[by:英语听力网|http://yingyu.chazidian.com||查字典英语网] [00:00.00]喜欢chazidian.com，就把chazidian.com复制到QQ个人资料中！Lesson 8 A famous monastery [00:05.25]8 著名的修道院 [00:10.50]Listen to the tape then answer the question below. [00:13.88]听录音,然后回答以下问题. [00:17.27]What are the St.Bernard dogs used for? [00:23.00]圣伯纳德修道院的狗是用来做什么的? [00:28.73]The Great St.Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy. [00:31.71]圣伯纳德大山口连接着瑞士与意大利, [00:34.69]At 2,470 metres,it is the highest mountain pass in Europe. [00:38.66]海拔2,473米,是欧洲最高的山口. [00:42.63]The famous monastery of St.Bernard, [00:44.90]著名的圣伯纳德修道院 [00:47.18]which was founded in the eleventh century,lies about a mile away. [00:47.18]建造于11世纪,位于离山口1英里远的地方. [00:47.18]For hundreds of years, [00:48.71]几百年来, [00:50.23]St.Bernard dogs have saved the lives of travellers [00:52.87]圣伯纳德修道院驯养的狗拯救了许多旅游者生命 [00:55.51]crossing the dangerous Pass. [00:57.39]他们来翻越这道山口 [00:59.27]These friendly dogs,which were first brought from Asia, [01:02.09]这些最先从亚洲引进的狗,待人友好, [01:04.91]were used as watchdogs even in Roman times. [01:07.50]早在罗马时代就给人当看门狗了. [01:10.09]Now that a tunnel has been built through the mountains, [01:12.46]如今由于在山里开挖了隧道翻越山口 [01:14.84]the Pass is less dangerous, [01:16.72]已不那么危险了. [01:18.60]but each year,the dogs are still sent out [01:21.03]但每年还要派狗到雪地里 [01:23.46]into the snow whenever a traveller is in difficulty. [01:26.10]去帮助那些遇到困难的旅游者. [01:28.74]Despite the new tunnel, [01:30.36]尽管修通了隧道, [01:31.98]there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot. [01:35.40]但仍有一些人想冒险徒步跨越圣伯纳德山口. [01:38.82]During the summer months,the monastery is very busy, [01:41.60]夏天的几个月里,修道院十分忙碌, [01:44.39]for it is visited by thousands of people who cross the Pass in cars. [01:47.77]因为有成千上万的人驾车通过山口顺道来修道院参观. [01:51.15]As there are so many people about, [01:50.65]由于来人太多 [01:50.15]the dogs have to be kept in a special enclosure. [01:52.67]狗被关在专门的围栏里. [01:55.19]In winter,however,life at the monastery is quite different. [01:58.17]然而到了冬天修道院里的生活则是另一番景象 [02:01.15]The temperature drops to -30 degrees, [02:03.72]气温下降到零下30度, [02:06.29]and very few people attempt to cross the Pass. [02:08.82]试图跨越山口的人寥寥无几. [02:11.34]The monks prefer winter to summer for they have more privacy. [02:14.42]修道士们喜欢冬天,在冬天,他们可有更多的私人空间 [02:17.50]The dogs have greater freedom,too, [02:19.58]狗也比较自由, [02:21.65]for they are allowed to wander outside their enclosure. [02:24.18]它们被放出围栏,到处遛达. [02:26.70]The only regular visitors to the monastery in winter are parties of skiers [02:30.77]冬天常来修道院参观的只有一批批滑雪者. [02:34.85]who go there at Christmas and Easter. [02:36.98]他们在圣诞节或复活节到那儿去. [02:39.10]These young people,who love the peace of the mountains, [02:41.90]这些热爱高山清静环境的年轻人 [02:44.69]always receive a warm welcome at St.Bernard's monastery. [02:47.82]每年都受到圣伯纳德修道院的热烈欢迎 [02:50.94]This is the analysis of the text.以下为课文讲解。 [04:06.47]以下为课文讲解。 [05:22.00]Part 1 [08:08.90]Part 2 [10:57.26]Part 3