Question 3
A、To end the one-child policy.
B、To encourage late marriage.
C、To increase working efficiency.
D、To give people more time to travel.
听前预测：利用播放答题导语的时间,快速浏览每道题的四个选项。由选项关键词one-child policy、late marriage、 early marriage等可知本则新闻很可能是关于政策变化的,且涉及结婚早晚,听音时应侧重这些方面。
On the first of January, new regulations will come into effect which eliminate an annual leave bonus for people who put off marrying until the age of 23 for women and25 for men, the South China Morning Post reports. ［3］ The holiday bonus was designed to encourage young people to delay getting married in line with China‘s one child policy. But with that policy now being abolished, this holiday incentive is no longer necessary, the government says.
In Shanghai, a young couple at a marriage registration office told the paper that they decided to register their marriage as soon as possible to take advantage of the existing policy because an extra holiday was a big deal for them. In Beijing, one registration office had about3 00 couples seeking to get married the day after the changes were announced, rather than the usual number of between 70 and 80.［4］ But one lawyer tells the paper that the changes still have to be adopted by local governments and these procedures take time. So people who are rushing to register for marriage can relax.
Question 3 What was the purpose of the annual leave bonus in China? 新闻开头首先说晚婚假将会被取消,实行新法规。然后新闻接着说这种假期福利旨在鼓励年轻人晚婚,以契合中国的独生子女政策。因此,选项B符合新闻内容,为正确答案。
A、To end the one-child policy.
B、To encourage late marriage.
C、To increase working efficiency.
D、To give people more time to travel.
听前预测：利用播放答题导语的时间,快速浏览每道题的四个选项。由选项关键词one-child policy、late marriage、 early marriage等可知本则新闻很可能是关于政策变化的,且涉及结婚早晚,听音时应侧重这些方面。
On the first of January, new regulations will come into effect which eliminate an annual leave bonus for people who put off marrying until the age of 23 for women and25 for men, the South China Morning Post reports. ［3］ The holiday bonus was designed to encourage young people to delay getting married in line with China‘s one child policy. But with that policy now being abolished, this holiday incentive is no longer necessary, the government says.
In Shanghai, a young couple at a marriage registration office told the paper that they decided to register their marriage as soon as possible to take advantage of the existing policy because an extra holiday was a big deal for them. In Beijing, one registration office had about3 00 couples seeking to get married the day after the changes were announced, rather than the usual number of between 70 and 80.［4］ But one lawyer tells the paper that the changes still have to be adopted by local governments and these procedures take time. So people who are rushing to register for marriage can relax.
Question 3 What was the purpose of the annual leave bonus in China? 新闻开头首先说晚婚假将会被取消,实行新法规。然后新闻接着说这种假期福利旨在鼓励年轻人晚婚,以契合中国的独生子女政策。因此,选项B符合新闻内容,为正确答案。