Level4 Unit3 Part3 Listening
Honey Bees 蜜蜂
Honeybees play an interesting and important role in nature.蜜蜂在自然界中扮演著有趣而重要的角色。
?In addition to making honey, honeybees help many plants reproduce.?除了制造蜂蜜，蜜蜂還幫助許多植物繁殖。
They do this by?pollinating the plant, which means to transfer?pollen.他們通過給植物授粉來完成這項(xiàng)工作，這意味著要轉(zhuǎn)移花粉。
?Pollination occurs when pollen is moved within a plant's flower or carried to another flower.授粉是指花粉在植物的花內(nèi)移動(dòng)或被帶到另一朵花上。
?This is how the plants reproduce.?這就是植物繁殖的方式。
For reproduction to succeed, the pollen must be transferred from the male part of a flower to the female part.為了繁殖成功，花粉必須從花的雄性部分轉(zhuǎn)移到雌性部分。
Many plants depend on pollination for reproduction.許多植物依靠授粉繁殖。
?These include many fruits and vegetables.?其中包括許多水果和蔬菜。
Besides honeybees, there are many other pollinators, including birds, insects and other kinds of bees.?除了蜜蜂，還有許多其他的傳粉者，包括鳥類、昆蟲和其他種類的蜜蜂。
Without enough pollinators, many of our favorite fruits and vegetables would become more expensive and hard to find.?如果沒有足夠的傳粉者，我們喜愛的許多水果和蔬菜將變得更加昂貴和難以找到。
These include?almonds?and cherries.其中包括杏仁和櫻桃。
Honeybees are important pollinators and play an important role in agriculture.蜜蜂是重要的傳粉者，在農(nóng)業(yè)中起著重要的作用。
?Beekeepers are people who keep honeybees.?養(yǎng)蜂人是養(yǎng)蜜蜂的人。
In addition to collecting honey, some beekeepers provide pollination services to farmers.?除了采集蜂蜜外，一些養(yǎng)蜂人還為農(nóng)民提供授粉服務(wù)。
They do this by raising and managing?colonies of bees.他們通過飼養(yǎng)和管理蜂群來做到這一點(diǎn)。
?Farmers need the colonies to pollinate their crops.?農(nóng)民需要殖民地給他們的莊稼授粉。
Beekeepers can provide and manage bee colonies for farmers.養(yǎng)蜂人可以為農(nóng)民提供和管理蜂群。
Conoly Collapse
Honey bees are social insects that live in colonies.?蜜蜂是群居的昆蟲。
A bee colony consists of a queen bee, male?drones and thousands of female worker bees.?蜂群由一只蜂王、雄蜂和數(shù)千只工蜂組成。
Each colony also contains eggs and?immature bees in various stages of development.每個(gè)蜂群還包含卵和處于不同發(fā)育階段的未成熟蜜蜂。
?The number of bees within a colony depends on seasonal changes.?蜂群中蜜蜂的數(shù)量取決于季節(jié)的變化。
A colony's population increases during the warm seasons and decreases during colder seasons.一個(gè)蜂群的數(shù)量在溫暖的季節(jié)增加，在寒冷的季節(jié)減少。
In recent years, many bee colonies have collapsed, or disappeared.?近年來，許多蜂群已經(jīng)減少或消失。
A bee colony collapse occurs when a majority of the bees in a colony disappear and leave behind the queen.?蜂群減少是指蜂群中的大多數(shù)蜜蜂消失并離開蜂王。
Some beekeepers have reported losing 30 to 90 percent of their colonies.?.一些養(yǎng)蜂人報(bào)告說他們失去了30%到90%的蜂群。
This loss of bee colonies can cause significant problems for farmers who depend on them to pollinate their crops.?蜜蜂群落的消失會(huì)給依賴蜜蜂授粉的農(nóng)民帶來嚴(yán)重的問題。
In some parts of the world a?shortage of bees has increased the cost of renting bees by up to 20%在世界上的一些地方，蜜蜂的短缺使租用蜜蜂的費(fèi)用增加了20%。
There are several possible causes for bee colony collapse.?蜜蜂群落崩潰有幾種可能的原因。
One possible cause is the use of new?pesticides. 一個(gè)可能的原因是使用了新的殺蟲劑。
Other possible causes include infections from viruses, genetic factors, and?malnutrition.其他可能的原因包括病毒感染、遺傳因素和營養(yǎng)不良。
?Changing weather?patterns may also play a role as summers get hotter and winters get colder.?隨著夏季越來越熱，冬季越來越冷，天氣模式的變化也可能對(duì)蜂群有一定的影響。
