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【答案解析】Candidate A:
The chart shows that the income of peasants in Hebei Province is rising rapidly. The average annual income was only around 130 yuan in 1978. It took 2 years for the annual income of peasants to reach 160 yuan in 1980. Then the figure doubled in 1983, reaching 270 yuan. Today, the peasants" annual income in Hebei Province is around 2000 yuan. The rapid growth of peasants" annual income in Hebei Province is acknowledged as a wonder in the world. As a province in which 80% of the population are farm workers, Hebei considers it indispensable to raise the living levels of peasants. Therefore, in the early 1980s, Hebei carried out reform first in the rural areas, and succeeded in increasing the annual income of peasants. Thanks to the good policy, the living condition of peasants in Hebei, including food, clothing and housing, is becoming better and better.
Interlocutor:
Thank you. Now, Candidate B, could you please ask your partner a question?
(Half a minute for asking and answering the question.)
Candidate B:
Is there anything that should be worried about in spite of the encouraging situation?
Candidate A:
Yes. For example, many young peasants are flocking into cities to make their fortune. It contributes a lot to the increase of the average annual income, but it also brings many problems. In many villages, only the old and children are left, and even young women have gone to cities. In that case, who will work in fields? And who will look after and cultivate the children? I maintain this is a problem worth serious concern.