英语听力精选进阶版 7871

I'm Richard Witman. We have a pick your own farm in Enfield, which is about 50 acres altogether, which draws on people from North London and all the areas around us as well.

Rob: So Helen, you've been to a farm have you?

Helen: 是的，我去了农场，that's where I was recently. 这个农场还挺大的，有50多英亩呢 50 acres.

Rob: So did you have fun?

Helen: Yes, lots. We had a brilliant time there.

Rob: Hello, I'm Rob. Welcome to On the Town.

Helen: 大家好，我是 Helen. 欢迎收听BBC 《都市掠影》节目。

Rob: So Helen, you went to a pick your own farm then. Tell me more about that.

Helen: Sure. Pick your own 是个什么样的农场呢？这里的主人 Richard Witman 给我做了介绍。

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Basically¹ a place where we grow crops exclusively³ for people to come in and pick their own fruit. We don't pick any fruit for supermarkets or any other retailers⁵. If you want our fruit you have to come here, pick it and then it's weighed when you leave the farm and you pay for the amount that you've picked.

Rob: So everything on the farm is grown exclusively for people to pick their own fruit. Exclusively here has the same meaning as only.

Helen: Exclusive² 这个词的意思是独有的，唯一的。Pick your own 顾名思义，也就是自摘农场。 这里的水果或者是蔬菜是只供给人们亲自到农场里摘的。

Rob: So the farm doesn't supply any supermarkets or any other retailers.

Helen: Retailer⁴ 零售商。农场也不给超市或者其他零售商提供蔬果产品。

Rob: People can come and pick whatever they like and pay for their pickings on the way out.

Helen: That's right. 我们在农场里摘了水果，先放篮子里。最后离开的时候在门口秤完分量一起给钱。

Rob: So what kind of fruits and vegetables can you pick at the farm?

Helen: That's what I asked Paul who was there with his family.

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Helen: So what have you picked today?

Paul: So far we've got some raspberries and strawberries, we are off to get some blackcurrants, and I think there's some – I can't remember what – there's another fruit around, I think there's a fourth one, and there's not very much of them, so we've got to get to them quite quickly.

Helen: Paul 和他的家人摘了好几种水果。

Rob: They picked some raspberries.

Helen: 木莓 raspberries, 玫瑰红颜色的水果，小小一粒粒的，味道有点酸。

Rob: Also strawberries. My kids love strawberries.

Helen: Mine too. 草莓 strawberries.

Rob: Blackcurrants, these are quite delicate⁶ fruits.

Helen: I know what you mean. 黑加仑 blackcurrants, 黑乎乎的，营养可好了。

Rob: What's the fourth one?

Helen: Well, Paul couldn't remember the name, but I know he was also after blackberries 黑莓。摘的时候要当心，藤上刺蛮多的，比较扎手。

Rob: Apart from fruits, there are vegetables for picking as well. Here's Roger.

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On the vegetable front, we do quite a range. At the moment, we would have green onions, beetroot, spinach⁷, Swiss chard, sweetcorn, tomatoes.

Helen: 除了水果之外，在这里还有菜园。农场主 Roger 介绍了一些蔬菜品种。比如大葱。

Rob: Green onions.

Helen: 甜菜根。

Rob: Beetroot. People like to use it in salads; it has a rich purple red colour.

Helen: 我在农场里还看到菠菜。

Rob: Spinach.

Helen: 玉米。

Rob: Sweetcorn.

Helen: 番茄。

Rob: Tomatoes.

Helen: 还有瑞士甜菜，有的时候也叫做牛皮菜。

Rob: That's Swiss chard. It's a very leafy vegetable, a bit like spinach, and its stalk⁸ can come in three colours, white, yellow or red.

Helen: Really, I didn't know that. Thanks for the information. 在农场里大家都很积极的摘采着自己喜欢的水果和蔬菜，我问了他们对 pick your own 的看法是什么样的。

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Woman: This is my first time come to this kind of farm, so I really enjoy. I pick up some strawberry, and it looks just so beautiful and firm, for photograph that's perfect.

Man 1: Just a day out with my family, to pick some fruit and enjoy the weather.

Man 2: It's lots more fun, you can wander around and get messy, especially if you've kids like I have, I have got a little two year old.

Rob: So most people come to have some fun with their family.

Helen: Yes, I think so. 大家都把这一天当春游一样 a day out with their family. 有位女士也是第一次感受自摘水果的经历，她很喜欢。

Rob: She really enjoyed it and also took some great photos.

Helen: Absolutely, 她摘了草莓，还拍了很多漂亮的特写照片。

Rob: Did people mind the mud?

Helen: 泥泞 mud. Not really. 农场没有很多泥泞的地。不过我们都是有备而来的，沾点泥土没问题。我看到不少小朋友，在忙碌的摘水果。

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What did you pick?

Some blackcurrants.

Strawberry, I like strawberries.

Will you be coming back?

Yes, I will be back.

Rob: Oh, that's so sweet. Sadly that's all we have time for but we'll be back with more programmes soon.

Helen: 感谢收听，下次再会。Bye!

Rob: Bye!

1 basically   

adv.基本上，从根本上说

参考例句：

• His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
• Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。

2 exclusive   

adj.不包括的，不算在内的，独有的，独享的

参考例句：

• The hotel charges 6 pounds a day,exclusive of meals.这家旅馆一天收六英镑，不包括饭钱。
• This bathroom is for the President's exclusive use.这间浴室是总统专用的。

3 exclusively   

adv.排斥其他地；单独地；专有地

参考例句：

• The star has a ski slope reserved exclusively for her.这位明星有一个专门留给她的滑雪场地。
• The modern cult of beauty is not exclusively a function of wealth.现代对美貌的狂热崇拜并不只是财富的作用。

4 retailer   

n.零售商(人)

参考例句：

• What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
• The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。

5 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。

6 delicate   

adj.巧妙的，敏感的；易损的，娇嫩的

参考例句：

• Be careful with those wine cups — they are very delicate.当心那些酒杯—它们很容易碎。
• The delicate handicraft works will not bear rough handling.精致的手工艺品经不起粗鲁的摆弄。

7 spinach   

n.菠菜

参考例句：

• Eating spinach is supposed to make you strong.据说吃菠菜能使人强壮。
• You should eat such vegetables as carrot,celery and spinach.你应该吃胡萝卜、芹菜和菠菜这类的蔬菜。

8 stalk   

n.茎，追踪，高视阔步；v.悄悄靠近，蔓延，高视阔步

参考例句：

• It's no better than a hollow stalk.那比根空麦秆子好不了多少。
• It was not a stalk，it was an ambush.这不是暗暗跟踪而是伏袭。