中阶经济|第55集：自测版纯净原声

音频一：

Today's consumers want beautiful handcrafted objects to wear and to have for their home environment. They prefer something unique and they demand quality. Craftsmen today are meeting this demand.

音频二：

No longer does a good craftsman have to work in a job he dislikes all day, and then tries to create at night. He has earned his professional status. He is now a respected member of society.

音频三：

This boosts the local economy considerably because tourists not only buy crafts, but they also use the restaurants and hotels and other services of the area.

重点词汇：

1, handcrafted /'hænd‚krɑːftɪd/ adj. 用手工做的

同义替换：handmade

2, craftsman / 'krɑːftsmən / n.工匠；手艺人

3, craft /krɑːft/ n. 〔传统的手工〕工艺；手艺

同义替换：handicraft /'hændikrɑːft/ n. 手工艺；手工艺品

4, object / 'ɒbdʒɪkt / n.实物，物体；目标；宗旨

/ əb'dʒekt / v.反对，不赞成

5, earn / ɜːn / v.挣(钱)；获得〔利润〕；赢得

6, status / 'steɪtəs / n.状况；社会地位；职称；职位

professional status 专业地位；职业地位

7, respected /ri'spektid/ adj. 受尊敬的，受敬重的

8, boost /buːst/ v. 促进，推动，使兴旺

boosts the local economy 促进当地经济

9, considerably /kən'sɪdərəbli/ adv. 很，非常，相当大[多]地

跟读训练：

一、

Today's consumers want beautiful handcrafted objects to wear and to have for their home environment.

当今的消费者喜欢戴上好看的手工艺品或者把这种手工艺品摆在家里。

They prefer something unique and they demand quality.

他们更追求独一无二，也注重品质。

Craftsmen today are meeting this demand.

而当今的工匠们也正迎合这种需求。

二、

No longer does a good craftsman have to work in a job he dislikes all day, and then tries to create at night.

好的工匠不用再在白天做自己不喜欢的工作，留到晚上再进行创作。

He has earned his professional status.

他们已经赢得了自己的职业地位。

He is now a respected member of society.

三、

This boosts the local economy considerably because tourists not only buy crafts,

这样会极大促进当地经济发展，因为游客们不仅仅会买工艺品，

but they also use the restaurants and hotels and other services of the area.

而且还会在餐馆用餐、在宾馆住宿，也会享受当地其他服务。