1、TEST 1 测试 1SECTION 1 第一节RECEPTIONIST: Good afternoon, Dreamtime Travel. How can I help you? 接待员:下午好,梦想时间旅行。我如何帮助你?CUSTOMER: Oh hello. Im interested in the holidays you offer along the coast 顾客:哦 ,你好。我感兴趣你假期提供沿着海岸near here. 在附近。RECEPTIONIST: Yes. We operate several tours up the coast. Where in partic
2、ular did 接待员:是的。我们几个沿着海岸旅游。在特定的了you want to go? 你想去吗?CUSTOMER: Well, I like the sound of the holiday that mentioned whales. Was it 顾客:嗯 ,我喜欢这个节日的声音, 提到了鲸鱼。这是Whale Watching? “赏鲸”?RECEPTIONIST: Oh, thats our Whale Watch Experience. lts very popular and its 接待员:哦,这是我们的鲸鱼观看体验。lt, 它是很受欢迎的based in a lovel
3、y little town with nice beaches. 在一个可爱的小镇的海滩好。CUSTOMER: Oh right, and how long does it last? 顾客:哦 ,持续多长时间?RECEPTIONIST: Its two days - that includes four hours travel time each way from 接待员:这是两天,包括旅行时间从 4 个小时here. 在这里。CUSTOMER: Good, I dont want to be away any longer than that. So is that by 顾客:好的 ,
4、我不想走了。因此, 通过coach? 教练吗?RECEPTIONIST: Actually its by minibus. We like to keep those tours small and 接待员:实际上是面包车。我们喜欢把那些旅游小和personal so we dont take a whole coachload of people. in fact, we 个人, 所以我们不要把一整个一客车的旅客的人。事实上,我们only take up to fifteen people on this tour, although we do run it 只需要 15 人在这旅游,尽管
5、我们运行它with just twelve or thirteen. 只有十二个也不十三个。CUSTOMER: Oh, right. So do you run these tours often? 顾客:哦 ,对了。所以你经常运行这些旅游吗?RECEPTIONIST: Well it depends on the time of year. Of course in peak times like the 接待员:这取决于。当然在高峰时期summer holidays we do them every weekend, but at the moment its 暑假我们每个周末都做,但目前
6、它的usually once a month at most. 通常一个月一次。CUSTOMER: And when is the next one going? 客户:下一个会是什么时候?RECEPTIONIST: Mmm, let me see. Um, theres one in three weeks time which 接待员:嗯,让我看看。嗯,有一个三周的时间is April the 18th, and then we dont have another one until June the 4 月 18 日,然后我们没有另一个,直到 6 月吗2nd. 2 日。CUSTOMER:
7、 All right, and is April a good time to go? 顾客:好吧 ,4 月是一个很好的时间去?RECEPTIONIST: Pretty good. Though the really good time is later in the year. I have 接待员:很好。虽然很好的时间是在今年晚些时候。我有to say though that the whale sighting is only one of the many things 说尽管鲸鱼看到只有一个的很多东西offered. CUSTOMER: Really? 提供。顾客:真的吗?RECEP
8、TIONIST: Yes. The hotel itself where you stay has great facilities. Its called 接待员:是的。酒店本身,你保持有很大的设施。它被称为The Pallisades. Pallisades。CUSTOMER: The Paris what? 顾客:巴黎的什么?RECEPTIONIST: No, its actually The Pallisades, P-A-L-L-I-S-A-D-E-S. Its right on the 接待员:不,它实际上 Pallisades,P-A-L-L-I-S-A-D-E-S。它是正确的m
9、ain beach there. 主要的海滩。CUSTOMER: Oh, I see. 顾客:哦 ,我明白了。RECEPTIONIST: All of the rooms have nice views and the food is really good there 接待员:所有的房间都有很好的观点和那里的食物是非常好的too. 了。CUSTOMER: Oh right. 顾客:哦 ,对了。CUSTOMER: And what about the other things? You know, that are included in the 顾客:和其他的事情呢? 你知道,这是包含在pr
