BEC listen and translation exercise 16

This is roughly 2 billion more than the company had invested in the previous year.这比该公司上一年的投资额多出了大约20亿。

They might know from the start that they want to go straight to the professional world.他们可能从一开始就知道他们想要直接进入专业领域。

And we're also thinking of putting them in Sunday newspapers because it's likely that the whole family will be together on Sundays.而且我们也想将它们放进周日的报纸，因为周日很可能全家人会在一起。

The first suspect who got out of the driver side of the lorry was about 5 foot 6 inches tall and fat.
从驾驶座一侧下车的第一个嫌疑人高约5英尺6英寸，体型肥胖。

Experts praise the government for supporting public education efforts and programs.

One of the goals is to improve care for babies infected with H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS.

The police released the first video images yesterday of the two men believed to have been involved in robbing a jewelry shop in the city seven days ago.
警方昨日首次公布了这两个人的视频图像。据信这两个人七天前参与抢劫了城里的一家珠宝店。
I'm thinking of investing in your new educational computer that your company has produced.

Higher education isn't for everyone and people have a variety of paths to choose from once they graduate from high school.

Witnesses have confirmed that at some time during this half hour, they saw the two men without hoods leave the lorry separately.

What sorts of sports do you like? — Football, tennis and swimming.

Over the two days, we had 16,500 visitors, so with more stands we'd hope for more people this time.

In short, Australian parenting is seen as a woman's job and a man's hobby.

The security agreement will replace the UN mandate to grant U.S. military presence in Iraq legal status from 2009.
从2009年起，该安全协议将取代联合国的授权，来授予美国军事在伊拉克的合法地位。
This has been a summer of discontent, because despite government efforts, an entire coastline has been monopolized by profiteering bathing clubs.

An Olympics security plan, five years in the making, is taking shape in Vancouver this week.
Dozens of recording stars began converging on a Hollywood studio Monday to add their voices to a song.
几十个录音明星周一开始聚集在好莱坞工作室为一首歌录音。
Activities will depend on the needs of each country.

The university also offers a monthly payment plan to spread out the cost of tuition.

A new study from the University of New South Wales has discovered that during the working week, Australian fathers only spend an average of just over a minute each day alone with their children.
新南威尔士大学的一项新研究发现，澳大利亚的父亲们在工作日期间，每天单独与孩子相处的时间平均只有一分钟多。

The organization is based in North Carolina and has programs in 70 countries.

There's less pressure on the airlines to upgrade the interior unless it's a safety issue or a redesign that will save money.

The U.S. has agreed to pull troops out of Iraqi cities and towns by mid-2009 and leave Iraq by the end of 2011.

You wanted a local style dance for the opening ceremony, didn't you?

The reality for many US air travelers is that most of their journeys take place on planes that have been in service for a decade or more.
但实际上对于许多乘坐飞机的美国乘客来说，他们旅行时搭乘的多数是已经服役了十多年的飞机。

 

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