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英王查尔斯和王后卡米拉出席了今年的切尔西花展。英国皇家园艺协会今年破例，历史上第二次取消了对花园小矮人的禁令，而这些长着陶瓷小手的 “园丁” 们显然也张开双手，紧紧抓住了这次难得的机会。

In the refined garden designs of Chelsea Flower Show, gnomes are usually a no-no. But this year there'll be a scattering of them around the place, many painted by celebrities.

在切尔西花展雅致的庭院设计中，“小矮人” 往往不登大雅之堂。但今年，它们将出现在花展的各个角落，其中许多都由名人亲手彩绘。

All the gnomes will be sold off to raise money for the Royal Horticultural Society's campaign for school gardening.

所有的小矮人都将被义卖拍卖，所得资金将用于资助皇家园艺协会的校园园艺推广项目。

Elsewhere on the 20-acre site, there's a garden from Parkinson's UK, which includes a rose with hardly any scent, a reminder that a loss of smell is an early symptom of the disease. And the King's Foundation Garden, which had creative input from keen gardener Sir David Beckham, contains plenty of the King's favourite flower, the delphinium.

在这片占地 20 英亩的展区内别处，有英国帕金森病协会打造的花园，里面种植了一种几乎没有香味的玫瑰，以此提醒人们，嗅觉丧失是该疾病的早期症状。还有国王基金会花园，该花园由园艺爱好者大卫·贝克汉姆爵士提供创意，里面种有大量国王最喜欢的飞燕草。

词汇表

refined 雅致的，精致的
a no-no 一项禁忌，一件不可做的事
scattering 零星，分散的一小部分
horticultural 园艺的，园艺学的
elsewhere 别处，在其它地方
acre 英亩
Parkinson's 帕金森病
scent 香味，气味
reminder 提醒
symptom 症状
keen 热衷于
delphinium 飞燕草

听力练习

一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。

1. Have gnomes been a common feature of the Chelsea Flower Show over the years?

二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。

1. Chelsea Flower show is an elegant event.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

2. Some of the gnomes have been painted by well-known people.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

3. The gnomes are being auctioned to make money for Parkinson's UK.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

4. The rose with hardly any scent…
a. … is the King's favourite flower.
b. … represents a symptom of Parkinson's.
c. … was planted by Sir David Beckham.

三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）

1. In the refined garden designs of Chelsea Flower Show, gnomes are ______________.

2. Elsewhere on the ______________, there's a garden from Parkinson's UK, which includes a rose with hardly any scent, a reminder that a loss of smell is an early symptom of the disease.

答案

一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。

No, this is only the second time that they have been allowed.

二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。

1. a. True. In the refined garden designs of Chelsea Flower Show, gnomes are usually a no-no.

2. a. True.But this year there'll be a scattering of them around the place, many painted by celebrities.

3. b. False.All the gnomes will be sold off to raise money for the Royal Horticultural Society's campaign for school gardening.

4. b.Elsewhere on the 20-acre site, there's a garden from Parkinson's UK, which includes a rose with hardly any scent, a reminder that a loss of smell is an early symptom of the disease.

三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）

1. In the refined garden designs of Chelsea Flower Show, gnomes are usually a no-no.

2. Elsewhere on the 20-acre site, there's a garden from Parkinson's UK, which includes a rose with hardly any scent, a reminder that a loss of smell is an early symptom of the disease.