聽力教程第三冊答案UNIT8

UNIT8SectionOneTacticsforListeningPart1SpotDictationOnceuponatime,all-oralmostall-businesseswere(1)greedyandrapacious,sparingathoughtfortheir(2)workersortheenvironmentonlyinorderto(3)workouthowtoexploitthem.Thenbossesfoundtheir(4)consciences,guided(orsometimesforced)by(5)customersorcriticsfromthe(6)non-profitworld.Theydiscoveredtheideathatcompaniesshouldnotexistonlytomakeaprofitbutto(7)servesociety.Thuscorporatesocialresponsibility(CSR)gotits(8)startasabusinessfashion,anditisnowhardtofindafirmthathasnot(9)comeupwithanearnest(10)statementaboutitsrelationswiththewiderworld.Thankstothisdevelopment,everyone,both(11)withinandoutsidethebusiness,willlivehappily(12)everafter.Orwillthey?Inthepasttwo(13)decades,asCSRhasbecomemoreandmorepopular,its(14)virtueshavepassedmoreorless(15)unquestioned.Thatisapity.Evenifit(16)turnsouttobeagooddevelopmentforbusinessesandsocietyalike,itoughttobeableto(17)standalittlemorerigorousscrutiny.Shouldcompanymanagersbeallowedto(18)divertpotentialprofits-moneythatwouldotherwisebereturnedtoshareholders-to(19)charities?Shouldfirmsrefusetodobusinessintroubledcountries?Are(20)recyclingefforts,ifmoreexpensiveandlessefficient,worthpursuing?Part2ListeningforGistSmallretailersacrosstheUnitedStatesarefacingthesamechallenge:competitionfromshoppingmallsandchainstores.But,indowntownDickson,Tennessee,agroupofretailmerchantshavebandedtogethertowinbacktheircustomerswhohavebeenattractedtoshoppingareasintheneighboringbigcity.DicksonisatypicalsmallAmericancity.Ithasquietresidentialareasandanicelittledowntownthatwasonceathrivingretailcenter.ButaccordingtoDavidHamilton,presidentofDickson'sChamberofCommerce,highwayconstructionoverthepastseveralyearschangedthat.Beingjust65kilometersawayfromabigcitylikeNashville,MrHamiltonsays,presentsanotherchallengetoDickson'sdowntownshoppingarea."Becausewe'resoclosetoNashville,andbecausesomanypeopleworkinNashville,whentheythinkaboutshopping,theythinkofgoingtoNashvillemalls."ButsmallbusinessownersindowntownDicksondidn'tgiveup.Instead,theydecidedtofightback.Morethan40ofthemfoundedtheRetailMerchantsAssociationofDowntownDickson.Membersofthenewassociationarecommittedtosuccess;theypaymonthlyduesandmeetperiodicallytosuggestanddiscusscreativewaysofattractingmoreshopperstodowntown.MrWilliamssaysoneideaiscreatingeventsmodeledontheannualChristmasparadethroughthedowntownareathatattractsalargenumberofcityresidents.Freerefreshmentsandgiveawayswillbepartoftheseregularevents.MrWilliamssaysthegroupisalsoplanningtobeautifythedowntownareawith

