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1、老托福听力PartC原文汇总大全 为了让大家更好的准备托福考试，给大家整理老托福听力PartC原文，下面就和大家分享，来欣赏一下吧。老托福听力PartC原文1校园这儿有一个艺术展览同我们讨论过的民间艺术结合的很好。Its an exhibition of wildlife art calendars from about a hundred years ago.这是来自大约一百年前的野生生物的艺术日历的一个展览。Like most other folk art, the calendar pictures were not considered to be art in their own d

2、ay.像大多数其他民间艺术一样，日历的图画在他们自己的时代并没有被认为是艺术。People just thought of them as a way of decorating a practical object.人们仅仅把它们当做装饰一个实际的物体的方式。In fact, the calendar pictures were originally printed as advertising for various companies that made hunting or fishing products, like guns or fishing rods.事实上，日历图画本来是当

3、做不同的公司制作的狩猎或钓鱼产品，比如枪或者鱼竿的广告来印刷的。The calendars were handed out free to customers to thank them for their business.这些日历是免费发给顾客的，为了他们(公司)的生意来感谢他们(顾客)。Most people just hung the calendars on their walls where the pictures faded in the sun, and then tore the picture off the calendar as each month passed.大

4、多数人仅仅是把日历挂在他们的墙上，在那里图画会在阳光中褪色，然后当每个月过去时，把图画从日历上撕下来。As a result, collectors today place a lot of value on calendars that are complete and in good condition.结果，收藏家给那些完整并且情况良好的日历估定了很多的价值。Even though the people who used the calendars didnt regard them as art, the original paintings the prints were made

5、from were often of good quality.虽然使用日历的人没有认为它们是艺术，被制成印刷品的原画通常是质量很好的。In fact, many famous wildlife painters created calendar art at some point in their lives.事实上，许多著名的野生生物画家在他们人生中的某一时刻创造了日历艺术。To them, it was a way of getting their work reproduced and shown around.对他们来说，这是一个让他们的作品复制并流传的方式。One aspect o

6、f the exhibit that I find very interesting is the way these pictures reflect changing attitudes toward wildlife.我发现这个展览非常有趣的一个方面是这些图画反映了对野生生物的态度的变化。The pictures in the exhibit often portray the thrill and adventure of hunting rather than any particular concern for wildlife preservation.展览中的图画经常描绘狩猎的

7、刺激和冒险，而不是任何对野生生物保护的特殊的关心。But most of todays wildlife art shows animals in their natural surroundings without any humans in the scene.但是今天的大部分的野生生物艺术展现了动物在自然环境中没有任何人类的场景。This modern wildlife art appeals to large numbers of nature lovers, even those who oppose the practice of hunting.这种现代野生生物艺术吸引力大量的自

8、然爱好者，甚至那些反对有狩猎习惯的(人)老托福听力PartC原文2As many of you already know, March is Womens History Month, so its just a few weeks until the university begins its annual observance.正如你们许多人已经知道的，三月是女性历史月，因此到大学开始它的年度庆祝就只有几周了。The Womens Studies Program, in conjunction with the College Life Office, is pleased to anno

9、unce that a full schedule of events is planned throughout March.女性研究项目，连同大学生活办公室，很高兴地宣布，一个贯穿整个三月的满满的活动安排已经计划出来。The opening activity will be a lecture by Dr. Linda Thompson, coordinator of the Womens Studies Program; shell talk about the status of women on college campuses.开幕活动将会是女性研究项目的协调员，Linda Tho

10、mpson博士的一个演讲，她将谈论大学校园的妇女地位。All students are invited to attend at eight p.m. on March first in the Student Center, Room 112.所有学生都被邀请出席，在三月一日晚八点，学生中心，112房间。On March fourth, the Student Center Caf will offer a forum for women poets to read their works.在三月四号，学生中心咖啡馆将会为女性诗人朗读她们的作品提供一个讨论会。The English depa

