2017大学英语四级听力练习题(2)

1、12017大学英语四级听力练习题（2）Thai Rice Farmers Hurt by Dropp ing Prices泰国米农受到米价下跌打击Rice farmers in Thaila nd are fac ing a large drop in in comebecause of the drop in the price of rice throughout Asia.由于亚洲大米价格下跌，泰国米农面临着收入大幅下降。At the same time, costs to grow the crop are in creas ing.Farmers are not sure who t

2、o ask for help. Many of them are struggli ngthis year. Some of them may not eve n make eno ugh money to pay theirproducti on costs.与此同时， 种植农作物的成本却在上涨。 农民们不知道该向谁 求助。他们中很多人今年都非常艰难，其中一些人甚至可能赚不回成 本。Experts say the governments rice storage plan is a short-termanswer. It is similar to a plan put in place

3、by then-Prime Minister YingluckShinawatra. Because of the failure of that pla n, the military ousted the2prime mi nister and fined her over $1 billi on.专家表示，泰国政府的大米储藏计划是一种短期解决办法，它 类似于当时的英拉总理提出的一个方案。由于那个方案的失败，军方赶走了英拉，并罚了她超过 10 亿美元。Many Thai workers believe the government does not know how toman age t

4、he economy. They believe the gover nment is more in terestedin con troll ing the country tha n in helpi ng farmers.很多泰国工人认为政府不懂如何管理经济。他们认为，政府更 感兴趣的是控制这个国家，而不是帮助农民。About 40 perce nt of the Thai workforce has agricultural jobs.泰国大约 40%的劳动力从事农业工作。Lung Chai is a rice farmer in Chia ng Mai.Lung Chai 是清迈市

5、的一名米农。He says the situati on has affected all farmers. He says he is losingmoney, but does not know who to talk to about it. No one would hear ourvoice, he said.他说这种状况影响到了所有农民。他正在赔钱，但是不知道找 谁解决。他说，“没人会理会我们。”Thaila nd faces stro ng competiti on for rice exports from3India and Vietnam.This is partly be

6、cause of lower pay inn eighbori ng coun tries and large expected harvests this year.泰国在大米出口上面临着印度和越南的强力竞争。部分原因是 邻国工资更低，并且很大预期今年会丰收。A rece nt study paid for by the Bank of Thaila nd said Thaifarmers should grow crops in addition to rice. It also said farmers shouldbe trained to help predict market ch

7、a nges.泰国银行最近出资进行的一项调查表示，泰国农民应该种植除 稻米之外的其它作物。该报告还称，农民应该接受培训，帮助他们预 测市场变化。Sin ghachai Boony ayoti n is a senior director of the Bankof Thaila nd.Sin ghachai Boo nyayot in 是泰国银行的一名高级主管。He said Thailand should produce products other than white rice tocompete with Viet nam and Cambodia.他说，泰国应该生产精米以外的产品同越

8、南和柬埔寨竞争。Wachirajak Nin-kh un tod wan ted to help his father who is a ricefarmer. He bega n packagi ng his crops and selli ng them on the internetas a way to in crease in come.Wachi rajak Nin-khu ntod希望帮助他作为米农的父亲。他开4始把自家农作物包装好在互联网上销售来作为一种增加收入的办法。He said, My pare nts did nt believe at first that I would be able tosell rice on social media, because most farmers believewe can sell rice to the middlema n or rice mill compa ny on ly.他说，“我父母最初不相信我能够在社交媒体上卖出大米， 因为大多数农民认为我们只能把大米卖给中间商或米厂。Now, he says