STAGES IN DOING A TOURISM CASE STUDY剑桥雅思12听力-原文翻译及答案解析

一、STAGES IN DOING A TOURISM CASE STUDY听力原文：

NATALIE:Dave,I'm worried about our case study.

I've done a bit of reading,but I'm not sure what's involved in actually writing a case study—I missed the lecture where Dr Baker talked us through it.

DAVE:OK,well it's quite straightforward.

We've got our focus-that's tourism at the Horton Castle site.

And you said you'd done some reading about it.

NATALIE:Yes,I found some articles and made notes of the main points.

DAVE:Did you remember to keep a record of where you got the information from?

NATALIE:Sure.I know what a pain it is when you forget that.

DAVE:OK.so we can compare what we've read.

Then we have to decide on a particular problem or need at our site.

And then think about who we're going to interview to get more information.

NATALIE:OK.So who'd that be?

The people who work there?

And presumably some of the tourists too?

DAVE:Yes,both those groups.

So we'll have to go to the sites to do that,I suppose.

But we might also do some of our interviewing away from the sites-

we could even contact some people here in the city,like administrators involved in overseeing tourism.

NATALIE:OK.So we'll need to think about our interview questions and fix times and places for the meetings.

It's all going to take a lot of time.

DAVE:Mmm.And if we can,we should ask our interviewees if they can bring along some numerical data that we can add to support our findings.

NATALIE:And photographs?

DAVE:I think we have plenty of those already.

But Dr Baker also said we have to establish with our interviewees whether we can identify them in our case study,or whether they want to be anonymous.

NATALIE:Oh,I wouldn't have thought of that.

OK,once we've got all this information,I suppose we have to analyse it.

DAVE:Yes,put it all together and choose what's relevant to the problem we're focusing on,and analyse that carefully to find out if we can identify any trends or regularities there.

That's the main thing at this stage,rather than concentrating on details or lots of facts.

NATALIE:OK.And then once we've analysed that,what next?

DAVE:Well,then we need to think about what we do with the data we've selected to make it as clear as possible to our readers.

Things like graphs,or tables,or charts...

NATALIE:Right.

DAVE:Then the case study itself is mostly quite standard;we begin by presenting the problem,and giving some background,then go through the main sections,but the thing that surprised me is that in a normal report we'd end with some suggestions to deal with the problem or need we identified.

But in a case study we end up with a question or a series of questions to our readers.

And they decide what ought to be done.

NATALIE:Oh,I hadn't realised that.

NATALIE:So basically,the problem we're addressing in our case study of the Horton Castle site is why so few tourists are visiting it.

And we'll find out more from our interviews,but I did find one report on the internet that suggested that one reason might be because as far as transport goes,access is difficult.

DAVE:I read that too,but that report was actually written ten years ago,when the road there was really bad,but that's been improved now.

And I think there's plenty of fascinating stuff there for a really good day out.

But you'd never realise it from the castle website-maybe that's the problem.

NATALIE:Yes,it's really dry and boring.

DAVE:I read somewhere a suggestion that what the castle needs is a visitor centre.

So we could have a look for some information about that on the internet.

What would we need to know?

NATALIE:Well,who'd use it for a start?

It'd be good to know what categories the visitors fell into too,like school parties or retired people,but I think we'd have to talk to staff to get that information.

DAVE:OK.And as we're thinking of suggesting a visitor centre we'd also have to look at potential problems.

I mean,obviously it wouldn't be cheap to set up.

NATALIE:No,but it could be a really good investment.

And as it's on a historical site it'd need to get special planning permission,I expect.

That might be hard.

DAVE:Right,especially as the only possible place for it would be at the entrance,and that's right in front of the castle.

NATALIE:Mmm.

DAVE:But it could be a good thing for the town of Horton.

At present it's a bit of a ghost town.

Once they've left school and got any skills or qualifications.

The young people all get out as fast as they can to get jobs in the city.

And the only people left are children and those who've retired.

NATALIE:Right.Something else we could investigate would be the potential damage that tourists might cause to the castle site,I mean their environmental impact.

