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。你将听到一位导游在一座历史花园向游客讲解。

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

首先，你有一些时间阅读第十一至第十六题。

Now listen carefully and answer questions eleven to sixteen.

现在请仔细听，并回答第十一至第十六题。

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Hartley Gardens!

大家早上好，欢迎来到Hartley花园！

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

我叫Tom，今天上午由我担任大家的导游。

Before we start, a little bit of history.

开始之前，先讲一点历史。

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

这座宅邸建于1823年，由一位名叫Edward Hartley的茶商建造。

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

他太爱植物了，花在花园上的钱比房子还多！

Today, the gardens cover about forty acres.

如今，花园占地约四十英亩。

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

我们就从这里——玫瑰园开始。

There are over three hundred kinds of roses here!

这里有三百多种玫瑰！

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

你们已经闻到香味了吗？很好闻吧？

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

从这里，我们会步行到湖边。

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

很遗憾，老船屋今年因维修关闭。

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

不过大家仍然可以在木桥上喂鸭子。

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

请使用小卖部的鸟食，不要用面包。

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

在听讲解的剩余部分之前，你有一些时间阅读第十七至第二十题。

Now listen and answer questions seventeen to twenty.

现在请听，并回答第十七至第二十题。

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

接下来，我们去我最喜欢的地方——棕榈温室Palm House。

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

里面一年四季都是二十五度，冬天也一样！

It's home to over a thousand tropical plants.

这里有一千多种热带植物。

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

之后，大家可以在菜园里自由活动。

Everything grown there is used in our café.

那里种的所有东西都会用在我们的咖啡馆里。

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

所以没错，胡萝卜蛋糕真的是自家做的！

Just two rules. Please keep dogs on a lead,

只有两条规定。请给狗拴上牵引绳，

and picnics are only allowed on the south lawn.

而且只能在南边的草坪野餐。

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

十二点半我们在正门再集合。

Right, follow me, and enjoy the gardens!

好，请跟我来，祝大家玩得开心！

That is the end of Part Two.

第二部分到此结束。