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剑12听力test4Section1（12-4-1）

Hello,PembrokeCyclingHolidays,Bobspeaking.

Ohhello.I'veseenyouradvertforpeopletoleadcycletrips.

Areyoutherightpersontospeakto?

Yes,Iam.CouldIhaveyourname,please?

It'sMargaretSmith.

Areyoulookingforapermanentjob,Margaret?

No,temporary.

I'vegotapermanentjobstartinginafewmonths'time,andIwanttodosomethingelseuntilthen.

Whatworkdoyoudo?

Thiswillprobablysoundcrazy-Iusedtobealawyer,andthenImadeacompletecareerchangeandI'mgoingtobeadoctor.

I'vejustfinishedmytraining.

Right.Andhaveyouhadanyexperienceofleadingcycletrips?

Yes,I'veledseveralbiketoursinAfrica.

ThetriptoIndiathatIhadarrangedtoleadnextmonthhasnowbeencancelled,sowhenIsawyouwereadvertisingfortourleaders,Idecidedtoapply.

wenormallyhavetwoorthreeleadersonatrip,dependingonthesizeofthegroup.

Sometoursareforveryexperiencedcyclists,butwe'vegotatourcomingupsooninSpain,

whichisprovingsopopularweneedanadditionalleader.

It'sacyclingholidayforfamilies.Wouldthatsuityou?

Itcertainlywould.Ienjoyworkingwithchildren,

andIprobablyneedsomemoreexperiencebeforeIgoonareallychallengingtrip.

Thattourincludesseveralteenagers:

haveyouworkedwiththatagegroupbefore?

Yes,I'mavolunteerworkerinayouthclub,whereIhelppeopletoimprovetheircyclingskills.

BeforethatIhelpedoutinacyclingclubwhereItaughtbeginners.Well

that'sgreat.

NowthetripImentionedisjustforafortnight,buttheremightbethepossibilityofleadingothertoursafterthat.

Wouldthatfitinwithyourplans?

That'dbefine.I'llbefreeforfivemonths.

MyjobisduetostartonOctoberthe2nd,andI'mavailablefromMaythe1stuntillateSeptember.

Good.NowIsthereanythingIneedtoknowaboutthefoodyoueat?

Weusuallyhaveoneortwopeopleinthegroupwhodon'teatmeat,orhavesomesortoffoodallergy,

sowe'realwaysverycarefulaboutthat.

Yes,I'mallergictocheese.Wouldthatbeaproblem?

No,aslongaswehaveenoughnotice,wecandealwiththat.That'sgreat.

Itsoundsreallyinteresting-wouldyoulikemetofillinanapplicationform?

Yes,please.WhereshouldIpostitto?

Couldyousenditto27ArbuthnotPlace—A-R-B-U-T-H-N-0-T-place,Dumfries.Andwhat'sthepostcode,pleaseDG74PH.

WasthatPPapaorBBravoPPapa.

Gotthat.IfyoucouldreturntheapplicationformbyFridaythisweek,wecaninterviewyouonTuesdaynextweek.

Sayhalfpasttwo,wouldthatbepossibleforyou?

Yes,it'sfine.You'requitealongwayfromwhereIlive,soI'lldriveoveronMonday.

ShouldIbringanythingtotheinterview?

We'llhaveyourapplicationform,ofcourse,

butwe'llneedtoseeanycertificateyou'vegotthatarerelevant,incycling,firstaid,orwhatever.OK.

Andattheinterviewwe'dliketofindoutaboutyourexperienceofbeingatourguide,

socouldyouprepareaten-minutetalkaboutthat,please?

Youdon'tneedslidesoranycomplicatedequipment-justsomenotes.

Right.I'llstartthinkingaboutthatstraightaway.

Good.Well,we'lllookforwardtoreceivingyourapplicationform,andwe'llcontactyoutoconfirmtheinterview.

Thanksverymuch.Thankyou,Margaret.Goodbye.Bye.

12-4-2

WelcometothispodcastabouttheSheepmarket,whichisoneoftheoldestpartsofthecity.

Asitsnamesuggests,therewasoriginallyamarketherewherefarmersbroughttheirsheep,

butnowit'sbeenredevelopedintoabuzzing,vibrantareaofthecity,

whichisalsohometooneofthecity'sfastest-growingcommunities.

Thenearbyuniversityhasalwaysmeantthearea'spopularwithstudents,whocomeintoenjoythelivelynightlife,

butnowgraduatesembarkingoncareersintheworldsoffashionanddesignarebuyingupthenewapartmentsrecentlybuilthere

toreplacethesmallhouseswherethemarketworkersusedtolive.

Thenarrowoldsidestreetsaregreatplacesforfindingoriginalpictures,jewelleryandceramicswhichwon'tbreakthebank,aswellaslocalproduce

likefruitandvegetables.

There'salsolotsofpavementcafeswhereyoucanhaveacoffeeandwatchtouristsfromallovertheworldgoby.

