剑桥雅思 15 Test 2 Part 2 听力精听与听写练习 - 心流雅思

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剑桥雅思 15 Test 2 Part 2 Transcript / 听力原文

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   I'm very pleased to welcome this evening's guest speaker, Mark Logan,

   我非常高兴地欢迎今晚的演讲嘉宾马克·洛根，

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   who's going to tell us about the recent transformation of Minster Park.

   谁来给我们介绍一下大教堂公园最近的转变。

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   Over to you, Mark.

   交给你了，马克。

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   Thank you.

   谢谢。

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   I'm sure you're all familiar with Minster Park.

   相信大家都对大教堂公园很熟悉。

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   It's been a feature of the city for well over a century,

   一个多世纪以来，它一直是这座城市的特色

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   and has been the responsibility of the city council for most of that time.

   大部分时间都是市议会的责任。

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   What perhaps isn't so well known is the origin of the park:

   也许不太为人所知的是公园的起源：

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   unlike many public parks that started in private ownership,

   与许多由私人所有开始的公园不同，

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    as the garden of a large house, for instance,

    例如，作为一座大房子的花园，

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    Minster was some waste land,

    大教堂是一片荒地，

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    which people living nearby started planting with flowers in 1892.

    1892年，附近的人们开始种植花卉。

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    It was unclear who actually owned the land,

    目前还不清楚谁真正拥有这片土地，

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    and this wasn't settled until 20 years later,

    直到20年后这个问题才得到解决

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    when the council took possession of it.

    当理事会接管它时。

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    You may have noticed the statue near one of the entrances.

    您可能已经注意到其中一个入口附近的雕像。

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    It's of Diane Gosforth,

    这是黛安·戈斯福斯的作品，

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    who played a key role in the history of the park.

    他在公园的历史上发挥了关键作用。

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    Once the council had become the legal owner,

    一旦理事会成为合法所有者，

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    it planned to sell the land for housing.

    它计划出售土地用于住房。

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    Many local people wanted it to remain a place that everyone could go to,

    许多当地人希望它仍然是一个每个人都可以去的地方，

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    to enjoy the fresh air and natural environment -

    享受新鲜空气和自然环境——

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    remember, the park is in a densely populated residential area.

    请记住，公园位于人口稠密的住宅区。

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    Diane Gosforth was one of those people,

    黛安·戈斯福斯就是其中之一，

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    and she organised petitions and demonstrations,

    她组织了请愿和示威活动，

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    which eventually made the council change its mind about the future of the land.

    这最终使议会改变了对这片土地未来的看法。

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    Soon after this the First World War broke out, in 1914,

    此后不久，第一次世界大战于 1914 年爆发，

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    and most of the park was dug up and planted with vegetables,

    公园的大部分地方都被挖出来种上了蔬菜，

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    which were sold locally.

    是在当地出售的。

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    At one stage, the army considered taking it over for troop exercises

    陆军一度考虑将其接管以进行部队演习

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    and got as far as contacting the city council,

    并联系了市议会，

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    then decided the park was too small to be of use.

    然后认为公园太小，无法使用。

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    There were occasional public meetings during the war,

    战争期间偶尔举行公开会议

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    in an area that had been retained as grass.

    在一个被保留为草地的区域。

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    After the war, the park was turned back more or less to how it had been before 1914,

    战后，公园或多或少地恢复到 1914 年之前的样子，

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    and continued almost unchanged until recently.

    直到最近几乎没有变化。

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    Plans for transforming it were drawn up at various times,

    改造计划曾多次制定，

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    most recently in 2013,

    最近一次是在 2013 年，

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    though they were revised in 2015,

    尽管它们在2015年进行了修订，

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    before any work had started.

    在任何工作开始之前。

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    The changes finally got going in 2016,

    改变终于在2016年开始了，

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    and were finished on schedule last year.

    并于去年如期完成。

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    OK, let me tell you about some of the changes that have been made

    好的，让我告诉你一些已经发生的变化

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    and some things that have been retained.

    以及一些被保留下来的东西。

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    If you look at this map,

    如果你看一下这张地图，

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    you'll see the familiar outline of the park,

    你会看到公园熟悉的轮廓，

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    with the river forming the northern boundary,

    以河流形成北部边界，

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    and a gate in each of the other three walls.

    其他三堵墙上各有一扇门。

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    The statue of Diane Gosforth has been moved.

    黛安·戈斯福斯的雕像已被移走。

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    it used to be close to the south gate,

    以前靠近南门，

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    but it's now immediately to the north of the lily pond,

    但现在就在荷花池的北边，

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    almost in the centre of the park, which makes it much more visible.

    几乎在公园的中心，这使得它更加明显。

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    There's a new area of wooden sculptures, which are on the river bank,

    河岸上有一个新的木雕区域，

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    where the path from the east gate makes a sharp bend.

    从东门出来的小路在那里急转弯。

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    There are two areas that are particularly intended for children.

    有两个区域特别适合儿童。

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    The playground has been enlarged and improved,

    操场得到了扩大和改善，

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    and that's between the river and the path that leads from the pond to the river.

    那是在河流和从池塘通向河流的小路之间。

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    Then there's a new maze, a circular series of paths, separated by low hedges.

    然后是一个新的迷宫，一系列圆形的小路，被低矮的树篱隔开。

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    That's near the west gate -

    就在西门附近——

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    you go north from there towards the river and then turn left to reach it.

    你从那里向北走向河流，然后左转即可到达。

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    There have been tennis courts in the park for many years,

    公园里多年来一直有网球场，

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    and they've been doubled, from four to eight.

    而且数量增加了一倍，从四个增加到八个。

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    They're still in the south-west corner of the park,

    他们还在公园的西南角，

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    where there's a right-angle bend in the path.

    路径中有一个直角弯曲的地方。

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    Something else I'd like to mention is the new fitness area.

    我还想提一下新的健身区。

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    This is right next to the lily pond on the same side as the west gate.

    这里就在西门同一侧的荷花池旁边。

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    Now, as you're all gardeners,

    现在，既然你们都是园丁，

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    I'm sure you'll like to hear about the plants that have been chosen for the park.

    我相信您会想听听为公园选择的植物的情况。

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