2015年6月第3套听力原文.pptVIP

Hong Kong has introduced a minimum wage that is expected to benefit 270,000 low-paid workers, or around 10% of the working population. The legislation was passed in response to public pressure to narrow the territorys wealth gap. But the minimum wage has been resisted by the business community, who say it is too costly. Business leaders say small businesses will be forced to lay off staff. Critics also say the legislation is a departure from Hong Kongs free-market roots. With the exception of Singapore, most Asian countries now have a minimum wage or are considering one.;;;Football fans in Cyrus had the chance to witness an important sporting occasion last Tuesday. Turkish team Trabzonspor travelled to Cyprus to play Greek Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta. It was the first time a match had taken place between teams from Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus since the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974. Relations, it seems, between Turkey and the Greek Cypriot islanders are at last beginning to melt. Tabitha Morgan joined the crowds in the Nicosia stadium to see the game -- (the first such match in three decades and) her first experience of going to see live football.;上个星期二，塞浦路斯的足球迷们有机会目睹了一场重要的赛事。土耳其的特拉布宗斯波尔足球队来到塞浦路斯与希腊族塞浦路斯人的安罗科萨斯足球队进行了一场比赛。自从土耳其在1974年入侵这个岛屿以来，这是土耳其和塞浦路斯共和国的球队第一次在一起比赛。 ?土耳其和希腊族塞浦路斯人之间的关系似乎终于开始解冻了。塔比萨·摩根与人们一起在尼克西亚体育场观看了这场比赛——这是三十年来的第一场这样的比赛，也是她第一次去现场看足球。 ;;Addressing the upper house of the Italian parliament late Tuesday, Interior Minister Roberto Maroni praised the work of the security forces in the southern Calabrian town of Rosarno, where African farm workers rioted in the streets last week. The two days of violence erupted after a group of white local youths allegedly shot two immigrants with a pellet gun. Maroni said the immediate reaction on the part of security officials from the start of the disorder ensured the violence did not turn into more serious incidents. In all, 21 migrants were injured in the clashes, with eight still hospitalized.;