These changes in weather may weaken the bees, making it more difficult for them to fight infections.天氣的這些變化可能會(huì)削弱蜜蜂的力量，使它們更難抵抗感染。
Whatever the cause of colony collapses, it's important to understand that many parts of our world are?interdependent.?無論殖民地崩潰的原因是什么，重要的是要明白我們世界的許多地方是相互依存的
Changes that affect one species may have serious effects on other species.?影響一個(gè)物種的變化可能會(huì)對(duì)其他物種產(chǎn)生嚴(yán)重影響。
A change to our environment can start a chain of events that is difficult to predict.環(huán)境的變化會(huì)引發(fā)一連串難以預(yù)測的事件。
?In any complex system such as the Earth's environment, small changes can have?unforeseen consequences.?在地球環(huán)境等任何復(fù)雜系統(tǒng)中，微小的變化都可能產(chǎn)生無法預(yù)料的后果。
The danger of unforeseen consequences is something we all need to understand better.?不可預(yù)見的后果的危險(xiǎn)是我們都需要更好地理解的。
(The Earth's environment is an extremely complex system.)（地球環(huán)境是一個(gè)極其復(fù)雜的系統(tǒng)。）
Level4 Unit3 Part3 Vocabulary
Bussiness and Economics商業(yè)與經(jīng)濟(jì)
Goods and services supply what people need or want.?商品和服務(wù)滿足人們的需求。
Goods are things such as food and clothing.?商品是食物和衣服之類的東西。
Services include things such as health care and police protection.服務(wù)包括醫(yī)療保健和警察保護(hù)。
A country needs natural and human resources.?一個(gè)國家需要自然和人力資源。
Natural resources include fresh water supplies, farmland and energy sources, such as oil and wind.?自然資源包括淡水供應(yīng)、農(nóng)田和能源，如石油和風(fēng)能。
Human resources include a skilled workforce that can produce goods and services.人力資源包括能夠生產(chǎn)商品和服務(wù)的熟練勞動(dòng)力。
Once we have a supply of goods or services, they need to be?distributed throughout a country.?一旦我們有了貨物或服務(wù)的供應(yīng)，它們就需要分布到一個(gè)國家。
Highways and railways are both ways to transport things from one part of a country to another.?公路和鐵路都是把東西從一個(gè)國家的一個(gè)地區(qū)運(yùn)送到另一個(gè)國家的方法。
Electricity is distributed through a system of?transmission lines.電力通過輸電線路系統(tǒng)分配。
We live in an age of advertising.?我們生活在一個(gè)廣告時(shí)代。
Advertising lets people know about goods and services.廣告讓人們了解商品和服務(wù)。
?It educates people about the product being advertised.它使人們了解所宣傳的產(chǎn)品。
Trade allows for the exchange of goods and services between different countries.貿(mào)易允許不同國家之間交換貨物和服務(wù)。
?Exports are goods and services that are sold to another country.?出口是銷往另一個(gè)國家的商品和服務(wù)。
Imports are goods and services that are bought from another country.?進(jìn)口是從另一個(gè)國家購買的商品和服務(wù)。
For example, many countries import oil from countries such as Saudi Arabia.例如，許多國家從沙特阿拉伯等國進(jìn)口石油。
Career Building職業(yè)生涯建設(shè)
Employees are the people who work for a company.?員工是為公司工作的人。
Some employees do basic work, such as operating a machine or driving a truck.一些員工做一些基本工作，例如操作機(jī)器或駕駛卡車。
?The people who hire and direct the work of other employees are managers.雇傭和指導(dǎo)其他員工工作的人是經(jīng)理。
Interviews are one way to find out about a person who applies for a job.?面試是了解求職者的一種方式。
In an interview, a job applicant can ask questions about a company, and the company can find out about a person's skills and experience.在面試中，求職者可以詢問有關(guān)公司的問題，公司可以了解一個(gè)人的技能和經(jīng)驗(yàn)。
An?entrepreneur is someone who starts a new company.創(chuàng)業(yè)者就是創(chuàng)辦一家新公司的人。
?Entrepreneurs often have new ideas and ways of doing things, that can give their company an?advantage.企業(yè)家通常有新的想法和做事方式，這會(huì)給他們的公司帶來優(yōu)勢。
