BEC listen and translation exercise 46

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The process of learning and exploring a subject can lead to a whole new way of looking at the world.
The following is a summary of costs and special inclusive offers on holidays for the coming summer.

A wave of bombings in Cairo has sparked violence across Egypt between supporters and opponents of the Muslim Brotherhood.
开罗一系列爆炸引发埃及各地穆斯林兄弟会支持者和反对者之间爆发冲突。
You don't need to pay for gas, electricity or water. But you'll need to pay your proportion of the phone bill.

Mostly, they swim at the bottom of the ocean, scavenging and picking up food that's lying on the ocean floor.

It's supposed to demonstrate the importance of having fixed units of measurement.
应该展示固定度量单位的重要性。

It focuses mainly on making students more responsible for their own success.

The main idea is to teach them about recording sound, but hopefully they'd also see that you need motion and an amplifier to make the sound heard.

I was studying general English in Adelaide. And now I'm doing academic English because I'm trying to get into medicine next year.

You blow up the balloons and you balance the table on them, upside down of course, and the kids get to ride around on it.

The deposit is as insurance in case you break something.

Thank you for calling the free Travelite Travel Agency Information Line. You will not be charged for this call.

The shark's skin isn't covered with scales, like other fish; instead the skin's covered with barbs, giving it a rough texture like sandpaper.
鲨鱼的皮肤没有像其他鱼类一样覆盖鳞片：而是覆盖着鲅，使得它的皮肤表面粗糙得像砂纸一样。

We would like the current table games room to be replaced with a small gym.

Site Two had a number of supporters, mainly because it was close to most lecture rooms.

What we've done in the past is to ask guests to bring some snacks.

I can make notes as we go about equipment and the purpose of the experiments.
在我们着手准备仪器和实验目的时，我可以做笔记。

We offer guided walking tours to suit the discerning traveller in twelve different centres throughout the whole of Western Europe.
我们提供有向导的旅行，适合哪些有洞察力的旅行者，他们来自贯穿西欧的十二个不同的中心。

There was, however, much disagreement about whether to build a drama theatre.

I need to know what kind of accommodation you'd like, so I can get you something suitable.

Let me just get out a registration form and take down your details.

Sharks are rather large fish, often growing to over ten metres and the longest sharks caught in Australia have reached sixteen metres.

In fact, I have some really lovely retired ladies living by themselves who just love the accompany of students.
事实上，我这里有一些非常可爱的退休独居女士，她们就是喜欢学生的陪伴。

We've got to find two science experiments to do with a group of eight-year-old children at the local primary school.
我们必须找到两个科学实验，和当地小学一群八岁的小朋友一起做。

This is a fantastic show and the best moment comes at the end — seeing the puppeteers.
这是一场极其出色的表演，最棒的部分在最后——见到了木偶表演者。

The three-day holiday costs one hundred and eighty dollars for all accommodation, food and walking.
三天假期共花费180美元，包含住宿、食物和徒步旅行。

I already make sandwiches for my three kids and my wife and myself every day. I won't have to change my routine.
我早就在每天为我的三个孩子、我的妻子和我自己制作三明治了。我不需要改变我的习惯。

This is aimed at upgrading the study skills most school-leavers have and help them cope with the increased demands of university study.
这旨在提升大多数毕业生的学习技能，帮助他们应对要求更高的大学学习。

At forty-five dollars it's very expensive anyway. It's really for adult tastes.

I'm going to tell you about two circus performances, but there're plenty of others in the programme.

You'll have to pay me 320 dollars as a deposit before you move in.

Sharks have a different structure to most fish: instead of skeleton made of bone, they have a tough elastic skeleton of cartilage.
鲨鱼有着与绝大部分鱼类不同的结构：它们有结实而富有弹性的软骨架，而不是由骨骼形成的骨架。

I'm not used to a big house with a garden, swimming pool, pets and all that.

Two of the key components of the course are time management and overcoming procrastination.

It's about time we started working out details.

We doubt if it would be feasible to have a check at reception of all people coming in.

You need quite a lot of equipment actually — a hand drill, an old record, a pin or needle, some paper and a bolt.
你实际上需要很多装备——一个手钻，一张旧唱片，一根大头针或针，一些纸和一个螺栓。

I managed to get hold of two books from the library.

I should let you know that your rent will be 160 dollars per week.

Thanks ever so much for coming. You know we've been asked to organise something for John's farewell.

We also pride ourselves on our friendly service, particularly important for the increasing numbers of people who choose to holiday alone.

I'm a little nervous about whether I'll manage to get everything done.

Unlike bone, this firm, pliable material is rather like your nose, and allows the shark to bend easily as it swims.