IELTS Listening Part 3: A Presentation on Urban Beekeeping

Part Three. You will hear two students talking to their tutor about a presentation on urban beekeeping.

第三部分。你将听到两名学生和导师讨论一个关于城市养蜂的演讲。

First, you have some time to look at questions twenty-one to twenty-five.

首先，你有一些时间阅读第二十一至第二十五题。

Now listen carefully and answer questions twenty-one to twenty-five.

现在请仔细听，并回答第二十一至第二十五题。

Come in, both of you. So, how's the bee project going?

进来吧，你们俩。蜜蜂项目进展得怎么样？

Really well, actually! We've found some surprising data.

其实挺顺利的！我们发现了一些出人意料的数据。

City bees often produce more honey than countryside bees.

城市里的蜜蜂产的蜜往往比乡下的蜜蜂多。

Really? I'd have expected the opposite.

真的吗？我还以为正好相反。

So did we. But city gardens and parks have a much wider variety of flowers.

我们也是这么想的。但城市的花园和公园里花的种类要多得多。

The problem is, rooftop hives are becoming too popular.

问题是，屋顶蜂箱变得太流行了。

In some areas, honeybees are competing with wild bees for food.

在一些地区，蜜蜂正在和野蜂争夺食物。

Interesting. So is urban beekeeping actually harmful?

有意思。那城市养蜂其实是有害的吗？

Well... it really depends on how many hives there are.

嗯……这主要取决于蜂箱的数量。

And did you speak to anyone locally?

你们有没有采访当地居民？

Yes, we surveyed about two hundred residents.

有，我们调查了大约两百名居民。

Around sixty percent supported hives in their neighbourhood.

大约百分之六十的人支持在自家社区放蜂箱。

And the rest?

那其他人呢？

Mostly worried about getting stung, to be honest!

说实话，大多是怕被蜇！

Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions twenty-six to thirty.

在听对话的剩余部分之前，你有一些时间阅读第二十六至第三十题。

Now listen and answer questions twenty-six to thirty.

现在请听，并回答第二十六至第三十题。

Now, let's talk about the structure of your presentation.

现在，我们来谈谈你们演讲的结构。

I think we should start with the history of beekeeping.

我觉得我们应该从养蜂的历史讲起。

Oh, come on, Oliver. History is a bit boring as an opening!

哎呀，Oliver，拿历史开场有点无聊吧！

Why not start with the honey statistic? It's really striking!

为什么不用蜂蜜的数据开场？那个真的很抓人！

Actually, you're both partly right.

其实，你们俩都说对了一部分。

Open with a question to the audience, then give them the statistic.

先向观众提一个问题，再给出这个数据。

That's a good compromise. I can keep the history brief.

这是个好折中。历史部分我可以讲得简短些。

Just make sure you finish within fifteen minutes.

只要确保在十五分钟内讲完就行。

And a photo of a rooftop hive would really help.

再放一张屋顶蜂箱的照片会很有帮助。

Oh, we've got a great one from the library roof!

哦，我们有一张在图书馆屋顶拍的，特别好！

Perfect. I'll see you both on the third of March.

很好。我们3月3日见。

That is the end of Part Three.

第三部分到此结束。