四級(jí)聽力真題新聞錄音原文及譯文

1、NewsRept1A16thcenturycastleinScotlisclosetocollapsingafterlumpsofsoilwerewashedawaybyfloodsthreateningitsfoundations.OnSundaythecastlesownerJohnGdon76wasfcedtomoveoutofhispropertyaftertheRiverDeesweptawayabout60feetoflle

2、avingthecastledangerouslyclosetotheriveraccdingtotheScottishDailyRecd.AbergeldieCastlelocatedinAberdeenshireScotlwasbuiltbySirAlexerGdonofmarwholaterbecametheEarlofHuntly.Thecastlewhichislocatedon11700acreswasleasedtomem

3、bersoftheroyalfamilybetween18481970includingKingEdwardVIIGegeV.TheScottishEnvironmentProtectionAgencyhasissuedmethan35floodwarningscoveringseveralregionsasScotlcontinuestocleanupafterStmFrankhitthecountrylastWednesday.“T

4、hismeansthatriverswillrisemeslowlybutthenstayhighfmuchlonger“theenvironmentalagencysaid.Questions12arebasedonthenewsreptyouhavejustheard.Question1.WhydidJohnGdonmoveoutoftheAbergeldieCastleQuestion2.WhathappenedinScotlla

5、stWednesday在洪水將大量土地沖走、對(duì)地基造成威脅之后，蘇格蘭一座16世紀(jì)的城堡接近倒塌。根據(jù)蘇格蘭《每日紀(jì)事報(bào)》報(bào)道，在迪河的河水沖走了大約60英尺的土地，導(dǎo)致城堡離河太近，十分危險(xiǎn)之后，該城堡的主人、76歲的約翰戈登于周日被迫搬離。位于阿伯丁郡的阿伯杰爾迪城堡，是由亞歷山大戈登爵士、也就是之后的亨特利伯爵建造的。這座城堡占地約11700英畝，在1848年至1970年出租給了包括愛(ài)德華七世、喬治五世在內(nèi)的皇室家族的成員。自法蘭

6、克風(fēng)暴于上周三襲擊蘇格蘭后，蘇格蘭環(huán)境保護(hù)署已經(jīng)發(fā)布了超過(guò)35次覆蓋多個(gè)地區(qū)的洪水警報(bào)。該環(huán)境保護(hù)署表示：“這意味著河水上漲將會(huì)變慢，但之后會(huì)持續(xù)居高很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。”請(qǐng)根據(jù)你剛剛聽到的新聞報(bào)道回答問(wèn)題1和問(wèn)題2。問(wèn)題1：為什么約翰戈登從阿伯杰爾迪城堡搬出？問(wèn)題2：上周三，蘇格蘭發(fā)生了什么？NewsRept2RescueefftswereunderwayThursdaymningf17minerswhowerestuckinanelevatb

7、elowgroundataCargillrocksaltminenearLansingNewYkaccdingtoMarciaLynchPublicinfmationofficerwithTompkinsCountysEmergencyResponseDepartment.EmergencywkershavemadecontactwiththeminersviaaradiotheyallappeartobeuninjuredsaidJe

8、ssicaVerfusstheemergencydepartmentsassistantdirect.CrewshavemanagedtoprovideheatpacksblanketstotheminerssothattheycankeepwarmduringtherescueoperationQuestion6.WhatmeasurehasbeenplannedtosavecostsQuestion7.Whatwillhappenw

9、hentheproposedmeasurecomeintoeffect美國(guó)郵政總局今日宣布，由于收入減少，他們正考慮在明年關(guān)閉約3700個(gè)郵局。面對(duì)今年83億美元的預(yù)算赤字，關(guān)閉郵局這一做法是郵政總局為精簡(jiǎn)開支所提出的若干建議中的一條。比如就在上周，郵政總局局長(zhǎng)帕特多諾霍宣布，他們計(jì)劃停止周六的郵件派送服務(wù)，這一措施每年可節(jié)省30億美元。多諾霍說(shuō)道：“就像我們所講的，我們的收入正在減少。我們不想要納稅人的錢。我們要自給自足。因此，像其他

10、行業(yè)一樣，你必須做出選擇?！编]政總局運(yùn)營(yíng)和遞送業(yè)務(wù)的副總裁迪恩格蘭霍姆表示，第一波郵局關(guān)閉工作將在今年秋天開始。他預(yù)計(jì)會(huì)有大約3000名郵政局長(zhǎng)、500名站長(zhǎng)以及500到1000名郵政人員失業(yè)。請(qǐng)根據(jù)你剛剛聽到的新聞報(bào)道回答問(wèn)題5至問(wèn)題7。問(wèn)題5美國(guó)郵政總局正在計(jì)劃做什么？問(wèn)題6為了節(jié)省開支，計(jì)劃實(shí)行什么方法？問(wèn)題7當(dāng)提議的方法生效時(shí)會(huì)發(fā)生什么？Newsrept4NewYkStateplanstoshutoffthethundering

11、watersofNiagaraFalls—again.AtleasttheAmericansideofthefalls.This“onceinalifetime“eventactuallymaytakeplacetwiceinsomefolkslives.TheNewYkStateparkssystemwantstoturnoffthefallsontheAmericansidesometimeinthenexttwotothreeye

12、arstoreplacetwo115yearoldstonebridgesthatallowpedestriansparkvehiclesutilitiesaccesstoGoatIsl.TheAmericansideofthefallswereshutoffin1969tostudythebuildupofrockatthebaseofthefalls.Whenthathappenedpeoplecamefromalloverthew

13、ldtoseethefallsturnedoff.Peoplearecuriousbynature.Theywanttoseewhatsunderneath.Infactthosewhofirstcametohavealookdidseesomething.Theyfoundmillionsofcoinsonthebottom.Questions12arebasedonthenewsreptyouhavejustheard.Questi

14、on1.WhydoesNewYkStatewanttoturnoffNiagaraFallsQuestion2.WhatdidpeoplefindwhenNiagaraFallswereshutoffin1969紐約州計(jì)劃再一次關(guān)停尼亞加拉瀑布奔騰的水流。至少是美國(guó)部分的瀑布。這種“生平僅見”的事情其實(shí)對(duì)于某些人來(lái)說(shuō)這輩子可能見過(guò)兩次了。紐約州公園系統(tǒng)準(zhǔn)備在接下來(lái)的兩到三年時(shí)間內(nèi)關(guān)停一段時(shí)間美國(guó)部分的瀑布，以替換兩座已有115年歷史的橋