皇家格林尼治天文臺(tái)聽力材料

皇家格林尼治天文臺(tái)聽力材料Neil:It’sthePrimeMeridianline.YangLi:It’sthecentreofworldtimeandspace.Neil:It’stheRoyalObservatoryatGreenwich.Hello,welcometoOntheTownfromBBCLearningEnglish.I’mNeil.YangLi:大家好，我是楊莉，今天我們一起參觀格林尼治天文臺(tái)，它既是英國(guó)的驕傲，也是世界上著名的景觀。Neil:Definitely.VisitorstotheObservatorycanstandinboththeeasternandwesternhemispheressimultaneously.YangLi:游客可以跨在格林尼治子午線上GreenwichMeridian，體會(huì)一下，一只腳在東半球easternhemisphere,，另一只腳在西半球的感覺westernhemisphere.Neil:Easternandwesternhemispheressimultaneously.YangLi:Simultaneously同時(shí)的，同步的。今天接待我們的是天文臺(tái)館員DavidRooney.InsertI’mDavidRooneyandI’mtheCuratoroftimekeepinghereattheRoyalObservatoryinGreenwich.Well,theRoyalObservatoryhasbeenheresince1675,it’saveryoldscientificinstitution.Andit’sknownthroughouttheworldasthehomeoftime.InfactthePrimeMeridianoftheworld,whichisthelinefromwhichalltimeismeasured,passesthroughourcourtyard.SoweareverymuchthehomeofGreenwichMeanTimewhichisthebasictimefortheworld.Neil:Withover300years’history,theobservatoryisdefinitelyaveryoldscientificinstitution.YangLi:科學(xué)機(jī)構(gòu)scientificinstitution，最為重要的是子午線就從這里通過，子午線就是。Neil:ThePrimeMeridianoftheworld.That’stosaythatalltimeismeasuredagainsttheGreenwichMeridian,andthebasictimefortheworldisGreenwichMeanTime.YangLi:格林尼治標(biāo)準(zhǔn)時(shí)間theGreenwichMeanTime.Neil:DavidtoldusthatsomeofthemostimportantclocksandwatchesthathaveeverbeenmadearehereondisplayattheRoyalObservatory.YangLi:接著David帶著我們來(lái)到了鐘表儀器館。InsertWearestandinghereattheheartofRoyalObservatory,Greenwich,andwearesurroundedbyclocksandwatchesandtelescopes.It’safantasticsitethatweareonandit’sfullofworldhistoryandithasbeenaroundheresince1675.YangLi:這里的鐘表和望遠(yuǎn)鏡絕對(duì)都是古董，價(jià)值連城，所以都在玻璃櫥窗內(nèi)展示，樣樣展品都收藏完好。InsertYangLi:Theyareallinexcellentcondition,aren’tthey?David:Yes,welookaftertheseclocks.Theyneedtobewounduponceadayoronceaweekandit’squitealongjobtogetaroundthemallaswehaveabout200ondisplay.Neil:Thereare200clocksondisplay.YangLi:Ondisplay展出。200個(gè)鐘表，有的需要每天上弦onceaday,有的需要每周上一次弦onceaweek,不過，這些古董都是英國(guó)制造的嗎？InsertYangLi:AretheyallmadeinEnglandoraretheyfromdifferentpartsoftheworld?David:We’vegotclocksfromaroundtheworld.Manyofthemweremadeinthiscountrybutwe’vegotclocksmadefromasfarawayasRussia;wehavegotAmericanclocks,EuropeanclocksandsomeChineseclocks.Neil:Didyougetit?Theseclocksarefromaroundtheworld:Russia.YangLi:俄國(guó)。Neil:America.YangLi:美國(guó)。Neil:Europe.YangLi:歐洲。Neil:AndChineseclocks.YangLi:還有中國(guó)鐘表。Neil:You’relisteningtoOntheTownwithBBCLearningEnglish.YangLi:格林尼治天文臺(tái)不僅是最重要的觀光景點(diǎn)，而且是聯(lián)合國(guó)教科文組織保護(hù)的世界文化遺產(chǎn)。Neil:Davidtoldusthatthevisitors’figureisnearlyonemillionayear.InsertAtthemomentwearewelcoming850,000visitorsayear.Lateronthisyearwe’llbeopeningsomenewfacilities:anastronomycentreandabigplanetarium,andweexpectthatourvisitorfigureswillbeoveronemillionayear.YangLi:天文臺(tái)要開設(shè)兩個(gè)新館：Neil:Anewastronomycentre.YangLi:一個(gè)天文學(xué)中心。Neil:Abigplanetarium.YangLi:一個(gè)大型的天文館。聽起來(lái)，吸引人的地方太多了。Neil:ButthereisoneplaceyoumustnevermissattheObservatory:InsertIt’sveryimportantthateverybodywhovisitsstandsonthePrimeMeridianoftheworld;youhaveonefootintheeasternhemisphereandonefootinthewesternhemisphere,andyoustandonthelinefromwhichalltimeismeasured.Neil:TheonethingyoumustseeandexperienceisstandingonthePrimeMeridianoftheworld.YangLi:到訪者一定要站到格林尼治子午線上，體會(huì)