文字稿
蘇格蘭一座小島上的居民打算購買當(dāng)?shù)匾淮痹诶鋺?zhàn)期間被用來做監(jiān)視觀察的樓房并將其改造成供游客聆聽鯨魚歌聲的景點(diǎn)。以下是 Colin Blane 的報(bào)道。
When the top secret radio and radar station was established on the headland at Aird Uig 60 years ago, it was part of Nato's early warning system against Soviet submarines and aircraft. Now the Ministry of Defence has no further use for the derelict buildings and the windswept clifftop site.
But local people are convinced the old base could help transform the economy of the area. Where Aird Uig once listened out for possible enemy attack, it's hoped a hydrophone could be placed in the sea to pick up the sound of whales.
There are plans for a visitor centre, with a dark skies night observatory. Other attractions include unexplored sea caves and cliff climbs which have never been tackled.
If it goes ahead, it will be one of Scotland's smallest and most unusual community buy-outs.
詞匯表
warning system 警報(bào)系統(tǒng)
derelict 棄置的，廢棄的
hydrophone 水中檢波器，水中聽音器
unexplored 未開發(fā)的
have never been tackled 從未被攻克、被攀登
buy-outs 收購
測驗(yàn)
請(qǐng)聽報(bào)道并回答下列問題。
1. What was the base used for?
2. What are the buildings like?
3. True or false? The initiative is promising because the natural spots are well-known to tourists.
4. Which word means 'original; not often seen'?
答案
1. What was the base used for?
Answer: To find out if there were Soviet submarines and aircraft in the area.
2.What are the buildings like?
Answer: The buildings are on the top of cliffs where there are strong winds all the time and they are derelict.
3. True or false? The initiative is promising because the natural spots are well-known to tourists.
Answer: False. The report says that the sea caves are unexplored and the cliffs haven't been tackled by climbers.
4. Which word means 'original; not often seen'?
Answer: Unusual.