Salary and benefits are used to attract new employees into a company.?工資和福利是用來吸引新員工進(jìn)入公司的。
If the salary and benefits are good enough, employees may take the job, and stay with the company.?如果薪水和福利足夠好的話，員工可以接受這份工作，留在公司。
Benefits include vacation time, health insurance and bonuses for employees who do a good job.福利包括假期、健康保險(xiǎn)和對(duì)工作出色的員工的獎(jiǎng)金。
When applying for a job, it's important to have the skills and experience needed for the job.?當(dāng)申請(qǐng)一份工作時(shí)，擁有這份工作所需的技能和經(jīng)驗(yàn)是很重要的。
Developing and increasing skills and experiences is a good way to prepare for a good job.?培養(yǎng)和提高技能和經(jīng)驗(yàn)是做好工作準(zhǔn)備的好方法。
Each job a person has is an opportunity to learn new things and develop new skills.一個(gè)人的每一份工作都是學(xué)習(xí)新事物和發(fā)展新技能的機(jī)會(huì)。
(A raise in salary is an example of benefits.)（加薪是福利的一個(gè)例子。）
(Advertisers try to increase the demand for a product or service.)（廣告商試圖增加對(duì)產(chǎn)品或服務(wù)的需求。）
Level4 Unit3 Part3 Dialogue
Landlord Trouble房東的麻煩
You don't look good.你看起來不太好。
Is something bothering you?有什么事困擾你嗎？
Yes, it's my landlord.是的，是我的房東。
Oh, it there something wrong with your flat?哦，你的公寓有什么問題嗎？
No, there is nothing wrong with the flat.不，公寓沒什么問題。
But I'm going to have to move out.但我得搬出去。
Why do you have to move out?你為什么要搬出去？
For the last two months, a friend has been staying with me.在過去的兩個(gè)月里，一個(gè)朋友一直和我在一起。
She is staying until she can find a job.她要一直呆到找到工作為止。
That's nice of you.你真好。
Yes, but I'm not supposed to have anyone staying there.是的，但我不應(yīng)該讓任何人呆在那里。
Was that in the rental agreement?租房協(xié)議里有嗎？
Yes, it was.是的，是的。
It's?okay if a friend stays for a few days, but not for more than that.如果一個(gè)朋友呆幾天沒關(guān)系，但不能超過幾天。
So you broke the agreement, even though it was for a good reason.所以你違反了協(xié)議，盡管這是有充分理由的。
Anyway, one of my neighbors told the landlord about my friend.不管怎樣，我的一個(gè)鄰居把我朋友的事告訴了房東。
So now I'm in trouble.所以現(xiàn)在我有麻煩了。
The landlord is angry and says she can't trust me.房東很生氣，說她不能相信我。
That's?ridiculous.太荒謬了。
I told her about my friend and how I'm trying to help her, but she doesn't care.我告訴她我的朋友和我如何幫助她，但她不在乎。
Wow, she doesn't sound very nice.哇，她聽起來不太好。
That's right, she isn't nice.對(duì)，她不好。
She is just interested in money.她只是對(duì)錢感興趣。
In fact, she is going to keep my?security deposit.事實(shí)上，她會(huì)保留我的保證金。
How can she do that?她怎么能那么做？
Nothing is damage, right?沒有什么是損害，對(duì)吧？
Right, everything in the flat is fine.對(duì)，公寓里的一切都很好。
She's keeping the deposit because I broke the rental agreement.她保留押金是因?yàn)槲疫`反了租房協(xié)議。
What about your rent?你的房租呢？
Yes, that's another problem.是的，那是另一個(gè)問題。
I've already paid three months rent, so I hope I get it back.我已經(jīng)付了三個(gè)月的房租，所以我希望我能拿回。
What can you do if she doesn't return it?如果她不還給你怎么辦？
I don't know.我不知道。
I'll talk to my?agent.我去和我的經(jīng)紀(jì)人談?wù)劇?/p>
He's nice, and maybe he can help.他很好，也許他能幫上忙。
Maybe I should refuse to leave the flat until I get it back.也許我應(yīng)該在拿回公寓之前拒絕離開。
Be sure to take pictures of the flat.一定要拍下公寓的照片。
What for?為何？
Just to show the condition of the flat.只是為了顯示公寓的狀況。
Then she can't say your friend damage it in anyway.那她就不能說你的朋友破壞了它。
Good idea.好主意。
She's a small-minded, evil woman.她是個(gè)心胸狹窄、邪惡的女人
I should never have rented it from her in the first place.我本來就不該從她那里租的。
