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着有趣而重要的角色。

 In addition to making honey, honeybees help many plants reproduce. 除了制造蜂蜜，蜜蜂还帮助许多植物繁殖。

They do this by pollinating the plant, which means to transfer pollen.他们通过给植物授粉来完成这项工作，这意味着要转移花粉。

 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内移动或被带到另一朵花上。

 This is how the plants reproduce. 这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.为了繁殖成功，花粉必须从花的雄性部分转移到雌性部分。

Many plants depend on pollination for reproduction.许多植物依靠授粉繁殖。

 These include many fruits and vegetables. 其中包括许多水果和蔬菜。

Besides honeybees, there are many other pollinators, including birds, insects and other kinds of bees. 除了蜜蜂，还有许多其他的传粉者，包括鸟类、昆虫和其他种类的蜜蜂。

Without enough pollinators, many of our favorite fruits and vegetables would become more expensive and hard to find. 如果没有足够的传粉者，我们喜爱的许多水果和蔬菜将变得更加昂贵和难以找到。

These include almonds and cherries.其中包括杏仁和樱桃。

Honeybees are important pollinators and play an important role in agriculture.蜜蜂是重要的传粉者，在农业中起着重要的作用。

 Beekeepers are people who keep honeybees. 养蜂人是养蜜蜂的人。

In addition to collecting honey, some beekeepers provide pollination services to farmers. 除了采集蜂蜜外，一些养蜂人还为农民提供授粉服务。

They do this by raising and managing colonies of bees.他们通过饲养和管理蜂群来做到这一点。

 Farmers need the colonies to pollinate their crops. 农民需要殖民地给他们的庄稼授粉。

Beekeepers can provide and manage bee colonies for farmers.养蜂人可以为农民提供和管理蜂群。

Conoly Collapse

Honey bees are social insects that live in colonies. 蜜蜂是群居的昆虫。

A bee colony consists of a queen bee, male drones and thousands of female worker bees. 蜂群由一只蜂王、雄蜂和数千只工蜂组成。

Each colony also contains eggs and immature bees in various stages of development.每个蜂群还包含卵和处于不同发育阶段的未成熟蜜蜂。

 The number of bees within a colony depends on seasonal changes. 蜂群中蜜蜂的数量取决于季节的变化。

A colony's population increases during the warm seasons and decreases during colder seasons.一个蜂群的数量在温暖的季节增加，在寒冷的季节减少。

In recent years, many bee colonies have collapsed, or disappeared. 近年来，许多蜂群已经减少或消失。

A bee colony collapse occurs when a majority of the bees in a colony disappear and leave behind the queen. 蜂群减少是指蜂群中的大多数蜜蜂消失并离开蜂王。

Some beekeepers have reported losing 30 to 90 percent of their colonies. .一些养蜂人报告说他们失去了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. 蜜蜂群落的消失会给依赖蜜蜂授粉的农民带来严重的问题。

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费用增加了20%。

There are several possible causes for bee colony collapse. 蜜蜂群落崩溃有几种可能的原因。

One possible cause is the use of new pesticides. 一个可能的原因是使用了新的杀虫剂。

Other possible causes include infections from viruses, genetic factors, and malnutrition.其他可能的原因包括病毒感染、遗传因素和营养不良。

 Changing weather patterns may also play a role as summers get hotter and winters get colder. 随着夏季越来越热，冬季越来越冷，天气模式的变化也可能对蜂群有一定的影响。

These changes in weather may weaken the bees, making it more difficult for them to fight infections.天气的这些变化可能会削弱蜜蜂的力量，使它们更难抵抗感染。

Whatever the cause of colony collapses, it's important to understand that many parts of our world are interdependent. 无论殖民地崩溃的原因是什么，重要的是要明白我们世界的许多地方是相互依存的

Changes that affect one species may have serious effects on other species. 影响一个物种的变化可能会对其他物种产生严重影响。

A change to our environment can start a chain of events that is difficult to predict.环境的变化会引发一连串难以预测的事件。

 In any complex system such as the Earth's environment, small changes can have unforeseen consequences. 在地球环境等任何复杂系统中，微小的变化都可能产生无法预料的后果。

The danger of unforeseen consequences is something we all need to understand better. 不可预见的后果的危险是我们都需要更好地理解的。

(The Earth's environment is an extremely complex system.)（地球环境是一个极其复杂的系统。）

Level4 Unit3 Part3 Vocabulary

Bussiness and Economics商业与经济

Goods and services supply what people need or want. 商品和服务满足人们的需求。

Goods are things such as food and clothing. 商品是食物和衣服之类的东西。

Services include things such as health care and police protection.服务包括医疗保健和警察保护。

A country needs natural and human resources. 一个国家需要自然和人力资源。

Natural resources include fresh water supplies, farmland and energy sources, such as oil and wind. 自然资源包括淡水供应、农田和能源，如石油和风能。

Human resources include a skilled workforce that can produce goods and services.人力资源包括能够生产商品和服务的熟练劳动力。

Once we have a supply of goods or services, they need to be distributed throughout a country. 一旦我们有了货物或服务的供应，它们就需要分布到一个国家。

Highways and railways are both ways to transport things from one part of a country to another. 公路和铁路都是把东西从一个国家的一个地区运送到另一个国家的方法。