plantsandpaint.Thoughitmightseemhardtocompetewithbigchainstores,smallretailershaveanadvantage.Theyhaveapersonalapproachinservingcustomers.ChamberofCommercepresidentDavidHamiltonagrees.Hesaysretailersinhiscityservecustomerswell,andcustomersinreturn,shouldsupportthembyshoppingintheirstores.Thedowntownareaistheheartofacity.AndmembersofDickson'snewRetailMerchantsAssociationaredeterminedtoworktogethertokeeptheheartbeating-torevitalizedowntownDicksonsoitisonceagainabusy,welcomingplaceforpeopletocomeandshop.ExerciseDirections:Listentothepassageandfinditstopicsentence.Thetopicsentenceis"IndowntownDickson.Tennessee.agroupofretailmerchantshavebandedtogethertowinbacktheircustomerswhohavebeenattractedtoshoppingareasintheneighboringbigcity."SectionTwoListeningComprehensionPart1DialogueHavingTheirBabiesatHome-Whatabout...um...thenumberofmotherswhoarenowchoosingtohavetheirbabiesathome.Isthata,agrowingnumberinAustralia?-It'sstillaveryverysmallproportionatthemomentandthereforemany,um,hospitalsarethinkingofactuallyintroducingbirthingcentres,birthingunits.Wehaveoneatourhospitalatthemoment,wherethe,theunitissetupasabedroomandakitchenandthewomancanactuallywalkaroundincomfortandjustpretendit'sherownhome.-Soit'slikeahomeinthehospital?-Yeah,it'slikealittlemaisonetteinthehospitaland,er,it'ssoclosebytothetheatreanddeliverysuitesthatifanythingshouldgowronganddidgowrongtheycouldbemovedaroundquitequicklyandsafely.-Margaret,doyouthinkit'ssafetohaveababyathome?-Therearerisksinvolved,er,Ipersonallywouldprefernottohavemybabyathome.Imeanitwouldbe{wellyou'reamidwife}...IknowitwouldbequiteidealbuttheriskofsomethinggoingwrongandifIwastolosethatbabyIthinkthatIwouldbequitedevastated.-Aren'ttheredangersinhospitalbecausetherearemorepeopleinvolved?-Therearedangersinhospital,Imeanyou,youwouldn'twanttoknowthatthereisaparticularlyresistantstaphylococcalinfectionrunningaroundthehospitaland,er,thatwouldbequitearisk.Insomecountriesit'sbeenproventhathavingthebabyathomeisassafeashavingababyinhospital.-Doesitgetalotofencouragementhaving,er,ababyathome?-Idon'tthinkso,no,itdoesn't.Ithink...um...doctorsand...Ithinkmainlydoctorsprobably,Ithinktheyscarethewomensaying,wellthismightgowrong

orthatmightgowrongathomesoit'sbetterforyoutocomeintohospital.ExerciseDirections:Listentothedialogueandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.It'slikealittlemaisonette,ahomeinthehospital.2.Becauseit'sstillaverysmallproportionofmotherswhoarenowchoosingtohavetheirbabiesathomeatthemomentandthebirthingunitissetupasabedroomandakitchenandthewomancanactuallywalkaroundincomfortandjustpretendit'sherownhome.3.Becauseit'ssoclosebytothetheatreanddeliverysuitesthatifanythingshouldgowronganddidgowrongtheycouldbemovedaroundquitequicklyandsafely.4.Somethingmaygowrongduringthedeliveryandthatwouldbequitedevastating.5.Therecouldbeaparticularlyresistantstaphylococcalinfectionrunningaroundthehospital.Part2PassageBridgingGenerations1.Seniorstodayarebettereducated,healthier,andmorevivaciousthanatanytimeinournation'shistory.2.Theyareactive,energetic,andwillingandcanmeetmanyprogramneedsthroughtheirvolunteerefforts.3.Becausetheyarelivinglongerthaneverbefore,seniorscananticipateupto30yearsofproductiveactivityafterretirement.4.Whenchoosingwhereandhowtovolunteer,seniorsshouldpickthetypeofactivitythatbestsuitstheirpersonalgoalsaswellastheneedsoftherecipients.5.Wewanttohelpthemembracetheworldwiththeirnumerousgiftsandtalents,insteadoftheworldembracingthemwithhandcuffsandincarceration.Mentionthewordretirement,andyou'lllikelyinvokearangeofreactions.Somethinkofretirementasariteofpassage,othersasatimetorelax.Thecynical*mayviewitasapointbeyondwhichonecannolongercontributetosociety.Thisisfarfromthetruth!Seniorstodayarebettereducated,healthier,andmorevivaciousthanatanytimeinournation'shistory.Theyareactive,energetic,andwillingandcanmeetmanyprogramneedsthroughtheirvolunteerefforts.Seniorsareavaluableresourcewithmanygiftstooffer-amongthem,experience,patience,skills,time,andwealth-thatareuniquetothem.Theseniorpopulation,anditsproportionrelativetotherestofthepopulation,isincreasingrapidly.TheCorporationforNationalandCommunityService(CNS)estimatesthat,in2000,some35millionpeopleaged65orolderwerelivingintheUnitedStates,accountingfor13%ofthetotalpopulation.Theagingbabyboomgenerationisexpectedtodoubletheseniorpopulationoverthenext30years.Andbecausetheyarelivinglongerthaneverbefore,seniorscananticipate*upto

