英语听力每日五分钟（高级）15

Miss Nicholas swam from Dover on the English side to France in 8 hours and 58 minutes, then turned around and returned to England.
尼古拉斯小姐在8小时58分钟内从英国那边的多佛港口游到法国，然后转身又游回了英国。
However, as living standards gradually came to rise, more and more people began to have their own bathrooms at
home.
然而，随着生活水平的逐渐提高，越来越多的人在家里有了自己的浴室。
An experiment, I would learn much later,when studying the philosophy of science,had to arise from a real dissatisfaction with existing knowledge.
经验之谈，当研究科学哲学时，你会对现有知识的真正不满会让你在之后学到更多。
This is the first time I've worked as a coordinator, so I may not have the hang of it yet.
这是我第一次作为协调员工作， 所以我可能还不熟练。
In Japan you have the option, when you enter a restaurant, to sit in the smoking or non-smoking section.
在日本，当你进入餐馆时，你可以选择坐在吸烟区或无烟区。
Wood is a disappearing resource in much of Africa, and these stoves burn far less wood than the stoves currently in much use.
在非洲大部分地区的木材资料正在消失，这些炉子比目前大量使用的炉子燃烧所需的木材少很多。
Pet loss refers to the reactions of shock and anger that occur in owners who have been bereaved of their pets.
丢了宠物的主人会感到非常伤心难过。
That is to say, a language is something that we learn and are taught, not something that we know by instinct.
也就是说，语言是我们在教育下掌握的技能，不是生来就拥有的。