听一分钟英文：Violence-暴力

Why is the world so full of violence? I think violence must be a strong part of our personality. So many of us use it to resolve a problem, or even to have fun. There’s absolutely no need for it at all. Even the world’s most intelligent people resort to violence. Surely the world’s leaders understand using violence against another country is a good way to resolve problems. The most violent people in our world are those who order armies to kill other people. Except they don’t call it violence. They call it “fighting for freedom”, “fighting for peace” or some equally stupid phrase. There is also too much violence in our societies. There’s domestic¹ violence, sexual² violence, street violence, violent crime… It’s all over the news. Every time you turn on the TV, there’s a story on violence.

1 domestic   

adj.家里的，国内的，本国的；n.家仆，佣人

参考例句：

• This is domestic news.这是国内新闻。
• She does the domestic affairs every day.她每天都忙家务。

2 sexual   

adj.性的，两性的，性别的

参考例句：

• He was a person of gross sexual appetites.他是个性欲旺盛的人。
• It is socially irresponsible to refuse young people advice on sexual matters.拒绝向年轻人提供性方面的建议是对社会不负责任。