30yearsofproductiveactivityafterretirement.Seniorssharetheirgiftsandlifeexperiencestoaddressissuesinschoolsystems,publicsafety,theenvironment,andotherhumanneeds.Manyseniorsdonotvolunteerthroughformalprograms.Someareone-timevolunteers;othersvolunteerforaseasonalorspecialevent.Whenchoosingwhereandhowtovolunteer,seniorsshouldpickthetypeofactivitythatbestsuitstheirpersonalgoalsaswellastheneedsoftherecipients.Mostimportantly,becreative,selective,andhavefun-likethevolunteersfeaturedhere.LikemanyAmericans,EloiseBowersandJoanGrossrecognizedtheneedforadditionalsupportforjuvenilesastheydevelopandmatureintoadults.Theseseniors,however,decidedtogivebacktotheircommunityanddeveloppositiverelationshipswithjuvenilesthroughFGP.The"grandmas",nowintheirsecondyearwiththeprogram,havehelpedmorethan50ofthemostat-riskyouthintheDistrictofColumbiaturntheirlivesaround."Itisourjobtohelpyouthlinkwiththeirpeersandthecommunity,aswellashelptheircommunityandtheirpeerslinkwiththem,"theystress."Forthelinktobestrong,itmustbemutual."Someyouthintheprogramhavechildrenoftheirownandneedchild-rearingtips.Othersuseinappropriatelanguageandneedtoexpandtheirvocabulary.Manyrespondwithviolenceandneedavenuestovent*anger,whereasothersdressinappropriatelyandneedfashiontips."Wearecommittedtohelpingtheseyouthhelpthemselves,"Bowersexplains."Wewanttohelpthemembracethe

worldwiththeirnumerousgiftsandtalents,insteadoftheworldembracingthemwithhandcuffsandincarceration."BowersandGrosssaytheirgoalsasfostergrandparentsaretoserveasrolemodels;makeappropriatereferralsforresources;teachrespectwithlanguageanddress;sharewaystomanageanger,conflict,andanxiety;supportsuccessfultransitionstomainstreamschools,jobtraining,andemployment;andprovidesincereloveandunderstanding.ExerciseAPre-listeningQuestionGovernmentalprovisionforsocialsecurityisslowtodevelopintheUS,thoughtherearenowsomeelementsofacomprehensivesystem,withsomeseriousgaps,aswellasvariationsbetweenthestates.Forbotholdageandillness,provisionisnowpartlyprivate,partlypublic.MostAmericanswhenatworkmakesomeprovisionfortheirretirement,throughsavings,investmentandinsurancepolicies,companyorunionpensionfunds.Federalgovernmentsocialsecurityprovidespensionsforretiredpeople,andalsounemploymentbenefitforsixmonths,basedoncompulsorycontributionsbypeopleatwork.Therateofthepensiongivesanincomeabovetheofficialpovertyline,andsufficientforminimalcomfort,butonlyaboutaquarterofmedianearningsfromemployment.Itisnotrelatedtoaperson'sincomefromprivatepensionsorothersources.

ExerciseBSentenceDictationDirections:Listentosomesentencesandwritethemdown.Youwillheareachsentencethreetimes.ExerciseCDetailedListeningDirections:Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.1.C2.C3.A4.C5.A6.D7.D8.DExerciseDAfter-listeningDiscussionDirections:Listentothepassageagainanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1.BowersandGrosssaytheirgoalsasfostergrandparentsaretoserveasrolemodels;makeappropriatereferralsforresources;teachrespectwithlanguageanddress;sharewaystomanageanger,conflict,andanxiety;supportsuccessfultransitionstomainstreamschools,jobtraining,andemployment;andprovidesincereloveandunderstanding."Itisourjobtohelpyouthlinkwiththeirpeersandthecommunity,aswellashelptheircommunityandtheirpeerslinkwiththem.""Wewanttohelpthemembracetheworldwiththeirnumerousgiftsandtalents,insteadoftheworldembracingthemwithhandcuffsandincarceration."2.(Open)

