时间:2018-12-03 作者:英语课 分类:美国英语听力80篇


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[00:04.68]13) Ageing American Farmers

[00:09.38]Studies show the average age of American farmers is slowly rising.

[00:15.78]Fewer young Americans are deciding to enter farming than in the past.

[00:21.39]And the number of farmers and working farms in the United States has decreased over time.

[00:29.49]The Economic Research Service released 1 a report describing the findings 2.

[00:35.94]The agency 3 is part of the United States Department of Agriculture.

[00:41.93]The Economic Research Service says the average age of an American farmer is fifty-four years old.

[00:50.86]It notes the per- centage of farmers fifty-five or older rose to 61% in 1997.

[01:00.40]Only thirty-seven percent of farmers were fifty-five or older in 1954.

[01:08.10]The new report says farmers generally are older than other American workers for several reasons.

[01:16.70]Farmers can continue working on their farms long after most wage earners have retired 4.

[01:24.48]The number of years that Americans can expect to live has increased.

[01:30.36]This means many farmers can continue working until they are very old.

[01:36.47]The increased use of ma- chines in agriculture also has helped older farmers.

[01:43.68]They can use machines instead of physical labor 5.

[01:47.42]The Economic Research Service notes that the future of farming in the United States

[01:54.10]depends on the employment 6 of more new workers on farms.

[01:59.04]However, fewer young Americans are becoming farmers.

[02:04.29]The percentage of farmers younger than thirty-five years old has dropped from 15% in 1954 to 8% three years ago.

[02:16.80]People usually enter farming through the family farm business.

[02:21.92]Other people enter farming through what is called the agricultural ladder.

[02:27.75]Under this method, someone working on a farm becomes the owner and operator 7.

[02:34.85]The report says there has been a recent increase in the number of some groups of minority farmers.

[02:42.98]This may suggest that more and more farms in the United States are being operated by former workers.

[02:52.46]A person's decision to enter farming is linked to economic and business conditions.

[03:00.06]The report says many young Americans have chosen non-farm positions with higher wages and better job guarantees.

[03:10.48]It notes, however, that more than half of all farm families have at least two people earning money.



1 released
v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 );放开;发布;发行
  • He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
  • With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他,这倒容易。
2 findings
n.发现物( finding的名词复数 );调查(或研究)的结果;(陪审团的)裁决
  • It behoves us to study these findings carefully. 我们理应认真研究这些发现。
  • Their findings have been widely disseminated . 他们的研究成果已经广为传播。
3 agency
n.经办;代理;代理处
  • This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
  • He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。
4 retired
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
  • The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
  • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
5 labor
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后,他已经疲惫不堪了。
6 employment
n.雇用;使用;工作,职业
  • A large office requires the employment of many people.一个大办事处需要雇用好多人员。
  • The state of employment in this city is improving.这个城市就业状况正在改善。
7 operator
n.(机器、设备等的)操作员;电话接线员
  • He is a computer operator.他是个电脑操作员。
  • The telephone operator connected us.话务员给我们接通了电话。
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