水风的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day 3
练习材料
Lesson 36-1 The cost of government 政府的开支
If a nation is essentially disunited, it is left to the government to hold it together. This increases the expense of government, and reduces correspondingly the amount of economic resources that could be used for developing the country. And it should not be forgotten how small those resources are in a poor and backward country. Where the cost of government is high, resources for development are correspondingly low.
This may be illustrated by comparing the position of a nation with that of a private business enterprise. An enterprise has to incur certain costs and expenses in order to stay in business. For our purposes, we are concerned only with one kind of cost---the cost of managing and administering the business. Such administrative overheads in a business are analogous to the cost of government in a nation.
/ˈlɛsən/ 36-1 /ðə/ /kɑst/ /əv/ /ˈgʌvərmənt/ 政府的开支
/ɪf/ /ə/ /ˈneɪʃən/ /əz/ /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/ disunited, /ɪt/ /əz/ /lɛft/ /tə/ /ðə/ /ˈgʌvərmənt/ /tə/ /hoʊld/ /ɪt/ /təˈgɛðər/. /ðɪs/ /ɪnˈkrisəz/ /ði/ /ɪkˈspɛns/ /əv/ /ˈgʌvərmənt/, /ənd/ /rəˈdusəz/ /ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋli/ /ði/ /əˈmaʊnt/ /əv/ /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk/ /ˈrisɔrsɪz/ /ðət/ /kəd/ /bi/ /juzd/ /fər/ /dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌntri/. /ənd/ /ɪt/ /ʃəd/ /nɑt/ /bi/ /fərˈgɑtən/ /haʊ/ /smɔl/ /ðoʊz/ /ˈrisɔrsɪz/ /ər/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /pur/ /ənd/ /ˈbækwərd/ /ˈkʌntri/. /wɛr/ /ðə/ /kɑst/ /əv/ /ˈgʌvərmənt/ /əz/ /haɪ/, /ˈrisɔrsɪz/ /fər/ /dɪˈvɛləpmənt/ /ər/ /ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋli/ /loʊ/.
/ðɪs/ /meɪ/ /bi/ /ˈɪləˌstreɪtəd/ /baɪ/ /kəmˈpɛrɪŋ/ /ðə/ /pəˈzɪʃən/ /əv/ /ə/ /ˈneɪʃən/ /wɪð/ /ðət/ /əv/ /ə/ /ˈpraɪvət/ /ˈbɪznəs/ /ˈɛntərˌpraɪz/. /ən/ /ˈɛntərˌpraɪz/ /həz/ /tʊ/ /ɪnˈkɜr/ /ˈsɜrtən/ /kɑsts/ /ənd/ /ɪkˈspɛnsəz/ /ɪn/ /ˈɔrdər/ /tə/ /steɪ/ /ɪn/ /ˈbɪznəs/. /fər/ /ˈaʊər/ /ˈpɜrpəsəz/, /wi/ /ər/ /kənˈsɜrnd/ /ˈoʊnli/ /wɪð/ /wʌn/ /kaɪnd/ /əv/ /kɑst/---/ðə/ /kɑst/ /əv/ /ˈmænəʤɪŋ/ /ənd/ /ædˈmɪnɪstərɪŋ/ /ðə/ /ˈbɪznəs/. /sʌʧ/ /ədˈmɪnəˌstreɪtɪv/ /ˈoʊvərˌhɛdz/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ˈbɪznəs/ /ər/ /əˈnæləgəs/ /tə/ /ðə/ /kɑst/ /əv/ /ˈgʌvərmənt/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ˈneɪʃən/.
