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1、雅信达听力原文社会热点Why Do We Need More Affordable HomesEveryone agrees that weve got a shortage of affordable homes in England. But we need to solve that by building more of every type of home, because there are different people living in different circumstances. We definitely need more of those lower rent

2、social homes, so the people who are on low incomes dont find it difficult to pay their housing costs. But there are also people who have a genuine expectation that they should be able to buy a home. We need to build more market homes so that house prices dont just keep going up and up and running aw

3、ay from them. And then there are the people in the middle who dont need the full support social renting, but also probably are never going to be able to buy a home of their own. For them we need things like shared ownership, which is where you buy a bit of your home and rent a bit of your home. And

4、thats not as cheap as a social rented home. But its also not as expensive as buying a home on the market. If we dont build more of all these different types of home then house prices are just gonna go up and up and ordinary people are going to be forced out. So what type of home do you think is most

5、 needed in your area?大家都赞同，英格兰适用性住房短缺。 但是我们需要建筑更多各种类型的房屋来解决这个问题，因为我们的社会有许多人生活在各个阶层。 我们需要更多低租金的房屋，这样低收入阶层不会无力支付住房费用。 但是也有一些人真诚地期望他们有能力购买房屋。 我们应该建造更多商品房，这样房价不会持续上涨，离低收入阶层越来越远。 还有一些中等收入人群，他们不需要全额支持，但是或许也没有经济能力购买房屋。 对他们来说，我们需要推出共同产权等政策，可以部分购买，部分租赁。 不像租赁房屋那么便宜。 但也不像购买房屋那么贵。 如果我们不建造更多各种类型的房屋，那么房价会不断上涨，普通人

6、会被逼出房屋市场。 你所在地区最需要哪种类型的房屋？Texting While Driving Is Illegal?Texting while driving. Statistics say its the number one driver distraction. And its also something Karol Smith fears everyday. Its kinda scary. As the mother of a teenage driver, its not her son shes most worried about texting. Its the othe

7、r drivers on the roads who have admitted sending text messages while driving. When he first started out on his own, its the most sickening feeling because, you know, you see all the people out there. You know, I hate to say it, but you see all the mums out there on their cell phones, not paying any

8、attention to anybody. And 22 year-old John Henderson knows the story all too well. One of my friends texted me, and I looked down there for a split second, and then I just before I knew I hit him. But his wreck is the only one of the thousands related to cell phone use. Anytime your full concentrati

9、on is not on driving that vehicle, you become a danger. Andand all (it) really takes is to go to one tragedy accident scene and sees people that are seriously injured, worse yet, killed and understand that accident could easily have been preventable. Text-messaging while driving may seem like the be

10、st opportunity to multitask. But studies show that text-messaging while driving could be as much as four times more dangerous than drunk driving and now law makers are cracking down. This bill simply says you can not send, or read text-messaging while operating a motor vehicle on public highways in

11、Alabama. Representative McClendon wrote the bill which was approved by the Health Public Safety Committee and will now go to the rest of the House for consideration. But back to this Midwest residence, Karol is skeptical that the legislation will work. I would love for it to work, I really would. Bu

12、t I think its just gonna be one more law they cant enforce. Even that doesnt take away the worry of a mother. I think Im probably like a lot of mums, you just pray for your children that they wont hurt anybody, and nobody will hurt them.驾车时发短信 统计数据显示，这是导致司机分心的元凶。 也是Karol Smith每天担心的事情。 “非常可怕。” 作为一位青少

13、年司机的母亲，关于发短信最让她担心的不是她的儿子。 而是道路上承认自己驾车时发短信的其他司机。 “当他首次独自外出的时候，最大的感受就是厌恶，到处都是人。 你知道，我不喜欢说，但是你会看到那么多母亲都边走边拿着手机，根本不注意其他任何人。” 22岁的John Henderson对她的情况非常了解。 “我的朋友给我发了短信，我就看了一眼，然后，就不小心撞到他了。” 但是他的遭遇只是数千宗与使用手机有关的事故之一。 “时时刻刻你的注意力都不在汽车上，你就变成了危险分子。 只有亲眼目睹了悲剧性的事故现场，看到有人重伤甚至死亡，人们才能理解应该小心地避免事故的发生。” 驾车时发短信看上去或许是多重任务

14、同时进行的最佳机会。 但是研究表明，驾车时发短信的风险是醉酒驾驶的四倍。现在立法者正在采取严厉打击措施。 “这条法案表示，在阿拉巴马州的公共高速公路上驾驶机动车辆时不准发短信或看短信。” 众议员McClendon书写的这条法案由公共安全委员会通过，将送往众议院审议。 但是在中西部这个居民区，Karol怀疑这条法律是否行得通。 “我希望这样的法案能够奏效。 但是我认为这只是增加一条不能执行的法律罢了。” 即使这样也不能缓解母亲的担忧。 “我认为，我应该像许多母亲一样，只祈祷自己的孩子不伤害任何人，也没有人会伤害他们。”Michelle Obamas Slave AncestryIt is mov

15、ing, it is sobering, it is a reach back into history. The tales about the family tree of first lady Michelle Obama and an American map that traces her back to the slaves and slave owners that were in her past. This woman who made it all the way to the White House. ABCs Yunji de Nies has more on the

16、first of this journey. The rock of our family, the love of my life, the nations next first lady, Michelle Obama. Here is a journey that began more than a century ago with the death of a slave holder who left all of his property to relatives including a six-year-old girl named Malvinia valued at 475 dollars. She worked on a farm that grew wheat, corn and cotton living an unimaginable life