英语听力精选进阶版 7844

Yang Li: 大家好我是杨莉，欢迎收听《都市掠影》。We are three weeks into the New Year we have some really good news in On The Town. Four Chinese people in Britain have been awarded an MBE. 帝国成员勋章。英国华裔教师钟谢润月就是其中的一位。

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Ruby¹: I was a bit stunned²! I didn't know they wrote to me. So, when I arrived from Hong Kong, the phone rang and when they told me I was really very surprised and almost speechless but equally I was very honoured and very delighted.

Yang Li: Stunned and speechless. 受宠若惊, 激动得说不出话来了。That’s Ruby Murray-Jones talking to BBC reporter Britt about her reaction upon receiving the honour.

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Ruby: I was a bit stunned! I didn't know they wrote to me. So, when I arrived from Hong Kong, the phone rang and when they told me I was really very surprised and almost speechless. But equally I was very honoured and very delighted. I was very happy really, not only for myself – and that my work has been recognised – but also for the school and the teachers that have been working with me for all of these years – good co-operation and trust from the parents. So, you know, it was really wonderful wonderful news.

Yang Li: 她多年的工作得到了认可 recognised 承认、认可。钟谢润月 1983 年开始在豪士罗中文学校义务教中文，后来成为该校校长，多年来致力教授华人学中文。Now listen to the next part of the interview and find out how many years of voluntary service she has had. 志愿工作 voluntary service.

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Britt: You've been honoured for your service to the Chinese community in Hounslow. What exactly do you think that stands out in terms of what you have done for the community service?

Ruby: I think that comes in two parts. Apart from as a head of a house of a Chinese school, for almost 28 years, voluntary service, unpaid³; I also, I was one of the founders⁴ and former chairman of the Hounslow Chinese Community Centre. So I used to help to raise money, keep a very high profile⁵ in this area.

Yang Li: Did you get it? 28 years of voluntary service as head of a house of a Chinese school. 另一个重要贡献是她创立的华人社区工作非常出色，在当地享有很高的声誉 high profile. Ruby 认为她的工作在很大程度上起到了东西文化桥梁的作用。

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Ruby: They feel that I could be a link between the British government and the Chinese communities. Hopefully, by giving us the honour, especially the Chinese people who receive honour, we help to promote and also increase the awareness⁶ of the importance of the services in this country – especially voluntary services. I think it's very satisfying to do voluntary work in this country.

Yang Li: Here we have heard the words to promote 宣传 increase the awareness 提高某种意识，还有 satisfying 令人感到满足的。A survey from 2007 shows there are about 800,000 Chinese in England and Wales. 越来越多华人获得勋章，反映了现今英国华人与早期移民比较，地位提高了不少。那么英国主流社会对华人族群是否接受容纳了呢？

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Britt: Do you find British society to be accepting of the ethnic⁷ Chinese?

Ruby: Chinese people are, by nature, quite shy I find. They need to keep a higher profile – so, you know, to come out and do more community work, join in a lot of areas in the British ways of life.

Yang Li: She said that Chinese people are, by nature shy 中国人生性腼腆。They need to keep a higher profile 应该更为活跃、高调 。比如做些社区工作 community work 多方面融入英国社会 join in a lot of areas in the British way of life. That’s MBE recipient⁸ Ruby Murray-Jones. Bye.

1 ruby   

n.红宝石，红宝石色

参考例句：

• She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
• On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。

2 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

3 unpaid   

adj.未付款的，无报酬的

参考例句：

• Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime.医生过度加班却无报酬。
• He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm.他正在一家工程公司无偿工作一个月以获得工作经验。

4 founders   

n.创始人( founder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty. 他是该大学医学院的创建人之一。 来自辞典例句
• The founders of our religion made this a cornerstone of morality. 我们宗教的创始人把这看作是道德的基石。 来自辞典例句

5 profile   

n.侧面，轮廓，人物素描；概要，人物简介；v.描绘...轮廓，评论人物

参考例句：

• I turned my head and saw the profile of a man.我转过头，看见一个人的侧影。
• He drew her profile.他给她画侧面像。

6 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

7 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

8 recipient   

a.接受的,感受性强的 n.接受者,感受者,容器

参考例句：

• Please check that you have a valid email certificate for each recipient. 请检查是否对每个接收者都有有效的电子邮件证书。
• Colombia is the biggest U . S aid recipient in Latin America. 哥伦比亚是美国在拉丁美洲最大的援助对象。