托福口语练习 简要概括学生来信中所提建议

Briefly¹ summarize² the proposal³ in the student's letter.

请简要概括学生来信中所提建议。

Then state the woman's opinion about the proposal and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.

然后说明这位女士对该建议的看法并解释她如此认为的原因。

Read the student letter in the University newspaper.

请阅读下面这封摘自校报的学生来信。

You have 45 seconds to read the letter. Begin reading now.

你有45秒的时间阅读这封信。现在开始计时。

Now listen to two students discussing the letter.

有两个学生在讨论这封信，请听他们的对话。

Mary, you're an art student. What do you think of this letter?

Mary，正好你是艺术系的学生，你对这封信有什么看法？

I don't like the idea.

我不喜欢这个想法。

Why not?

为什么呢？

Well, first of all, his first point about a lot of people passing through the student center, that's true, but..

首先，他的第一个观点，关于很多人经过大学生中心，这是事实，但是......

But?

但是什么？

But it's always really crowded with people coming and going.

但是那里总是人来人往，真的特别拥挤。

It's not good for showing artwork.

根本不利于展览艺术品。

Imagine you're standing⁴ there, trying to look at the painting, it's gonna be like a million people walking through.

想象一下，你就站在那儿，想要欣赏一幅画，但是周围就像有一百万个人走来走去一样。

People walking in front of you, blocking your view, distracting⁵ you.

人们在你面前走来走去，挡着你的视线，不断干扰着你。

Hmmm. Yeah, I haven't thought of that.

嗯，确实。我还没想到过这点呢。

You won't be able to appreciate the artwork or get a good look at anything with so much going on, with so many people moving around.

周围那么乱，有那么多人四处走动，你根本没办法好好欣赏艺术品或者仔细看看任何东西。

Yeah, I see what you mean.

嗯，我懂你说的。

Plus, he's wrong about the windows.

还有，他关于那些窗户的想法也不对。

But isn't it true that it's good for art to have lots of light?

可是光线充足对艺术品不是很有好处吗？

In a sense, yeah, but that kind of light, all that natural light from windows, that's actually not good.

某种意义上来说，是这样没错，但是那种光线，完全从窗户透进来的自然光，实际上一点好处也没有。

Because if it's really sunny out it will be way too bright, if it's cloudy, it will be way too dark.

因为如果外面太阳很大的话，就太亮了，可是如果阴天的话，就又太暗了。

Oh!

哦！

What you want is controlled light, consistent⁶ light, the kind you get from electrical light bulbs.

真正需要的是可以控制的光，稳定的光线，就是那种电灯泡发出的光线。

Think about in an art museum.

你可以想一想艺术博物馆里的那种光线。

In an art museum, you've got electric lighting⁷ and the light is always carefully controlled, always at the same level.

在艺术博物馆里使用的是电气照明，所有的光线都是小心翼翼地控制着的，它们永远都保持着同样的亮度。

1 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

2 summarize   

vt.概括，概述，总结

参考例句：

• I will summarize what I have done.我将概述我所做的事情。
• They need to find information quickly and be able to summarize it in clear language.他们需要快速找到信息并能用清晰的语言概述。

3 proposal   

n.提议，建议；求婚

参考例句：

• I feel that we ought to accept his proposal.我觉得我们应该接受他的建议。
• They could not gain over anyone to support their proposal.他们无法争取到支持他们建议的人。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 distracting   

v.使（人）分心，分散（注意力）( distract的现在分词 )；打扰

参考例句：

• You're distracting me from my work. 你使我不能专心工作。
• Nothing is more distracting than a neurotic boss. 没有什么比神经过敏的老板更恼人的了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 consistent   

adj.坚持的，一贯的，一致的，符合的

参考例句：

• He has been a consistent friend to the Chinese people.他是中国人民始终如一的朋友。
• His action is always consistent with his words.他始终言行一致。

7 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。