11、rtments Kate Benson will read from her recently published poetry collection The Ways of a Woman.英语系的Kate Benson将会朗读来自她近期出版的诗集：一个女人的道路。Student poets will be encouraged to share their poems as well.学生诗人也将被鼓励去分享她们的诗作。Interested people should sign up at the Womens Studies Office.有兴趣的人可以在女性研究办公室报名参加。On t

12、he fifteenth, come out and hear Thomas Lane, author of the best-selling The Gender Connection, talk about male-female relationships.在十五号，出来听听Thomas Lane，最畅销的性别关系的作者，谈论男女关系。The talk will be held in the Student Center Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. with a reception to follow.谈话将于晚上7:30在学生中心礼堂举行，之后会有招待会。Lots

13、of other events are being planned, including a show of the work of women artists, a panel discussion about womens legal issues, and more.很多其他的活动在计划之中，包括一个女性艺术家的作品展示，一个关于女性法律问题的专题讨论会，以及更多的(活动)Check the campus paper for times and places, or stay tuned to WRUC for further details.时间和地点查查校报，或者持续收听WRUC(W

14、ireless Radio of Union College)来(获取)进一步的细节。老托福听力PartC原文3Welcome to the largest retrospective exhibit, this art museum has ever devoted to an architect.欢迎来到最大的回顾展览，这个艺术博物馆专注于一位建筑师。The architect chosen for this honor is Frank Lloyd Wright, probably the greatest United States architect of the twentieth

15、 century.获此殊荣的建筑师是Frank Lloyd Wright，也许是二十世纪美国最伟大的设计师。Wright has the reputation of being arrogant and insensitive to his clients needs, but his work is based on a set of principles rather than a style.Wright 有一个傲慢和对他的客户需求不敏感的名声，但他的作品是基于一套原则，而不是一种风格。Because of his belief in unity of design and the el

16、imination of unnecessary detail, he resisted his clients wishes to introduce what he called foreign objects to his carefully designed interiors.因为他的统一设计和消除不必要的细节的信念,他拒绝了他的客户介绍他所称之为外物(的东西或元素)给他的精心内部设计的愿望。Frank Lloyd Wright always tried to achieve harmony of building and setting.Frank Lloyd Wright总是试图

17、达到建筑和环境的和谐。The first drawing in the exhibit, of one of his Prairie houses, illustrates this integration of the house with the landscape of the American Midwest.展览中的第一幅画，他的“大草原”房屋之一，阐明了这种房屋和美国中西部风景的整合。You can see how he stresses the horizontal line with spreading roofs and strips of windows.你们能看到他如何强

18、调平铺的屋顶和窗户条的水平线。Outside porches stretch into the gardens, making one harmonious whole.外部的门廊延伸到花园，形成一个和谐的整体。Because of this goal of harmony, you wont see skyscrapers among his designs.由于这种和谐的目标，你将不会在他的设计中见到摩天大楼。Wright was criticized for his impractical houses with leaky flat roofs, but his houses also

19、 had great virtues.Wright因为他的不切实际的带着漏水的平屋顶的房子而受到指责，但是他的房子也有着巨大的优点。The design of the Prairie houses, for example, made them warm in winter and cool in summer.举例来说，大草原房屋的设计，使它们冬暖夏凉。The drawings and photos in this exhibit will show the enormity of Frank Lloyd Wrights contribution to modern architecture

20、.在这个展览中的绘画和照片，将会显示Frank Lloyd Wright对当代建筑的巨大贡献。老托福听力PartC原文4Today, Id like to turn our attention to an area of management often overlooked in traditional management courses: small-business management.今天，我想把咱们的注意力转向一个在传统的管理课程上常常被忽略的管理领域：小型商业管理。Small businesses have gone from being traditional small-t

21、own stores selling food or clothing to sophisticated, high-tech enterprises.小型商业已经从传统的小镇的商店卖食物或衣服，转到成熟的,高科技企业。And in addition to the important products they produce, they create jobs for lots of people because there are so many of them.而且除了他们生产的重要产品之外，他们为很多人创造了就业机会，因为他们(小商业企业)有如此之多。Its important for