At present the tourists can just wander round wherever they want,but if numbers increase,there might have to be some restrictions,like sticking to marked ways.

And there'd need to be guides and wardens around to make sure these were enforced.

DAVE:Yes,we could look at that too.OK,well...

二、STAGES IN DOING A TOURISM CASE STUDY听力中文翻译：

娜塔莉：戴夫，我很担心我们的案例研究。

我读了一些书，但我不确定写案例研究到底涉及到什么——我错过了贝克博士给我们讲的那堂课。

戴夫：好吧，很简单。

我们的重点是霍顿城堡遗址的旅游业。

你说你读了一些关于它的书。

娜塔莉：是的，我找到了一些文章，并记下了要点。

戴夫：你记得把你从哪里得到的信息记录下来吗？

娜塔莉：当然。我知道当你忘记这一点时是多么痛苦。

戴夫：好的。所以我们可以比较一下我们读到的内容。

然后，我们必须在我们的站点上确定特定的问题或需求。

然后想想我们要采访谁，以获得更多信息。

娜塔莉：好的。那是谁？

在那里工作的人？

大概还有一些游客？

戴夫：是的，两组都有。

因此，我想我们必须去这些网站才能做到这一点。

但我们也可以在网站之外进行一些采访-

我们甚至可以联系城市里的一些人，比如负责监管旅游业的行政人员。

娜塔莉：好的。因此，我们需要考虑面试问题，确定会议的时间和地点。

这一切都需要很多时间。

戴夫：嗯。如果可以，我们应该询问受访者是否可以提供一些数字数据，我们可以添加这些数据来支持我们的研究结果。

娜塔莉：还有照片？

戴夫：我想我们已经有很多了。

但贝克博士还表示，我们必须与受访者一起确定我们是否可以在案例研究中识别他们，或者他们是否愿意匿名。

娜塔莉：哦，我不会想到的。

好的，一旦我们得到了所有这些信息，我想我们必须对其进行分析。

戴夫：是的，把它们放在一起，选择与我们关注的问题相关的内容，并仔细分析，以找出我们是否能够识别出任何趋势或规律。

这是现阶段的重点，而不是关注细节或大量事实。

娜塔莉：好的。一旦我们分析了这个问题，接下来怎么办？

戴夫：那么，我们需要考虑如何处理我们选择的数据，以便让读者尽可能清楚地了解这些数据。

像图形、表格或图表之类的东西。。。

娜塔莉：对。

戴夫：那么案例研究本身基本上是相当标准的；我们首先介绍问题，并提供一些背景知识，然后浏览主要部分，但令我惊讶的是，在一份正常的报告中，我们最后会提出一些建议来解决问题或确定需要解决的问题。

