四六级听力死磕磨耳朵 5

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1.每期为一篇听力题，每篇裁剪为若干片段，每个片段重复四遍。

2.可以前两遍盲听理解，后两遍根据文字内容精听。

3.根据中英文意思，听不懂的地方多听几遍。

词汇提示

1.sufficient 满足的

2.possessions 个人财产

3.triple 三倍

4.enthusiastic 热情地

5.coincidentally 巧合地

6.alternative 选择

7.economize 节约

8.innovative 创新

9.utility 公共服务

10.edited 精简的

11.ruthless 无情的

12.stem 遏制

13.consumption 消费

14.appliances 家电

15.accommodate 座位

16.tucked 折叠

17.pops 伸出

18.relocate 重新安装

19.utilized 利用

原文

2020.12 六级第一套 recording  one

Did you know that Americans were approximately three times the amount of space we had 50 years ago? Therefore, you'd think we'd have sufficient room for all of our possessions.

你知道美国人现在拥有的空间大约是五十年前的三倍吗？所以，你会认为我们已经拥有足够的空间来存放自己全部的物品。

On the contrary, the personal storage business is now a growing industry. We've got triple the space, but we've become such enthusiastic consumers that we require even more.

恰恰相反，个人存储业务如今是个蓬勃发展的行业。我们拥有了三倍的空间，但我们也变得极其热衷于消费，所以我们还需要更多的空间。

This phenomenon has resulted in significant credit card debt, enormous environmental

footprints. And perhaps not coincidentally our happiness levels have failed to increase over the same half century.

这一现象已经导致巨额的信用卡负债及巨大的环境破坏。且或许并非巧合，我们的幸福水平在这半个世纪里并未得到提升。

l'm here to suggest an alternative that having less might actually be a preferable decision. Many of us have experienced at some stage the pleasure of possessing less.

我在此提出另一种选择，少拥有些物品可能是更好的决定。我们中很多人都在某个阶段体验过拥有更少的快乐。

I propose that less stuff and less space can not only help you economize, but also simplify your life. I recently started an innovative project to discover some creative solutions that offered me everything I required.

我认为，更少的物品，更小的空间，不仅能帮你节省开支，还能简化你的生活。我最近开始了一个新的创新项目，寻找一些创意性解决方案来满足我所需要的一切。

By purchasing an apartment that was 40 square meters instead of 60, I immediately saved $ 200, 000. Smaller space leads to reduced utility bills and also a smaller carbon footprint, because it's designed around an edited collection and possessions limited to my favorite stuff.

购入一套40平米而非60平米的公寓，我立刻省下20万美元。更小的空间意味着可以减少水电费，也可以降低碳足迹，因为公寓是围绕一批精简的仅限我喜欢的收藏品设计而成的。

I'm really excited to live there. How can we live more basically? Firstly, we must ruthlessly cut the unnecessary objects out of our lives.

住在这里真的让我很兴奋。我们怎样才能更简单地生活。首先，我们必须无情地把不必要的物品从生活中剔除出去

To stem consumption, we should think before we buy and ask ourselves: "Will it truly make me happier? " Obviously, we should possess some great stuff, but we want belongings that we're going to love for years.

为了抑制消费，我们应三思而后买，先问问自己：买它真的会让我更开心吗？当然，我们应该拥有一些好东西，但我们真正想要的是会让自己喜爱多年的物品。

Secondly, we require space efficiency. We want appliances that are designed for use most of the time, not for occasional use.

其次，我们需要提高空间利用率。我们需要那些大多数时间都会用到而非偶尔才会使用的家电。

Why own a six-burner stove when you rarely use even three burners? Finally, we need multi-functional spaces in housewares.

既然你连三眼灶都很少用到，那么为什么非要拥有一个六眼炉灶呢？最后，我们需要多功能的空间和家居用品。

I combined a movable wall with transforming furniture to get more out of my limited space. Consider my coffee table, it increases in size to accommodate ten. My office is tucked away, easily hidden. My bed simply pops out of the wall.

我把一面可移动的墙和变形家具结合起来，使有限的空间得到了更有效的利用以我的咖啡桌为例，它的大小可以增加到供10人围坐。我的办公桌可以折起来，很容易隐藏。我的床是从墙里伸出来的。

For guests, I can relocate the movable wall and utilize the foldable guest beds I installed. l'm not saying we should all live in tiny apartments, but consider the benefits of an edited life.

若有访客，我可以重新安置可移动墙，用上安装好的折叠床。我并不是说我们都应该住在小型公寓，而是说我们应该考虑一下精简生活的好处。

When you return home and walk through your front door, take a moment to ask yourself Could I do with a little life editing? Would that give me more freedom and more time?

当你回到家，踏入房门时，不妨花片刻时间问问自己，我是否可以让生活精简一些？是否可以拥有更多自由和时间？

问题：

Question 16: What has prevented American's happiness levels from increasing?

Question 17: What things should we possess according to the speaker?

Question 18: What do we learn about the items in the speaker's home?