英语听力精选进阶版 7102

Background: 一名英国男子荣获‘世界头等美差’。他的职责包括在澳洲旅游景点大堡礁地区旅游休闲，游泳和探索周边美景以便撰写博客宣传该地区。

"It gives me great pleasure to introduce the new caretaker of the islands of the Great Barrier Reef, from the United Kingdom, Ben Southall." [Tourism Queensland]

A global recruitment drive with the trappings of a TV reality show that was truly a tourism marketing¹ campaign.

'The best job in the world' competition finally has a winner, Ben Southall, a 34-year-old charity worker from Britain. He beat 34,000 candidates from 200 countries in an online competition that became something of an internet phenomenon.

"To go away now as the island caretaker for tourism Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef is an extreme honour. I hope I can fill the boots as much as everybody is expecting, my swimming hopefully is up to standard and I look forward to all of the new roles and responsibilities that the task involves." [Ben Southall]

For an Australian tourism industry currently in the doldrums, this has been an unexpected boost. Tourism Queensland deliberately² chose the midst of the northern winter to launch the campaign back in January, but didn’t expect anywhere near the global response. They think the only countries where people didn’t visit their website was North Korea and a few African nations.

What’s purported³ to be the best job in the world comes with a $110,000 (about 750,000 yuan) contract for six months' work, a luxury beachside home and a plunge⁴ pool.

For the losers meanwhile, there's the worst of long-haul journeys home.

GLOSSARY⁵ 词汇表

caretaker 管家

recruitment drive 工作招聘活动

tourism 旅游业

candidates 候选人

phenomenon 轰动现象

fill the boots 接任，胜任

up to standard 达标

roles and responsibilities 角色和职责

in the doldrums 萎靡不振

boost 提升

launch the campaign 发起运动

purported 被声称的

long-haul 长途

Questions and Answers

1. How many people applied⁶ for 'the best job in the world'?

More than 34,000 candidates applied for the job.

2. Which of Ben’s skills might not be as good as it needs to be?

Ben hopes his swimming is up to standard.

3. When was the recruitment drive launched?

It was launched in January, in the midst of the northern winter.

4. How long will Ben have this job?

Ben is initially⁷ contracted for six months.

1 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

2 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

3 purported   

adj.传说的，谣传的v.声称是…，（装得）像是…的样子( purport的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• the scene of the purported crime 传闻中的罪案发生地点
• The film purported to represent the lives of ordinary people. 这部影片声称旨在表现普通人的生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

5 glossary   

n.注释词表；术语汇编

参考例句：

• The text is supplemented by an adequate glossary.正文附有一个详细的词汇表。
• For convenience,we have also provided a glossary in an appendix.为了方便，我们在附录中也提供了术语表。

6 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

7 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。