CRI听力:Women Happier Than Man?

词汇讲解：

1. survey vt. 调查,向...作调查
例句：In five of the villages that were surveyed, non-farm work provided one quarter of their income.
在五个被调查的村子中,非农工作为它们提供了四分之一的收入。

2. gap n. 分歧,隔阂;差距
例句：The gap between the rich and the poor has widened.
贫富之间的差距扩大了。

3. content adj. 满足的, 满意的
例句：He was content with his work.
他对自己的工作很满意。

4. discrepancy n. 差异, 不符合(之处); 不一致(之处)
例句：The discrepancy in their ages seemed not to matter.
他们之间年龄的差异似乎没有多大关系。

5. summarize vt.总结, 概述
例句：I will summarize what I have done.
我将概述我所做的事情。

6. complain v. 抱怨, 诉苦; 投诉
例句：He complained to me about the food.
他向我抱怨伙食不佳。

7. assign vt. 分配; 交给；指派, 选派；指定, 订出
例句：Jack was assigned to the assembly shop of the factory.
杰克被分配到厂里的装配间工作。

8. afford vt. 买得起, 担负得起
例句：She cannot afford a new dress.
她没钱买新衣裳。

9. relief n. (痛苦等)缓解, 减轻, 解除;（不快过后的）宽慰, 轻松, 解脱
例句：This medicine will give you some relief.
这药会为你减轻一些痛苦。

10. breadwinner n. 养家糊口的人
例句：When her husband died she had to become the breadwinner.
她丈夫死后，她不得不赚钱养家。

11. ingrained adj. (指习惯、字迹等)牢固的, 极难除掉的
例句：The belief that one should work hard is ingrained in our culture.
人人都应该努力工作这个信念在我们的文化中根深蒂固。