16年第三套真题听力Con versatio n One对话一M: So, what's the next thing on the agenda , Mary?男：玛丽，议程表上的下一项是什么？W: Well, it's the South Theater Company.女：是有关南方剧院公司的。

They want to know if we 'd be in terested inspon sori ng a tour they want to ma ke to East Asia.他们想知道我们是否对赞助他们去东亚旅行感兴趣。

M: East Asia? Uh ... and how much are they hop in gto get from us?男：东亚？呃…他们希望我们出多少赞助费？W: Well, the letter mentions 20,000 pounds, but I do not know if they might settle for less.女：信上写的是2万英镑，但是我不知道赞助金额少点他们是否会接受。

M: Do they say what they would cover?男：他们有没有说这些钱用来做什么？Have they any thi ng specific in mind?他们有没有一些特定的想法？W: No, I think they are just asking all the firms in town for as much money a s they thi nk they'llgive.女：没有，我认为他们只是想要镇上所有企业拿出其认为该企业能赞助的金额。

M: And we are worth 20,000 pounds, right?男：在他们看来，我们能拿出2万英镑，对吧？W: It seems so.女：看起来是这样的。

M: Very flattering .男：太会奉承了。

But I am not awfully happy with the idea.但是我对这个想法并不是很满意。

What do we get out of it?我们能得到什么好处？W: Oh, good publicity I suppose.女：我猜想是很好的广告宣传。

So what I suggest is not that we just give them a sum of mon ey, but that weoffer to pay forsomethi ng specific like travel or somethi ng,我的建议是：我们不要只是给他们一笔钱就完事了，我们可以赞助像旅行之类的特定项目。

and that in retur n, we ask for our n ame to be prin ted prominen tly in the pro gram,这样，我们就可以要求他们把我们公司的名字显著地标示在项目宣传上。

and that they give us free advertis ing space in it.他们也就给了我们免费的广告空间。

M: But the travel bill would be eno rmous , and we could n ever man age that.男：但旅行的费用太高，我们可能没法赞助。

W: I know.女：我知道。

But why do not we offer to pay for the printing of the programs ourselves oncon diti on that on the front cover there's someth ing like但我们可以自己支付这个旅行项目的印刷费，条件是宣传册的封面印上："This program is prese nted with the complime nts of Norla nd Electro ni cs", andfree advertis ing ofcourse.该项目由诺兰庄园电子公司馈赠”，而且是免费做广告。

M: Good idea.男：好主意。

Well, let's get back to them and ask what the program they want will cost.我们给他们回信并问一下这个项目的花费情况。

Then we can see if we are in terested or not.然后我们再决定是否对他们的项目感兴趣。

Questio ns 1 to 4 are based on the con versati on you have just heard.问题1-4是基于刚才你所听到的那段对话。

Questi on1. What do we lear n about the South Theater Compa ny?问题1 :我们了解到了南方剧院公司的什么？Questio n2. How much does the South Theater Compa ny ask for in the letter?问题2 :南方剧院公司在信中要多少赞助费？Questio n3. What ben efit does the woma n say their firm can get by spon sori ng the SouthTheater Compa ny?问题3 :女士说通过赞助南方剧院公司，他们公司能得到什么好处？Questio n4. What does the woma n suggest they do in stead of pay ing the South TheaterCompa ny's travel expe nses?问题4 :女士不建议支付南方剧院公司的旅行费用，而是建议怎样做？Con versatio n Two对话二W: Rock stars now face a new hazard voice abuse.女：摇滚歌星正面临新的危险——滥用嗓子。

After last week's announ ceme nt that Phil Coll ins might give up touri ng because live con certs are ruining his voice,上周，菲尔柯林斯宣布可能会放弃巡演，因为现场音乐会正令他的嗓子严重受损。

doctors are coun seli ng stars about the dos and donts of voice care.医生们给明星们提出了保护嗓子的几个注意事项。

Here in the studio today, we have Mr. Paul Philips, an expert from the Highfield Hospital.今天我们工作室有幸请到了高级战地医院的专家保罗菲利普斯先生。

Paul, what advice would you give to sin gers faci ng voice problems?保罗，你对那些饱受嗓音问题困扰的歌手们有什么建议呢？M: If pop sin gers have got voice problems, they really n eed to be more selective about where they work.男：如果流行歌手遇到嗓音问题，他们应该谨慎选择工作场地。

They should not work in smoky atmospheres.尽量不要在烟雾弥漫的环境中工作。

They also n eed to think about resti ng their voices after a show.演出结束后，他们也应该注意休息一下自己的嗓子。

Something else they need to be careful about is medicines, aspirin, for example.他们还需要注意药物的使用，比如阿司匹林。

Sin gers should avoid aspiri n.歌手应该避免服用阿司匹林。

It thins the blood.它会稀释血液。

And if a sin ger coughs, this can result in the bruis ing of the vocal chords.并且如果歌手咳嗽的话，阿司匹林则会导致声带受损。

W: And is it true that some sin gers use drugs before con certs to boost their voices whe n they have voice problems?女: 一些歌手嗓音有问题的时候，他们会在演出前服用药物来改善自己的嗓音，这是真的吗? M: Yes, this does happen on occasion.男：是的，这种情况时有发生。

They are easily available on the Continent and they are useful if a sin ger has problems with his vocal chords and has to sing that ni ght.这些药物在国内很容易买到，如果歌手的声带有问题，而当晚又不得不上台演唱的时候，这些药物就十分有用。

But if they are taken regularly, they cause a thinning of the voice muscle.但是如果歌手们经常服用这些药物，就会导致发声肌肉萎缩。

Most pop sin gers suffer from three thin gs: lack of training, overuse and abuse ofthe voice, especially whe n they are young.大多数流行歌手都会面临三个问题：缺乏训练、过度使用和滥用嗓子，特别是在他们年轻的时候。

They have difficult lives. When they go on tour, they do a vast nu mber ofcon certs, sing in smoky places.他们的生活很艰辛。