《英语听力教程3》第二版_Unit9_答案(2)

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Part III What is a pub?

A. B.

There are visitors who come to England and leave thinking they have never been inside a pub. They don't realize that the words "pub" or "public house" are rarely included in the title of the place. So how do you know whether a building is a pub and what does a pub offer the visitor? The first thing to look for is a large sign either hanging over the street or placed on a pole outside the building. This sign may have a name like The Kings Arms, The Black Rabbit or The Duke of Kendal or an appropriate picture. Many pubs have names linked to royalty, popular heroes, sports or great occasions. There is a pub called The Concorde after the new airliner.

On the doors of a pub you may see the words "Saloon Bar" or "Public Bar". The "Saloon Bar" is more comfortably furnished. Occasionally the words "Free House" can be seen beside the name of the pub. This doesn't mean they serve free food and drink; it refers to the fact that the pub doesn't buy its drinks from one particular brewery only. It isn't a "tied house" — tied to a brewery.

The services a pub offers vary around the country. The basic service is the sale of alcoholic drinks at certain times of the day. Opening times, as these periods are often called, are usually from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays. On Sundays the opening times are 12 noon until 2 p.m. and 7 - 10:30 p.m. although these times can vary slightly according to the region. Pubs can also offer food and accommodation. To help visitors, an experimental system of symbols has been tried out in Southern England and East Anglia. These symbols indicate just what is available from a particular pub.

C.

The picture with a bed in it tells you that the pub provides accommodation. Do you find the picture with a person on the wheelchair? That means it has facilities for the disabled. Next try to find the picture with a very cozy village house. This is a pub of historic interest. How about that picture with a coach? You may already have guessed the meaning out: coaches welcomed by appointment. Could you figure out the meaning of the last one? Why does it have the word "Lunch" below the word "Bar"? Well, that means bar food is only served at lunchtimes.

Part IV More about the topic: The Song Yankee Doodle

Our question this week asks about the song "Yankee Doodle". To explain, we must go back more than 200 years. The American colonies had not yet won independence from England. The British used the word "Yankee" to describe colonists in the northeast part of America. That area was known as New England. After the War for Independence, the British used the word to mean all Americans. And during both World Wars American soldiers were known as Yankees or just Yanks. That was the song "Yankee Doodle". History experts do not know exactly when it was written. Some research shows the date may have been during the 1750's. Many stories say a British army doctor wrote the song when England was fighting the French and the Indians in North America. There is little confirmation of these stories. We do know, however, that "Yankee Doodle" was sung by the British to make the colonial people of North America look foolish. And we know the song became popular among the colonists themselves. Many knew at least some of the words. The British continued to use the song to make Yankees look foolish until the early days of the War for Independence in the 1770's. Stories say, British soldiers marching out of the city of Boston stepped in time to the music of "Yankee Doodle". Those same soldiers were defeated by colonial

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troops at the town of Concord singing the same song. Since then, "Yankee Doodle" has been a song that represents the United States.

Part V Do you know…?

A.

People tend to spend Christmas with your closest relatives, and the most important point of Christmas is Christmas Eve supper. And the whole family just gathers around the table, and there are twelve traditional dishes on the table, and you are supposed to taste them all, because if you don't try any of them you may face some misfortune in the following year. Well, before everybody sits down to eat the supper, we just break wafers with each other, wishing each other good luck. When the supper is over the children go to the other room, where the big Christmas tree stands, and they find some Christmas presents under the Christmas tree. And after the supper, the whole family just sit around the table singing Christmas carols, and waiting for midnight, when they go to church.

B.

Building castles in the air has been a custom in the Spanish region of Catalunya for 200 years — human castles. There are now about 10 000 members of 58 clubs, and the sport has been booming since it began to be televised several years ago. The idea is to raise a human tower as high as possible in a town square, then dismount it without it collapsing. Back in 1852 the first nine-level castle was raised. Many clubs have equaled that record, but none had managed a 10 until Nov.15, 1998, when a club from the town Vilafranca did the impossible. The top person — usually a small boy or girl — raised one arm to show the tower was complete. Then it collapsed.

A week later, this group in Terrassa raised and lowered a tower of 10 levels. Castles require

strength, agility, patience and as many as 700 people, most of them in the base or ready to catch those who fall.