每日听写 4.3

2023年英语四级听力真题
Passage 1
短文1
Greater internet access correlate directly with improved health care, education and economic development.
互联网大规模接入与医疗、教育和经济发展提高直接相关。
People living in rural areas, however, lag behind in online use, which limits their access to government services, banking and job opportunities.
然而，生活在农村地区的人们在网络使用方面落后，这限制了他们获得政府服务、银行服务以及就业机会。
Nowhere is this challenge clearer than in Africa.
这一挑战在非洲表现得最为明显。
Most Africans live in rural areas that are tough to wire for Internet access.
大多数非洲人生活在难以接入互联网的农村地区。
Now some phone companies are trying to introduce Internet ready phones into African markets.
现在，一些电话公司正试图向非洲市场推出可上网的手机。
Certain companies have started selling simple smartphones for only $20.
一些公司已经开始销售售价仅为20美元的简易智能手机。
Previously, the lowest price had been around $40. Well out of reach for many people.
此前，最低售价约为40美元。但对很多人来说仍是遥不可及的。
These devices are powered by software from the Giant Electronics company, KaiOS technologies limited.
这些设备由巨人电子公司KaiOS技术有限公司的软件驱动。