但在案例研究中，我们最终会向读者提出一个或一系列问题。

他们决定应该做什么。

娜塔莉：哦，我没意识到。

娜塔莉：所以基本上，我们在霍顿城堡遗址的案例研究中所要解决的问题是，为什么游客如此之少。

我们将从采访中了解更多信息，但我确实在互联网上找到了一份报告，其中一个原因可能是因为就交通而言，很难访问。

戴夫：我也读过，但那份报告实际上是十年前写的，当时那里的道路非常糟糕，但现在已经有所改善。

我认为有很多有趣的东西可以让你度过真正美好的一天。

但你从castle的网站上永远也不会意识到这一点——也许这就是问题所在。

娜塔莉：是的，那里真的很干燥，很无聊。

戴夫：我在哪里读到一条建议，城堡需要的是一个游客中心。

所以我们可以在互联网上查找一些相关信息。

我们需要知道什么？

娜塔莉：那么，谁会先用它呢？

知道来访者属于什么类别也很好，比如学校聚会或退休人员，但我认为我们必须与工作人员交谈才能获得这些信息。

戴夫：好的。当我们考虑建议设立游客中心时，我们还必须考虑潜在的问题。

我的意思是，很明显，建立起来并不便宜。

娜塔莉：没有，但这可能是一项非常好的投资。

由于它位于历史遗址上，我想它需要获得特别的规划许可。

这可能很难。

戴夫：对，尤其是因为唯一可能的地方是入口，就在城堡前面。

娜塔莉：嗯。

戴夫：但这对霍顿镇来说可能是件好事。

目前它有点像鬼城。

一旦他们离开学校，获得任何技能或资格。

年轻人都尽可能快地走出去，在城市里找工作。

剩下的只有孩子和退休人员。

娜塔莉：对。我们还可以调查游客可能对城堡遗址造成的潜在损害，我指的是他们对环境的影响。

目前，游客可以在任何他们想去的地方闲逛，但如果人数增加，可能会有一些限制，比如坚持走有标记的路。

周围需要有向导和管理员来确保这些措施得到执行。

戴夫：是的，我们也可以看看。好吧

三、STAGES IN DOING A TOURISM CASE STUDY听力问题：

Question 21-26

Complete the flow-chart below.

Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter,A-H,next to Questions 21-26.STAGESINDOINGATOURISMCASESTUDY

RESEARCH

Locate and read relevant articles,noting key information and also 21 Identify a problem or need

Select interviewees-these may be site 22,visitors or city 23.

Prepare and carry out interviews.If possible,collect statistics.

Check whether 24 of interviewees can be used

ANALYSIS

Select relevant information and try to identify 25

Decide on the best form of visuals

WRITING THE CASE STUDY

Give some background before writing the main sections

Do NOT end with

26

A.patterns

B.names

C.sources

D.questions

E.employees

F.solutions

G.headings

H.officials

Question 27-30

Choose the correct letter,A,B or C.

27.Natalie and Dave agree one reason why so few people visit Horton Castle is that

A.the publicity is poor.

B.it is difficult to get to.

C.there is little there of interest.

28.Natalie and Dave agree that the greatest problem with a visitor centre could be

A.covering the investment costs.

B.finding a big enough space for it.

C.dealing with planning restrictions.

29.What does Dave say about conditions in the town of Horton?

A.There is a lot of unemployment.

B.There are few people of working age.

C.There are opportunities for skilled workers.

30.According to Natalie,one way to prevent damage to the castle site would be to

A.insist visitors have a guide.

B.make visitors keep to the paths.

C.limit visitor numbers.

四、STAGES IN DOING A TOURISM CASE STUDY听力答案：

21.C

22.E

23.H

24.B

25.A

26.F

27.A

28.C

29.B

30.B

五、STAGES IN DOING A TOURISM CASE STUDY听力答案解析

21.出题句“Did you remember to keep a record of where you got the information from?”。答案C。

22.本题出题句为“The people who work there?”，故E为答案。

23.根据“we could even contact some people here in the city.like administrators involved in overseeing tourism”，故本题选H。

24.本题出题句为“But Dr Baker also said we have to establish with our interviewees whether we can identify them in our case study.”，故本题选B。

25.根据“analyse that carefully to find out if we can identify any trends or regularities"可选出A。

26.定位至“in a normal report we'd end with some suggestions to deal with the problem or need we identified.but in a case study we end up with a question or a series of questions to our readers.and they decide what ought to be done."故答案选F。

27.预测：定位词为why few people,visit。题目解析：根据“I think there's plenty of fascinating stuff there for a really good day out.but you'd never realise it from the castle website—maybe that's the problem.”，故本题选A。

28.听前预测：定位词为greatest problem,visitor center。题目解析：本题出题句为“And as it's on a historical site it'd need to get special planning permission.I expect.That might be hard.”，故本题选C。

29.听前预测：定位词为condition。题目解析：根据“Once they've left school and got any skills or qualifications.the young people all get out as fast as they can to get jobs in the city.and the only people left are children and those who've retired.”，可选出B。

30.听前预测：定位词为prevent,damage。题目解析：定位至“but if numbers increase.there might have to be some restrictions.like sticking to marked ways.And there'd need to be guides and wardens around to make sure these were enforced."故答案选B。