托福听力荟萃 53

Welcome to the Four Winds Historical Farm, where traditions of the past are preserved for visitors like you. Today, our master______will begin giving this______behind me a sturdy thatched roof, able to______heavy winds and last up to a hundred years. How do they do it? Well,______, thatching involves covering the______or______, the wooden______of a roof with reeds or straw. Our thatchers here have harvested their own natural materials for the job, the bundles of water reeds you see lying over there beside the barn. Thatching is certainly uncommon² in the Untied³ States today. I guess that's why so many of you have come to see this demonstration⁴. But it wasn't always that way.

 

 

【填空答案】

thatcher¹: n. ［C］someone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage⁵ 盖屋顶者

barn: n. ［C］a large farm building for storing crops, or for keeping animals in 谷仓，粮秣房，仓库，牲口棚；informala large, plain building 【非正式】空荡荡的大房子

withstand: v. to be strong enough to remain unharmed by something such as great heat or cold, great pressure etc 耐得住，承受住（酷热、严寒、高压等）

in a nutshell:spokenused when you are stating the main facts about something in a short, clear way 【口】一言以蔽之，简括地说，用一句话概括

beam: n. ［C］a long heavy piece of wood or metal used in building houses, bridges etc 梁，横梁

rafter: n. ［C usually plural］one of the large sloping pieces of wood that form the structure of a roof 椽

skeleton: n. ［C］the most important parts of something, to which more detail can be added later 骨架，框架；梗概，纲要

【听力原文】

Welcome to the Four Winds Historical Farm, where traditions of the past are preserved for visitors like you. Today, our master thatches⁶ will begin giving this barn behind me a sturdy thatched roof able to withstand heavy winds and last up to a hundred years. How do they do it? Well, in a nutshell, thatching involves covering the beams or rafters --- the wooden skeleton of a roof --- with reeds or straw. Our thatches here have harvested their own natural materials for the job --- the bundles of water reeds you see lying over there beside the barn.

Thatching is certainly uncommon in the Untied States today. I guess that's why so many of you have come to see this demonstration. But it wasn't always that way.

【参考译文】

欢迎来到四风农场的历史，在过去的传统，像你这样的旅客保留。今天，我们的的主thatches将开始给我身后的这谷仓一个坚固的茅草屋顶能承受强风和长达百年。他们是怎样做呢？嗯，简而言之，的茅屋涉及覆盖的梁或椽子---屋顶的木骨架用芦苇或稻草---。我们的thatches在这里已经工作收获了自己的天然材料---水的芦苇捆你看到躺在谷仓旁。草料肯定是今天在美国屡见不鲜。我想这就是为什么这么多人都来看看这个示范。但它并非总是如此。……

1 thatcher   

n.茅屋匠

参考例句：

• Tom Sawyer was in the skiff that bore Judge Thatcher. 汤姆 - 索亚和撒切尔法官同乘一条小艇。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
• Mrs. Thatcher was almost crazed; and Aunt Polly, also. 撒切尔夫人几乎神经失常，还有波莉姨妈也是。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

2 uncommon   

adj.罕见的，非凡的，不平常的

参考例句：

• Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
• Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。

3 untied   

松开，解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 )； 解除，使自由； 解决

参考例句：

• Once untied, we common people are able to conquer nature, too. 只要团结起来，我们老百姓也能移山倒海。
• He untied the ropes. 他解开了绳子。

4 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

5 foliage   

n.叶子，树叶，簇叶

参考例句：

• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage.小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。
• Dark foliage clothes the hills.浓密的树叶覆盖着群山。

6 thatches   

n.（稻草、芦苇等盖的）茅草屋顶( thatch的名词复数 )；乱蓬蓬的头发，又脏又乱的头发

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