Rented Properties劍橋雅思8-聽力原文翻譯及答案解析

一、Rented Properties聽力原文：

WOMAN:Good morning.

How can I help you?

MAN:Hello.

I'm interested in renting a house somewhere in the town.

WOMAN:Right.

Could I have your name please?

MAN:Yes,it's Steven Godfrey.

WOMAN:And tell me how many bedrooms you're looking for.

MAN:Well,we’d need four,because I'm going to share the house with three friends.

WOMAN:Okay,there are several of that size on our books.

They mostly belong to families who are working abroad at the moment.

What about the location?

MAN:It'd be nice to be central

WOMAN:That might be difficult,as most houses of that size are in the suburbs.

Still,there are a few.

What's your upper limit for the rent?

MAN:We’d like something around￡500 a month,but we could go up to￡600 if we have to.

But we can't go beyond that.

WOMAN:Do you know how long you want to rent the house for?

The minimum let is six months,as you probably realise.

MAN:We’re at college here for two years,and we don't want to have to move during that time if we can avoid it.

WOMAN:Right.

And how soon do you want to move in?

All our lets start on the first of the month.

MAN:Well,as soon as possible,really,so that means September 1st.

WOMAN:Okay,let me have a look at what we've got…

We have photographs of all the houses on our books,so you can get an idea of what they're like.

There's this one in Oakington Avenue,at￡550 a month.

Combined living room and dining room,with a separate kitchen.

It doesn't have a garage,though you can park in the road.

MAN:Ah,we'd prefer to have one,if possible.

WOMAN:Right.

Then have a look at this house,in Mead Street.

It’s got a very large living room and kitchen,bathroom,cloakroom...

MAN:How much is it?

WOMAN:That one's 580.

It's very well furnished and equipped.

It also has plenty of space for parking,and it's available for a minimum of a year.

Oh,and there's a big garden.

MAN:I don’t think we could cope with that,to be honest.

We’ll be too busy to look after it.

WOMAN:Okay.

Then there's this older house in Hamilton Road:living room,kitchen-diner,and it has a study.

550 a month.

MAN:That looks rather nice.

But whereabouts in Hamilton Road?

WOMAN:Towards the western end.

MAN:Oh,that'll be very noisy.

I know the area.

WOMAN:Yes,it's pretty lively.

Some people like it,though.

Well,what about this house in Devon Close?

MAN:That looks lovely.

WOMAN:There's a big demand for houses in that area,so prices tend to be quite high.

But this one hasn't been decorated for a few years,which has kept the rent down a bit.

It's got a living room,dining room and small kitchen,and it's 595 a month.

I think it would suit you,from what you've said.

MAN:It sounds fine.

MAN:Why's that part of town so popular?

WOMAN:Well,there's a big scheme to improve the district,and it'll soon have the best facilities for miles around.

MAN:What sort of thing?

WOMAN:There's a big sports centre under construction,which will be very impressive when it's finished.

In fact the swimming pool’s already opened ahead of schedule,and it's attracting a lot of people.

MAN:What about cinemas:are there any in the area?

WOMAN:The only one closed down last year,and it's now in the process of being converted into a film museum.

The local people are trying to get a new cinema added to the scheme.

MAN:I think I heard something about a plan to replace the existing concert hall with a larger one.

WOMAN:Ah,that's due to start next year.

MAN:Well it sounds an interesting area to live in.

Could I go and see the house,please?

WOMAN:Yes,of course.

