英文 B2 聽力練習 第 3 回
English listening practice, B2, round 3 — 11 recordings, 30 questions
每一段都是母語錄音。建議先到網站聽、作答，再回來看逐字稿。
內容
第 1 段 你聽到一位女士談參觀博物館。
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旁白You hear a woman talking about a museum visit.
你聽到一位女士談參觀博物館。
女I'd gone to see the famous paintings, but honestly, the rooms were so crowded I could hardly see them. What I'll remember is the small exhibition of children's drawings downstairs — nobody else was there, and they were wonderful.
我是去看那些名畫的，可是老實說展間擠到我幾乎看不到。我會記得的是樓下一個兒童畫的小展覽，沒有別人在，那些畫很棒。
第 2 段 你聽到兩個朋友談一場演唱會。
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旁白You hear two friends talking about a concert.
你聽到兩個朋友談一場演唱會。
男The band sounded great, but the tickets were ridiculous.
樂團的聲音很棒，可是票價太誇張了。
女They were expensive, yes. My problem was the venue — we were so far from the stage.
是很貴沒錯。我的問題是場地，我們離舞台好遠。
男True, we could barely see anything.
對，我們幾乎什麼都看不到。
第 3 段 你聽到一位男士談戒糖。
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旁白You hear a man talking about giving up sugar.
你聽到一位男士談戒糖。
男Everyone said I'd feel more energetic, and maybe I do a bit. But what I didn't expect was that fruit would start tasting so sweet. An apple is like a dessert now.
大家都說我會更有精神，也許有一點吧。但我沒料到水果會變得這麼甜。現在一顆蘋果就像甜點一樣。
第 4 段 你聽到一位女士留電話留言。
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旁白You hear a woman leaving a phone message.
你聽到一位女士留電話留言。
女Hi Sam, it's Kate from the dentist's. Your appointment on Thursday is still at ten, but Dr Lewis is away, so you'll be seeing Dr Patel instead. No need to call back.
山姆你好，我是牙醫診所的凱特。你星期四的預約還是十點，不過路易斯醫師不在，所以會改由帕特爾醫師看診。不用回電。
第 5 段 你聽到一位老師對全班說話。
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旁白You hear a teacher talking to a class.
你聽到一位老師對全班說話。
男Before you hand in your essays, check them once more. I'm not worried about your ideas — they're good — but some of you are still writing very long sentences that are hard to follow.
交作文之前再檢查一次。我不擔心你們的想法，想法都不錯，可是有些人還是寫很長、很難讀懂的句子。
第 6 段 你聽到一位男士談一次假期。
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旁白You hear a man talking about a holiday.
你聽到一位男士談一次假期。
男We'd booked a beach holiday, but there was a storm the whole week. So we hired a car and explored the mountains instead. Honestly, it was better than the beach would have been.
我們訂的是海灘假期，結果整週都是暴風雨。所以我們租了車去山裡玩。老實說，比待在海灘還好。
第 7 段 你聽到兩個學生談小組作業。
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旁白You hear two students talking about a group project.
你聽到兩個學生談小組作業。
女I've done my part. Has Jack finished his yet?
我的部分做完了。傑克的做完了嗎？
男He says he'll do it tonight, but he said that last week.
他說今晚會做，可是上週他也這樣說。
女Then we should tell the teacher.
那我們應該跟老師說。
第 8 段 你聽到一位女士談她的新腳踏車。
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旁白You hear a woman talking about her new bicycle.
你聽到一位女士談她的新腳踏車。
女It wasn't cheap, and I was worried I'd regret it. But I've used it every day for three months, and I've already saved more on bus fares than it cost.
它不便宜，我還擔心會後悔。可是三個月來我每天騎，省下的公車錢已經超過車價了。
第 9 段
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男Hello, I'm Dan Price, and I run Riverside Radio, a community station run entirely by volunteers. We started in a garage twelve years ago, and now we broadcast from the old fire station in the town centre. We've got about sixty volunteers; the youngest is fourteen and the oldest is eighty-seven. Our most popular programme is the Sunday morning show, where listeners phone in with gardening questions. Surprisingly, the show with the most younger listeners is one about local history. Every new volunteer starts by working on the news desk, because that teaches you to write clearly and quickly. Training takes about six weeks. The station is paid for by local businesses, who pay to have their adverts read out. The biggest challenge we face is finding people to work at night. This year we're celebrating our anniversary with a live concert in the park in July. And if you'd like to get involved, you don't need any experience — just enthusiasm.
