第二部分 中英對照

　　聽力文本：

　　Talk about a book you have read that was important to you for some reason.

　　請解釋為什么這本書對你很重要。

　　Explain why the book was important to you.

　　在回答問題的過程中，請給出一些具體的例子。

　　Give specific details and examples to explain your answer.

　　有些人認(rèn)為電腦給社會帶來的影響是積極的。

　　Some people believe that television has had a positive influence on society.

　　而有些人覺得它帶來的影響是消極的。

　　Others believe it has had a negative influence on society.

　　你同意哪種觀點呢?為什么?請用具體的例子來闡述你的觀點。

　　Which do you agree with and why? Use details and examples to explain your opinion.

　　請解釋為什么該女性不同意信中所提及的原因。

　　Explain why the woman disagrees with the reasons expressed in the letter.

　　森特維爾大學(xué)計劃為學(xué)校添置一座新雕塑。

　　Centerville college is planning to purchase a new sculpture for its campus.

　　某學(xué)生向?qū)W校報紙寫信，反對該計劃。

　　A student wrote a letter to the campus newspaper opposing this plan.

　　你將有45秒鐘的時間閱讀這封信。計時現(xiàn)在開始。

　　You will have 45 seconds to read the letter. Begin reading now.

　　現(xiàn)在請聽兩名學(xué)生的對話，他們正在談?wù)撟约簩�這封信的看法。

　　Now listen to two students discussing the opinion expressed in the letter.

　　男：你看見報紙上保羅關(guān)于新雕塑的信了嗎?

　　Man:Did you see Paul's letter in the paper about the new sculpture?

　　女：看見了啊，但是那封信一點也不讓人信服。他那些反對計劃的理由完全都是錯誤的。

　　Woman:Yeah, but it was totally unconvincing. His reasons for opposing the plan are just totally off.

　　我特別開心，因為我們終于能在校園里看到一些漂亮的藝術(shù)品啦。

　　I am glad that we'll finally have some nice art on campus.

　　我特別想握一下捐贈者的手，鄭重地說一聲“謝謝你�！�

　　I'd like to shake the donor's hand and say “thank you.”

　　男：捐贈者?什么意思?

　　Man:What do you mean the donor?

　　女：你不知道嗎?

　　Woman:You didn't know?

　　一位匿名捐贈者給大多數(shù)雕塑買了單。

　　An anonymous donor is paying the bill for most of the sculpture.

　　男：不是學(xué)校買單嗎?

　　Man:Not the university?

　　女：不是的!所以他(保羅)說的誰付款的假設(shè)全是錯的!

　　Woman:No! His assumptions about who's paying for it are all wrong!

　　男：可是，我仍然在想如果他有一些關(guān)于空間的想法，那些理由會不會是確鑿的?

　　Man:Still, I wonder if he has a point about the space it'll take up?

　　女：哎呀，你知道保羅生氣的原因嗎?

　　Woman:Well, you know why Paul is upset.

　　他和他朋友經(jīng)常去那片草坪踢足球，而那個地方恰好是放雕塑的地方。

　　He and his friends are always out there on the lawn right where the sculpture will be, kicking around the soccer ball.

　　現(xiàn)在，他們不得不換個地方踢足球了。

　　Now they'll just have to use another part of the campus to play.

　　男：噢，他就是不想挪地方啊。

　　Man:Oh! So he just doesn't want to have to move.

　　女：是的，對于他來說，就是雕塑帶給他不便。

　　Woman:Yeah! For him, it's sculpture versus convenience.