CET-6 Listening Long Conversation: A Radio Interview with a City Beekeeper

Conversation One.

Percakapan satu.

Today I'm talking to Tom Fisher, who keeps bees on the roofs of office buildings.

Hari ini saya berbincang dengan Tom Fisher, yang memelihara lebah di atap gedung perkantoran.

Tom, bees in the middle of the city? Isn't that strange?

Tom, lebah di tengah kota? Bukankah itu aneh?

Everyone says that! But city bees often do better than country bees.

Semua orang bilang begitu! Tapi lebah kota sering lebih baik keadaannya daripada lebah desa.

In the countryside, many farms grow just one crop.

Di pedesaan, banyak pertanian hanya menanam satu jenis tanaman.

But cities are full of parks, gardens and trees on every street.

Tapi kota penuh dengan taman, kebun, dan pepohonan di setiap jalan.

So the bees find different flowers from spring to autumn.

Jadi lebah menemukan berbagai jenis bunga dari musim semi hingga musim gugur.

So the honey changes with the seasons?

Jadi madunya berubah sesuai musim?

Absolutely! Spring honey is light, and autumn honey is dark and strong.

Tentu saja! Madu musim semi warnanya terang, sedangkan madu musim gugur gelap dan kuat rasanya.

The office workers buy almost every jar we make.

Para pekerja kantor membeli hampir semua toples madu yang kami hasilkan.

How did you start? You were a teacher, weren't you?

Bagaimana Anda memulainya? Anda dulu guru, bukan?

Yes, I taught biology for thirty years.

Ya, saya mengajar biologi selama tiga puluh tahun.

When I retired, a former student asked me to help with a hive at her company.

Saat saya pensiun, seorang mantan murid meminta saya membantu mengurus sarang lebah di kantornya.

One hive became two, and now I look after twenty-five!

Satu sarang jadi dua, dan sekarang saya mengurus dua puluh lima!

Should more people keep bees, then?

Jadi, apakah lebih banyak orang sebaiknya memelihara lebah?

Actually, no. That surprises people.

Sebenarnya tidak. Itu membuat orang terkejut.

In some cities, there are now so many hives that honeybees compete with wild bees for food.

Di beberapa kota, kini ada begitu banyak sarang sehingga lebah madu bersaing dengan lebah liar untuk mendapatkan makanan.

If you want to help, plant flowers instead. Everyone can do that.

Kalau ingin membantu, tanamlah bunga saja. Semua orang bisa melakukannya.

Questions one to four are based on the conversation you have just heard.

Soal 1 sampai 4 didasarkan pada percakapan yang baru saja kamu dengar.

Question one. Why do city bees often do better than country bees?

Soal 1. Mengapa lebah kota sering lebih baik keadaannya daripada lebah desa?

Question two. What does the man say about the honey?

Soal 2. Apa kata si pria tentang madu?

Question three. How did the man start keeping bees?

Soal 3. Bagaimana si pria mulai memelihara lebah?

Question four. What does the man advise people who want to help bees?

Soal 4. Apa saran si pria bagi orang yang ingin membantu lebah?

Tom Fisher, thank you. I'll never look at a rooftop the same way again!

Tom Fisher, terima kasih. Saya tidak akan pernah melihat atap gedung dengan cara yang sama lagi!

My pleasure. And don't forget those flowers!

Dengan senang hati. Dan jangan lupa bunganya!