大家好，我是丹·普萊斯，經營河畔電台，一個完全由志工經營的社區電台。我們十二年前從一間車庫起家，現在在市中心的舊消防局播音。我們大約有六十位志工，最年輕的十四歲，最年長的八十七歲。最受歡迎的節目是星期天早上的節目，聽眾打電話進來問園藝問題。出乎意料的是，年輕聽眾最多的節目是講地方歷史的。每位新志工都從新聞台開始，因為那能訓練你寫得清楚又快。訓練大約要六週。電台的經費來自當地商家，他們付錢請我們播他們的廣告。我們最大的挑戰是找人值夜班。今年我們七月會在公園辦一場現場音樂會慶祝週年。想參與的話，不需要任何經驗，只要有熱情。
第 10 段 說話者 1
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旁白Speaker 1
說話者 1
男I was sitting next to an old man on a train, and we started chatting. When I told him I was unhappy in my job, he said, 'Life's too short to wait for Friday.' I never even learnt his name, but I handed in my notice a month later.
有一次火車上我坐在一位老先生旁邊，我們聊了起來。我說我工作不開心，他說：「人生太短，不該只為了等星期五。」我連他的名字都不知道，但一個月後我就遞了辭呈。
旁白Speaker 2
說話者 2
女My first manager told me to deal with the hardest task first thing every morning. Now I never start the day by checking emails. It's made me far more productive.
我的第一個主管叫我每天早上先處理最難的工作。現在我從不一早就先看信，效率高多了。
旁白Speaker 3
說話者 3
男When my father died, a friend told me to write down one good thing every evening, however small. Some days it was just 'the coffee was nice', but it kept me going through those months.
我父親過世時，一個朋友叫我每天晚上寫下一件好事，再小都好。有些天只寫得出「咖啡很好喝」，但它讓我撐過了那幾個月。
旁白Speaker 4
說話者 4
女My aunt kept saying I should learn to drive. I laughed — I lived in the city, why would I need a car? Then I got a job in the countryside, and suddenly I understood.
我阿姨一直說我應該學開車。我都笑她，我住在城市，要車幹嘛？後來我在鄉下找到工作，突然就懂了。
旁白Speaker 5
說話者 5
男A teacher once told me to listen more than I talk. I was a terrible listener. Since I started really trying, my friendships have got much closer, and my wife says I'm easier to live with.
有位老師曾叫我多聽少說。我以前很不會聽人說話。自從我真的開始努力，我的友誼更親密了，太太也說我比較好相處了。
第 11 段
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男My guest is Maya Collins, who spent a year as the cook at a research station in Antarctica. Maya, why did you apply?
今天的來賓是瑪雅·柯林斯，她在南極一個研究站當了一年廚師。瑪雅，你為什麼去應徵？
女I'd been running a busy restaurant in London for ten years, and I was exhausted. I saw the advert on a friend's social media and thought: that's the opposite of my life. I applied the same evening.
我在倫敦經營一家很忙的餐廳十年了，累壞了。我在朋友的社群上看到徵人廣告，心想：那跟我的生活完全相反。當天晚上我就應徵了。
男What was the biggest challenge in the kitchen?
在廚房裡最大的挑戰是什麼？
女Planning. Fresh supplies arrive once a year, on a ship, so I had to work out exactly how much flour, rice and tinned food twenty people would need for twelve months. If I got it wrong, there was no shop to run to.
規劃。補給一年才來一次，用船運來，所以我得精確算出二十個人十二個月要多少麵粉、米和罐頭。算錯了，可沒有商店可以跑。
男What about fresh vegetables?
那新鮮蔬菜呢？
女We had a small greenhouse with lights, and I grew lettuce and herbs. Nothing tastes as good as a salad in the middle of the Antarctic winter.
我們有一間有燈的小溫室，我在裡面種萵苣和香草。在南極的冬天吃一盤沙拉，沒有什麼比這更美味了。
男How did people cope with the dark months?
大家怎麼度過那幾個月的黑暗？
女Routine was everything. Having meals at exactly the same times became really important — it gave the day a shape. I also started a weekly 'restaurant night' where everyone dressed up, and it became the highlight of the week.
規律就是一切。每天固定時間吃飯變得非常重要，讓一天有個樣子。我還辦了每週一次的「餐廳之夜」，大家都盛裝打扮，那成了一週的高潮。
男Was there anything you didn't enjoy?
有什麼是你不喜歡的嗎？
女Honestly, the lack of privacy. You can't go for a walk on your own when it's minus forty. That was harder than the cold.
老實說是沒有隱私。零下四十度的時候，你沒辦法一個人去散步。那比寒冷還難熬。
男And now?
那現在呢？
女I've opened a small café rather than another big restaurant. I learnt that I'm happier cooking for people I know.
我開了一家小咖啡館，而不是再開一家大餐廳。我發現為認識的人做菜，我比較快樂。