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【正确答案】该报告强调，如果对数学和自然科学的学习和造诣等方面的重点教育成果进行评估，澳大利亚可能会落后于芬兰、日本和韩国等国家。
【答案解析】[听力原文] The paper highlights that Australia is at risk of falling behind countries such as Finland, Japan and Korea when it comes to measuring key education outcomes in areas including math and science learning and attainment.
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【正确答案】为解决这个问题，报告列出了整改学校教育的五点方案，旨在使澳大利亚的全体年轻人能接触世界先进的教育体制。
【答案解析】[听力原文] In responding to this challenge, the paper identifies a five-point plan to overhaul school education so that every young Australian has access to a world-leading education system.
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【正确答案】澳大利亚工商会主席迈克尔·钱尼说：“尽管我们全社会在组建、运作和交流方面发生了深远的变化，但是我们的学校体制在许多方面仍停留在20世纪60年代的水平。”
【答案解析】[听力原文] BCA President, Mr. Michael Chaney, said: "While far-reaching changes have taken place in the way the wider community works, communicates and is organised, many aspects of our school system have not changed since the 1960s."
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【正确答案】你应有业余生活，这对于干着自己讨厌的工作的人们等待时机很重要。当你在办公室以外参与积极的社会生活时，忍受平淡或充满压力的工作就变得容易多了。和谐的生活有助于保持对事物的洞察力。
【答案解析】[听力原文] Get a life outside of work. This is vital to biding your time in a job you hate. When you have an active social life outside of the office, it becomes so much easier to tolerate mundane or stressful work. A balanced life helps to keep things in perspective.
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【正确答案】利用所有这些技巧将有助于降低你在等待变换工作的时机中受到的压力。通过采取这些步骤，你保持了自己的尊严感和价值感，也为未来工作的成功作了充分的准备。
【答案解析】[听力原文] Employing all of these techniques will help reduce stress while you wait until the appropriate time to change jobs. By taking these steps you retain your sense of dignity and worth as well as prepare for success in your future work.
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【正确答案】总之，从政治、经济、文化、地缘等各方面看，东亚都是当今世界一股不可忽视的力量。东亚经济发展的前景是光明的。
【答案解析】[听力原文] All in all, East Asia in today's world is a force that cannot be ignored politically, economically, culturally or geographically. The prospect for East Asia's economic development is promising.
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【正确答案】我把自己看成一个实际上的素食者，也就是说我尽量选择以植物为主的食物，但偶尔吃些含少量蜂蜜、鸡蛋或奶制品成分的食物。
【答案解析】[听力原文] I consider myself a virtual vegan, meaning that I favor plant-based foods as much as possible, but occasionally eat items containing small amounts of honey, eggs, or dairy products as ingredients.
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【正确答案】资本商品的价格下降了0.3%，这是自2005年7月以来月降价最大的指数。此次下降是由于电脑、电脑外部设备和半导体产品降价0.9%。
【答案解析】[听力原文] Prices for capital goods fell 0.3 percent, the largest monthly drop for the index since July 2005. The decrease was driven by a 0.9 percent decline in the price index for computers, peripherals, and semiconductors.
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【正确答案】由于木材和一些金属降价，2月份非石油工业供给品和材料的价格下降了0.1%。此次降价因天然气价格的回升而有所缓和。
【答案解析】[听力原文] Led by lower prices for lumber and some metals, nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials prices edged down 0.1 percent in February. The decrease was tempered by an upturn in natural gas prices.
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【正确答案】农产品价格一个月以来上涨了2.3%，在过去的一年中上涨了16.9%。非农产品价格一个月以来上涨了0.6%，截至2月份，其年增长达到3.7%。
【答案解析】[听力原文] Agricultural prices increased 2.3 percent for the month and 16.9 percent over the past year. Nonagricultural prices rose 0.6 percent for the month and 3.7 percent for the year ended in February.