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剑桥雅思18真题听力 第22期:Test3(part3-2)

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I enjoyed all that stuff on how technology has changed some jobs and how they're likely to change in the near future.

我喜欢那些关于技术如何改变了一些工作,以及它们在不久的将来可能会如何改变的所有内容。

Yeah,incredible.Like accountants.

是啊,难以置信。就像会计师一样。

You might think all the technological innovations would have put them out of a job,but in fact there are more of them than ever.

你可能认为所有的技术创新都会让他们失业,但事实上,会计师的数量比以往任何时候都多。

They're still really in demand and have become far more efficient Right.

会计师仍然很受欢迎,而且效率也大大提高了,对吧。

That was amazing.

那真是太棒了。

Twenty times more accountants in this country compared to the 19th century.

与19世纪相比,这个国家的会计师人数增加了20倍。

I know. I'd never have thought that demand for hairdressing would have gone up so much in the last hundred years.

我知道呀。我从来没有想过,在过去的一百年里,对美发的需求会上升这么多。

One hairdresser for every 287 people now,compared to one for over 1,500.

与之前1500人中有一名理发师相比,现在,287人里就有一名理发师

Yeah because people's earning power has gone up so they can afford to spend more on personal services like that But technology hasn't changed the actual job that much.

是的,因为人们的赚钱能力提高了,所以他们有能力在个人服务上花更多的钱,但技术并没有改变实际的工作。

No,they ve got hairdryers,etc.

不,他们有吹风机,等等。

But it's one job where you don't depend on a computer. The kind of work that administrative staff do has changed enormously,thanks to technology.

但这是一项你不需要依赖计算机的工作。多亏了技术,行政人员所做的工作发生了巨大的变化。

Even 20 years ago there were secretaries doing dictation and typing.

即使在20年前,也有秘书做听写和打字。

Yes. Really boring compared to these days,while they're qiven much more responsibility and higher status.

是的。与现在相比,真的很无聊,但他们有更多的职责和更高的地位。

Mmm. A lot of graduates go in for this kind of work now …I'd expected there to be a much bigger change in the number of agricultural workers in the 19th century.

嗯。现在很多毕业生都从事这类工作…我曾预计19世纪农工的数量会有更大的变化。

But the 1871 census showed that roughly 25%of the population worked on the land.

但1871年的人口普查显示,大约25%的人口在土地上工作。

Yeah, I'd have assumed it would be more than 50%.

是啊,我本以为会超过50%。

Now it's less than 0.2%. What about care workers?

现在不到0.2%,那么护理人员呢?

They barely existed in the 19th century as people's lifespan was so much shorter.

他们在19世纪几乎不存在,因为人们的寿命要短得多。

But now of course this sector will see huge growth.

但现在,这一领域当然会出现巨大增长。

Yeah-and it's hard enough to meet current demand.

是啊--要满足当前的需求已经够难的了。

The future looks quite bleak for bank clerks.

对于银行职员来说,未来看起来相当黯淡。

They ve been in decline since ATMs were introduced in the eighties.

自80年代自动取款机问世以来,银行职员数量一直在减少。

And technology will certainly make most of the jobs they do now redundant I think.

我认为,技术肯定会让他们现在做的大部分工作变得多余。

Agree,although the situation may change.

同意,尽管情况可能会发生变化。

It's very hard to predict what will happen.

很难预测会发生什么。

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population [.pɔpju'leiʃən]

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n. 人口 ,(全体)居民,人数

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adj. 多余的,失业的

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decline [di'klain]

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n. 衰微,跌落; 晚年
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incredible [in'kredəbl]

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efficient [i'fiʃənt]

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