暑期自习(挖空).doc

Listening for Summer Vacation NO. 1 World Not Prepared to Deal with the Fast Growth of Cities 报告指出全球尚未做好准备迎接快速城市化 From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 The United Nations is ___________ that the world is not prepared to ______ ______ the fast growth of cities. The World Economic and Social Survey 2013 calls for new ways to meet the needs of city populations. More than 6.5 billion people are expected to be living in cities by 2050. 联合国警告说，全球尚未做好准备应对城市的快速增长。2013年《世界经济和社会概览》要求寻找新的办法满足城市人口的需求。预计到2050年将有超过65亿人居住在城市。 Most new city dwellers will be in developing countries. The United Nations says the effect on ___________ resources in many countries will be huge. The World Economic and Social Survey points to the increasing demand for energy, water, sanitation, public services, education and ________ ________. 多数的城市新居民将来自发展中国家。联合国表示，这将对许多国家有限资源的产生巨大的影响。《世界经济和社会概览》指出，全球对能源、水、卫生、公共服务、教育和保健的需求不断增长。 The world population is expected to _______ to _________ ________ nine billion by 2050, two-thirds of all people are expected to live in cities. The United Nations says about 80 percent of this growing urban population will be found in Africa and Asia. 到2050年，全球人口有望超过90亿。三分之二的人口预计将居住在城市。联合国表示，80%的城市人口增长将会来自非洲和亚洲。 The report says sustainable development of urban areas requires coordination and investments to deal with important ___________, these include land-use, _______ ________, job creation and transportation. 该报告声称，城市地区的可持续发展需要协调和投资以处理很多重要问题，这些问题包括土地利用、粮食安全、创造就业机会，以及交通运输。 Willem Van Der Geest is with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, he says cities need to work closely with ____________ ______________, so that food supplies can be______________, and the environment can be protected. Willem Van Der Geest就职于联合国经济和社会事务部，他表示，城市需要和农村社区紧密合作，这样就能保证粮食供应，并保护环境。 We need sufficient integration with cities... An integration between the rural and urban economies is _______________ _______ for issues of nutrit