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中英文本
Ten trees across England are in the running to be crowned as the nation's Tree of the Year. The poll is organised annually by the environmental charity the Woodland Trust. Over 200 trees across the land were originally nominated by nature lovers. Some of the trees are located in England's most famous and historic places. One tree, the Major Oak, is in Sherwood Forest, which is where Robin Hood hung out with his band of merry men, robbing the rich to give to the poor. A local newspaper stated: "The legend of Robin Hood was infused within this mighty tree which still exists today." Another historically significant contender is Newton's Apple Tree, whose falling fruit gave Sir Isaac Newton the idea for his theory on gravity.
英格兰的十棵树正在竞选成为英格兰今年的国家树。环境慈善机构林地信托组织了一年一度的民意调查。自然爱好者最初提名了英格兰200多棵树。一些树位于英国最著名和历史悠久的地方。在舍伍德森林的一棵大橡树, 是罗宾汉和他的“快乐男人”帮派一起劫富济贫的地方。当地一家报纸说，罗宾汉传奇故事与目前仍然存活的这棵大树应经融合在一起。另一棵具有历史意义的竞争者是牛顿的苹果树,掉下来的苹果给了艾萨克嬠署爵士重力理论的灵感。
The Woodland Trust was established in 1972 to protect Britain's ancient forests and trees. It has approximately 400,000 supporters who provide funds to maintain and promote the country's forested land. Its website says: "Our vision is a UK rich in woods and trees, enjoyed and valued by everyone. We aim to create new native woodland with the help of communities, schools, organisations and individuals. We try to protect our precious ancient woods, restore the ones that are damaged and fight for those under threat. We do this by inspiring people up and down the country to visit woods, plant trees, and enjoy the many benefits that woodland has to offer."
林地信托成立于1972年,目的是为了保护英国的古老的森林和树木。它大约有400,000名支持者，支持者提供基金来维护和促进国家森林土地范围的扩大。其网站上说，我们的愿景是英国成为森林和树木丰富茂盛的国家，并且每个人都喜爱重视树木。我们的目标是在社区,学校,组织和个人的帮助下，创造新的原生林地。我们试图保护我们珍贵的古代森林,恢复受损的树木,为那些受到威胁的森林而斗争。我们这样做是为了激励全国人们去观赏森林,植树,享受森林提供的许多好处。
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重点讲解
1.in the running参加比赛；有赢的希望
He'll watch you run in the running shoes, either outside or on treadmill, and determine your running style.
他会注视着你穿跑步鞋跑步，在外面或者是在跑步机上，然后决定你的跑步风格。
2.hang out 挂出；闲逛
You refuse to hang out with someone unless they make specific plans to hang out with you.
你不想和别人一起闲逛，除非他们已经制定好具体的计划，打算和你出去走走。
3.with the help of在…的帮助下
What end goal do you hope to reach, with the help of the site?
利用这个网站的帮助，你希望达到一个怎样的最终目标?
4.fight for为…而战，而奋斗
As I learned in church years ago, I have to fight for the future I want through the choices I make.
正如我多年前在教堂学到的那样，我得为通过做出选择来为我想要的未来而奋斗。
5.plant trees植树；种树
One popular posting on Twitter noted that Maathai's knees always seemed to be dirty from showing VIPs how to plant trees.
推特上最流行的一个帖子中写道玛塔依为了展示种树有多么重要，膝盖看起来总是脏脏的。
听力试题
1.What kind of organisation organises the competition?
a) a government department
b) a voluntary organisation
c) a charity
d) a scientific one
2.How many nominations did the organisation initially get?
a) 200
b) 300
c) 700
d) 12,863
3.Which legendary figure got together with friends near one of the trees?
a) Robin Hood
b) King Arthur
c) Shakespeare
d) Aladdin
4.What did the article say a legendary figure did to help poor people?
a) cooked for them
b) stole from rich people
c) gave them jobs
d) built a big house
5.What scientific theory was mentioned at the end of paragraph one?
a) everything
b) trees
c) relativity
d) gravity
6.When was the organisation set up?
a) 1952
b) 1972
c) 1992
d) 2012
7.How many people support the organisation?
a) 400,000
b) 14,000
c) 4 million
d) 400 million
8.What new thing does the organisation aim to create?
a) website
b) children's park
c) native woodland
d) a hybrid tree
9.What does the organisation fight for?
a) seeds
b) its rights
c) survival
d) threatened woods
10.What does the organisation do to people up and down the country?
a) inspire them
b) scold them
c) cold call them
d) leaflet them
听力答案
1.c
2.a
3.a
4.b
5.d
6.b
7.a
8.c
9.d
10.a
