英语听力精选进阶版 6620
时间：2019-01-16 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力精选进阶版
Helen: This is Real English from BBC Learning 1 English. I’m Helen.
Zo?: 欢迎收听今天的地道英语，我是刘佳。
Helen: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that have recently become part of the English language.
Zo?: 在今天的节目里，我们一起来学习和熟悉一些现代英式英语里新出现的词汇和新说法。
Helen: English has a very large vocabulary, and new words and phrases are entering it constantly. It’s important to keep up to date with real English.
Zo?: Helen, 我们今天要学的新词是？
Helen: Today’s word is infrastructure 2.
Zo?: Infrastructure. 这个词的意思是？
Helen: Well, infrastructure means all the basic systems a country – or an organisation 3 – needs, such as water, power supplies, roads and buildings.
Zo?: 哦，这个单词的意思就是指所有的基础设施或者系统，比如说一个国家中的能源还有水力，道路，或者建筑。
Helen: That’s it. In most of Europe and the USA, the infrastructure is very good. You have excellent roads and trains. You have a choice of power supplies and good water.
Zo?: 那在其他国家呢？
Helen: Well, many countries – in Africa for example – are still developing and don’t have very good infrastructure.
Zo?: 原来是这样。所以，你可以说 the infrastructure is not good in Africa.
Example
A: So, are we going to build the new factory in Bolivia or Brazil?
B: I think it should be in Brazil. The infrastructure is better.
Helen: So, do you think the infrastructure is good in China?
Zo?: It is getting better. The infrastructure is improving all the time.
Helen: That’s very good news.
Zo?: Yes, it is. We now have better roads and schools.
Helen: In Europe the infrastructure is very good. They have excellent roads, good train systems, good public hospitals and schools.
Zo?: Yes, I have heard that.
Helen: It’s time for us to recap, so what does infrastructure mean?
Zo?: Infrastructure 指的就是一个国家的基础设施，比如说水资源，道路交通建设，或者是建筑。
Helen: You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Bye for now.
Zo?: See you next time.
- When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
- Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。
- We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
- We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。
- The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
- His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。