英语听力精选进阶版 7838

Wang Fei: 大家好，欢迎收听《都市掠影》节目。我是王飞。

Alice: And I'm Alice.

Wang Fei: 我前些天经过伦敦著名的自然历史博物馆 the Natural History Museum 的时候。 Guess what Alice, there was a big change there!

Alice: I know! The lawn¹ in front of the Natural History Museum has become an ice-rink, hasn't it?!

Wang Fei: 是的。原来的草坪 the lawn 变成了 an ice-rink 滑冰场。

Alice: Yes. In London, many temporary ice-rinks are set up during the winter, and ice-skating becomes a popular winter sport. Let's hear what fun two girls have ice-skating.

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Girl 1: Oh it's very good actually. It feels really nice because the floor – the ground – is really soft. And it's very good with your family and your friends to have a good experience here and it's a good night out.

Girl 2: Yeah, it's really good. Plus you have the music so it gives you the move, it gives you like the energy to like, be dancing, even when you don't even know how to skate or stuff³ like that.

Wang Fei: These two girls really enjoyed their ice-skating, didn't they?

Alice: Yes. The first girl said it's a good experience to be there with family and friends and it's a good night out.

Wang Fei: A good night out, 一个愉快的夜晚。

Alice: The second girl said the music in the ice-rink gives you the energy to dance.

Wang Fei: Gives you the energy to dance, 给你跳舞的动力。

Alice: For these girls, ice-skating is a bit like dancing. But to some beginners, it might be a different experience. Let's hear more from other skaters.

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Boy: I kept falling over lots, a bit scared.

Woman: It's fun but he's finding⁴ it really hard!

Man: Yeah, I don't think 17 stone worth of muscle⁵ is good on ice!

Alice: So that boy said he kept falling over and he was a bit scared.

Wang Fei: Fall over, 摔跤、跌倒，scared 令人害怕的。

Alice: The older guy found it hard to skate. He said he doesn't think 17 stone worth of muscle is good on ice.

Wang Fei: Right! Stone 是英国的一个重量单位，one stone 也就是 6.35 公斤。17 stone worth of muscle 是指他的体重。 How many kilograms⁶ do 17 stones equal to, Alice?

Alice: Ooh, I had to look this up. It's 108 kilograms.

Wang Fei: 108 公斤的体重，滑冰的话，确实很有挑战性。

Alice: But don't worry. There are always some helpers⁷, called ice marshals⁹, who work at the ice-rink and will help you if you fall over.

Wang Fei: Ice marshal⁸, 就是冰上护卫人员。我们问一位护卫人员怎样滑冰才不会摔倒呢？

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Yeah sure, you just need to bend your knees, bend your knees, weight a little bit forwards. That's the magic.

Alice: He said bend your knees…

Wang Fei: Bend your knees 屈膝。

Alice: And put your weight a little bit forward.

Wang Fei: Put your weight a little bit forward. 把身体重心往前移一点儿。

Alice: That's the magic!

Wang Fei: Right! 这就是窍门、秘密！实际上这位冰上护卫同时也是一名大学生。我们听一听他如何谈论他的兼职工作。

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William: Yeah sure! I'm William. I work at the Natural History Museum ice-rink as an ice marshal. Yeah, I'm also a student. So I'm a student full-time¹⁰ and I work here part-time. It's fantastic, yeah. It gives me an opportunity to ice-skate, which is one of my hobbies, and it pays the bills, so...

Alice: William got a fantastic part-time job! He gets the opportunity to skate and it pays the bills.

Wang Fei: Right, it pays the bills 它能付账单。意思是说这份兼职工作付给他薪水，可以让他付各种帐单。It's really a fantastic job!

Alice: Great if you can skate. Although it's nice to go ice-skating, there is one thing people are not very happy with. What is it?

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Girl 1: But it's very expensive, because it's ￡9 an hour for a child and if it's [an] adult I think it's ￡15 or ￡13. So, but it's worth -

Girl 2: It's a good adventure and it's a good experience.

Girl 1: It's worth doing. Yeah.

Alice: It's the price. It's very expensive to skate in London.

Wang Fei: 儿童票每小时9镑，成人票每小时大约 13、4 英镑。真是很贵。

Alice: But even though it's expensive, she says it's still worth doing.

Wang Fei: 她觉得还是很值！It's worth doing.

Alice: There are many ice-rinks in the winter in London. I hope you will have the opportunity to go skating this winter.

Wang Fei: Yes and you can enjoy a good night out with your friends.

Both: Bye!

1 lawn   

n.草地，草坪，上等细麻布

参考例句：

• The lawn was crawling with ants.草坪上爬满了蚂蚁。
• They are lying on a grassy lawn.他们躺在绿草如茵的草坪上。

2 insert   

vt.插入，镶补；vi.附着；n.插入，插入物

参考例句：

• I wish to insert an advertisement in your newspaper.我想在贵报上登一则广告。
• The newspaper had an insert of pages of pictures.该报带有数页插图。

3 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

4 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

5 muscle   

n.肌肉，膂力；v.硬挤

参考例句：

• The heart is made of muscle.心脏是肌肉组织。
• He is a man of muscle.他是个大力士。

6 kilograms   

n.千克( kilogram的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 2 kilograms of rice 2公斤大米
• Every tonne of coal contains,on average,30 kilograms of nitrogen. 每吨煤平均含30公斤氮。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 helpers   

n.助手( helper的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a little posse of helpers 一小伙帮忙的人
• At election time the party needs a lot of voluntary helpers. 大选时，该党需要许多义务帮忙的人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 marshal   

n.元帅，总指挥，（美）执法官；vt.整理，集结

参考例句：

• The oldest general was appointed marshal of the armies.资格最老的将军被任命为军队的元帅。
• Marshal your arguments before debating.辩论前整理一下你的论点。

9 marshals   

元帅( marshal的名词复数 )； 典礼官； 执法官； 消防局长

参考例句：

• The grand prix is controlled by well-trained marshals. 大奖赛由训练有素的典礼官协调指挥。
• It marshals the same antibody response to both of them. 它对两者作出的抗体反应都是一样的。

10 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。