中级听力-07

to flock 趋之若鹜
to dilute 稀释

1.A total of 12,000 international buyers from 76 countries, including major European countries such as the U.K., France, Italy and Spain, were recorded during the fourday show, which was an 18% increase when compared with 2006.

【原】总计来自76个不同国家的12000名国际买家，主要包括欧洲一些国家，比如英国、法国、意大利和西班牙，在周四的展会上被记录，比2006年增长了18%。

四天的展会吸引了来自包括英国、法国、意大利、西班牙等主要欧洲国家在内的76个国家的12,000名国际买家，比2006年上升了18%。

2.While studies have shown one daily drink of almost any alcoholic beverage can help reduce the risk of many aging diseases, researchers caution larger daily intakes actually increase the risk of these diseases.

【原】虽然研究表明，一天一杯酒精医疗能帮助降低许多年老疾病的风险，研究者们警告说事实上这增加了疾病的风险。

虽然研究表明，每天喝任何酒精饮料都能降低患许多老年疾病的风险；但研究人员提出警告，人们每天大量饮酒实际上会增加这些疾病发生的危险。

3.Those austerity measures include the tax increases and painful cuts to wages, services and pensions that have angered many voters and sent them flocking to leftist parties rather than the more moderate ones.

【原】包括税收增加和工资锐减，服务和……

那些包括加税、使人感到痛苦的削减工资、服务项目和养老金的紧缩措施已激怒了很多选民，使他们涌向左翼政党，而非那些温和的政党。

4.The United States popualtion aged 65 and over is expected to double in size within the next 25 years. By 2030, almost one out of every five Americans will be 65 years or older.

【原】在接下来的25年里，美国65周岁及以上的人口有望翻一番。到2030年，几乎每五个美国人中就有1个65岁以上的。

5.A significant part of a hiring decision is based on nonverbal elements in an interview:handshake, eye contact, body language, posture, listening skills and clothing.

【原】雇佣决定的一个重要部分就是基于面试中的非口头因素：握手、眼神交流、肢体语言、形态、倾听能力以及着装。

录用决定很大部分取决于面试中的非语言因素：握手、目光接触、肢体语言、姿态、倾听技巧和衣着。