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英语流利说懂您英语LevelUnit
懂您英语Level4Unit3Part1
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Lookatthese2piegraphs、Theyshowhowthese2peoplespendtheirdays,notincludingweekends、
TheoneonthetopshowshowEmmadividesupherdays、Sheisadesignerwhoworksforapany、
AsEmma’sgraphshows,thebiggestportion部分ofherdayisspentworking、
Sheworksanaverageof8hoursaday,whichisonethirdofherday、
Shegetsanaverageof6hourstosleepwhichis25%ofherday、That’slesssleepthanMartingets、
Accordingtohisgraph,hegetsanaverageof7hourstosleepwhichisabout29%ofhisday、
Ontheotherhand,Martinewhoisengineer,worksmorehoursthanEmmadoes、
Martineaverage9hoursadayatworkparetoEmma’s8、That’s37、5%pareto33%、
Otherfactorsshowninthegraphincludedtimeformealsandmutingtowork、
Otheractivitiesincludegettingdressanddoinghouseholdchoressuchasdoinglaundryandpayingbills、
Asyoucansee,forMartin,mutingistakingalargeamountofhistime、
Ifhecouldreducehismutetime,hewillhavemoretimeforotherthings、Anditisn’tjustthetime、
Whenthetrafficisreallyheavyhismuteisstressful、
Itwillbegreatifhecanworkfromhomeoneortwodaysaweek、Helifewillbemoreenjoyable、
AndwelookatEmma’sgraph,weseesheprobablyneedsmoresleep、
Perhaps,sheshouldspendabitlesstimesocializingwithherfriends、
Ontheotherhand,socializingwithherfriendissomethingshereallyvalues、
Asforputtingonmakeup,sheisn’twillingtochangethat、
Forher,exercising,socializingandstayingbeautifulhelpherdealwiththestressfulwork、
Inconclusion,EmmaandMartinbothwishthereweremorehoursinaday、
Thisnextgraphshowshowvariousfactorspareimportantto1350jobsapplicants、
Applicantswerebetween20to25yearsago、
Theywereaskedtolistwhichfactorsweremostimportantforagoodjob、
Asthegraphshows,moneywasthemostimportantfactorfor25%oftheapplicants、
However,otherfactorsarealsoimportant、Thesecondmostimportantfactorwastheworkenvironment、
Inotherwords,formany,moneyiseverything、
Peoplewanttolikewheretheywork、
Infact,ifwebineworkingenvironmentandco-workers,thetotalis35%、
Thisiswellabovethe25%forsalaryandbenefits、
Takingtogether,theyaremoreimportantthansalaryandbenefits、
Careerpathisalsoimportantespeciallyforyoungerapplicants、
Theywanttoseethattheirjobhelpstobuildasuccessfulcareer、
Forolderworkers,thismaynotbeasimportant、
Olderworkersoftenputthehighervalueonthebalancebetweenlifeandwork、Whatdoyouthink、
it3-1vocabulary领土、军事、政治、政权状态
Thegovernmentofacountryisacontrolsystem、
Governmentsmakelawsandprovideservicestotheircitizens、
Thelandoverwhichagovernmenthascontrolled,isitsterritory/'tɛrətɔri/领土、
Acountry’sterritoryhasboundaries/'baʊndri/orborders、
Whenyouleaveorenteracountry’sterritory,youusuallyneedapassport、
Theterritoryofacountryisdefinedbyitsboundaries、
Acountry’smilitaryprovidesdefenseforitsterritoryanditscitizens、
Themilitaryincludesanarmy,anairforceandanavy、
Themainpurposeofamilitary,istodefendacountryfromattack、
Acountry’scriminaljusticesystemincludesthepolice,courtsandprisons、
Itspurposeistoenforcethelawandprotectthepeoplefromcriminalactivities、
Acountrysocialservicessystemprovidessupporttopeopleinneed、
Itprovidesbasichealthcareservicesandhelpspoorpeoplesupporttheirchildren、
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Anarchy/'ænɚki/n、混乱;无政府状态;无秩序
autocracy/ɔ'tɑkrəsi/n、独裁;独裁统治;独裁政府;独裁政体
Oligarchy/'ɑlə'gɑrki/n、寡头统治得政府;寡头政治得执政集团;寡头统治得国家
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Astateofanarchyexitswhenacountryhasnoeffectivegovernment、
Inanarchy,thereisnobodytomakedecisionsorenforcethelaws、
Anautocracyisthesimplestformofgovernment、
Inanautocracy,thegovernmentiscontrolledbysingleindividual,knownasautocrat、
Whetherornotanautocracyissuccessful,dependsonthecharacterandabilityoftheleader、
Inanoligarchy,asmallgroupofpeoplecontrolsthegovernment、
Membershipinthisgroupoftendependsonfamilyconnection,wealthormilitarypower、
Inarepublic,individualsareelectedtorepresentthecitizens、
Thepowerofgovernmentinarepublicislimitedbyaconstitution、
Aconstitutionisawrittendocumentthatmakestherulesforagovernmenttofollow、
Thislimitsthepowerofagovernment、
Aconstitutiondefinestherelationshipbetweenthegovernmentanditscitizens、
it3-1dialogue谈论工作
Ihearyoulostyourjob,isthatright?
Yes,that’sright、Iquit、Iquitbecausethewaymybosstreatspeople、
Whathappen、
Iwasn’tfeelinggoodonedayandheyelledatme、WhileItoldhimnottoyellat对、、、吼叫me,hethreatenedme、
Isthatall、That’swhatbossesdo、
Sure,sometimemaybe、ButmytreatedeveryonebadlyandIwastiredofit、Itwastheless*
Thelaststr?
