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新闻媒体听力
TableofContents
Unit01Schoollife
Clip1Healthyeating
Woman1:
Theschoolsaredoingitbecausethey’vegottopromotehealthyeatingandIthinkit’stherightmessage.ButIthinkreallytheyshouldtargettheparentsbeforehand,becauseIthinkit’squitesadforthechildrentohavethingsinthereandthentotakethemaway.
Woman2:
Ithinkit’sagoodidea.Ithinkchildrenshouldeathealthywhilethey’reatschool.Treatsshouldbeatweekendsorafterschool.
Man1:
Sowhatisallowedinchildren’slunchbags?
Well,hereIhaveanarrayoffood.Goodandbad.
Man2:
Sandwiches,pasta,fruitandnutsarefine.Sweets,crisps,fizzydrinksandchocolatethougharesettobetakenaway.
Clip2Grantsforschoolbuildings
Voice-over:
Thebuildingworkcontinuesbutforhowmuchlonger?
They’rereadytostartasecondphaseofrefurbishmenthere,butthecollegemayhavetosendthebuildershome.
Woman1:
We’vejustcomeupontotheroofoftheoldbuildingandasyoucanseethere,thatisthenewbuildingwe’vebeenworkingonfortwoyearsandwe’rejustabouttomoveintotherefurbishmentofthisgreattwo-liftedbuilding.
Voice-over:
TheprincipalofSouthThamesCollegetoldmewhatwouldhappenofshedoesn’tgetthemoneyforthenewbuildingproject.
Woman1:
IwillhavealreadycommittedsixandahalftoeightmillionpoundsthatwillthenbetheCollege’sdebt.Andthisbuildingwouldnolongerworkbecausetheserviceswouldbecutoffandthiswillhavetobemuffled.
Voice-over:
Fromhairdressingtoforensicscience—over20,000studentsandadultlearnerscomehere.Someclassesareintheoldlistedbuilding.Butthebasementfloodsandtheheatingbreaksdownandthat’swhytheywantedtogiveitarefurb.
Clip3Theincreasingtuitionfee
Voice-over:
Universityfeespaidbythesestudentsarecappedataround3.000poundsayear.ButthegovernmentisduetoreviewthesituationandthebodyrepresentingthebossesofEngland’suniversitieshasasuggestion,toincreasefeesto5,000oreven7,000poundsayear.
Woman1:
Wehaveaworld-classreputationthatneedstobemaintained.Students,Ithinkquiterightly,expectaveryhigh-qualityhighereducation.Andthathastobepaidfor.
Woman2:
Today’ssecond-yearstudentswillleaveuniversitywithdebtsofmorethan17,000poundsonaverage.Underoneoftheschemesbeingdiscussedtoday,thatamountwillincreasetomorethan26,000pounds,asumthatcouldtakequiteafewyearstopayoff.Thequestionis,wouldthisincreaseactuallyputyoungpeopleofffromapplyingtouniversityinthefirstplace.
Man1:
Potentiallyyes.Yes,Iwouldhavetoassessmypersonalsituationatthattime.ButIthinkitwillputalotofpeopleoffasit’sahugeamountofmoney.
Woman3:
I’mdoingahistorydegreesoIhaveabouteighthoursofcontactaweek.Soasformymoneybeingwasted,whereasmedicalstudentshavelotsoflabsandlotsofmoneyonthem,soIthinkitwouldkindofcausemetothinktwiceaboutgoingtouniversityandwhichuniversityIgotoandwhere.
Man2:
WellIthinkitisbreathtakinglyarrogantofuniversityvicechancellorstobetalkingaboutdoublingtheleveloftuitionfeesandthelevelofgraduatedebtinthemiddleofarecession.Ithinktheyneedtogetoutoftheirivorytowertolookatwhatisgoingonwiththeeconomynow.Studentsareinincreasinghardshipalreadyandleavingtensofthousandofpeoplegraduatingwithevenbiggeramountsofdebtsisrecklessandirresponsible.
Voice-over:
Introducingtuitionfeesinthefirstplacewascontroversialanddifficultsothegovernmentisunlikelytorushtoincreasethemnow.AnnabelRoberts.ITVNews.
Clip4Graduatesfacingdifficulttime
Voice-over:
Studentssettingoutonlife’sjourneyarefeelingtheeconomicstrainbeforethey’veevensecuredtheirfirstjob.Forastheeconomycontracts,graduatesvacancieshavefallenforthefirsttimeinthreeyears.
Woman1:
MostoftheotherpeoplethatIknowinmydegree,inmycourse,they’restillstrugglingtofindjobs.
Voice-over:
DiphianSerranisafinal-yearstudenthopingforafirst-classdegreeandprayingforagoodjob.Sofar,despitenumerousinterviewsandanimpressiveCV,she’shadbadluck.
Woman1:
Verybadluck.Unfortunately.I’vegonethroughtheinterviewstageofmany,sotothefinalstage.ButonceIreachthere,Ioftenget,eithergetrejectedorit’s,youknow,“we’llletyouknow”.
Voice-over:
Thedownturninmanufacturingandthemeltdowninthefinancialservicesmeanthatnearlyhalfoftheemployersexpecttohirefewergraduatesthisyear.Thatmeansthecompetitiononcampushaseverbeentougher.
Woman2:
Thisisthegenerationofuniversitystudentswhowerebornandbredintheeconomicboom.Buttheyaregraduatingintheeconomicbust.Recruitment’sdown,salariesarefrozen.Thisiscrunchtimeineverysense.