二、Rented Properties聽力中文翻譯：

女士：早上好。

我能為您效勞嗎？

男：你好。

我想在鎮(zhèn)上的某個地方租一所房子。

女：對。

請告訴我你的名字好嗎？

男：是的，我是史蒂文·戈弗雷。

女人：告訴我你要找多少間臥室。

男：嗯，我們需要四個人，因為我要和三個朋友合住這所房子。

好吧，我們的書上有好幾本這樣的書。

他們大多屬于目前在國外工作的家庭。

地點呢？

男：能在市中心就好了

女：那可能很難，因為大多數(shù)這樣大小的房子都在郊區(qū)。

不過，還是有一些。

你的租金上限是多少？

男：我們想要每月500英鎊左右，但如果有必要，我們可以漲到600英鎊。

但我們不能超越這一點。

女人：你知道你想租這房子多久嗎？

正如你可能意識到的，最短租期是六個月。

男：我們在這里上了兩年大學(xué)，如果可以避免的話，我們不想在這段時間搬家。

女：對。

你想多久搬進(jìn)來？

我們所有的活動都從月初開始。

男：嗯，越快越好，真的，那意味著九月一日。

好吧，讓我看看我們有什么…

我們的書上有所有房子的照片，所以你可以了解它們的樣子。

奧金頓大道有一家，每月550英鎊。

客廳和餐廳相結(jié)合，配有獨立的廚房。

它沒有車庫，不過你可以把車停在路上。

男：啊，如果可能的話，我們想要一個。

女：對。

那就看看這幢房子，在米德街。

它有一個非常大的客廳和廚房，浴室，衣帽間。。。

男：多少錢？

女：那個是580。

它的家具和設(shè)備都很好。

它還有足夠的停車位，而且至少可以使用一年。

哦，還有一個大花園。

男：老實說，我認(rèn)為我們無法應(yīng)付。

我們會忙得顧不上它。

女：好的。

然后是漢密爾頓路的一棟老房子：客廳，廚房，還有一間書房。

每月550英鎊。

男：看起來不錯。

但是漢密爾頓路在哪里？

女：朝西邊走。

男：哦，那會很吵。

我知道這個地區(qū)。

女：是的，它很活潑。

不過，有些人喜歡它。

那幺，德文郡的這所房子呢？

男：看起來很可愛。

女：那個地區(qū)對房子的需求很大，所以價格往往很高。

但這間房子已經(jīng)好幾年沒裝修了，這使得租金降低了一點。

它有一個客廳，一個餐廳和一個小廚房，每月595英鎊。

從你所說的來看，我認(rèn)為這對你合適。

男：聽起來不錯。

男人：為什么鎮(zhèn)上的那個地方這么受歡迎？

婦女：嗯，有一個大計劃來改善這個地區(qū)，它很快就會擁有幾英里內(nèi)最好的設(shè)施。

男人：什么事？

女：有一個大型體育中心正在建設(shè)中，建成后會給人留下深刻印象。

事實上，游泳池已經(jīng)提前開放，吸引了很多人。

男：那電影院呢？那附近有電影院嗎？

女：唯一一家去年關(guān)閉了，現(xiàn)在正在改建成電影博物館。

當(dāng)?shù)厝苏噲D在計劃中增加一家新電影院。

男：我想我聽說了一個用更大的音樂廳取代現(xiàn)有音樂廳的計劃。

女：啊，明年就要開始了。

男：聽起來這是一個很有趣的居住區(qū)。

我能去看看房子嗎？

女：當(dāng)然可以。

三、Rented Properties聽力問題：

Question 1-3

Complete the form below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Rented Properties

Customer’s Requirements Steven Godfrey

Name:Steven Godifrey

Example Answer

No.of bedrooms:four

Preferred location:in the Area of town

Maximum monthly rent:￡

Length of let required:

Starting:September 1st1.

2.

3.

Question 4-8

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Address

Rooms

Monthly rent

Problem

Oakington Avenue

living/dining room,separate kitchen

￡550

No.

Mead Street

large living room and kitchen,bathroom and a cloakroom

￡580

the is too large

Hamilton Road

living room,kitchen-diner,and a

￡550

too.

Devon Close

living room,dining room,small kitchen

￡

none

Question 9-10

Choose TWO letters,A-E.

Which TWO facilities in the district of Devon Close are open to the public at the moment?

A.museum

B.concert hall

C.cinema

D.sports centre

E.swimming pool

四、Rented Properties聽力答案：

1.central

2.600

3.2 years/2 year/two year/two years

4.garage

5.garden

6.study

7.noisy

8.595

9.B

10.E

五、Rented Properties聽力答案解析

1.central在聽力原文中提到It’d be nice to be central.的意思是最好是中心位置。

2.600題干中的maximum monthly rent的意思是每月可以支付的最高房租，在聽力原文中提到了每個月大約可以支付500英鎊，然后又緊接著提到了可以提高至600英鎊，做這類題型的技巧是凡是在題干中涉及maximum的時候，聽力原文中一般會提到至少兩個數(shù)字，那么記錄下這兩個數(shù)字，從中挑選較大的數(shù)字就肯定是正確答案。

3.2 years原文中提到We’re at college for two years,and we don’t want to have to move during that time if we can avoid it.的意思是我們要在大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)兩年，在這期間我們不想搬家。因而，很明顯答案是2年。

4.garage表格題是最簡單的一類填空題。這道題需要填寫的是房子的缺陷，那么聽力原文中提到的It doesn’t have a garage...（沒有車庫），那么很明顯這是房子的不足之處。

5.garden原文中提到這個房子有一個很大的花園(there is a big garden),但是在緊接著的回答中提到了I don’t think we could cope with that,to be honest.We’ll be too busy to look after it.（我認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)付不了，很誠懇地講，我們太忙了沒有時間照顧花園。）因而，從這句話中可以看出，花園太大了，也是缺陷。

6.study study的意思是書房。

7.noisy noisy也是缺陷之一，在租房場景中，經(jīng)常被提到的房子的缺陷包括四周環(huán)境太吵鬧，離公共交通太遠(yuǎn)等。

8.595此題是考查學(xué)生對數(shù)字的敏感度，并且沒有其他的干擾項，因而相對較簡單。

9.B題干中特意提到了時間狀語at the moment,那么在聽力原文中出現(xiàn)的existing concert hall的意思是現(xiàn)存的音樂大廳，自然是正確答案。

10.E In fact the swimming pool’s already opened的意思是事實上游泳池已經(jīng)開放了。

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