2016英语专四听力dictation模拟练习(24)

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2016英语专四听力dictation模拟练习(24)

  2016英语专四改革,听力部分dictation看似简单的从15个句群变成了10个,但是句子长度变长,所以考生们在考前要多练听力同时提高自己的注意力集中时长。

  Great Depression in the U.S.

  In 1929, the bill started to come in. American industry hadproduced too many goods. Americans could not afford to buyall of them. So factories had to cut down on their production.Many workers lost their jobs. Investors tried to get their moneyback. But businesses did not have enough money to pay them.Banks tried to get their money back from investors. But theinvestors could not pay, either. Too many people owed money.And few of them could pay their bills.

  During the next few years, business got worse and worse. By 1932, banks all over the countrywere closing.

  People without money could not buy goods. So more businesses closed. More and more peoplelost their jobs. By 1932, more than 12 million Americans were jobless. Millions more were earningbarely enough to live on. The country was in a great depression they had never experiencedbefore.

  Useful Words and Expressions:

  1. bill 帐单,票据

  foot the bill付账,负责

  2. cut down on 减少

  3. depression 沮丧,萧条

  Great Depression大萧条

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