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语音短文

第一篇：语音短文2.FastFoodFast-foodrestaurantsareverypopularbecausetheserviceisfastandthefoodisinexpensive.Formanypeople,thisismoreimportantthanthequalityofthefood.Theserestaurantsarealsopopularbecausethefoodisalwaysthesame.Peopleknowthatiftheyeatinacompany’srestaurantinthenorthorsouthofthecity,thefoodwillbesame.IftheyeatinNewYorkorLondon,itwillstillbethesame.FastserviceandlowcostareimportantintheUnitedStates.Onereasonisthatabout50percentofallmarriedwomenwithchildrenworkoutsidethehome.Theyaretoobusyandtootiredtocookdinnereverynight.3.SlowFoodItaliansknowandlovegoodfood.It’sattheheartoftheirculture.Theydon’tliketorushthroughtheirmeals,either.In1986,somethinghappenedinItaly.AMcDonald’sopenedinRome.ManyItaliansweresurprisedandangry.Theythought,“ThisisanattackonItalianculture!”Oneman,CarlPetrini,decidedtofightback.”Fastfoodistheenemy,”hesaid.HestartedagroupcalledSlowFood.Today,about80000peoplefromover100countriesbelongtothegroup.ItbeganasahumorousbutdeterminedattempttopreserveItalianfoodsandsupportsmallrestaurantsfrompressuresofinternationalfastfoodcompanies.Ithasgrownintoaninternationalmovementtopreservelocalfoodsandculinarytraditionsandtoconserveagriculturalbiopersity.Fastfoodisreachingmoreandmorepartsoftheworld.ButSlowFoodisgettingitsmessagetomoreandmorepeople,too.4.TheEnglishDictionaryHowmanywordsarethereintheEnglishdictionary?Ifyouhadaskedthatquestioninthe1806,theanswerwouldhavebeen28000.In1822,theanswerwouldhavebeen70000.Todaythequestionisdifficulttoanswerbecausetherearemanykindsofdictionaries.Thenumberofthewordsdependsonhowinclusivethedictionaryis.Forexample,thereareapparentlysomeonemillioninsectsalreadydescribed,withseveralmillionmoreawaitingdescription.ItisindeedhardtoseehowevenaconservativeestimateofEnglishvocabularycouldgomuchbelowamillionwords.AcompleteandexhaustiveEnglishdictionarytoday,therefore,wouldprobablycontainaround650000words.Don’tworry,though,fewpeopleusemorethan60000words!5.ElectricCarsPeopleareinterestedinmakingelectriccarsasearlyasthe1840s.Onesmal