占用我们更少的时间，允许我们专注于创造性的任务。 I doubt that very much. Probably the last job that will remain will be writing Al software. And then eventually Al will just write its own software. 我深表怀疑，很可能我们剩下的最后一项工作将会是编写AI软件，而最终AI将会自己为自己编写软件。 At that time, we are going to have a lot of jobs, which nobody will want to do. So we will need artificial intelligence for the robots to take care of the old guys like us. 到那时，我们会有很多没人想去做的工作，所以我们需要人工智能机器人来照顾像我们一样的老人。 I don't know. There's a risk that human civilization could be replaced by a superior type of digital life. Al will be able to completely simulate a person in every way possible. In fact, some people think we're in a simulation right now. 我不知道，但人类文明可能有被更高级的数字生命取代的风险。AI将能够通过一切可能的方式完全模仿人类。实际上，有些人认为我们现在就身处模拟程序之中。 That's impossible. Humans can't even make a mosquito. Computers only have chips. People have brains, and that's where the wisdom comes from. 那是不可能的。人类连只蚊子都造不出来计算机只有芯片，人类有大脑，而大脑才是智慧的来源。 Once it's fully developed, Al will become tired of trying to communicate with humans as we would be much slower thinkers in comparison. AI一旦发展成熟，它就会开始厌倦尝试与人类交流，因为相比之下，我们的思考速度慢得多。 Well, I'm not so sure. A computer is a computer and a computer is just a toy. 我不确信，计算机就是计算机，它只是一件玩具。 Computers can easily communicate incredibly fast. So the computer will just get impatient talking to humans. It'll be barely getting any information out. 计算机可以很容易的就用令人难以置信的速度交流。所以它会在与人类交流时变得不耐烦，几乎不会输出任何信息。 Well, I believe there's a benevolent future with Al. I also think you watch too many science-fiction films 好吧，我相信AI会带来一个充满善意的未来，我还认为你科幻电影看多了 问题： Question 5: What did we learn about the speakers from the conversation? Question 6: What will new kinds of jobs be like according to the woman? Question 7: What is the risk the man anticipates? Question 8: What is the man's concern about Al technology?

提示 一、十个句子每个句子念两遍，念完后从头再念两遍。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.plug 插入 2.pickle 泡菜 3.glows 发光 4.dismiss 不予考虑 5.made reference 提到 6.inherent 固有的 原文 11. You may not agree with some of their major policies and this could affect your working relationship. 你也许不同意他们某些重大政策，这可能会影响你的工作关系。 12. No one can deny the basic fact that it is impossible for average workers to master those high-technology skills easily. 没有人能否认这一基本事实：对于一般工人来讲，轻松掌握这些技术是不可能的。 13. What I have learnt is not just the Chinese language, but something about the country itself as well. 我学习的不只是中国的语言，也是一些关于这个国家的东西。 14. Did you know that if you plug a pickle into an electrical outlet, it glows and makes buzzing noises? 你知道如果你把泡菜插入电源插座，它会发光并且发出嗡嗡的声音吗？ 15. Taoism was founded on the teachings of Laozi, a sage born in 604 B.C. in present-day Henan Province. 道教是用老子的教导创立的，他是公元前六零四年在现代的河南省出生的圣贤。 16. In my view, everyone should have intellectual hobbies as well as an interest in physical activities. 对我自己来说，每个人应该有学知识的爱好，也应该对体育活动感兴趣。 17. By turning the page, we can dismiss the characters in a book without fear of hurting their feelings. 书页翻动之间，我们可以对书中的人物不予理会而不伤及他们的情感。 18. People are not remembered by the number of times they fail but for the number of times they succeed. 人们被记得不是因失败的次数，而是成功的次数。 19. The source made reference to Kate and the Queen being seen chatting and smiling together last March. 知情者提到去年三月有人看女王和凯萨琳笑着聊天的时候。 20. The Chinese government released on 25th "Diaoyu Islands are China's inherent territory "White Paper. 25日，中国政府发布《钓鱼岛是中国的固有领土》白皮书。

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.sperm whale 抹香鲸 2.transaction 交易 3.ruling coalition 执政联盟 4.secured 获得 5.chopsticks 筷子 原文 11. If I were to be born again，I would be a musician. 如果我能重生，我会成为一名音乐家。 12. The sperm whale can dive to a depth of 1000 meters. 抹香鲸能潜入1000米深的水中。 13. It's easy to lose track of time when you are in Las Vegas. 当你在拉斯维加斯的时候，很容易会忘记时间。 14. I will go along with you as far as the station. 我和你一起走到车站。 15. Tony went to Boston for the purpose of carrying out an important business transaction. 托尼去波士顿是为了一项重要的商业交易。 16. According to the news report，the ruling coalition has secured 72 seats as of 5 pm. 根据新闻报道，截至下午五点，执政联盟已获得72个席位。 17. Didn't you know that he passed away two years ago？ 你不知道他两年前就去世了吗？ 18. Forks and chopsticks became popular because they could easily handle hot food. 叉子和筷子很受欢迎，是因为它们很轻松地处理滚烫的食物。 19. It was Mr. Smith that told me how to use that machine. 是史密斯先生告诉我如何使用那台机器的。 20. In such countries as Norway and Finland，they have lots of snow in winter. 在挪威和芬兰这样的国家，冬天雪很多。

