(单词翻译:单击)
中英文本
One of the world's top travel companies is ending its tours to many of the planet's top animal attractions. STA Travel, which provides holidays, flights and accommodation for 2.5 million students a year, has decided it will no longer organize tours to places where animals are not free. This means it will not arrange elephant rides or trips to the Tiger Temple in Thailand, as well as tours to SeaWorld in Florida and California. The company said it would only go to places it knew were good to animals. Many STA customers complained about the tours to some places, so it started to review its animal tours. A company spokeswoman said: "We take this seriously and listen carefully to feedback from animal welfare experts."
世界上最大的旅游公司之一取消了参观地球上最具吸引力的一些动物景点的活动
。STA 旅游公司,平均每年为250万名学生提供假期,机票和住宿 。已经决定将不再组织参观那些限制动物自由的地方 。这意味着它不会安排骑乘大象或者去泰国的老虎庙,以及参观佛罗里达和加利福尼亚的海洋世界 。该公司表示,它只会去那些对动物最有利的地方 。许多STA客户抱怨有些地方的旅游,所以公司开始检讨动物之旅 。公司一位发言人说,我们认真对待并仔细聆听来自动物福利专家的反馈 。SeaWorld was disappointed with STA's decision. It wanted STA to see the high standards of animal care at both SeaWorlds. It also said activities by animal rights groups may have made STA make this decision. A SeaWorld spokesperson said: "There is no higher priority for SeaWorld than the safety of our employees and guests and the welfare of our animals." STA said it would look at more places that have animals. It said: "We are very much at the beginning of this journey. It is really important we do it over time, understand what the issues are and work with organisations that really understand those issues." The animal rights group PETA says animals such as dolphins all suffer at theme parks.
海洋世界对STA的决定感到失望
。它希望STA能够看到两个海洋世界为动物提供的高标准福利条件 。据说,动物权益团体的一些活动,也促使STA旅游公司作出这一决定 。海洋世界的一位发言人说,没有什么比员工和客人的安全,以及动物的福利更重要 。STA表示,它将会组织参观其他有动物的地方 。它表示,这段旅程才刚刚开始 。随着时间的推移,我们这些做法将会显得更有意义,理解问题所在,并与那些真正懂得那些问题的机构合作,是很重要的 。动物权益组织“善待动物协会”说,动物,如海豚在主题公园都在受罪 。译文属可可英语原创,未经允许,不得转载 。
重点讲解
1.no longer不再
We are a people no longer subject to foreign rule.
我们是一个不再受外国统治的民族
。2. over time随着时间的过去;超时
By static, I mean that the resources allocated to each partition do not change over time.
所谓静态的意思是,分配到每个分区上的资源不会随着时间而改变
。3.make decision作决定;下决心
They are also carefully studying the applications of other countries for the observer status and will make decision on the basis of agreement through consultations.
对于其他一些国家希成为观察员的申请,成员国正在进行认真研究,将在协商一致的基础上做出决定
。4.at the beginning of在……的开始
Remember how you set up three databases at the beginning of this exercise?
还记得在本练习开始时如何设置三个数据库的情况吗?
5.theme park(游乐园中的)主题乐园
He goes out to Versailles and creates this noble theme park and sort of a Euro Disney for nobles where he can watch these nobles.
他来到凡尔赛,在那里他为贵族建了个主题公园,类似欧洲的迪斯尼乐园,在那里他可以看到贵族们的一举一动
听力试题
1.What's the name of the travel company?
a) StarWorld
b) STA
c) Star
d) STA World
2.How many students use the travel company's services each year?
a) 2.5 billion
b) 25 million
c) 2,500,000
d) 250,000
3.What is the name of the attraction in Florida and California?
a) World Of Sea
b) WorldSea
c) See The World
d) SeaWorld
4.Who complained to the travel company?
a) marine biologists
b) customers
c) children
d) dolphin owners
5.What does the company listen carefully to?
a) feedback
b) the weather forecast
c) the dolphins
d) noises in the water
6.What is SeaWorld disappointed with?
a) dolphins
b) STA
c) profits
d) itself
7.Who does SeaWorld blame for the travel company's decision?
a) the dolphins
b) its directors
c) employees
d) animal rights groups
8.What does SeaWorld care about the welfare of?
a) its boss
b) its customers
c) its animals
d) its staff
9.What is it important for the travel company to understand?
a) the Earth
b) Spanish
c) dolphin language
d) issues
10.Where does the company say dolphins suffer?
a) in the Atlantic Ocean
b) theme parks
c) in cold water
d) aquariums
听力答案
1.b
2.c
3.d
4.b
5.a
6.a
7.d
8.c
9.d
10.b