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剑桥12听力test4文本
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剑12听力test4Section1(1241)
Hello,PembrokeCyclingHolidays,Bobspeaking.
Ohhello.I'veseenyouradvertforpeopletoleadcycletrips.
Areyoutherightpersontospeakto?
Yes,Iam.CouldIhaveyourname,please?
It'sMargaretSmith.
Areyoulookingforapermanentjob,Margaret?
No,temporary.
rvegotapermanentjobstartinginafewmonths'time,andIwanttodosomethingelseuntilthen.
Whatworkdoyoudo?
Thiswillprobablysoundcrazy-Iusedtobealawyer,andthenImadeacompletecareerchangeandrmgoingtobeadoctor.
I'vejustfinishedmytraining.
Right.Andhaveyouhadanyexperieneeofleadingcycletrips?
Yes,I'veledseveralbiketoursinAfrica.
ThetriptoIndiathatIhadarrangedtoleadnextmonthhasnowbeencancelled,sowhenIsawyouwereadvertisingfortourleaders,Idecidedtoapply.
OK.Nowwenormallyhavetwoorthreeleadersonatrip,dependingonthesizeofthegroup.
Sometoursareforveryexperieneedcyclists,butwe'vegotatourcomingupsooninSpain,
whichisprovingsopopularweneedanadditionalleader.
It'sacyclingholidayforfamilies.Wouldthatsuityou?
Itcertainlywould.Ienjoyworkingwithchildren,
andIprobablyneedsomemoreexperieneebeforeIgoonareallychallengingtrip.Thattourincludesseveralteenagers:
haveyouworkedwiththatagegroupbefore?
Yes,I'mavolunteerworkerinayouthclub,whereIhelppeopletoimprovetheircyclingskills.
BeforethatIhelpedoutinacyclingclubwhereItaughtbeginners.Wellthat'sgreat.
NowthetripImentionedisjustforafortnight,buttheremightbethepossibilityofleadingothertoursafterthat.
Wouldthatfitinwithyourplans?
That'dbefine.I'llbefreeforfivemonths.
MyjobisduetostartonOctoberthe2nd,andrmavailablefromMaythe1stuntillateSeptember.
Good.NowIsthereanythingIneedtoknowaboutthefoodyoueat?
Weusuallyhaveoneortwopeopleinthegroupwhodon'teatmeat,orhavesomesortoffoodallergy,
sowe'realwaysverycarefulaboutthat.
Yes,I'mallergictocheese.Wouldthatbeaproblem?
No,aslongaswehaveenoughnotice,wecandealwiththat.That'sgreat.
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Itsoundsreallyinteresting-wouldyoulikemetofillinanapplicationform?
Yes,please.WhereshouldIpostitto?
Couldyousenditto27ArbuthnotPlace—A-R-B-U-T-H-N-O-T-place,Dumfries.
Andwhat'sthepostcode,please?
DG74PH.
WasthatPPapaorBBravo?
PPapa.
Gotthat.IfyoucouldreturntheapplicationformbyFridaythisweek,wecaninterviewyouonTuesdaynextweek.
Sayhalfpasttwo,wouldthatbepossibleforyou?
Yes,it'sfine.You'requitealongwayfromwhereIlive,soI'lldriveoveronMonday.
ShouldIbringanythingtotheinterview?
We'llhaveyourapplicationform,ofcourse,
butwe'llneedtoseeanycertificateyou'vegotthatarerelevant,incycling,firstaid,orwhatever.OK.
Andattheinterviewwe'dliketofindoutaboutyourexperieneeofbeingatourguide,socouldyouprepareaten-minutetalkaboutthat,please?
Youdon'tneedslidesoranycomplicatedequipment-justsomenotes.
Right.I'llstartthinkingaboutthatstraightaway.
Good.Well,we'lllookforwardtoreceivingyourapplicationform,andwe'llcontactyoutoconfirmtheinterview.
Thanksverymuch.Thankyou,Margaret.Goodbye.Bye.
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WelcometothispodcastabouttheSheepmarket,whichisoneoftheoldestpartsof
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thecity.
Asitsnamesuggests,therewasoriginallyamarketherewherefarmersbroughttheir
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sheep,
butnowit'sbeenredevelopedintoabuzzing,vibrantareaofthecity,whichisalsohometooneofthecity'sfastest-growingcommunities.
Thenearbyuniversityhasalwaysmeantthearea'spopularwithstudents,whocomeintoenjoythelivelynightlife,
butnowgraduatesembarkingoncareersintheworldsoffashionanddesignarebuyingupthenewapartmentsrecentlybuiltheretoreplacethesmallhouseswherethemarketworkersusedtolive.
Thenarrowoldsidestreetsaregreatplacesforfindingoriginalpictures,jewelleryandceramicswhichwon'tbreakthebank,aswellaslocalproducelikefruitandvegetables.
There'salsolotsofpavementcafeswhereyoucanhaveacoffeeandwatchtouristsfromallovertheworldgoby.
Theoldestbuildingsintheareaareonthemainstreets,includingthecity'sfirstdepartmentstore,builtinthe1880s,whichisstillopentoday.
TheSheepmarketisacentreforfashion,andthere'sapolicyofencouragingnewyoungdesigners.
TheYoungFashioncompetitionisopentolocalyoungpeoplewhoarepassionateaboutfashion.
Thisyearthey'vebeenaskedtodesignanoutfitbasedontheideasfromthemusicandtechnology
that'spartoftheireverydaylife,usingbothnaturalandman-madefibres.