SectionThreeNewsNewsItem1ReturntoMarsMarsOdysseymaybethemostintenselyscrutinized*missionNASAhasevermounted.Only60percentofUSspacecrafteverboundfortheplanethavereachedit.MarsOdysseycontinuesNASA'sefforttolearntheplanet'sgeologichistorytobetterunderstandtheEarth'sevolution.Itcarriesinstrumentstomeasurethedistributionofmineralsandchemicalelementsinthesurface.Theinstrumentsareespeciallyseekingtracesofwater,whichisthoughttohaveflowedwhentheredplanetwaswarmerearlyinitsevolution.Watercouldindicatepastorpresentlife,butwouldalsobearesourceforeventualhumanvisits.Theinstrumentswillseeksurfacehydrogen,oneelementofwater.ProjectscientistSteveSaunderssaystheywillalsolookforevidenceofsurfaceheatthatmightindicatehotwaterbelow.NASAMarsscientistJimGarvinsaysOdysseyandeachsuccessivewaveofroboticvisitorsistocontinuallynarrowthenumberoflocationstowhichtosendamissiontoreturnaMartiansoilsamplebetween2011and2014.ExerciseADirections:Listentothenewsitemandcompletethesummary.ThisnewsitemisaboutthelaunchofMarsOdyssey,acontinuationofNASA'sefforttolearntheplanet'sgeologichistory.ExerciseBDirections:Listentothenewsagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.ItisaspacecraftthatwillbesenttoMarsbytheUSspaceagency.2.Itcarriesinstrumentstomeasurethedistributionofmineralsandchemicalelementsinthesurfaceoftheplanet.3.Watercouldindicatepastorpresentlife.4.Theywillalsolookforevidenceofsurfaceheatthatmightindicatehotwaterbelow.5.TheywillsendamissiontoreturnaMartiansoilsamplebetween20IIand2014.NewsItem2SpaceStationResearchZvezda-theRussianwordfor"star"-haslivingquartersforthreecrewmembers.ButthetwoRussiancosmonautsandUScommanderwhowillbecomethefirstinhabitantsinlateOctoberorearlyNovemberwillnotdoresearch.Theirjobismaintenanceandassembly.TheseniorspacestationscientistattheUSspaceagencyNASA-KathrynClark-saysresearchawaitsthesecondcrew,duetoarriveearlynextyearaftertheUSlaboratorymodule*namedDestinyarrives.ThatisscheduledforlateJanuary-ifNASAkeepstoitstightscheduleofshuttlelaunches.Eventhen,researchwilltakesecondplacetoconstructionuntilthespacestationiscomplete,sometimearound2005.Theidealsituation,saysMsClark,wouldhavebeentobuildtheoutpostfirst,thenbeginresearch.Butthe1O-to-15-yearstationlifetimeistooshortforthis.NASAiscountingontheorbiter*tomakenewdiscoveriesinbiology,chemistry,medicine,engineering,andmaterialsscience-forthebenefitofbothlong-durationspacemissionsandlifeontheEarth.Eventually,theInternationalSpaceStationwillhavefivemoreresearchmodules-twoRussian,oneEuropean,oneJapanese,andasecondUSlaboratory.ExerciseADirections:Listentothenewsitemandcompletethesummary.ThisnewsitemisabouttheconstructionoftheInternationalSpaceStation.ExerciseBDirections:Listentothenewsagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).1.F2.T3.T4.F5.F6.TNewsItem3FirstSpacemanfromAfricaTheSoyuzrocketliftedoffonschedulefromlaunchpadnumberoneatRussia'sBaikonurbaseinKazakhstan.Aboardwastheship'scommander,veterancosmonautYuriGidzenko,ItalianAirForcepilotRobertoVittoriandSouthAfricanInternetentrepreneur*MarkShuttleworth.The28-year-oldmultimillionairehadtrainedforeightmonthsandspentareported$20milliontofulfillhischildhooddreamofgoingintospace.MembersofhisfamilyhadflowntoKazakhstanfortheoccasion,andtheyreportedlywatchedthelaunchwithbigsmilesandtearsofjoy.TheSoyuzwillflytotheInternationalSpaceStation,whereitisexpectedtodockonSaturday.Thecrew'smainmissionistodeliveranewSoyuzcapsuletobekeptatthespacestationforuseasanescapevehicleifneeded.MarkShuttleworthisalsotoconductexperimentsonhowanimalstemcellsreactinzerogravity.Thespacetourist'striphasbeenwarmlywelcomedinSouthAfrica,wherehisadventurehasreceivedblanketmediacoverage.HeisthefirstMricantogointospaceandhasbeendubbedthe"Afronaut"bymanybackhome,includingNelsonMandela.Russiainitiatedthespacetourismidea,seeingitasawaytobringbadlyneededcashintoitsailingspaceprogram.ExerciseADirections:Listentothenewsitemandcompletethesummary.

