英语作文四、六级考试万能作文 14Band4June1997（在线收听）

[00:00.00]Changes in the Chinese People's Living Standards during the 20 Years of Reform and Openi

[00:07.60]With the miraculous economic take-off brought about by the 20 years of reform and opening-up,Chinese people's living conditions improved significantl

[00:18.89]About 250 million people were under the poverty line in 197

[00:27.09]By the end of 1997,the number had been reduced to 50 millio

[00:33.54]Meanwhile,Chinese people's living standard as a whole was greatly raised from "wen bao"(a term for satisfying basic needs)to "xiao kang"(a term for the better off

[00:48.95]During the 20 years,the per capita income of peasants increased 15 fold from 133 yuan in 1978 to 2,096 yuan in 199

[01:03.69]Also,city dweller's average income soared by 1,630 percent from 316 yuan to 5,160 yua

[01:17.37]As for housing,rural people's average living space rose from 8.1 to 22.46 square meters,and urban residents' from 3.6 to 8.8

[01:34.09]Twenty years are but a blink of the eye in the long history of mankind,but these two decades of reform and opening-up have opened up a bright pat

[01:47.83]The Chinese people,now well on the path,are sure to bring into full play the advantages of the reform and opening-up policy,and thus further enjoy the still sweeter fruits of reform and opening-up.