听力原文：On the whole, women tend to work for longer hours, less pay and less enjoyment. Studies show that women earn 74 cents for every 1 dollar a man earns.
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SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISHDirections: Translate the f...

未知题型SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH
Directions: Translate the following text into English.
老年为少年之过来人，少年为老年之补者；老与少，只不过时间上之差别而已。然中国习惯，对老少之间，往往存在一条无形的界限。在客观上，有时重老而轻少，有时重少而轻老。在主观上，老者自傲其老，少年自傲其少。几千年来，逐渐形成老者自以为持重练达而菲薄少年为年少没经历；而少年自以为自己精明能干，而认为老者老朽昏庸。此真所谓偏见无知也。我们应懂得，老年与少年，各有所长，各有其用。如能摈弃成见，同为社会效力，则裨益民族，定非浅鲜。

The modern world could not operate without roads. It is...

未知题型The modern world could not operate without roads. It is a way
of life with almost every family in the western world owning an

听力原文： US FAMILIES TODAYIn the early days of America, th...

未知题型听力原文： US FAMILIES TODAY
In the early days of America, the family held together for economic reasons./Father, mother and children all worked together to build the pioneer family or family business./But today, about one out of three marriages ends in divorce,/and more and more of them involve children./ The divorce rate in America is still the highest in the world,/but 75% of the women and 83% of the men who divorce remarry within 3 years./ The children from the broken families join up to produce a new kind of unit called the blended family. / About 18 million children are now living with their step-brothers and sisters in such an arrangement./
Perhaps the most significant trend today is toward the single-parent household./Of all children under 18, 17% are now living with only one parent./Business and government officials are looking for new ways/to help parents meet their family responsibilities as well as to increase their income./
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