2017年高考(上海卷)英语听力真题 长对话

 

Last night the news said that in some cities they are thinking of turning off the public water supply during part of each day.

昨晚新闻报道，有些城市正在考虑在一天中一定的时间里关闭公共供水系统。

Mmm... there is a shortage¹ of water here, too. Is there anything we can do to help? Water is so important.

嗯……这里的水资源也短缺啊。有什么我们可以帮忙的吗？水真是太重要了！

Sure. There are many things we can do to cut down on the amount of water we use.

肯定的。我们可以做很多事来减少我们用水的量。

One is to change some of the things in the bathroom.

其中之一就是更换洗手间里的一些东西。

Hmm.... Don't you think changing the bathroom can be too expensive?

嗯……你不觉得改造洗手间的费用会很高吗？

I don't mean to change everything, just.... Well, for instance², the shower head.

我不是说要换掉所有东西，只是……呃，比方说莲蓬头吧。

There are new ones on the market that save almost 50% of the water. They don't cost very much.

市面上有一款能节省将近一半水的莲蓬头。它们也不是很贵。

Good idea! I read a normal flow for a shower is 20 liters³ per minute.

好主意！据我了解，洗一次澡的正常水流是每分钟20升水。

By cutting down that by half, one would consume⁴ only 16 liters for a shower.

要是水流减半了的话，一个人洗一次澡只会消耗16升的水。

If we turn off the water while we brush our teeth, that would help, too.

如果我们在刷牙时关掉水龙头的话，那也能节水的。

Right! I wasn't aware it could be that much.

是啊！我真没想到会浪费掉那么多的水。

There are new toilets that save a lot of water. But it isn't necessary to change them right away.

市面上有一款能节省很多水的新式马桶。但是没有必要马上就换上它们。

We don't need to change them.

我们没必要换上它们。

By placing one or two brakes⁵ in the tank to take up some of the space, the amount of water flowing into the tank will be reduced.

在水箱里放上一两个水闸来占用一些空间，这样流进水箱的水量就会减少。

That sounds great!

好主意！

高考大纲3500单词卡片及默写本点击购买

1 shortage   

n.缺少，缺乏，不足

参考例句：

• The city is suffering a desperate shortage of water.这个城市严重缺水。
• The heart of the problem is a shortage of funds.问题的关键是缺乏经费。

2 instance   

n.例，例证，实例

参考例句：

• Can you quote me a recent instance?你能给我举一个最近的例子吗？
• He's a greedy boy,yesterday,for instance,he ate all our biscuits!他是个贪吃的孩子――比如，他昨天把我们的饼干都吃了！

3 liters   

n.升( liter的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• In the metric system, measurements are made in metres and liters. 在公制中，用米和升作计量单位。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This can holds five liters of water. 这个容器可装五升水。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 consume   

vt.花费，消费；毁灭；vi.消费掉；枯萎

参考例句：

• They generally consume more power and take up more space,too.它们通常消耗更多的能量，并且占用更多的空间。
• The British consume a vast amount of tea each year.英国人每年消费大量的茶叶。

5 brakes   

动词brake的第三人称单数形式

参考例句：

• He slammed on the brakes and the car juddered to a halt. 他猛踩刹车，汽车在剧烈震动中停下来。
• It's no joke when your brakes fail on the motorway. 在快车道上行驶时刹车失灵的后果是非常严重的。