（聽(tīng)力原文與解析） 
Woolworths is one of the best known names on the British High Street. It's been in business nearly a century. Many of its 800 stores are likely to close following the company's decision to call in administrators after an attempt to sell the business for a token ?1 failed. 
The company has huge debts. The immediate cause for the collapse has been Britain's slide toward recession, which has cut into consumer spending. However, the business had been in trouble for years. 
Known for low-priced general goods, Woolworths has struggled in the face of competition from supermarkets expanding beyond groceries and a new generation of internet retailers. 
Many of the store group's 25,000 employees are likely to lose their jobs. Some profitable areas such as the DVD publishing business will survive. 
3. What do we learn about Woolworths from the news report? 
【答案】A) It is likely to close many of its stores. 
4. What did Woolworths attempt to do recently? 
【答案】D) Sell the business for one pound. 


New Words and Expressions 
8. Woolworths 沃爾沃斯，英國(guó)zui大的家庭日用品和娛樂(lè)商品連鎖超市集團(tuán) 
9. token 象征；代用幣 
10. recession (經(jīng)濟(jì))衰退 
11. general goods 一般商品 
12. retailer 零售商(店) 


Difficult Sentences 
News Report Two 
2. Woolworths is one of the best known names on the British High Street. 
【譯文】沃爾沃斯是英國(guó)主要街區(qū)（商業(yè)街區(qū)）一個(gè)家喻戶(hù)曉的名字。 
4. Many of its 800 stores are likely to close following the company's decision to call in administrators after an attempt to sell the business for a token ?1 failed. 
【譯文】該公司試圖以 1 英鎊的象征性?xún)r(jià)格出售業(yè)務(wù)失敗后，決定召募接管者，隨后可能要關(guān)閉公司旗下 800 家店鋪中的大部分. 
5. Known for low-priced general goods, Woolworths has struggled in the face of competition from supermarkets expanding beyond groceries and a new generation of internet retailers. 
【譯文】以銷(xiāo)售價(jià)格低廉的生活用品而聞名沃爾沃斯，在面對(duì)各大超市擴(kuò)大銷(xiāo)售范圍（拓展業(yè)務(wù)）以及新一代互聯(lián)網(wǎng)零售商的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，已經(jīng)舉步維艱。