Thegarmentswillbejudgedbyapanelofexpertsandfashiondesigners,andthewinningentrieswillbemodelledataspecialgalaevening.
ParkingattheSheepmarketiseasy.
Thereareplentyofpayanddisplaycarparkingspacesontheroadsideswhicharefineifyoujustwanttostayforanhourortwo,
butifyouwanttospendthedaythereit'sbettertoparkinoneofthefour
undergroundcarparks.
It'snotexpensiveandifyoucanpresentareceiptfromoneofthelocalstores,you'llnotbechargedatall.
Aftersixpmmanyofthecarparkshaveaflatratewhichvariesbutitisusuallyveryreasonable.
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TheSheepmarketisoneofthemaincentresforartandhistoryinthewholeofthecountry.
Ifyoulookatourmap,you'llseesomeofthemainattractionsthere.
MostvisitorsstartfromCrawleyRoad,atthebottomofthemap.
TheReynoIdsHouseisoneoftheoldesthousesinthecity,andisopentothepublic.
It'sonthenorthsideofCrawleyRoad,nexttothefootpaththatleadstothepublicgardens.
Thearea'sparticularlyinterestingforitsunusualsculptures.
'TheThumb'isjustwhatitsnamesuggests,butit'sabout10metreshigh.
You'llseeitonHillRoad,acrosstheroadfromtheBank.
TheMuseum'sgotaparticularlyfinecollectionofNewZealandIandscapes.
It'sontheeastsideoftheSheepmarket,onCityRoad.
It'sontheothersideoftheroadfromthepublicgardens,immediatelyfacingthejunctionwithHillRoad.
TheContemporaryArtGalleryisonalittleroadthatleadsoffStationSquare,notfarfromthepublicgardens.
Theroadendsatthegallery-itdoesn'tgoanywhereelse.
That'sopeneverydayexceptMondays.
TheWarnerGalleryspecialisesin19th-centuryart.
It'sonCityRoad,nearthejunctionwithCrawleyRoad,onthesamesideoftheroadasthepublicgardens.
It'sopenonweekdaysfrom9to5,andentryisfree.
Finally,ifyou'reinterestedinpurchasinghighqualityartwork,theplacetogoisNucleus.
YouneedtogofromCrawleyRoadupthroughStationSquareandeastalongHillRoaduntilyougettoasmallwindingroadturningoff.
Goupthereandit'sonyourright-ifyougettoCityRoadyou'vegonetoofar.
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Joe,youknowI'mgivingapresentationinourfilmstudiesclassnextweek?
Yes.
Well,couldwediscussit?
Icoulddowithgettingsomeoneelse'sopinion.
Ofcourse,Katie.Whatareyougoingtotalkabout?
It'saboutfilmadaptationsofShakespeare'splays.
I'vegotveryinterestedinallthedifferentapproachesthatfilmdirectorstake.Uhuh.
SoIthoughtI'dstartwithGiannetti,who'saprofessoroffilmandliterature,andinoneofhisbookshecameupwithastraightforwardclassificationoffilmadaptationsbasedonhowfaithfultheyaretotheoriginalplaysandnovels.
Right.I'vealreadymadesomenotesonthat,soIjustneedtosortthoseoutbeforethepresentation.
IthoughtthatnextI'dasktheclasstocomeupwiththeworstexamplesofShakespeareadaptationsthatthey'veseen,andtosaywhy.
Thatshouldbemorefunthanhavingtheirfavouriteversions.
Yes,Icancertainlythinkofacouple!
Right.NextIwanttotalkaboutRachelMalchow.
Icameacrosssomethingontheinternetaboutherworkonfilmadaptations,andIwasthinkingofshowingsomefilmclipstoillustrateherideas.
Willyouhaveenoughtime,though?
Bothtoprepareandduringthepresentation?
Afterall,Idoubtifyou'llbeabletofindalltheclipsyouwant.
Hmm.Perhapsyou'reright.
OK,well,I'dbetterdosomeslidesinstead,sayinghowvariousfilmsrelatetowhatshesays.
Thatshouldencouragediscussion.Mmm.
NextIwanttosaysomethingabouthowplaysmaybechosenforadaptationbecausethey'reconcernedwithissuesofthetimewhenthefilmismade.
Youmeanthingslikepatriotism,ortheroleofgovernments?
Exactly.It'squitetricky,but「vegotafewideasrdliketodiscuss.
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AndfinallyIwanttotalkaboutafewadaptationsthatIthinkillustratearangeofapproaches,andmakesomecommentsonthem.
DoyouknowtheJapanesefilmRan?
Ihaven'tseenit.ItwasbasedonShakespeare'sKingLear,wasn'tit?
That'sright.Itwasaverylooseadaptation,usingthesamesituationandstory,butmovingitto16thcenturyJapaninsteadof16thcenturyBritain.
Soforexampletheking'sdaughtersbecomesons,becauseinJapanesecultureatthattime,womencouldn'tsucceedtothethrone.
OK.Ihopeyou'regoingtotalkaboutthat1993filmofMuchAdoAboutNothing.
Ithinkthat'soneofthebestShakespearefilms.
Itreallybringstheplaytolife,doesn'tit?
Yes,Iagree.AndIthinkfilmingitinItaly,wheretheplayisset,makesyouseewhatlifewaslikeatthetimeoftheplay.
Absolutely.Right,what'snext?
Er,next,IthoughtRomeoAndJuliet,the1996film,whichm