听一分钟英文：Peace-和平

Peace is the one thing we all hope for in the world. I wonder if it will ever come. It seems so simple, really. Why can’t everyone live in peace? It seems a lot easier to do that than to fight useless¹ wars². If there was peace in the world, everyone’s life would be better. Governments could spend all the money they waste on armies on education and healthcare. We really need peace. There have been too many wars in our history. I would say well over 99 percent³ of the world’s people want peace. Only a tiny minority⁴ doesn’t want peace, although they say they do. World leaders need to think more carefully about how they can achieve peace in the world.

1 useless   

adj.无用的，无效的，无益的

参考例句：

• His advise is useless to our project.他的建议对我们的计划没有什么价值。
• A car is useless without gasolene.汽车没有汽油便无用。

2 wars   

n.战争( war的名词复数 )；战争期间；斗争；竞争

参考例句：

• US involvement in European wars 美国对欧洲战争的干预
• Fans waited for years for the first Star Wars prequel. 《星球大战》的第一部前传让影迷期待了多年。

3 percent   

adj./adv.百分之一，(与基数词连用)百分之...；n.百分之...

参考例句：

• The goal was missed by less than one percent.差不到百分之一就完成目标了。
• Forty percent of her money is spent on books.她把百分之四十的钱用来买书。

4 minority   

n.少数，少数民族；adj.少数的，属于少数派的

参考例句：

• Such persons are certainly in the minority.这种人当然占少数。
• Boys are in the minority at the dancing class.舞蹈班里男生占少数。