英语听力精选进阶版 7833

John: Hello, welcome to BBC Learning English, I'm John, with me this week, Chen Li.

Chen Li: 大家好， 欢迎收听BBC Learning English 英语教学节目。今天的城市掠影节目和平常有些不同，it's a little bit different. But in what way, John?

John: Well, by listening to On the Town you'll find plenty of ways to enjoy the towns and cities of Britain. But what happens when you are tired out by city life, when you are exhausted¹ from all the sightseeing and days out?

Chen Li: I don't know.

John: Well, why not get out of one of the many busy cities to the countryside? If you are staying in London then you could take a short weekend break on the north coast of Norfolk.

Chen Li: You can take a short weekend break, 短暂的周末假期。John 提议去北诺福克海岸。

John: We met Sarah Wise who lives in the lovely seaside town of Wells-next-the-Sea. It's a great place to base yourself if you want to explore the coast and the countryside.

Chen Li: This is what Sarah told us.

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Well, we're really lucky to live here at Wells-next-the-Sea, because it's a really beautiful town right here on the coast. But, the problem is, my favourite things are bluebells², and there aren't any here. So, we're going to go a bit further along the coast to a place called Wiveton Down, which at this time of year should be absolutely carpeted in bluebells. So, we're going to take a picnic and go and explore.

John: Sarah says she's lucky that she lives at Wells-next-the-Sea but she has a problem.

Chen Li: 是的 Sarah 也有一个问题 she’s got a problem, 她喜欢她所居住的这个海边城市，但是，她特别喜欢的一些植物, 这里却根本没有，她喜欢野风信子。

John: Yes, she loves bluebells.

Chen Li: 所以她要带我们去野餐。

John: A picnic.

Chen Li: 她还准备带我们去一个美丽的地方去看一些野生动植物,这里叫威福顿坡，这次她顺便也带上了自己的孩子。

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Go on. Go and give them a good sniff³. They are a bit strong. It's a very strong smell isn't it yeah. Look, what that you've got there Wills? Now he's got, he's either caught a hawthorn⁴ fly. And that lady back there said he was a St. Mark's fly, because they come out on St. Mark’s Day, which is April the 23rd. But they are lovely, aren't they? They are all furry⁵.

Chen Li: 这些孩子发现了野风信子，他们说可以闻到很浓的味道。

John: They smell a bit strong, meaning the bluebells have quite a strong aroma⁶.

Chen Li: 芳香。

John: OK, by this stage it was time to stop and have some food. Now when you are out in the countryside it's always great to have a picnic – that's if the weather is good enough, of course.

Chen Li: And that's exactly what Sarah did with her children.

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Well, we're now up here having a picnic on top of Wiverton Down and it's a beautiful place. It's quite unusual as you normally see bluebells growing in ancient woodlands, but they also grow on north facing slopes by the sea. And it's fantastic. It's completely unspoilt. No one has been at it with chemicals and pesticides⁷.

John: You know Li that really sounds idyllic⁸, doesn't it?

Chen Li: It sounds really lovely! Sarah 说通常只能在古森林看到这些野风信子。 Ancient woodland 古森林

John: Wonderful, That’s it from this edition of On the Town, and we'll let Sarah and her children end the programme for us.

Chen Li: 再会!

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Well, we've had our picnic, and we're now just about to get home, but we've just found this very nice bench here, and our last look out. So anyway, shall we get the dogs and go then? Yeah. Ok then. Bye. Bye.

1 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

2 bluebells   

n.圆叶风铃草( bluebell的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He pressed her down upon the grass, among the fallen bluebells. 他把她压倒在草地上，压倒在掉落满地的风信子花上。 来自英汉文学
• The bluebells had cascaded on to the ground. 风信子掉到了地上。 来自辞典例句

3 sniff   

vi.嗅…味道；抽鼻涕；对嗤之以鼻，蔑视

参考例句：

• The police used dogs to sniff out the criminals in their hiding - place.警察使用警犬查出了罪犯的藏身地点。
• When Munchie meets a dog on the beach, they sniff each other for a while.当麦奇在海滩上碰到另一条狗的时候，他们会彼此嗅一会儿。

4 hawthorn   

山楂

参考例句：

• A cuckoo began calling from a hawthorn tree.一只布谷鸟开始在一株山楂树里咕咕地呼叫。
• Much of the track had become overgrown with hawthorn.小路上很多地方都长满了山楂树。

5 furry   

adj.毛皮的；似毛皮的；毛皮制的

参考例句：

• This furry material will make a warm coat for the winter.这件毛皮料在冬天会是一件保暖的大衣。
• Mugsy is a big furry brown dog,who wiggles when she is happy.马格斯是一只棕色大长毛狗，当她高兴得时候她会摇尾巴。

6 aroma   

n.香气，芬芳，芳香

参考例句：

• The whole house was filled with the aroma of coffee.满屋子都是咖啡的香味。
• The air was heavy with the aroma of the paddy fields.稻花飘香。

7 pesticides   

n.杀虫剂( pesticide的名词复数 )；除害药物

参考例句：

• vegetables grown without the use of pesticides 未用杀虫剂种植的蔬菜
• There is a lot of concern over the amount of herbicides and pesticides used in farming. 人们对农业上灭草剂和杀虫剂的用量非常担忧。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 idyllic   

adj.质朴宜人的，田园风光的

参考例句：

• These scenes had an idyllic air.这种情景多少有点田园气氛。
• Many people living in big cities yearn for an idyllic country life.现在的很多都市人向往那种田园化的生活。