英语听力精选进阶版 7246（在线收听）

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Ever since the 20s, Berlin's been famous for its nightclubs - louche and throbbing with music. Today, there's a bigger draw in that they bring money into the city in the form of budget airline revellers who sometimes land, go clubbing until dawn and then head for the airport again.

But some have already closed and more - about 15 on one estimate - are under threat. They were set up in disused buildings like power stations and warehouses in the poorer areas of East Berlin, but now find developers knocking on the doors.

The clubs are big music venues so more closures would remove a vibrant part of Berlin's music scene. Accordingly, the city government has set up a 'Music Board' with a budget of more than a million dollars.

There is a debate within the Berlin government over whether the money should be used to support music very specifically or the club scene in general.

But there is a wider issue: should vibrant, grungy nightclubs be supported by state money - is that not the antithesis of what these alternative establishments are about?

As one club manager put it: "We're an oasis of fringe culture in Berlin, living with the faint hope that we will survive.

"But," she said, "We don't want to be an island in the middle of a gentrified town".

Quiz 听力测试

Is this statement true, false or not given: Revellers like to draw.

Not given, although we know that the nightclubs are a draw, they are an attraction.

How do Berlin nightclubs bring money to the city?

They attract tourists to the city.

Has it been decided how the state money should be used?

No, there is still a debate within the Berlin government about this.

Are these Berlin nightclubs clean and smart?

No. They are described as 'grungy'.

Glossary 词汇表

louche 声名狼藉的

a draw 吸引人的地方

a reveller 派对者/欢庆的人

vibrant 朝气蓬勃的

a scene 地面

grungy 脏乱失修的

state 政府

the antithesis of something 对立面

fringe culture 边缘文化

gentrified 修复改善