2023年6月英语四级听力真题 卷二 短文3

Passage 3

短文 3

The U.S. was founded by successive waves of immigrants, and immigrants are still contributing to America today—statistics prove it.

美国是由一波又一波的移民建立的，移民今天仍在为美国做出贡献——统计数字证明了这一点。

On two key measures of financial performance, immigrants outperform native-born Americans.

在衡量财务表现的两个关键指标上，移民比土生土长的美国人表现得更好

First, they are more likely to be entrepreneurs.

首先，他们更有可能成为企业家。

From 1996 to 2016, the pace at which immigrants started businesses was double that of U.S.-born individuals.

从1996年到2016年，移民创业的速度是在美国出生的个人的两倍。

Immigrants aren't just becoming entrepreneurs more frequently.

移民不仅仅是更频繁地成为企业家。

They're often succeeding. Over 40% of Fortune 500 companies had a founder who was either an immigrant or the child of one.

他们经常成功。超过40%的财富500强公司的创始人要么是移民，要么是移民子女。

Another key measure of financial strength is debt level. Immigrants do better in this area too.

衡量财务实力的另一个关键指标是负债水平。移民在这方面也做得更好。

Immigrants use credit less often for purchasing cars, homes or starting businesses.

移民较少使用信贷来购买汽车、住房或创业。

This results in significantly lower levels of debt than native-born Americans.

这导致了美国人的债务水平明显低于本土出生的美国人的债务水平。

For example, 34% of Americans born in Latin America report no credit card or installment loan debt.

例如，34%出生在拉丁美洲的美国人报告没有信用卡或分期贷款债务。

This can be compared to just 19% of the general population.

这可与一般人口的19%相比较

Why are immigrants doing so well?

为什么移民们过得这么好？

The values and habits they bring from their own homelands help explain some of the success.

他们从家乡带来的价值观和习惯有助于解释他们的成功。

Unemployment tends to be higher in developing countries.

发展中国家的失业率往往较高。

That means more people must become entrepreneurs.

这意味着更多的人必须成为企业家。

Credit is also scarcer in most developing countries.

在大多数发展中国家，信贷也更为稀缺。

This means individuals must save more in order to achieve their goals,

这意味着，为了实现他们的目标，个人必须储蓄更多，

or they borrow money from friends and family rather than a bank.

否则他们就会向朋友和家人借钱，而不是向银行借钱。

That means less debt and potentially better credit outcomes when they reach the U.S.

这意味着当他们到达美国的时候，他们的债务会减少，信用结果可能会更好。

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题22到25是基于你刚刚听到的文章。

22.What does the passage say statistics prove?

22.这一段所说的统计数字证明了什么？

23. What do we learn about immigrants in the U.S., compared with native-born Americans?

23.与土生土长的美国人相比，我们对美国移民了解多少？

24.What does the passage say about immigrants in the U.S., in terms of financial strength?

24.文章对美国移民的经济实力有何看法？

25.What do immigrants do to achieve their goals in the U.S.?

25.移民如何在美国实现他们的目标？

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