ThisnewsitemisaboutthefirstspacemanfromAfricaandhisadventurewithastronauts.ExerciseBDirections:Listentothenewsagainandcompletethefollowingpassage.TheSoyuzrocketliftedoffonscheduleatRussia'sBaikonurbaseinKazakhstan.Aboardwastheship'scommander,anItalianAirForcepilotandSouthAfricanInternetentrepreneurMarkShuttleworth.The28-year-oldmultimillionairehadtrainedforeightmonthsandspentareported$20milliontofulfillhischildhooddreamofgoingintospace.Membersofhisfamilywatchedthelaunchwithbigsmilesandtearsofjoy.TheSoyuzwillflytotheInternationalSpaceStation,whereitisexpectedtodockonSaturday.Thecrew'smainmissionistodeliveranewSoyuzcapsuleforuseasanescapevehicleifneeded.MarkShuttleworthisalsotoconductexperimentsonhowanimalstemcellsreactinzerogravity.HeisthefirstAfricantogointospaceandhasbeendubbedthe"Afronaut"bymanybackhome.SectionFourSupplementaryExercisesPart1FeatureReportSolarFlareTothenakedeye,thesunappearstobeabenign,peacefulstarthatprovidestheenergyforlife.Butthesunisreallyaviolentbodyspittingoutstreamsofhot,electricallychargedatomicparticlesthatcandisruptlifeontheearth.TheUSspaceagencyNASAislaunching[haslaunched]aspacecrafttoinvestigatethisphenomenon,knownassolarflares.Thecraftwillenter[hasentered]theEarthorbitafterbeinglaunchedfromasmallrocketreleasedfromthewingofanAirplaneovertheAtlanticOcean.DavidMcAlaryexaminesitsmission.Imagineanunbelievablypowerfulexplosionthatshutsdownelectricalgeneratingsystemsverawideterritory.Isthisthescenarioforaterroristattack?No,justoursunactingupagain.Thesun'satmosphereperiodicallyemitsgiganticexplosionscalledflares.RobertLinisasolarphysicistattheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley.Hesaysthemostpowerfulsolarflarescanthrowtonsofchargedatomicparticlesatusatnearlythespeedoflightandwreakhavoconcommunicationsandelectricalpowersystems.Previousobservationsindicatethatsolarflaresoccurwhenenergystoredwithinsolarmagneticfieldsissuddenlyreleased.Themagneticfieldstwist,snap,andrecombineheatingliargastotensofmillionsofdegrees.Thiscausesthesolaratmosphere,orcorona*,tosizzlewithhigh-energyx-raysandgammaraysandejectproton*andelectronparticlesouttowardtheplanets.Butknowingwhatoccursisnotenough.RobertLinsaysscientistswanttoknowwhattriggerstheenergyrelease.

"Ourmainobjectiveistounderstandhowalltheenergycanbereleasedfromthesuninsuchashorttimeandhowitcanacceleratethoseparticlestosuchhighenergies."Tounderstandwhatcausessolarflares,scientistsmustidentifythedifferentkindsofparticlesthesunspewsout,locatetheregionswherethisoccurs,anddeterminewhentheparticlesgetaccelerated.ThatiswheretheNASAspacecraftcalledHESSIcomesin.HESSIistheEnglishacronymforHighEnergySolarSpectroscopicImager.MrLin,theprincipalinvestigatorforit,saysthecraftwilltracetheoriginandmovementoftheparticles."HESSIisgoingtolookattheseparticlesbylookingatthex-raysandgammaraysthattheseparticlesproduce.Thesearetheveryhighestenergylightthatonecan.see."AlthoughseveralUS,European,andJapanesesatellitesareobservingatmosphericprocessonthesun,HESSIwillbethefirsttotracetheatomicparticlesfromtheirorigin.NASAsolarphysicistBrianDennissaysthespacecraftwilldoitwithhigh-resolution*colormotionpictures.NASAsaysthatHESSI,workingwiththeothersolarobservatories,willprovidescientistswithvitalinsightintothesun'simpulsiveenergyrelease.ExerciseADirections:Listentothesciencereportandcompletethesummary.

