英语听力精选进阶版 7795

John: Hi there, this is BBC Learning¹ English. We're out On The Town again and today we're talking about lidos!

Feifei: Lidos? What’s a lido?

John: It's a very special kind of open-air swimming pool. I'm John.

Feifei: And I'm Feifei. 在今天的城市掠影节目中我们要给大家介绍的是伦敦的户外游泳池 ， 在英语中我们我们称它们为 lidos. Can I just check something out John?

John: Sure.

Feifei: Isn't a lido just another word for an open-air swimming pool?

John: Well, no, they are a little more special than that. A lido is normally² large, a large pool, with generous seating and sunbathing³ areas around the pool itself, with changing rooms and perhaps a small cafe around the edge of the pool as well.

Feifei: OK, so lidos in London seem to follow the same format⁴. 伦敦户外游泳池的格局大体都是一样的，首先游泳池本身会很大，it will be large, 游泳池的四周非常宽敞，会有很多座位和大面积用来晒太阳的区域。Generous, 这个词本身是大方的意思，这里我们用它就来表示很大。在游泳池的周围我们还可以看到更衣室和咖啡馆。

John: OK, let's hear from some people who have been to a lido. Listen to Amber⁵, she goes to the lido at Parliament⁶ Hill in north London, she's a regular swimmer there. It's part of a large park in north London. Here's her explanation of what a lido is.

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I think a lido is an outdoor swimming pool, usually huge and they are something that belonged to the past, perhaps the 1940s and 50s, I think of them, or 20s and 30s even.

Feifei: Right, Amber says pools at Lidos are huge 巨大的， and they would be old 年代久远的。And there haven't been new lidos built since the 1940s and 50s or 20s and 30s. 40 年代和 50 年代 或 20 年代和 30 年代。 What's the attraction of lidos today, though, John?

John: Well we caught up with another enthusiastic lido swimmer, Callum. Did he have an answer? What reason could he give? What is the attraction of a lido today?

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I'm not quite sure what the attraction of lidos are, but they are incredibly popular. They are swarming⁷ with families, young children screaming and shouting, jumping and splashing⁸ in. It's slightly different from a swimming pool, in that people might take picnics there or whatever, so they are eating on the side, on the grass or on the concrete surround, it's a very different atmosphere because people aren't going there just to swim, they are going there for a relaxing afternoon, or to spend an afternoon in the sun and to have a chat with their friends, but there's also a swimming pool there.

Feifei: OK, so I'm getting the picture now. If you go to a lido in London, then you are probably going for the social experience as much as for the exercise and health. Sounds quite a noisy experience, John.

John: Yes, fairly, as Callum said, there's shouting, jumping, and splashing.

Feifei: 大声叫喊 shouting, jumping 蹦蹦跳跳，and splashing 水花四溅。

John: And there are some other social aspects, people often take picnics with them.

Feifei: Picnics 野餐。 Now John, tell me, we've heard from some fans of lidos, but there must be some people who don't like them, not everyone can like them, surely.

John: Well, Feifei, you are right. Some of the lidos in London have had their funding cut. So the money they need to remain an attractive venue⁹ has been reduced for some of them. This means some of the lidos are a little run down.

Feifei: OK, 下面我们要听另外一位游泳爱好者 Cath 是怎么评价她去过的两个户外游泳池 。注意听这些词语 grubby 脏的，not terribly nice 不是非常好，not quite the reality 和现实有差异。

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The reality in my experience is usually that the water is so cold that you can't stay in there for terribly long. Well, the two that I have been to, were a bit grubby, actually, so the changing rooms weren't terribly nice, round the swimming pool area itself wasn't terribly nice.

John: So sometimes the experience of going to a London lido isn’t so good! We've run out of time, though. Join us again next time when you can.

Feifei: Bye for now!

John: Bye.

1 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

2 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

3 sunbathing   

n.日光浴

参考例句：

• tourists sunbathing on the beach 在海滩上沐浴着阳光的游客
• We've been sunbathing on the beach. 我们一直在海滩上晒日光浴。

4 format   

n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排

参考例句：

• Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
• The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。

5 amber   

n.琥珀；琥珀色；adj.琥珀制的

参考例句：

• Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？
• This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。

6 Parliament   

n.议会，国会

参考例句：

• She won a seat in Parliament at the election.她在选举中赢得了议会中的席位。
• The drug was banned by an act of parliament.议会的法案明令禁止该药品。

7 swarming   

密集( swarm的现在分词 )； 云集； 成群地移动； 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去

参考例句：

• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。
• The beach is swarming with bathers. 海滩满是海水浴的人。

8 splashing   

v.使（液体）溅起( splash的现在分词 )；（指液体）溅落；击水声

参考例句：

• Water was splashing down from a large hole in the roof. 雨水从房顶上的一个大洞里倾泻下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The children love splashing water over each other. 儿童喜欢互相泼水。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。