【答案解析】美国四月份零售额下降了0.4%，比预期差了许多。三月份的下跌额度也由原来的1.2%改为了1.3%。 [听力原文]
Retail sales in the U.S. fell 0.4% in April, which were much worse than had been expected. March"s sales fall was also revised from a 1.2% drop to a 1.3% decline.

【答案解析】历史上从未有哪种语言像今天的英语那样得到广泛的使用。数百万人学习英语的原因非常简单：英语是国际商业语言，因此也是走向繁荣的关键。 [听力原文]
Never in recorded history has a language been as widely spoken as English is today. The reason millions are learning it is simple: it is the language of international business and therefore the key to prosperity.

【答案解析】科技真的能使人幸福吗?这很难说，但有一件事是可以确定的：和赚钱花的时间相比，与家人共度的时光是更好的投资。 [听力原文]
Can technology truly make people happy? It is too difficult to tell, but one thing is sure: time spent with your family is a better investment than time spent making money.

【答案解析】研究人员于本周二称，适量饮酒、运动、每天吃五份水果和蔬菜，而且不吸烟的人要比没有这些习惯的人平均多活14年。 [听力原文]
People who drink moderately, exercise, quit smoking and eat five servings of fruit and vegetables each day live on average 14 years longer than people who adopt none of these behaviors, researchers said on Tuesday.

【答案解析】从1993年至1997年，研究人员对英国2万名身体健康的男性和女性的生活习惯进行了调查，他们还检测了每名研究对象血液中的维生素C含量。维生素C能够衡量人们的水果和蔬菜摄入量。 [听力原文]
Between 1993 and 1997 the researchers questioned 20,000 healthy British men and women about their lifestyles. They also tested every participant"s blood to measure vitamin C intake, an indicator of how much fruit and vegetables people ate.