英语听力精选进阶版 7810

Vicki: Hello and welcome to On the Town from BBC Learning¹ English. I'm Vicki.

Chen Li: 大家好，我是陈鹂，在城市掠影节目中，我们总是要去探访英国一些有趣的地方，在今天的节目中，我们要去一个非常古老的城市。

Vicki: The city of Canterbury, in the Southeast of England. We spoke² to Neil McCollum, the tourism manager for Canterbury City Council³, to find out why visitors come to Canterbury.

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I think the key reason why visitors are coming to the city and have been coming to the city for hundreds of years is probably the cathedral, whether for religious reasons, for the architecture, or for the sense of place the building brings with it.

Vicki: So one of the main attractions is the cathedral.

Chen Li: 大教堂。

Vicki: Neil described it as a key reason people come to the city.

Chen Li: A key reason 一个主要的原因。

Vicki: He mentioned three reasons why people visit the cathedral – for religious reasons,

Chen Li: 因为宗教的缘故，这个教堂如今依然在履行官方的宗教事务。

Vicki: for the architecture,

Chen Li: 因为它的建筑特色。

Vicki: or for the sense of place.

Chen Li: 因为对这个独特地方的特殊感受。

Vicki: So, the cathedral is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Canterbury, but of course there's more to Canterbury than that.

Chen Li: There's more to Canterbury 意思就是还有其他方面的原因。

Vicki: Here's Neil again:

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But I think there's a lot more to Canterbury than just the cathedral, it's the 2000 years of history that the city has. A major regional theatre, you've got some very good restaurants pubs⁴ and clubs in the city as well. Wonderful hotels, a whole package of things really.

Vicki: Neil mentioned lots of different things there, such as the history of the city – it's 2000 years old.

Chen Li: 比如长达 2000 年的历史。Neil 也提到城中的娱乐活动，比如有一个剧院。

Vicki: A major regional theatre.

Chen Li: 还有饭馆，酒吧，俱乐部，和旅店。

Vicki: Restaurants, pubs, clubs and hotels. He described it as a whole package of things.

Chen Li: 他形容人们可以进行的一些娱乐活动真是样样俱全，无所不包。在我们继续节目之前, 还是来复习一些我们刚才听到的有关坎特伯雷的单词和短语。

Vicki: A key reason.

Chen Li: 一个主要的原因。

Vicki: Cathedral.

Chen Li: 大教堂。

Vicki: Architecture.

Chen Li: 建筑。

Vicki: A whole package of things.

Chen Li: 也就是说样样俱全，应有尽有。

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I think the key reason why people are coming to the city and have been coming to the city for hundreds of years is probably the cathedral, whether for religious reasons, for the architecture, or for the sense of place the building brings with it.

But I think there's a lot more to Canterbury than just the cathedral, it's the 2000 years of history that the city has. A major regional theatre, you’ve got some very good restaurants pubs and clubs in the city as well. Wonderful hotels, a whole package of things really.

Vicki: In this programme we've heard a bit about the city of Canterbury and what there is to see there.

Chen Li: 我们和 Neil McCollum 进行了交谈，他是坎特伯雷市政府的旅游部门经理，他告诉我们说除了在城里，坎特伯雷城的一些外围地区也有意思。

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Canterbury district extends⁵ up to the coast – towns of Whitstable and Herne Bay, and in between we've got a large wealth of countryside and woodland as well.

Vicki: So, Canterbury district goes up to the coast.

Chen Li: District 地区， coast 海岸。

Vicki: And around Canterbury there's also a wealth of countryside and woodland.

Chen Li: A wealth of 很多的；countryside 乡村；woodland 林地。

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Canterbury district extends up to the coast – includes the coastal⁶ towns of Whitstable and Herne Bay, and in between we've got a large wealth of countryside and woodland.

Vicki: Before we go, I asked Neil for his top tip when visiting Canterbury.

Chen Li: 他告诉我们，在这里我们还可以去河上游览参观城市。

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One of the things I would suggest people do is take one of the river tours. A wonderful guided tour - tells you all about the city, but you see it from the aspect of the river, which is an angle⁷ you don’t often see when you’re walking around.

Vicki: It's a guided tour by boat. You learn all about the city but see it from the aspect of the river – a different angle.

Chen Li: A guided tour 有向导地参观路程；aspect 视线；angle 角度。

Vicki: Well, before we leave maybe we should go and see if we can get on a river boat tour!

Chen Li: 首先，我们来复习节目第二部分使用到的一些单词和短语。

Vicki: District.

Chen Li: 地区。

Vicki: Coast.

Chen Li: 海岸。

Vicki: Countryside.

Chen Li: 乡村。

Vicki: Woodland.

Chen Li: 林地。

Vicki: Guided tour.

Chen Li: 导游，有向导的参观旅游。

Vicki: Anyway, do join us again in On the Town to find out about more interesting places in Britain.

Chen Li: 感谢大家收听，再会！

Vicki: 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 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 council   

n.理事会，委员会，议事机构

参考例句：

• The town council passed a law forbidding the distribution of handbills.市议会通过法律，禁止散发传单。
• The city council has declared for improving the public bus system.市议会宣布同意改进公共汽车系统。

4 pubs   

酒店，酒馆( pub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I don't like pubs.They're noisy, smelly, and what's more, expensive. 我不喜欢酒吧。那里又吵，气味又难闻，更重要的是，花费太多。
• We did/went the rounds of all the pubs in town. 我们逐一光顾了城里所有的酒店。

5 extends   

v.（空间、时间等）延伸，延续( extend的第三人称单数 )；伸展；给予；延长

参考例句：

• This country extends its power and influence into neighbouring countries. 这个国家将其势力与影响扩大至邻国。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His domain extends for 20 miles in every direction. 方圆20英里之内都是他的地产。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

7 angle   

n.角，角度，立场，观点

参考例句：

• The high jumper took off at a bad angle.跳高运动员的起跳角度不好。
• The old house leans to the right at a dangerous angle.那所老宅向右斜得很危险。