10、ice. 价格。RECEPTIONIST: Oh, there are lots of things. If you dont want to do the whale watch 接待员:哦,有很多的事情。如果你不想做鲸鱼观看cruise, your guide will take anyone who is interested either on a 巡航, 你的向导将在一个有兴趣的人bushwalk through the national park near the hotel, and theres no bushwalk 通过国家公园附近的酒店,也没有extra charge f
11、or that, or on a fishing trip. Thats an extra $12 I think. 额外费用,或钓鱼。这是一个额外的 12 美元,我认为。And theres also a reptile park in town - that costs more or less the 还有一个爬行动物公园在城里,成本或多或少same. 相同。CUSTOMER: No, I think Id prefer whales to snakes. 顾客:不 ,我认为我更喜欢鲸鱼蛇。RECEPTIONIST: Yeah. And if you just want to relax
12、 you are free to sit by the hotel 接待员:是的。如果你只是想放松你坐的酒店都是免费的pool or go down the beach. Oh, and they also have tennis courts at 泳池或海滩。哦,他们也有网球场the hotel, but you have to pay for those by the hour. But there 酒店, 但是你必须按小时支付这些。但are table tennis tables downstairs and theyre part of the 乒乓球表到楼下,他们的一部分accom
13、modation package. Just speak to your guide. 住宿计划。只是说你的向导。CUSTOMER: Well that sounds good. So how much is the basic tour price? 顾客:听起来不错。所以基本的旅游价格是多少?RECEPTIONIST: At this time of year its usually around $300 but let me check. Er.oh, 接待员:每年的这个时候,通常是 300 美元左右,但让我查一下。呃哦,its actually $280. 它实际上是 280 美元。
14、CUSTOMER: And the next tour, are there any places on that one? 顾客:下旅游 ,有什么地方的吗?RECEPTIONIST: HOW many people Is It for? 接待员:有多少人是为了?CUSTOMER: These are two of us. 顾客:这是我们两个。RECEPTIONIST: Yes, that should be fine. Can I just mention that we require all 接待员:是的,那应该没事的。我可以只提到我们需要吗bookings to be made at
15、least fourteen days before you travel to 预订旅游前至少 14 天avoid cancellations of tours. And if you cancel within seven days of departure you will have to pay 50% of your total booking. 避免取消旅行。如果你在 7 天内取消离开你将不得不支付 50%的总预订。CUSTOMER: OK. 顾客:好的。RECEPTIONIST: And you also need to pay a 20% deposit at the time
16、 of booking. 接待员:你还需要支付 20%的定金在预订的时间。CUSTOMER: Can I pay that by credit card? 顾客:我可以用信用卡支付吗?RECEPTIONIST: Yes, you can. 接待员:是的,你可以。CUSTOMER: All right, what Ill do is Ill talk to my partner and get back to you. 顾客:好吧 ,我要做的就是我要跟我的伴侣和送还给你。RECEPTIONIST: Fine. So Ill make a provisional booking, shall I?
17、 - two for the Whale 接待员:好的。所以我要做一个临时预订,我呢?两个鲸鱼Watch Experience. Let me issue you with a customer reference 观看体验。我的问题你与客户参考number for when you call back. Do you have a pen? 数,当你回电话。你有一支钢笔吗?CUSTOMER: Yes. 顾客:是的。RECEPTIONIST: OK, its three nine seven, four five, T. Thats T for tango. When you 接待员:好的,这
18、是三百九十七, 四个五,T T 的探戈。当你call back, ask to speak to the Tour Manager, thats me, Tracy. 回电话,问问旅游经理说话 ,那就是我 ,特蕾西。CUSTOMER: Fine, I will. 顾客:好的 ,我会的。SECTION 2 第二节Hello and welcome to todays “Buyer Beware” programme, where we give you 大家好,欢迎来到今天的 “金律”项目, 我们给你的地方some tips on how to spend your money wisely.
