雅思聽力在考試中占據(jù)著重要的地位,時常用聽力材料來磨耳朵可以不斷鞏固大腦的英語語言能力。以下是雅思聽力材料,您可以結(jié)合MP3和下方的原文及翻譯進(jìn)行聽力學(xué)習(xí)。
聽力原文及翻譯
A: Now, Carly, that's my older daughter, has just had her 7th birthday, so presumably she'd be in a different group.
A:現(xiàn)在,Carly,我大女兒,剛過完 7 歲生日,所以她應(yīng)該會分到不同的組。
B: Yes, she'd be in the Junior Engineers, that's for children from 6 to 8.
B:是的,她會參加少年工程師組,這個組是為 6 到 8 歲的孩子開設(shè)的。
A: And do they do the same sort of activities?
A:他們也會做同樣的活動嗎?
B: Some are the same, but a bit more advanced. So they work out how to build model vehicles, things like cars and trucks, but also how to construct animals using the same sorts of material and technique. And then they learn how they can program them and make them move.
B:有些活動是一樣的,但更高級一些。他們會研究如何建造模型車輛,比如汽車和卡車,以及如何使用同樣的材料和技術(shù)建造動物。然后他們學(xué)習(xí)如何對它們進(jìn)行編程并讓它們移動。
A: So they learn a bit of coding.
A:所以他們會學(xué)習(xí)一點(diǎn)編碼。
B: They do. They pick it up really quickly, we're there to help if they need it, but they learn from one another, too.
B:他們會。他們學(xué)得很快,如果需要的話我們會隨時提供幫助,但他們也會互相學(xué)習(xí)。
A: Right. And do they have competitions, too?
A:對。他們也會比賽嗎?
B: Yes, with the junior engineers, it's to use recycled materials like card and wood
to build a bridge, and the longest one get surprise.
B:是的,少年工程師組會使用回收材料,比如卡片和木頭
來建造一座橋,最長的會得到驚喜。
A: That sounds fun! I wouldn't mind doing that myself.
A:聽起來很有趣!我自己不介意這么做。
B: Then they have something a bit different which is to think up an idea for a 5 minute movie, and then film it, using special animation software. You'd be amazed what they come up with.
B:然后他們有一點(diǎn)不同,那就是想出一個 5 分鐘的電影創(chuàng)意,然后使用特殊的動畫軟件拍攝它。你會驚訝于他們想出了什么。
A: And of course, that's something they can put on their phone, and take home to show all their friends.
A:當(dāng)然,這是他們可以放在手機(jī)上的東西,帶回家給所有的朋友看。
B: Exactly! And then they also build a robot in the shape of a human, and they decorate it, and program it so that it can move its arms and legs.
B:沒錯!然后他會建造人類形狀的機(jī)器人,裝飾它,并對其進(jìn)行編程,以便它可以移動它的胳膊和腿。
A: Perfect. So is it the same price as the tiny engineers?
A:完美。那么它的價格和少兒工程師的價格一樣嗎?
B: It's just a bit more, £50 for the five weeks.
B:稍微貴一點(diǎn),五周 50 英鎊。
A: And are the classes on a Monday, too?
A:課程也是在周一嗎?
B: They used to be, but we found it didn't give our staff enough time to clear up after the first workshop, so we moved them to Wednesdays. The classes are held in the morning from 10 to 11.
B:以前是這樣的,但我們發(fā)現(xiàn)這沒有給我們的員工足夠的時間在第一次研討會后收拾東西,所以我們把課程改到了周三。課程在上午 10 點(diǎn)到 11 點(diǎn)舉行。
A: Okay, that's better for me actually. And what about the location? Where exactly are the workshops held?
A:好的,這對我來說實際上更好。那地點(diǎn)呢?研討會具體在哪里舉行?
B: They're in Building 10A, there's a big sign on the door, you can't miss it, and that's in Fradstone Industrial Estate.
B:在 10A 樓,門上有個大招牌,你不會錯過的,那是在 Fradstone 工業(yè)區(qū)。
A: Sorry?
A:對不起?
B: Fradstone. That's F-R-A-D-S-T-O-N-E.
B:Fradstone。F-R-A-D-S-T-O-N-E。
A: And that's in Grasford, isn't it?
A:那是在格拉斯福德,對吧?
B: Yes, up past the station.
B:是的,在車站那邊。
A: And will I have any parking problems there?
A:那里有停車問題嗎?
B: No, there's always plenty available. So would you like to enroll Lydia and Carly now?
B:不會,那里總是有很多車位。那么你現(xiàn)在想讓 Lydia 和 Carly 報名嗎?
A: Okay.
A:好的。
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