IELTS Listening Part 2: A Guided Tour of a Historic Garden

Part Two. You will hear a tour guide talking to visitors at a historic garden.

第二部分。你將聽到一位導覽員在一座歷史花園向遊客解說。

First, you have some time to look at questions eleven to sixteen.

首先，你有一些時間閱讀第十一至第十六題。

Now listen carefully and answer questions eleven to sixteen.

現在請仔細聽，並回答第十一至第十六題。

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Hartley Gardens!

大家早安，歡迎來到Hartley花園！

My name's Tom, and I'll be your guide this morning.

我叫Tom，今天上午由我擔任大家的導覽員。

Before we start, a little bit of history.

開始之前，先講一點歷史。

The house was built in 1823 by a tea merchant called Edward Hartley.

這棟宅邸建於1823年，由一位名叫Edward Hartley的茶商所建。

He loved plants so much that he spent more on the garden than the house!

他太愛植物了，花在花園上的錢比房子還多！

Today, the gardens cover about forty acres.

如今，花園占地約四十英畝。

We'll begin right here, in the rose garden.

我們就從這裡——玫瑰園開始。

There are over three hundred kinds of roses here!

這裡有三百多種玫瑰！

Can you smell them already? Lovely, isn't it?

大家已經聞到香味了嗎？很香吧？

From here, we'll walk down to the lake.

從這裡，我們會走到湖邊。

I'm afraid the old boathouse is closed this year for repairs.

很可惜，老船屋今年因為整修而關閉。

But you can still feed the ducks from the wooden bridge.

不過大家還是可以在木橋上餵鴨子。

Please use the bird food from the kiosk, not bread.

請使用小賣亭的鳥飼料，不要用麵包。

Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions seventeen to twenty.

在聽解說的其餘部分之前，你有一些時間閱讀第十七至第二十題。

Now listen and answer questions seventeen to twenty.

現在請聽，並回答第十七至第二十題。

Next, we'll visit my favourite place, the Palm House!

接下來，我們去我最喜歡的地方——棕櫚溫室Palm House。

Inside, it's always twenty-five degrees, even in winter!

裡面一年四季都是二十五度，連冬天也是！

It's home to over a thousand tropical plants.

這裡有一千多種熱帶植物。

After that, you'll have free time in the kitchen garden.

之後，大家可以在菜園裡自由活動。

Everything grown there is used in our café.

那裡種的所有東西都會用在我們的咖啡廳。

So yes, the carrot cake really is home-made!

所以沒錯，紅蘿蔔蛋糕真的是自己做的！

Just two rules. Please keep dogs on a lead,

只有兩條規定。請幫狗繫上牽繩，

and picnics are only allowed on the south lawn.

而且只能在南邊的草坪野餐。

We'll meet again by the main gate at half past twelve.

十二點半我們在正門再集合。

Right, follow me, and enjoy the gardens!

好，請跟我來，祝大家逛得開心！

That is the end of Part Two.

第二部分到此結束。