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听力原文：M: Um, Mary, could you tell me how to use this cassette recorder, please？
W:OK. Well, first of all, you have to plug it into the power supply.
M: Yeah, I see.
W: Once you've done that... you don't need to switch anything on.
M: How do you open it？
W: Well, you have to press the little button that says eject.
M: This one here？
W: That's right. That's it.
M: Like that？
W: Yeah. After you've done that, then you load the cassette. Make sure that you've got the right side of the tape facing you and not away from you. Then you should close the cassette flap.
M: Like that？
W: Yeah, that's right. And then you must remember to press the play hutton to set it to work.
M: That one on the right？
W: Yes, that's it.
M: Like that？
W: Right! It won't go down unless you push hard.
M:I know. Those old models are all like that.
W: That's just what you must do.
M: Yes. But how about this red thing here？
W: That's the record switch. Be careful not to press it when you're playing, because if you do you'll wipe off whatever is on the tape.
M: Oh, I see. So that's the record and this is the rewind.
W: Exactly. If you want to rewind, then you have to press it down.
M: And then stop it here.
W: That's it. You've got it.
What must you make sure when you load the cassette？
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Man2：Very dimly，I'm afraid I see no evidence that the park will return to profitability next year，or for that matter at any time in the foreseeable future…
Man3：I don’t believe you have read a single word…
Man1：Frank．you'll have a chance to give us your point of view in a second．Let Helmut finish first…
Man2：Right，as 1 was saying．I'm afraid Megadrome is a lost cause．We've already lost nearly$400，000 in the last 6 months．We can't afford to continue absorbing those sorts of losses．I think we should close it down as soon as possible and liquidise our assets．
Man3：What do you mean by liquidise our assets？…We wouldn't be able to sell…
Man1：Just a moment，Frank，we'll come to you in a moment．So，let me j ust summarise．Helmut is for closing the park as soon as possible and selling off the land and property．Is that right？
Man2：Yes．I know we’re not likely to get a very good price for the land but I think we're better off selling now rather than waiting another 6 months and finding property prices have fallen even further．
Man1：Thank you，Helmut．Pam，what's your view？
Man4：Helmut's right when he says we've lost an awful lot of money but I think we have to look at it in the wider European context．All our European parks are going through hard times and entry numbers are down in all cases…．
Man2：Maybe，but nothing like…
Man1：Helmut，Let's see what Pam has got to say．
Man4：Yeah，1 was saying all the European parks are suffering as a result of the tough economic climate and we've just commissioned an independent survey of the entire theme park business in Europe which indicates that as many as 40%of all parks will have closed by spring next year．
Man2：Exactly，that's my point．
Man1：Helmut，we'd listened to you．Let's listen to Pam now．
Man4：Right，so we can anticipate a much reduced number of theme park operations next year．At the sanle time，most economists are forecasting a recovery throughout Europe from about the middle of next year．Now，at the moment，our customers are staymg at home and saving their money but I feel we can expect them to start spending again by the middle of next year．
There'll be fewer parks to visit and I think Megadrome could be very well placed to pick up an increased share of the market．
Man1：So．you're in favour of keeping it open？
Man4：Oh，yes，I am．But at a reduced level through the winter months．I'd like Frank to propose a plan for limited opening for the period November to March and then start again with a bang beginning of April in time tO catch the Easter holiday business．
Man1：Right，Pam．So you're in favour of option 2-operating on a much reduced scale-for a 5-month period？
Man4：Right．
Man1：Frank．You've been very patient．No doubt you see this differently．
Man3：Not really．I agree with everything Pam has said，but I'm worried about her conclusions．
Man1：You mean the 5-month reduced operation？
Man3：That's right．I'll look at that option，of course．But you've got to understand that the largest running cost of Megadrome is the depreciation on all the equipment．If we just open at weekends，for example．we'ge got to offset a reduced gate income against the same level of depreciation．
Man2：Frank is right．That's why I feel the only option is to closed down and sell of
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The European Parliament had 626 members in 1995. The representatives are elected by citizens of member nations. The number of representatives differs according to the size of each country. Germany, for example, has 99 representatives, while Luxembourg has six. When the Parliament meets, the representatives sit in political groups, not by nation. Some of the political groups are:the Socialists, the European People's party(or Christian Democrats),the Liberal Democratic and Reform. Group, the European Democrats, and the Greens(an environmental group).
Other EU institutions are the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee, and the European Investment Bank. The Court of Justice, founded in 1958,reviews the legality of acts of the Commission and Council. The Court of Auditors, founded in 1977 , monitors the revenues and expenditures of the EU. Since 1.958 the Economic and Social Committee has revised the Commission and the Council on general economic policy The Committee has 189 members representing employers, labor unions, farmers, professions, consumers, and small businesses. The European Investment Bank, founded in 1958,is an independent public institution that oversees longterm investment.
Whose interests does the Council of Ministers represent？
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