英语听力精选进阶版 7828

Andrea: There’s nothing quite like going out for a walk in the park.

Sun Chen: 我同意。在公园漫步 – 有鸟、有蜜蜂、还有树….

Andrea: So why not take a walk in Greenwich Park? Hello I’m Andrea.

Sun Chen: 还有我，孙晨。在今天的都市掠影当中，我们要去一个满眼都是绿色的地方。没错，这个地方就是伦敦众多公园当中的一个，格林尼治公园。

Andrea: Greenwich is famous for the Cutty Sark ship.

Sun Chen: 还有一个让它著名的就是它是全世界的零时区。这里的格林尼治标准时间和这里的天文台。

Andrea: Observatory¹.

Sun Chen: 这两样一样出名。

Andrea: But at the centre of it all is Greenwich Park. A place where people go to jog, have picnics and enjoy nature.

Sun Chen: Derrick Spur 是这里的总经理。他就领着我们一起去漫步这座格林尼治公园。

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Derrick Spur: Greenwich Park is the oldest of the Royal Parks and it's got a history going back to the 12th, 13th century. Henry VIII was born here at the Palace of Placentia which is at the bottom of the park near the river. At one stage the park extended right down to the river. In later years the National Maritime² Museum was developed and the old Royal Naval³ College. And the park remains⁴ at about 200 acres or 78 hectares.

Andrea: Derrick says that Greenwich Park is the oldest Royal Park in London. Other famous Royal Parks in London are Kew Gardens and Kensington Gardens which are also beautiful to visit.

Sun Chen: 不过，让人意想不到的居然是英国的亨利八世就出生在这里，当然也不能生在公园里，但是却是降生在这座公园里的一座宫殿里。要是这么说起来，这座公园的历史可以推算到十二和十三世纪。

Andrea: Derrick told us that at one time the park went all the way down to the river Thames. He uses the phrase – at one stage. At one time.

Sun Chen: 不过现在在这里诞生的很多新的景点儿隔断了这座公园和泰晤士河。这就是国家海军博物馆。

Andrea: National Maritime Museum.

Sun Chen: 和皇家海军学院。

Andrea: Royal Naval College. It’s an enormous space – 200 acres of trees and flowers. Here’s Derrick describing some of the wildlife you can find there.

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Derrick Spur: What we’ve got in the park – we’ve got a collection of red and fallow deer. We’ve got about 30 of those. We’ve got quite a lot of wildlife in terms of ducks, geese, that fly in. Grey squirrels which can be a bit of a nuisance – they do quite a lot of damage to the trees. In terms of plants we’ve got a collection of azaleas and rhododendrons. As you can see at the moment it’s very very colourful. So we’ve got a whole range of plants – we’ve got a herb garden and one of the, I boast, one of the best rose gardens in London.

Andrea: So it’s not just about grass and trees. Greenwich Park has a whole lot of wildlife too.

Sun Chen: Derrick 还跟我们说起了这里的野生动物。这其中就有鹿。

Andrea: Deer.

Sun Chen: 鸭子。

Andrea: Ducks.

Sun Chen: 鹅。

Andrea: Geese.

Sun Chen: 还有很多灰松鼠。

Andrea: Grey squirrels. I love squirrels. They’re so cute. Though they can be a bit of a nuisance according to Derrick. They can be an irritation⁵. That’s because they can do damage to the trees.

Sun Chen: Derrick 跟我们说，这座公园还种植了很多种类的杜鹃花。

Andrea: You can use the word ‘collection’ to talk about all sorts of groups of things.

Sun Chen: A collection of stamps.

Andrea: A collection of comics.

Sun Chen: And a collection of paintings. A collection. 就是一整套的意思。

Andrea: Finally Derrick talks very proudly about the rose garden in the park. He thinks it’s one of the best in London.

Sun Chen: 是啊，英国人就是喜欢玫瑰花!

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Derrick Spur: Another interesting point to mention for Greenwich Park is that it’s been selected for the equestrian⁶ events for the Olympics in 2012 where we will have horses galloping⁷ and jumping through the park.

Andrea: This is not just a park. It’s a place where major sporting events take place.

Sun Chen: 2012 年伦敦奥运会的时候，这座格林尼治公园将作为马术比赛的场地。

Andrea: Horses will be jumping and galloping through the park. I can’t wait.

Sun Chen: 而且，这座公园同时也是伦敦马拉松比赛的起点。每年的伦敦马拉松都吸引了世界众多的好手。

Andrea: So Sun Chen, do you enjoy going to the park in the summer?

Sun Chen: Of course, I do like walking in the park, especially in summer.

Andrea: For me, because London is such a busy city, it’s just so lovely that it has so many parks. It really does give you a chance to go somewhere peaceful to relax and unwind.

Sun Chen: 好了，估计我们是不是也把你到公园散步的瘾也勾起来了呢？我们这里也要跟你说再见了。

Andrea: Until the next time. Bye!

Sun Chen: 我们下次节目再见！

1 observatory   

n.天文台，气象台，瞭望台，观测台

参考例句：

• Guy's house was close to the observatory.盖伊的房子离天文台很近。
• Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次。

2 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

3 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 irritation   

n.激怒，恼怒，生气

参考例句：

• He could not hide his irritation that he had not been invited.他无法掩饰因未被邀请而生的气恼。
• Barbicane said nothing,but his silence covered serious irritation.巴比康什么也不说，但是他的沉默里潜伏着阴郁的怒火。

6 equestrian   

adj.骑马的；n.马术

参考例句：

• They all showed extraordinary equestrian skills.他们的骑术都很高超。
• I want to book two equestrian tickets.我想订两张马术比赛的票。

7 galloping   

adj. 飞驰的, 急性的 动词gallop的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The horse started galloping the moment I gave it a good dig. 我猛戳了马一下，它就奔驰起来了。
• Japan is galloping ahead in the race to develop new technology. 日本在发展新技术的竞争中进展迅速，日新月异。