听一分钟英文：Socialism-社会主义

Lots of people say socialism¹ is the best system² to run a country. It seems³ the fairest⁴ way. I like the idea that all people are the same and should be paid⁵ more or less⁶ the same. I’ve often thought⁷ it’s unfair that in our capitalist world, many people get paid huge⁸ amounts⁹ of money while¹⁰ others¹¹ have too little money to survive¹². It’s not right that one person¹³ can get millions¹⁴ of dollars a month, while others are lucky¹⁶ to get one thousand dollars. Most of the time, it depends¹⁷ on your luck¹⁵ when you’re born¹⁸. You go to a good school and then get a good job. Or at least¹⁹ we are told it’s a good job. Personally²⁰, I don’t think bank managers²¹ should earn²² more than nurses, and sport stars shouldn’t earn more than soldiers²³.

1 socialism   

n.社会主义，社会主义运动

参考例句：

• At present,China is still on the initial stage of socialism.现在，中国仍然处在社会主义的初级阶段。
• Scientific socialism originated in the middle of the nineteenth century.科学社会主义创始于19世纪中叶。

2 system   

n.系统，体系，制度，方式，秩序，分类原则

参考例句：

• He is good at the subject of social system.他擅长于社会制度问题。
• He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。

3 seems   

v.好像，仿佛( seem的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job. 她似乎对新工作忧喜参半。
• Her return to the team now seems a certainty. 她的归队现在似乎已成定局。

4 fairest   

fair（公平的）的最高级形式

参考例句：

• The fairest rose is at last withered. 玫瑰再艳丽，最终要凋零。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sky made the fairest blue tent. 天空像一顶最漂亮的蓝色帐幕。 来自辞典例句

5 paid   

adj.有报酬的；领取报酬的；领钱的；付费的v.付给( pay的过去式)；付款；有利可图；（对…）有利

参考例句：

• You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives. 你的工资可以按周以现金支取，或按月以支票支取。二者可选其一。
• My salary is paid directly into my bank. 我的工资直接拨到我的银行。

6 less   

adj.更少的，更小的；adv.更少地，更小地；n.少量，次要；prep.减

参考例句：

• I read much less now than I did at school.我现在看书远比我上学时少。
• You can't buy the dress with less than 50 yuan.买这件衣服没有50元钱下不来。

7 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

8 huge   

adj.巨大的，庞大的

参考例句：

• He gave me a huge apple.他给了我一个大苹果。
• His acting raised a huge laugh.他的表演引起一阵大笑。

9 amounts   

n.量( amount的名词复数 )；总额；金额；全部意义

参考例句：

• The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels. 电力工业消耗大量的矿物燃料。
• minute amounts of chemicals in the water 水中含量极小的化学成分

10 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

11 others   

prep.(pl.)另外的人

参考例句：

• Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
• She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。

12 survive   

vt.幸免于；从…中生还；vi.幸存

参考例句：

• I didn't know whether I could survive.我不知道我能否幸存下来。
• I cannot survive without you.没有你我不能幸存。

13 person   

n.人

参考例句：

• I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
• She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。

14 millions   

n.数百万；百万( million的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job. 对数百万失业者来说，通货膨胀率的微降是不起作用的安慰。

15 luck   

n.运气，幸运，吉祥之物；v.侥幸成功

参考例句：

• I'll try my luck.我要碰碰运气。
• Good luck! We'll keep our fingers crossed for you.祝你好运！ 我们将为你祈祷。

16 lucky   

adj.幸运的，侥幸的，碰巧的，吉祥的

参考例句：

• Three is my lucky number.三是我的幸运数字。
• You are a lucky dog.你真是个幸运儿。

17 depends   

v.依靠( depend的第三人称单数 )；依赖；信赖；决定于

参考例句：

• The success or failure of the plan depends on you. 这项计划的成败取决于你。
• Our future prosperity depends on economic growth. 我们未来的繁荣昌盛依赖经济的发展。

18 born   

v.动词bear的过去分词；adj.出生的，与生俱来的

参考例句：

• The baby can cry as soon as he is born.婴儿生下来就会哭。
• I feel as if I had been born again.我有一种再生之感。

19 least   

adj.最小(少)的；adv.最少(小；不)；n.最小(少)

参考例句：

• He spends at least a part of his time in reading. 他至少有一部分空闲时间看书。
• The trip will take ten days,at least.这趟旅行顶少得10天时间。

20 personally   

adv.亲自，直接，个人，就我个人来说

参考例句：

• I handed the book to him personally.书是我亲自交给他的。
• Personally,I prefer fall weather.我个人比较喜欢秋天的天气。

21 managers   

n.经理，管理人( manager的名词复数 )；以某种方式管理人、家庭、钱财等的人

参考例句：

• the sectional interests of managers and workers 管理层和广大工人的不同利益
• Making such decisions is not the sole prerogative of managers. 作这类决定并不是管理者的专有特权。

22 earn   

v.嫌得；挣得

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I expect it to earn its cost in less than three years.我希望它在3年内赚回成本。

23 soldiers   

n.士兵，军人( soldier的名词复数 )；兵员；士卒

参考例句：

• Two soldiers were killed in a terrorist ambush. 两名士兵遭到恐怖分子伏击而死亡。
• soldiers brutalized by war 在战争中变得残酷无情的士兵