Yes,itreachedthepointwhereIcouldn’ttakeitanymore、
Isee、Sonowyoudon’thaveajob、
Right,Idon’thaveajob、
ButatleastIdon’thavetodealwithmybossthing、Whatareyougoingtodonow?
Tobehonest,I’mnotsure、butI’llfinesomething、I’llgetajobevenifitpayslessthanbefore、
Areyousorryforyourquit、
Yesandno、IguessIshouldhavefoundanotherjobfirstandthenquit、
Whydidn’tyou、
AsIsaid,hepushedmetoofar、ThereweresomethingsthatIjustwon'ttake、
Whataboutyourwife、
Sheisn’thappythatIdon’thaveajobbutsheunderstands、SheknowsIhavetemper、
AndsheknowsIwasn’thappyworkingthere、
Well,Igetsomeluck、Myjobisn’tgreat、butIlikethepeopleI’mworkingwithandIlikemymanager、
Areyouplanningtostaythere?
Idon’tknow、
Fornow,it’sok、Butofcourseitalldependsonhowthingschange、
Wellifyouhearofanyjobopenings,letmeknow,OK、
Sure,sendmeyourresumeandI’llletpeopleknowyou’relooking、
Thanks、
it3-2listening
朗朗LangLangisoneoftheworld’sgreatestconcert/'kɑnsɚt/pianist、
Hisfirstcontactwithwesternmusicwaswhenhewasjust2yearsold、
Hewatchedthecanton/'kæntən/inwhichacatplayedafamouspiecebyFranzLiszt弗朗兹·李斯特(匈牙利作曲家)、Fromthisexperience,hedecidedhewantedtolearntoplaypiano、
Whenhewas3andahalfyearsago,hestartedpianolessons、
2yearslater,hewonfirstplaceinthepianopetition、
ThisearlysuccessgavehisfathergreathopethatLangLandwillbecametheworldgreatestpianist、
WhenLangLangwas9yearsago,hisfatherquithisjobandtookhimtoBeijing、
Theylefteverythingbehindincludinghismotherwhohadtowork、
LangLangdidn’twanttoleaveherbehindbuthisfatherinsisted、
HisfatherwantedhimtostudyatfamousCentralConservatoryofMusic中央音乐学院、
WhentheymovedtoBeijing,theyrentedaflatinapoorareaofthecity、
Duringthistime,LangLangpracticedseveralhoursaday、
Theystartedpracticingat5o’clockwhichupsethisneighbors、
Theywouldoftenpoundon敲打hisdoorandaskhimtostoppracticing、
Theyweresoangrythatheoftenfearedthattheywouldbeathimup毒打、
LangLangusuallyhadpianolessonsonceaweektopreparefortheconservatory/kən'sɝvətɔri/音乐学校、
Nearly2000studentswereapplyingforjust12placesattheconservatory、
Hislessonswereexpensiveandverydifficult,especiallybecauseofhispianoteacher、
Hismusicteacherdidn’tlikeLangLang、
HecalledhisteacherprofessorAngrybecauseshealwaysgavehimahardtime、
Oneafternoon,histeachertoldhimhehadnotalentandtoldhimtogohome、
Hearingthenews,hisfatherscreamedandseemedtolosehismind、
Hisfathertoldhimthateverythingwasdestroyedandtherewasnoreasontolive、
HeorderedLangLangtojumpoff跳下来the11th-floorbalcony、
Afterthis,LangLangalmostwentcrazy、Hedidn’twanttoplaythepianoanymore、
Forseveralmonths,heneitherplayedthepianonorspoketohisfather、
Thensomefriendsencouragedhimtoplayapieceforthemandherealizedhisgreatloveofpiano、
Forthenext19months,hepracticedhardandhisfatherencouragedhim、
Finally,whenhewasten,hewasacceptedintotheConservatorywithafullscholarship、
In1995,whenhewas13yearsold,heplayedmusicbyshow*atBeijingconcerthall、
Inthatsameyear,hewonfirstplaceataninternationalpetitionforyoungmusiciansinJapan、
Whenhewas15,hemovedtotheUnitedStatesandbegantostudywiththefamouspianistatCinstitute、
Sincethen,hecareerhasgrownandhehasbeeamajorstar、
OneoftheAmericanmusiccriticscalledhimthebiggestmostexitingkeyoftalentIhaven’tencounteredmanyayearofattentionpianorecycles、
In2010,LangLangsignedarecallingcontractforseveralmilliondollars、
In2011,heperformedatwhitehouseforpresidentObamaofUnitedStatesandHuJintaoofChina、
Withallofhissuccessandfame,LangLangtriestoencourageothers、
Heuseshisfametospreadthepopularityofclassicmusicandencourageyoungmusicians、
Andintheend,LangLangandhisfatherhaverebuilttheirrelationship、
Inhisautobiography自传,Mr、Langdedicatedthebooktohismotherandfather、
it3-2vocabulary财务、地理
Apersondebtishowmuchheorsheowestoothers、
Debtcanbeintheformofmoney,productsandservicesowestosomeoneelse、
Ifyouborrowmoney,theyweretakingonnewdebt、
Anassetissomethingthathasvalue,suchasmoney,propertyorevenanicepersonality、
Assetscanbeusedtopayoffdebts、
Specialized/'spɛʃə'laɪzd/knowledgeorskillsarealsoassetsthatcanbeu