22、 management to keep in mind which of the customers needs the business serves, because it cant serve all their needs.对管理人员来说重要的是要牢记生意服务的是哪种客户需求，因为它不能服务他们所有的需求。Writing a business plan that everyone in the organization understands and follows will help to provide the necessary focus and direction.写一个机构

23、中每个人都能了解并遵循的商业计划，将有助于提供必要的焦点和方向。Its important to state clearly what the purpose of the business is.陈述清楚生意的目的是很重要的。Additionally, each person within the organization must know what tasks to perform in order to fulfill that purpose.另外，在机构中的每个人都必须知道为了实现该目的要执行什么任务。Now, if for some reason a business plan

24、doesnt work, try hard to discover why not, rewrite it, and immediately focus on the new plan.现在，如果因为某种原因商业计划无法运作(不好使)，要努力发现为什么不行，重新写，然后立即集中在新的计划上。A work of caution, however, never give up a bad plan without replacing it.无论怎样，一个工作的警示，在不能代替它之前永远不要放弃一个不好的计划。A business has to have a plan because it cant

25、 afford to waste its limited resources.一个生意必须要有一个计划，因为它不能承受它有限的资源的浪费。And, as you know, waste leads to unnecessarily high production costs.而且，正如你们所知，浪费导致没必要的高昂的生产成本。Production costs are at the heart of the companys ability to make a high quality product and sell it at an affordable price.生产成本是公司制造高品质

26、产品并且在可承受的价格将之出售的能力的核心。老托福听力PartC原文5The next style of furniture design Id like to discuss is Shaker furniture design.我想要讨论的家具设计风格是Shaker家具设计。The Shakers are a religious group that flourished in the nineteenth-century United States.Shakers是一个宗教团体，活跃在十九世纪的美国。At that time, the Shakers lived in their own

27、 communities and believed in living simply.那时，Shakers生活在他们自己的社区中并且崇尚简单的生活。This ideal of simplicity extended to their furniture design, as you will see.这种朴素的理想扩展到了他们的家具设计，就像你们将要见到的那样。Because the shape of their furniture wasnt supposed to be unnecessarily decorative, the furnitures surface became the

28、only place to create visual pleasure.由于他们家具的形状没有不必要的装饰，家具的表面成为唯一创造视觉愉悦的地方Shaker furniture used light-colored woods like pine, maple, or cherry.Shaker家具使用颜色浅的木材如松木，枫木，或者樱桃木。It was often painted blue, green, or yellow. As these slides show, some of their most interesting pieces were made for the workp

29、lace.它通常漆成蓝色，绿色，或者黄色。如同这些幻灯片显示的，它们的一些最有意思的部分是为工作场所制造的。Notice that this sewing table has drawers that can be pulled out from either side.注意这个缝纫机台板的抽屉能从两旁拉出来。This feature enables two people to sew at the same time.这种特色使两个人能够同时缝纫。Likewise, if you look closely at these slides of counters and workbenches

30、, youll notice that these pieces were also designed to be used from more than one side.同样，如果你仔细看这些柜台和工作台的幻灯片，你将注意到这些件(家具)也是被设计从超过一边来使用的。Thus, several people would be able to work at one time.因此，几个人能够同时工作。Nowadays, Shaker furniture designs enjoying a revival.时下，Shaker家具设计正在重新流行。The simple but stylish

31、 furniture made by the Shakers is popular among affluent collectors, including such celebrities as Bill Cosby and Oprah Winfrey.这种由Shakers制造的简单而又时髦的家具在富有的收藏家之中受到欢迎，包括了像Bill Cosby 和 Oprah Winfrey这样的名人。As youve seen, the plainness of Shaker furniture makes it strangely modern in appearance.正如你们所见，Shaker家具的简朴使它在外观上出奇的摩登。In fact, their austere, minimalist designs have influenced several modern furniture designers, some of whom well discuss next.事实上，他们朴素的，极简抽象派艺术的设计已经影响了一些现代家具设计师，下次我们将会讨论他们中的一些(人)