19、Now, in todays show were 一些建议关于如何明智地花你的钱。现在,在今天的我们looking at beds for children and babies. Lets start by looking at baby cots, thats 看着床上的孩子和婴儿。让我们首先看婴儿床,这是for children of up to three years old. We tested three different cots all in the 三岁的孩子。我们测试了三种不同的床的budget price range and, as usual, we will fea
20、ture the good points, the problems 预算价格区间,像往常一样, 我们将特性的优点 ,问题and our verdict. 和我们的判决。The first cot we looked at was by Baby Safe and it had several good points to 我们第一套看着是婴儿安全,它有几个优点recommend it. Our testers liked the fact that it had four wheels, so it was easy to 推荐。我们的测试人员喜欢它有四个轮子,所以它很容易move arou
21、nd. The only slight problems with this cot were that it had no brakes, 移动。这床是唯一轻微问题没有刹车,but they didnt think that mattered too much. At first they were a bit concerned 但他们不认为重要太多了。起初他们有点担心about the side bar, because they felt babies could trap their fingers in it, but our 侧边栏,因为他们觉得孩子可能陷阱手指, 但我们的tes
22、ters felt that this was unlikely to happen so they have given this one a verdict 测试人员认为这是不太可能发生,所以他们给了这一裁决of “satisfactory”. “令人满意” 。The next cot was by Choice Cots and this time our testers were pleased to find a 下一个床是通过选择 Cots,这次我们测试人员很高兴找到一个cot which is simple to put together - unlike others we l
23、ooked at. On the minus 床放在一起起来也很简单不像其他人我们看。在-side, our testers did not like the fact that the side of the cot did not drop down, 方面, 我们的测试人员不喜欢的事实, 一边床没有掉下来,making it difficult to pick up newborn babies. However, the real problem with this cot was the space between the bars; our testers found they w
24、ere too wide and a 很难接新生婴儿。这床然而,真正的问题在于酒吧之间的空间,我们的测试人员发现他们太宽baby could easily trap his head. We felt this was a real safety hazard and so we 婴儿很容易陷阱。我们觉得这是一个真正的安全隐患,所以我们have labelled this one dangerous, Im afraid. 标签这一危险,我害怕。And finally better news for the Mothers Choice cot. This cot was slightly 最
25、后对母亲的选择床更好的消息。这床略different in that, although the side bar did not drop down, the base could be 不同, 尽管侧边栏没有掉下来, 基本可以raised or lowered into two different positions making it safe as well as 上调或下调到两个不同的位置使它安全以及convenient. The negatives for this one were quite minor; the only niggle 方便。这个一个非常小的底片,唯一的挑剔e
26、veryone had was the fact that it has no wheels and the only other problem 每个人都是它没有轮子和唯一的另一个问题anyone could find, was that there were pictures which were simply stuck on and 任何人都可以找到,只是坚持和有图片so could easily become detached. The makers have now promised to discontinue 所以很容易成为分离。制造商已经答应停止this practice.