Man1:
Thesetimesarealottougherthantheyhadbeenthelast10,15,possiblyeven20years.Butemployersarestillrecruiting.Thebrainsoftodayaretheprofitsoftomorrow.Thequestioniswhetherthegraduatesareabletoadjusttheirexpectationstotherealitiesofthelabormarket.
Voice-over:
Forthisfinalyearengineeringstudent,therealityisstillgreat.Vacanciesintheengineeringandpublicsectorsareontherise.Will’sfoundajobinabank.Hisstartingsalaryis42K.
Man2:
Therearestillopportunitiesdownthereforpeoplebeingsmartor,kindofrisksavvyenoughtogetthemsoit’sjust,youknow,it’smoredifficultbutit’snotimpossible.
Voice-over:
Thegenerationwhoneverhaditsogoodaschildrenmayfindtheeconomicrealitiesharderasadults.PennyMarshall.NewsatTen.WarwickUniversity.
Clip5Valueofadegree
Voice-over:
‘Tistheseasonwhen400,000brightyoungthingswriteoffhopingtheirdreamswillcometrue.NotalettertoSanta,butauniversityapplicationform.Thegovernmentwantshalfofallouryoungpeopletoexperiencethewonderfulworldoftheundergraduate.Thejoyoflearning,ofstudentlife,thethrillofgraduation,theinvitationtohigh-powered,excitingcareers.
Therealitycanberatherdifferent.Afewyearsagothesetelesalesstaffwouldhavebeenschoolleavers.Todaythispublishingfirmemploysonlygraduates.Samejob,similarsalary,differentqualifications.
Man1:
Fifteenyearsagowewould’veprobablysaidthebasicrequirementswouldbeA-levels.Becausethatwouldbethebenchmarkwewould’veexpectedournewemployeestohaveachieved.Youknownowweseethebenchmarkisbeingthedegree.SoIthinktheveryfactthattherearefarmorestudentsleavinguniversitylookingforjobs,enablesustospecifyadegreetodaywhereaswewouldn’thavedone15yearsago,
Voice-over:
Thirty-fivepercentofgraduatesentertheworldofworkinajobthatdoesn’tneedadegree.Andmanygetstuckincareerstheydon’tlike.Askedwhattheydidwanttodo,47%hopedforjobsinmedia,advertisingorPR.Otherpopularcareersincludedesign—favoredby21%ofwomen—andcomputing,pickedby23%ofmen.Butover10%ofmediastudiesgraduatesarecurrentlyunemployed.It’sthesamefordesignstudies.Andevenworseincomputing.Unpopularcareersincludeengineering.Only9%ofstudentsmentionthat.Andyetunemploymentamongstcivilengineeringgraduatesisonly2.9%.
Attoday’sgraduaterecruitmentfair,thousandsofstudentsweresearchingforjobs.Butengineeringstandsweretypicallydeserted.Andthosethatdidenquireoftenlackedrelevantqualifications.Theengineeringindustrybelievesinencouragingyetmoreschoolleaverstogotouniversitymaybeanexpensiveindulgence.
Man2:
Universitiesarguethatwearenottraining,weareeducating.Wearecreatingpeoplewhocanthink.Now,ifwearejustproducingphilosophersandthinkers,Idon’tthinkwearegoingtoresolvetheeconomicneedsofthiscountry.Imean,thatwouldbeabsolutelysilly,quitefrankly.
Voice-over:
Therearenow60,000differentdegreecoursesinBritain.Thebiggestincreaseinso-calledcheapdegrees,usuallyhumanitiesorsocialsciences,whichdon’trequireequipmentorlaboratories.Universitiesgetmoneyforhowmanystudentstheyhaveandextracashiftheycanwooschoolleaversfrompooranddeprivedbackgrounds.Studentsaresaddledwithdebts,justifiedbygovernmentonthebasisthatacrossalifetime,adegreeisworthanextra400,000pounds.Butisit?
Man3:
Therearetwoflawsinthegovernment’sfigures.Firstlythey’rebasedonthepercentageofgraduatesgoingthroughoureducation.Thosefigureswereinasmallpercent.Inacoupleofyears’timeoneineverytwopeoplewillgothroughhighereducationofthatagegroup.Thesecondbigfundamentalproblemistheywerebasedonanemploymentmarketwheretherewasajobforlife,Thingshavechanged.
Voice-over:
HereatthisplumbingschoolinNorthLondon,about20%oftheclassaregraduateswho’vedecidedtoretrain.Manycomefromjustthekindofbackgroundsgovernmentwantstoencourageintohighereducation.Buttheirexperienceishardlyanadvert.
Man4:
BythetimeIgraduatedIwouldsaythereweren’tthejobsthere.Soinhindsight,itprobablywasawasteoftime,yeah.
Man5:
Sohowmuchmoneydoyoureckonyoucanearnasaplumber?
Woman1:
Well,theysaybetween50to75thousandinabout10years’time.
Man5:
75grand?
Woman1:
Approximately,yes.
Clip6Schooldisciplines(DavidCameron’sspeech,31July2007)
Sogoingbacktomyquestion,howdowetranslateourvaluesintoaction?
Toreprisethosevalues,familiesastheoriginofsociety,theroleofschoolsinbackingupandaddingtothelessonsofhome,theneedforclearboundariesandforrulesofbehavior,thediversityandthedifferentnessofchildren,theobligationtohelpthe