BBC新闻：英国商店陆续开业

燕山大学 刘立军 供稿

【TRANSCRIPT】

Many businesses in England are among the businesses being allowed to resume trading 15 weeks after lockdown was imposed. British government has urged people not to get carried away, Leila Nathoo reports. Boris Johnson has urged people to act responsibly and respect social distancing to avoid the virus spreading widely once more and restrictions being reimposed. Government is weighing up the social and economic benefits of opening up against the possibility that infections increase. But there is political risk, too. Half ministers have chosen the right moment to take what Mr. Johnson called the biggest step yet on the road to recovery. The government hopes it can now rely on effective testing, tracing and targeted local lockdowns if the situation begins to worsen.

Adapted from http://www.kekenet.com/broadcast/202007/613784.shtml

【VOCABULARY】

1. resume v. （使）重新开始;（使）继续进行 If you resume an activity or if it resumes, it begins

again.

2. lockdown n. (North Amercian English) a situation in which restrictions are placed on sb.'s

movements or actions 活动（或行动）限制。例如：Prisoners have been placed on lockdown to

prevent further violence at the jail. 已对囚犯实行活动限制，以免狱中再出现暴力行为。

3. get carried away: 得意忘形；失去理智

4. trace v. to find the origin or cause of sth. 追溯；追究。例如：She could trace her family tree back to the 16th century. 她能把本族家谱追溯到16世纪。

【QUESTIONS】

Read the statements. Then listen to the news and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

1. British government has urged people to get carried away.

2. Boris Johnson has not urged people to act responsibly and respect social distancing to avoid the virus spreading widely once more and restrictions being imposed again.

3. Government is weighing up the social and economic benefits of opening up against the possibility that infections increase.

4. All ministers have chosen the right moment to take what Mr. Johnson called the biggest step yet on the road to recovery.

5. The government hopes it can now rely on effective testing, tracing and targeted local lockdowns if the situation begins to worsen.

【KEY】

Read the statements. Then listen to the news and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

(F) 1. British government has urged people to get carried away.（正确表达） British government has urged people not to get carried away.

(F) 2. Boris Johnson has not urged people to act responsibly and respect social distancing to avoid the virus spreading widely once more and restrictions being imposed again.（正确表达） Boris Johnson has urged people to act responsibly and respect social distancing to avoid the virus spreading widely once more and restrictions being imposed again.

(T) 3. Government is weighing up the social and economic benefits of opening up against the possibility that infections increase.

(F) 4. All ministers have chosen the right moment to take what Mr. Johnson called the biggest step yet on the road to recovery.（正确表达） Half ministers have chosen the right moment to take what Mr. Johnson called the biggest step yet on the road to recovery.

(T) 5. The government hopes it can now rely on effective testing, tracing and targeted local lockdowns if the situation begins to worsen.