Theoldestbuildingsintheareaareonthemainstreets,includingthecity'sfirstdepartmentstore,builtinthe1880s,whichisstillopentoday.

TheSheepmarketisacentreforfashion,andthere'sapolicyofencouragingnewyoungdesigners.

TheYoungFashioncompetitionisopentolocalyoungpeoplewhoarepassionateaboutfashion.

Thisyearthey'vebeenaskedtodesignanoutfitbasedontheideasfromthemusicandtechnology

that'spartoftheireverydaylife,usingbothnaturalandman-madefibres.Thegarmentswillbejudgedbyapanelofexpertsandfashiondesigners,

andthewinningentrieswillbemodelledataspecialgalaevening.

ParkingattheSheepmarketiseasy.

Thereareplentyofpayanddisplaycarparkingspacesontheroadsideswhicharefineifyoujustwanttostayforanhourortwo,

butifyouwanttospendthedaythereit'sbettertoparkinoneofthefourundergroundcarparks.

It'snotexpensiveandifyoucanpresentareceiptfromoneofthelocalstores,you'llnotbechargedatall.

Aftersixpmmanyofthecarparkshaveaflatratewhichvariesbutitisusuallyveryreasonable.

TheSheepmarketisoneofthemaincentresforartandhistoryinthewholeofthecountry.

Ifyoulookatourmap,you'llseesomeofthemainattractionsthere.

MostvisitorsstartfromCrawleyRoad,atthebottomofthemap.

TheReynoldsHouseisoneoftheoldesthousesinthecity,andisopentothepublic.

It'sonthenorthsideofCrawleyRoad,nexttothefootpaththatleadstothepublicgardens.

Thearea'sparticularlyinterestingforitsunusualsculptures.

'TheThumb'isjustwhatitsnamesuggests,butit'sabout10metreshigh.

You'llseeitonHillRoad,acrosstheroadfromtheBank.

TheMuseum'sgotaparticularlyfinecollectionofNewZealandlandscapes.

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.

12-4-3

Joe,youknowI'mgivingapresentationinourfilmstudiesclassnextweekYes.Well,couldwediscussitIcoulddowithgettingsomeoneelse'sopinion.

Ofcourse,Katie.Whatareyougoingtotalkabout?

It'saboutfilmadaptationsofShakespeare'splays.

I'vegotveryinterestedinallthedifferentapproachesthatfilmdirectorstake.Uhuh.

SoIthoughtI'dstartwithGiannetti,who'saprofessoroffilmandliterature,andinoneofhisbookshecameupwithastraightforwardclassificationof

filmadaptationsbasedonhowfaithfultheyaretotheoriginalplaysandnovels.

Right.I'vealreadymadesomenotesonthat,soIjustneedtosortthoseoutbeforethepresentation.

IthoughtthatnextI'dasktheclasstocomeupwiththeworstexamplesofShakespeareadaptationsthatthey'veseen,andtosaywhy.

Thatshouldbemorefunthanhavingtheirfavouriteversions.

Yes,Icancertainlythinkofacouple!

Right.NextIwanttotalkaboutRachelMalchow.

Icameacrosssomethingontheinternetaboutherworkonfilmadaptations,andIwasthinkingofshowingsomefilmclipstoillustrateherideas.

Willyouhaveenoughtime,thoughBothtoprepareandduringthepresentation

Afterall,Idoubtifyou'llbeabletofindalltheclipsyouwant.

Hmm.Perhapsyou'reright.

OK,well,I'dbetterdosomeslidesinstead,sayinghowvariousfilmsrelatetowhatshesays.

Thatshouldencouragediscussion.Mmm.

NextIwanttosaysomethingabouthowplaysmaybechosenforadaptationbecausethey'reconcernedwithissuesofthetimewhenthefilmismade.

Youmeanthingslikepatriotism,ortheroleofgovernments?

Exactly.It'squitetricky,butI'vegotafewideasI'dliketodiscuss.

AndfinallyIwanttotalkaboutafewadaptationsthatIthinkillustratearangeofapproaches,andmakesomecommentsonthem.

DoyouknowtheJapanesefilmRan?

Ihaven'tseenit.ItwasbasedonShakespeare'sKingLear,wasn'tit?

That'sright.Itwasaverylooseadaptation,usingthesamesituationandstory,butmovingitto16thcenturyJapaninsteadof16thcenturyBritain.

Soforexampletheking'sdaughtersbecomesons,becauseinJapanesecultureatthattime,womencouldn'tsucceedtothethrone.

hopeyou'regoingtotalkaboutthat1993filmofMuchAdoAboutNothing.

Ithinkthat'soneofthebestShakespearefilms.

Itreallybringstheplaytolife,doesn'tit?

Yes,Iagree.AndIthinkfilmingitinItaly,wheretheplayisset,makesyouseewhatlifewaslikeatthetimeoftheplay.

Absolutely.Right,what'snext?

Er,next,IthoughtRomeoAndJuliet,the1996film,whichmovestheaction

intothepresentday.

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