27、As this cot will then be safe in every way, we have made the 这种做法。这床将是安全的在每一个方式,我们已经做了Mothers Choice cot our best buy. Congratulations Mothers Choice! 母亲的选择我们百思买床。祝贺你妈妈的选择!So, what features should you look for in a babys cot? Well obviously safety is a 所以, 你应该寻找什么功能在婴儿床吗?安全是一个很明显very important facto
28、r as well as comfort and convenience. We recommend that, 非常重要的因素以及舒适和方便。我们建议,if you are buying a cot, do make sure that any metal present is not rusted or bent 如果你买一个床,确保任何金属没有生锈或弯曲in any way. You should ensure your cot has only rounded or smooth edging 以任何方式。你应该确保你的床只有圆形的或光滑的边缘without any sharp edg
29、es, this is especially important for wooden cots. 没有任何锋利的边缘,这是对木制 cots 尤其重要。And now on to beds for toddlers . 现在在为幼儿床SECTION 3 第三节ANDREW: Excuse me, I was told to come here for advice about, erm, Management 安德鲁:对不起,我被告知来这里寻求建议, 嗯,管理Diploma courses? 文凭课程吗?MONICA: Youve certainly come to the right pla
30、ce. Hi, my name is Monica. 莫妮卡:你来对地方了。嗨,我的名字是莫妮卡。ANDREW: Nice to meet you. My name is Andrew, Andrew Harris. 安德鲁:很高兴见到你。我的名字叫安德鲁,安德鲁哈里斯。MONICA: So, Andrew, have you seen our diploma course prospectus yet? 莫妮卡:所以,安德鲁,你看过我们的文凭课程说明书了吗?ANDREW: Yes, Ive already looked at it. In fact, I thought the inform
31、ation on course 安德鲁:是的,我已经看了它。事实上, 我认为关于课程的信息content was really useful, but Im afraid Im a bit confused by all the 内容非常有用,但恐怕我有点搞糊涂了different ways you can do the course: full-time intensive, part-time and so 不同的方式你可以做课程:全日制密集,所以兼职on. 上。MONICA: Well, lets see if I can help. I think each course type h
32、as its advantages and 莫妮卡:好了,看看我能帮你。我认为每个类型都有其优点和课程disadvantages, so it really depends on you - your own study habits, and 缺点, 所以它真的取决于你你自己的学习习惯, 和your financial circumstances, of course. Are you working at the moment? 当然, 你的财务情况。你现在工作吗?ANDREW: Yes. Ive been working in the administration section of
33、the local hospital ANDREW: What about the modular course? What would I have to do for that? 安德鲁:是的。我已经在当地医院的管理部门工作安德鲁:“模块化”的课程呢?我需要做什么?for the last three years. And before that I worked in the office of a 在过去的三年。之前,我在办公室的工作computer engineering company for two years. So, Ive got about five 计算机工程公司两年了
34、。所以,我有大约 5years of relevant work experience. And what Im hoping to focus on is 年以上相关工作经验。我希望关注的是Personnel Management. 人事管理。MONICA: I see. And are you planning to leave your current job to study, or are you 莫妮卡:我明白了。和你打算离开你当前的工作学习,还是你thinking about just taking a year off? 想休息一年?ANDREW: I want to know
35、 what my options are, really. I dont want to quit my job or 安德鲁:我想知道我的选择是什么,真的。我不想放弃我的工作anything and my employers are keen for me to get some more 什么和我的雇主希望得到更多qualifications but obviously, it would be better if I could do a course 资格, 但显然 ,这将是更好的 ,如果我可以做一个课程without taking too much time away from wo
36、rk. 没有花太多时间远离工作。MONICA: Right, so you dont really want to do the full-time course, then? 莫妮卡:对,所以你不想做全职课程, 然后呢?ANDREW: No, not really. Its also a question of finances. You see, my office have 安德鲁:不,不会。这也是一个财政问题。你看, 我的办公室agreed to pay the cost of the Course itself, but I would have to take 同意支付的成本本身,
37、但我必须采取unpaid leave if I want to study full-time and, well, I dont think I could 无薪假期,如果我想学习全职, 嗯,我不认为我可以afford to support myself with no salary for a whole year. 承担支持自己一整年没有工资。MONICA: OK. Well, you have two other possibilities: you could either do the 莫妮卡:好。嗯,你有两个其他的可能性: 你可以做的part-time course- that
38、would be over two years and you wouldnt have to 兼职课程这将在两年内,你不需要take any time off work - or you could do what we call a modular course. 采取任何时间工作,或者你可以做我们所说的“模块化”课程。You could do that in eighteen months if you wanted - or longer, its quite 你可以在十八个月如果你想要,或者更长, 很flexible and it would be up to you. 灵活, 它将
