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Passage Three
段落三
In Hollywood, everybody wants to be rich, famous and beautiful. Nobody wants to be old, unknown and poor.
在好萊塢，每個人都希望成為富人，變得有名，變美麗。沒有人愿意變老，變得無名，變窮。
For Hollywood kids, life can be difficult because they grow up in such an unreal atmosphere.
對于好萊塢的孩子，生活會因為他們成長在虛幻里而不同。
Their parents are ambitious and the children are part of the parents' ambitions. Parents pay for wasteful grand parties, expensive cars and designer clothes.
他們的父母雄心勃勃，孩子也有父母野心中一部分。家長支付盛大的派對，昂貴的汽車，名牌服裝。
When every dream can come true, kids don't learn the value of anything because they have everything.
當每個夢想實現時，孩子們對任何事的價值沒有概念，因為他們擁有一切。
A 13-year-old boy, Trent Maguire, has a driver, credit cards and unlimited cash to do what he wants when he wants to. “One day, I'll earn more than my dad.” He boasts.
一個13歲的男孩，特倫特·馬圭爾有司機、信用卡和無限的現金，他想做什么就做什么。“有一天，我會賺比我父親更多的錢。” 他自豪的說道。
Parents buy care and attention for the children because they have no time to give it themselves.
父母用錢買來孩子的關心和關注，因為他們沒有時間。
Amanda's mother employs a personal trainer, a body guard, a singing coach and a counselor to look after all her 15-year-old daughter's needs.
阿曼達的母親雇用私人教練、保鏢、歌唱教練和顧問全程照顧她15歲的女兒。
Often there is no parent at home most days, so children decide whether to make their own meals or go out to restaurants, when to watch television or do homework.
通常，父母都不在家。他們讓孩子自己選擇做飯還是出去吃，看電視，還是做功課。
They organize their own social lives. They play no childhood games. They become adults before they're ready.
他們組織自己的社交生活，玩成年人的游戲。在他們還沒有準備好時就成了大人。
Hollywood has always been the city of dreams. The kids there live unreal lives where money, beauty and pleasure are the only gods.
好萊塢一直是夢想的城市。那里的孩子們活在虛幻的生活里，金錢，美貌和快樂是唯一的支柱。
Will children around the world soon start to think the same? Or do they already?
全世界的兒童都會這么想嗎？還是已經這樣了？
Questions 32-35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
基于你聽到的對話，回答問題32至35
Question 32. Why is life said to be difficult for Hollywood kids?
問題32. 為什么說好萊塢孩子的生活不好？
Question 33. What does the speaker say about Trent Maguire, a thirteen-year-old boy?
問題33.作者對于一個13歲小孩特倫特·馬圭爾說了些什么？
Question 34. Why does Amanda's mother employ other people to look after her needs?
問題34. 為什么阿曼達的母親雇傭他人來照顧她的孩子？
Question 35. What will probably have negative effects on the lives of Hollywood kids?
問題35. 好萊塢孩子的生活會有什么負面的影響嗎？