Electricity is distributed through a system of transmission lines.电力通过输电线路系统分配。

We live in an age of advertising. 我们生活在一个广告时代。

Advertising lets people know about goods and services.广告让人们了解商品和服务。

 It educates people about the product being advertised.它使人们了解所宣传的产品。

Trade allows for the exchange of goods and services between different countries.贸易允许不同国家之间交换货物和服务。

 Exports are goods and services that are sold to another country. 出口是销往另一个国家的商品和服务。

Imports are goods and services that are bought from another country. 进口是从另一个国家购买的商品和服务。

For example, many countries import oil from countries such as Saudi Arabia.例如，许多国家从沙特阿拉伯等国进口石油。

Career Building职业生涯建设

Employees are the people who work for a company. 员工是为公司工作的人。

Some employees do basic work, such as operating a machine or driving a truck.一些员工做一些基本工作，例如操作机器或驾驶卡车。

 The people who hire and direct the work of other employees are managers.雇佣和指导其他员工工作的人是经理。

Interviews are one way to find out about a person who applies for a job. 面试是了解求职者的一种方式。

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.在面试中，求职者可以询问有关公司的问题，公司可以了解一个人的技能和经验。

An entrepreneur is someone who starts a new company.创业者就是创办一家新公司的人。

 Entrepreneurs often have new ideas and ways of doing things, that can give their company an advantage.企业家通常有新的想法和做事方式，这会给他们的公司带来优势。

Salary and benefits are used to attract new employees into a company. 工资和福利是用来吸引新员工进入公司的。

If the salary and benefits are good enough, employees may take the job, and stay with the company. 如果薪水和福利足够好的话，员工可以接受这份工作，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、健康保险和对工作出色的员工的奖金。

When applying for a job, it's important to have the skills and experience needed for the job. 当申请一份工作时，拥有这份工作所需的技能和经验是很重要的。

Developing and increasing skills and experiences is a good way to prepare for a good job. 培养和提高技能和经验是做好工作准备的好方法。

Each job a person has is an opportunity to learn new things and develop new skills.一个人的每一份工作都是学习新事物和发展新技能的机会。

(A raise in salary is an example of benefits.)（加薪是福利的一个例子。）

(Advertisers try to increase the demand for a product or service.)（广告商试图增加对产品或服务的需求。）

Level4 Unit3 Part3 Dialogue

Landlord Trouble房东的麻烦

You don't look good.你看起来不太好。

Is something bothering you?有什么事困扰你吗？

Yes, it's my landlord.是的，是我的房东。

Oh, it there something wrong with your flat?哦，你的公寓有什么问题吗？

No, there is nothing wrong with the flat.不，公寓没什么问题。

But I'm going to have to move out.但我得搬出去。

Why do you have to move out?你为什么要搬出去？

For the last two months, a friend has been staying with me.在过去的两个月里，一个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为止。

That's nice of you.你真好。

Yes, but I'm not supposed to have anyone staying there.是的，但我不应该让任何人呆在那里。

Was that in the rental agreement?租房协议里有吗？

Yes, it was.是的，是的。

It's okay if a friend stays for a few days, but not for more than that.如果一个朋友呆几天没关系，但不能超过几天。

So you broke the agreement, even though it was for a good reason.所以你违反了协议，尽管这是有充分理由的。

Anyway, one of my neighbors told the landlord about my friend.不管怎样，我的一个邻居把我朋友的事告诉了房东。

So now I'm in trouble.所以现在我有麻烦了。

The landlord is angry and says she can't trust me.房东很生气，说她不能相信我。

That's ridiculous.太荒谬了。

I told her about my friend and how I'm trying to help her, but she doesn't care.我告诉她我的朋友和我如何帮助她，但她不在乎。

Wow, she doesn't sound very nice.哇，她听起来不太好。

That's right, she isn't nice.对，她不好。

She is just interested in money.她只是对钱感兴趣。

In fact, she is going to keep my security deposit.事实上，她会保留我的保证金。

How can she do that?她怎么能那么做？

Nothing is damage, right?没有什么是损害，对吧？

Right, everything in the flat is fine.对，公寓里的一切都很好。

She's keeping the deposit because I broke the rental agreement.她保留押金是因为我违反了租房协议。

What about your rent?你的房租呢？

Yes, that's another problem.是的，那是另一个问题。

I've already paid three months rent, so I hope I get it back.我已经付了三个月的房租，所以我希望我能拿回。

What can you do if she doesn't return it?如果她不还给你怎么办？

I don't know.我不知道。

I'll talk to my agent.我去和我的经纪人谈谈。

He's nice, and maybe he can help.他很好，也许他能帮上忙。

Maybe I should refuse to leave the flat until I get it back.也许我应该在拿回公寓之前拒绝离开。

Be sure to take pictures of the flat.一定要拍下公寓的照片。

What for?为何？

Just to show the condition of the flat.只是为了显示公寓的状况。

Then she can't say your friend damage it in anyway.那她就不能说你的朋友破坏了它。

Good idea.好主意。

She's a small-minded, evil woman.她是个心胸狭窄、邪恶的女人

I should never have rented it from her in the first place.我本来就不该从她那里租的。