39、取决于你。ANDREW: Mmm. So what does the part-time course involve? 安德鲁:嗯。兼职课程包括什么?MONICA: For that you would join an evening class and have a lecture twice a week. 莫妮卡:你会加入一个夜校和每周两次讲座。Then, youd have to attend a seminar or discussion workshop one 然后, 你必须参加一个研讨会或讨论车间一个weekend a month. 周末一个月。ANDREW: What ki
40、nd of coursework would I have to do? 安德鲁:我要做什么样的课程?MONICA: Well, its a mixture. Youd be expected to write an essay each month, 莫妮卡:好了,这是一个混合物。你会将每个月写一篇文章,which counts towards your final assessment. You have a case study to do 对你最后的评估,计数。你有一个案例研究by the end of the course, which might involve doing a s
41、urvey or 课程结束,可能包括或做一个调查something like that, and also you need to hand in a short report every 这样, 也你需要交一个简短的报告four weeks. 四个星期。ANDREW: So, thats quite a lot of work, then, on top of working every day. It sounds 安德鲁:那么,这是相当多的工作, 然后,每天最重要的工作。这听起来like a lot of studying - and really tiring. 像很多学习,很累人的。
42、MONICA: Yes, you certainly wouldnt have much free time! MONICA: Thats where you get the opportunity to study full-time for short periods. 莫尼卡:是的,你当然不会有太多的时间! 莫妮卡:这就是你有机会学习全职在短时间内。That way you can cover a lot of coursework and attend lectures and 那样你就可以覆盖大量的课程和参加讲座和seminars during the day. And each m
43、odule lasts for one term, say, about 白天的研讨会。说,每个模块持续一个学期twelve weeks at a time. There are obvious advantages in this - the main one 12 周。有明显的优势最主要的一个being that you can study in a much more intensive way, which suits some 是,你可以在更密集的研究方式, 适合一些people much better. 人好多了。ANDREW: And how many of these modu
44、les would I have to do to get the diploma? 安德鲁:我这些“模块”如何获得文凭有什么关系呢?MONICA: The current programme is two modules - and then you have to choose a 莫妮卡:当前的计划是两个模块,然后你必须选择一个topic to work in more depth - but you can base that on your job, and so you 主题更深入地工作,但你可以在你的工作基础, 所以你dont need to be away from the o
45、ffice, and how long it takes is up to you. 不需要离开办公室,需要多长时间是取决于你。ANDREW: The important thing is that you dont have to study and work. You can focus 安德鲁:重要的是,你不需要学习和工作。你可以专注on one thing at a time. 在一件事上。MONICA: Yes, I can see that. It certainly sounds attractive! It would be more 莫尼卡:是的,我可以看到。当然听起来诱人!
46、 它会更expensive, though. I mean, Id have to support myself without pay for each 不过, 贵。我的意思是, 我必须支持自己没有支付module. 模块。ANDREW: Thats true, so that might be a problem for you. Look, why dont you talk 安德鲁:这是真的,这可能是一个问题。看, 你为什么不说话this over with your employers and . 这个和你的雇主和SECTION 4 第四节OK, so weve been looki
47、ng at the attitudes of various social and cultural groups towards 好的, 我们一直在研究各种社会和文化团体的态度the management of their personal finances - how important they feel it is to save money, 个人财务的管理,为了省钱, 他们觉得它是多么重要 ,and what they save their money for. One aspect that we havent yet considered is gender. 他们存钱。一个方
48、面,我们还没有考虑性别。So if we consider gender issues were basically asking whether men and women have 如果我们考虑性别问题我们基本上要求男性和女性是否有different attitudes towards saving money, and whether they save money for different 不同的态度存钱,他们是否省钱为不同things: 件事:Back in 1928 the British writer George Bernard Shaw wrote in his Intel
49、ligent Womens 早在 1928 年, 英国作家乔治萧伯纳在他聪明的女子Guide to Socialism and Capitalism that A man is supposed to understand polities, 指导社会主义和资本主义,一个人应该理解政治,economics and finance and is therefore unwilling to accept essential instruction. lie also 经济学和金融学,因此不愿意接受必要的指令。的谎言也said, A woman, having fewer pretensions, is far more willing to learn. Now, though these 说,一个女人, 有更少的自命不凡,更愿意学习” 。现在,虽然这些days people might question a lot of
