上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解--Unit 13
Unit13.
Partone.Healthyfoods.2.Exercises.
1.Listentothepassageabouthealthyeatingandthenchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheard.
Increasinglyoverthepast10yearspeople,especiallyyoungpeople,havebecomeawareoftheneedtochangetheireatinghabits,becausemuchofthefoodtheyeatparticularlyprocessedfoodisnotgoodforthehealth.Consequentlytherehasbeenagrowinginterestinnaturalfoods,foodswhichdonotcontainchemicaladditivesandwhichhavenotbeenaffectedbychemicalfertilizerswidelyusedinfarmingtoday.Naturalfoods,forexample,arevegetables,fruit,andgrain,whichhavebeengrowninsoilthatisrichinorganicmatters.Insimpleterms,thismeansthatthesoilhasbeennourishedbyunusedvegetablematterwhichprovidesitwiththeessentialvitaminsandminerals.Thisinitselfhasanaturalprocesscomparedwiththeuseofchemicalsandfertilizers.Themainpurposeofwhichistoincreasetheamountbutnotthequalityoffoodsgrownincommercialfarmingareas.Naturalfoodsalsoincludeanimalswhichhavebeenallowedtofeedandmovefreelyinhealthypastures.Comparethiswithwhathappensinthemassproductionofpoultrytherearebatteryfarms,forexample,wherethousandsofchickenslivecrowdedtogetherinonebuilding,andarefedonfoodwhichislittlebetterthanrubbish.Chickenskeptinthiswayarenotonlytastelessasfood,theyalsoproduceseggswhichlackimportantvitamins.Thereareotheraspectsofhealthyeatingwhicharenowreceivingincreasingattentionfromexpertsondiet.Takeforexample,thequestionofsugar.Thisisactuallyanon-essentialfood.Althoughanaturalalternativesuchashoneycanbeusedtosweetenfoodifthisisnecessary,wecan’tinfactdowithoutit.Itisnotthatsugarisharmfulinitself,butitdoesseemtobeanaddictive.Thequantityweusedhasgrownsteadilyoverthelast2centuries.AndinBritaintodayeachpersonconsumesanaverageof20poundsayear.Yetallitdoesistoprovideuswithenergyintheformofcalories.Therearenovitaminsinit,nominerals,andnofiber.Itissignificantthatnowadaysfiberisconsideredtobeanimportantpartofahealthydiet.Inwhitebread,forexample,thefiberhasbeenremoved.Butitispresentinun-refinedflourandofcourseinvegetables.Itisinterestingtoknowthatincountrieswherethenationaldietcontainslargequantitiesofun-refinedflourandvegetables,certaindiseasesarecomparativelyrare.Hence,
theemphasisisplacedontheeatingofwholemealbreadandmorevegetablesbymodernexpertsonhealthyeating.Questions:
1Whyhavepeoplebecomemoreinterestedinnaturalfoods?2Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutnaturalfoods?3Whycan’tbatterychickensbecallednaturalfood?
4Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
2.Listenagainandthensupplythemissinginformationinthefollowingpassage.
Part2.Statements.2.Exercises.Listenandthenchoosetheanswerthatisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhear.
1ThankyouforsayingthatIdidanexcellentjobonpresentation.Iputalotoftimeintoitinthelast2weeks.
2Thegovernmenthastakenmanyactionstocurbinflation,butitisalltonoavail.Somepeoplesuggestthatinflationisuncontrollable.
3Astothisagreement,noquestionscometomymindrightnow.ButI’dliketoreaditthroughagainbeforesigningit.
4Isitpossiblewecouldmeetonceaweektodiscussourexpansionproject?Asyouknowthisprojectisvitalforourcompany.
5Wewilltryallmeanstoreachthetargetset,bythetopmanagementofthiscompany.Comewhatmay,wewilldoubleoursalesfigurethisyear.
6Nobodywilldenythefactthatregularmoderateexerciseisimportantforgoodhealth.7Ihavewonthescholarshipfornextyear.Ican’tbelieveit.It’salmosttoogoodtobetrue.8IhearthatLarrygotaveryhighmarkonhispsychologymidterm.Howhemanagesthatisreallyamysterytousall.
9Iamabsolutelynogoodatfiguresandshapes.Geometryishardforme.Butalgebraisharder.
10Ireallycannotdecidewhethertoprepareformyexaminationsovertheweekendorgototheconcertwithmyfriends.Butmaybeabreakwoulddomegood.
11Nosoonerhadhefinishedwashinghiscarthanitstartedtorain.Hewouldhavetowashitagainthenextday.
12Tokeeptheroomscleanandpreventfireaccidentscookingisnotallowedinthisdormitory.
13It’ssomethingimportantforbothyouandMargaret,you’dbettercallherbeforeitgetstoolate.
14Sinceyouhavenothingparticulartodothisevening,howaboutjoiningusfordinner.Wewillbemeetingyouat7.
15TodayisThursday.Andthenewshopissupposedtoopenthedayaftertomorrow.Whatabouthavingalookthen?
16MayIaskyousomethingaboutthehistoryofthisplace?Iwastoldyouknowalotaboutthiscity.
17Linda’sperformanceinthefinaltestofpsychologywasn’twhatIexpected.Shegotalowscorebeyondallimagination.
18Iamgoingtogetmyticketsthroughthatdiscounttravelagency.Theydefinitelyhave…Exercisesone.Businesslunch.Listentoashorttalkaboutthebusinesslunch.Andthenchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.