词汇提示 1.Hiroshima 广岛 2.nuclear 核 3.scorching 灼烧的 4.vaporized 蒸发 5.radiation 辐射 6.concrete 混凝土 7.Atomic Dome 原子穹顶 8.poisoning 中毒 9.leukemia 白血病 10.marrow 骨髓 11.cranes 鹤 12.monument 纪念碑 13.tiles 瓷砖 14.bitter 苦的 15.civilians 平民 16.Hitler 希特勒 17.revenge 复仇 18.Pearl Harbour 珍珠港 19.surrender 投降 20.invasion 入侵 21.aircrews 机组人员 原文 Hiroshima North American children know about Hiroshima. They are taught about the dangers of nuclear war. Sometimes they learn the details of the damage that was done. They learn about what happened at 08:50 a.m. on august 6 1945. People were eating breakfast，children were going to school and adults going to work, there was a blinding flash of light, scorching heat, and a mushroom cloud rose up. People close to the explosion were instantly vaporized. Many of those further away would die from burns and radiation. 60000 houses were destroyed immediately. One concrete structure remained standing, although it was damaged. The local government left the Atomic Dome standing as a memorial to the explosion. Even those who were not seriously injured in the explosion later became very ill. They became very sick from radiation poisoning. Many developed leukemia. Sadako Sosaki was two years old when the bomb exploded. She was apparently uninjured, and grew up normally until she was twelve, then she developed leukemia, disease of the blood and bone marrow. Sadako began to fold paper cranes to protect her from the illness. However, she died in 1955, before she reached 1000 paper cranes. Her example inspired the children's monument at Hiroshima. There is a peace museum in Hiroshima, which has objects left by the explosion. These include bottles, metal stones and tiles twisted into strange shapes by the heat. There are objects on which people were vaporized, so that their shape appears like a shadow on the material. There are bits of burnt clothing and many photographs. Why was the bomb dropped? World War II was a long and bitter war. The rules of war, which said not to kill civilians, were forgotten. Hitler bombed London, hoping to break the spirit of the English. Then England bombed Germany to destroy the factories and kill the people who worked in them. Americans wanted revenge for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The U-S government had spent $6 billion developing the A-bomb and wanted to use it. Some say that they also wanted to warn the Russians not to cause trouble for America. When American forces advanced on Japan in 1945, they had to decide what to do. Would Japan surrender, or would they fight to the last soldier? American leaders feared that they might lose many of men by an invasion. Dropping the atomic bomb would end the war very quickly. President Truman made the decision to use it. Since then, most people have felt that this decision was wrong. It was such a terrible thing to do to the people, children, old people, women, men and babies. Hiroshima inspired many people to try to ban the bomb. They wanted to ensure that atomic bombs would not be used again. Even some of the scientists and air crews involved in making and dropping the bomb at Hiroshima wanted it banned. Perhaps, if we can all remember what happened that day, there will be no more Hiroshima's 翻译 广岛 北美的孩子都知道广岛。 他们被告知核战争的危险。 有时，他们会了解到损害造成的细节。 他们知道1945年8月6日上午8:50发生了什么。 人们在吃早餐，孩子们去上学，成年人去上班，一道耀眼的闪光，灼热的热浪，一片蘑菇云升起。 接近爆炸现场的人立即被蒸发。 在稍远的地方，许多人会死于烧伤和辐射。 6万所房屋立即被摧毁。 一个混凝土结构的建筑仍然矗立着，尽管它已经损坏。 当地政府留下了原子穹顶作为爆炸的纪念。 甚至那些在爆炸中没有严重受伤的人后来也病得很重。 他们因辐射中毒而病重。 许多人患上了白血病。 炸弹爆炸时，Sosaki Sadako只有两岁。 她显然没有受伤，正常成长到12岁，后来患上了白血病，即血液和骨髓疾病。 Sadako开始折叠纸鹤来保护她免受疾病的伤害。 然而，她在1955年去世，当时她还没有活到完成1000只纸鹤。 她的例子启发了广岛儿童纪念碑的想法。 广岛有一座和平博物馆，里面有爆炸留下的物品。 其中包括瓶子、金属石和瓷砖，它们被高温扭曲成奇怪的形状。 有些物体上的人被蒸发了，所以他们的形状看起来像是材料上的阴影。 有几件烧焦的衣服和许多照片。 为什么投下炸弹？ 第二次世界大战是一场漫长而痛苦的战争。 战争规则说不杀平民，但却被遗忘了。 希特勒轰炸了伦敦，希望打垮英国人的精神。 然后英国轰炸了德国，摧毁了工厂，杀害了在工厂工作的人。 美国人想为日本对珍珠港的袭击复仇。 美国政府花了60亿美元开发原子弹，并希望使用它。 有人说，他们还想警告俄罗斯人不要给美国制造麻烦。 1945年，当美国军队向日本挺进时，他们不得不决定该怎么做。 日本会投降，还是会战斗到最后一名士兵？ 美国领导人担心他们可能会因入侵而失去许多人。 投下原子弹会很快结束战争。 杜鲁门总统决定使用它。 从那时起，大多数人都觉得这个决定是错误的。 对人民、儿童、老人、妇女、男人和婴儿来说，这是一件多么可怕的事情。 广岛促使许多人试图禁止核弹。 他们想确保原子弹不再被使用。 甚至一些参与制造和投掷广岛原子弹的科学家和机组人员也希望将其禁止。 也许，如果我们都记得那天发生的事情，广岛就不会再有这样的灾难了 音频及文稿 关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”