Thissciencereportisaboutthestudyofsolarflares.ExerciseBDirections:Listentothereportagainandfillinthefollowingpassagewiththemissingwords.Thesunisspittingoutstreamsofhot,electricallychargedatomicparticlesthatcandisruptlifeontheearth.Thisphenomenonisknownassolarflares.Themostpowerfulsolarflarescanthrowtonsofchargedatomicparticlesatusatnearlythespeedoflightandwreakhavoconcommunicationsandelectricalpowersystems.Previousobservationsindicatethatsolarflaresoccurwhenenergystoredwithinsolarmagneticfieldsissuddenlyreleased.Themagneticfieldstwist,snap,andrecombineheatingsolargastotensofmillionsofdegrees.Thiscausesthesolaratmosphere,orcorona,tosizzlewithhigh-energyx-raysandgammaraysandejectprotonandelectronparticlesouttowardtheplanets.NASAislaunchingaspacecraft,HESSI,theEnglishacronymforHighEnergySolarSpectroscopicImager,toinvestigatethisphenomenon,tounderstandwhatcausessolarflares.HESSIwillbethefirsttotracetheatomicparticlesfromtheirorigin.Part2PassageWhyAbortioninAmericaHasBecomeaSocialProblem!1.AslegalizedabortionhasbecomeaneverydaypartofAmericanlife,adifferentsidetoithasemerged.2.Theoriginalideawasthatwomenwhotrulydidnotwantababy,shouldnothavetohaveone.3.Forthousandsofyears,womenhavebecomepregnantintheirteensandearlytwenties,andthebabiestheyboregrewuptobethenextgenerationofthehumanrace.4.Amotherwhowantstobewithherbaby,butcan'tbe,willbehavingaverydifficulttimeatwork.5.Ifwedonottakestepstoprovidemoresupportforouryoungwomen,andtheirpregnanciesandchildbearing,PostAbortionStressSyndromewillrisetothelevelofanationalepidemic,withseriousconsequencesforsocietyasawhole.Before1973,abortionwasillegalinAmericaunlessthewoman'shealthwasthreatened.Ifmedicallycontraindicated,awomancouldchoosetonotcarrythebabytoterm,adoctorcouldperformtheabortion,anditwouldnotbeacrime.AslegalizedabortionhasbecomeaneverydaypartofAmericanlife,adifferentsidetoithasemerged.Theoriginalideawasthatwomenwhotrulydidnotwantababy,shouldnothavetohaveone.Whilepregnancymaybeablessedactwhenplannedorwanted,forcedpregnancyisanathematoAmericanvaluesandtraditions.OurConstitutionprotectswomenagainstforcedpregnancy.

Wherewomenoncewereabortingbecausethey"didnotwantachild",thereasonsbeinggivennowarebecomingverydifferent.Abortionhasturnedintosomethingthatwomenarebeingcoercedintofromboyfriendsorhusbandsunwillingtobefathers,outoffearofthefinancialpressure,outofpanicfromlosingtheirjobs,outofpanicfromhavingtoquitschool,orbecomehomeless,oroutoffearoftheirparentskickingthemoutintothestreet.Abortionforthesereasonscanleadtoproblemsthatdevelopwhenawomanisunabletoworkthroughheremotionalresponsesresultingfromthetraumaofanabortion.P.A.S.S.(PostAbortionStressSyndrome)canhavemanyserioussideeffects,rangingfromdepressiontoeatingdisorders,toassevereassuicide.Therearewomenwhoabortanddosocompletelyoftheirownfreewill.Thesewomenhavenoregrets,noremorse,andarehappytheyhadthischoiceavailable.Butagrowingnumberofwomenarespeakingupabouthowabortionaffectedthemadversely.Forthousandsofyears,womenhavebecomepregnantintheirteensandearlytwenties,andthebabiestheyboregrewuptobethenextgenerationofthehumanrace.Howeverinthelast25years,oursocietyhaschanged.Shouldyoungwomenwhoarepregnanthavetogiveuptheirschoolingiftheywanttocontinueit?No.Shouldthegovernmentprovidethedaycare?Yes.Shouldthegovernmentpayifthewomanwantstostayhomeandcareforherbabyherself?Yes.Why?Becauseamothertakesthebestcareofherchild.Amotherwhowantstobewithherbaby,butcan'tbe,willbehavingaverydifficulttimeatwork.

Soit'sobviousthattheUnitedStatesstandsaloneintheirviewthatpregnantwomenandparentswithinfantsandyoungchildrenshouldtakecareofalltheirneedsthemselves:Mysolutiontothisconflictisthatourgovernmentshouldtakeamore"European"viewofchildbearingandcaresofyoungchildren,andincreasesupportinthisarea.Ifwedonottakestepstoprovidemoresupportforouryoungwomen,andtheirpregnanciesandchildbearing,IbelievethatPostAbortionStressSyndromewillrisetothelevelofanationalepidemic,withseriousconsequencesforsocietyasawhole.Exercis