Americanbusinessmenfrequentlyusesocialsituationstomakebusinessdeals.Oneofthebestexamplesofthispracticeisthebusinesslunch.Thereforeknowinghowtoconductyourselfatabusinesslunchisoftenjustasimportantasthebusinessdiscussion.Forformalbusinesslunchesitiswisetophoneatleastonedayaheadtoreserveatable.Afteryouhavebeenseatedandgivenamenuyourwaiterwillcomeandaskifyouwouldliketoorderanythingtodrink.Nowadaysitisquiteacceptabletoordermineralwater,asoda,orfruitjuice,apartfromwine,oramixeddrink.Afterhehastakenyourbeverageorder,yourwaiterwillleaveyoutomakeyourfoodselectionfromthemenuyouhavebeengiven.Itisthehost’sresponsibilitytodiscoverwhetherornothisguestshaveanyspecialdietaryrestrictions.If,however,ahostdoesnotdothat,aguestshouldnotannouncehisdietarypracticestoeveryoneatthetable.Insteadheshoulddiscretelyaskthewaiterabouttheingredientsofanydishinquestion.Heshouldalsohaveinmindaseconddishthathemightorderjustincase.Usuallythehostwillallowhisgueststoorderfirst.Occasionallyahostmaycollectordersaheadoftimeinplacehimself.Napkinshouldbeplacedonyourlapandusedperiodicallytowipethecornersofyourmouth,especiallywhenyouareeatingsoup,salad
withdressing,oranentrayinasauce.Whenyoufinishthemealthenapkinisthenplacedonthetablebesidetheplate.Questions:
1Whichofthefollowingisrecommendedforaformalbusinesslunch?2Afterbeingseatedandgiventhemenu,whatareyousupposedtoorderfirst?3Whatshouldyoudoifyougotanydietaryrestrictions?
4Accordingtothetalkwhereshouldyouputthenapkinwhenyoufinishthemeal?2.Whatacharmingrestaurant.Listentotheconversationwhichtakesplaceatarestaurantandthenchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.
W:Mydear!Whatacharmingrestaurant!Ithassuchanoldcountryairaboutit.
M:Yes,it’soneofthebestItalianrestaurantsintown.Thedecoispleasant,themusicgood,andthefooddelicious.
W:Isthattheowner’swifeoverthere?SheisdressedinaverylatestEuropeanfashion.M:Sheistheowner.SheandherfamilygotoItalyeveryyeartokeepintouchwiththetrendsinfashionandfood,andindecotoo.Butshedoesn’tactuallychangethefoodordecohereverymuch.Constantchangewouldbeupsettingtothecustomers.Besides,thecustomersexpectcertaincharacteristicsinanItalianrestaurant.Andshecan’tchangethoseortherestaurantwouldlosesomeofitsappealtothecustomers.W:Liketheredandwhitetableclothyoumean.
M:Exactly,andthemusic.Buthoweverconservativesheisintherestaurant,shealwayswearsthelateststyleinclothing.Thelatestdignifiedstyleofcourse.W:Yes.Well,whatshallweorder?
M:Iwouldsuggestanappetizer,andthenIamhavingeitherseafoodorchickenssinceIhadredmeatlastnight.
W:IthinkI’dliketotrythisflounderdish.M:Good.Shallweorderwine?W:Yes,let’shaveawhitewine.
M:OK.Iwillgetthischickendish.Wouldyouliketohavepastryandcoffeefordesert?W:Yes,ifIamnottoofullbythattime.Let’sholdofforderingdesertuntillater.Questions:
1Whatkindofrestaurantisthecouplein?2Howdoestheownerappeal?
3Whatcanwemostsafelyinferaboutthedecointherestaurant?4Whatdidthemaneatlastnight?5Whymightthewomanskipdesert?
3.Awellbalancedbreakfast.Listentoashorttalkaboutawellbalancedbreakfast.Andthenchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.
Inadditiontoexercisingregularly,eatingagoodbreakfastisconsideredbymanyhealthexpertstobeasignificantpartofasuccessfulwayofreductionplan.Afteranightfasting,thebodyneedstobereplenishedwithnutrients,inordertomaintainahighlevelofenergythroughouttheday.Severalnutritionistssuggestthatdietersshouldeatuptoonethirdoftheirdailycaloriesatbreakfasttime.Thesecaloriesshouldbeintheformofabalancedmealofnutritiousfood.Abalancedmealconsistsof5keyelements,proteins,carbohydrates,fats,vitamins,andminerals.Peoplewhoaredietingneedavarietyoffoodstoasureofconstantsupplyofnutrientstheirbodiesneed.Ifawellbalanceddietisnotfollowed,thedietermaybecomesleepy,nervousorfeeloutofsorts.Ifapoordietismaintainedforlongperiodoftime,thedietersmaybecomevitamindeficient.Vitamindeficiencycancauseserioushealthproblems.Forthesereasonsmanydoctorsrecommendthateveryone,especiallythoseondiet,startthedaywithuptoonethirdofthedailyrequirementofnutrientsintheformofawellbalancedbreakfast.Questions:
1Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?
2Accordingtosomenutritionistshowmuchofthedaystotalcaloriesshouldbeconsumedatbreakfast?
3Accordingtothespeakerwhatshortofbalancedmealconsistof?4Accordingtothespeakerwhatwillapoordietleadto?Partfour.Listeningandtranslation.3.Exercises.
1.Sentencetranslation.ListenandtranslateeachsentenceyouhaveheardintoChinese.Thenwriteitinthespacegivenbelow.
1ThisisTurkey’smostimportantagriculturalfareintheinternationalarena,whichhas
beengrowingnotonlyintermsofitsnumberofvisitorsandexhibitors,butalsoitstotalvolumeoftrade. 