Bicycles for the World剑桥雅思5-听力原文翻译及答案解析

一、Bicycles for the World听力原文：

My name's Dan Pearman and I'd like to talk about the work of Pedal Power,a small charity based mainly in the UK.

I'll be giving our contact details at the end,if anyone would like to find out more about how to support us.

But first,how the charity began.

I got the idea of exporting bicycles to developing countries while I was in Ecuador.

I went there in 1993 just after graduating from university.

After three years of studying,I wanted adventure.

I loved travelling,so I decided to join a voluntary organization and was sent to Ecuador to carry out land surveys.

The project came to an end after five years and when I returned to the UK in 1998,I started planning Pedal Power.

Where I lived in Ecuador was a very rural area.

My neighbour had the only bicycle in the village,whereas everyone else walked everywhere.

My neighbour's business was unusually successful,and for years I couldn't understand why.

Then I realised having a bike meant he could get where he wanted to go without much trouble.

Other local carpenters could only accept jobs in a three-kilometre radius,so no matter how skilled they were,they could never do as many jobs as my neighbour.

At Pedal Power,we collect second-hand bikes in the UK and send them to some of the poorest regions in the world.

When we distribute bikes overseas we don't give them away for free.

We'd like to,but long term that doesn't really help the local economy.

The demand for bikes is enormous,which makes them very expensive locally.

So we sell them for 5%of the normal price.

But in order to continue operating we need to have a constant supply of bikes which we send out every six months.

One example of a town that's received bicycles from Pedal Power is Rivas.

It was the first place I sent a full container of bicycles to.

Most people there now own a bicycle.

The local economy has developed so much,you wouldn't recognise it as the same place.

In fact,there are more bikes than on the streets of Amsterdam,if you've ever been there.

But Pedal Power still needs your help.

You may have read about some of our recent problems in the British media.

In August 2000,we simply ran out of money.

We had containers of bikes ready to send,but no money to pay the bills.

It was a terrible situation.

We managed to ensure the bikes went out on time,but the other problems carried on for several months.

Fortunately in October 2001 we won an Enterprise Award which helped us enormously.

We invested fifteen of the seventy-five-thousand-pound prize money to help secure our future.

Winning the award helped raise our profile,and the money enabled us to pay all our shipping costs,which represent our greatest expense.

Pedal Power changes lives-when someone gets a bicycle from us,they see a 14%increase in their income.

We're currently looking to invest in computers so that our office staff can do an even better job.

Because of our work,people in a number of countries now have a better standard of living-so far we've provided 46,000 people with bikes.

But we'd like to send more,at least 50,000 by the end of the year.

Now there are many ways in which you can support the work of Pedal Power,not just by taking a bike to a collection in your area.

I should also like to say if you do have a bike to donate,it doesn't matter what condition it's in-if we can't repair it,we'll strip it down for spare parts.

Of course,to do that(Q18-20)we always need tools,which are expensive to buy,so we welcome any that you can give.

Also,you could help by contacting the voluntary staff at our offices,they'll be able to suggest(Q18-20)activities you could organise to bring in funds for us.

People do all kinds of things-including,of course,sponsored bike rides.

Also,(Q18-20)we're always interested to hear of other places that would benefit from receiving a consignment of bikes,and welcome suggestions from people who've been to developing regions on their travels.

We hope that by talking on radio programmes like this,we will be able to raise public awareness,which will lead to government organisations also giving us regular financial support,something that we really need.

If you'd like some more information about where to donate an old bicycle or offer help in other ways please contact us on...

二、Bicycles for the World听力中文翻译：

我的名字是丹·皮尔曼，我想谈谈踏板力量的工作，这是一家主要位于英国的小型慈善机构。

如果有人想了解更多关于如何支持我们的信息，我会在最后给出我们的联系方式。

但首先，慈善是如何开始的。

我在厄瓜多尔时就有了向发展中国家出口自行车的想法。

1993年大学刚毕业，我就去了那里。

经过三年的学习，我想要冒险。

我喜欢旅行，所以我决定加入一个志愿组织，并被派往厄瓜多尔进行土地调查。

五年后，这个项目结束了。1998年，当我回到英国时，我开始计划踏板动力。

我在厄瓜多尔居住的地方是一个非常偏远的地区。

我的邻居有村里唯一的自行车，而其他人则到处步行。

我邻居的生意异常成功，多年来我都不明白为什么。

后来我意识到有一辆自行车意味着他可以毫不费力地到达他想去的地方。

其他当地木匠只能接受半径为三公里的工作，所以无论他们有多熟练，他们都不能做我邻居那么多的工作。

在踏板动力公司，我们在英国收集二手自行车，并将其送往世界上一些最贫穷的地区。

当我们在海外分发自行车时，我们不会免费赠送。

我们很愿意，但从长远来看，这对当地经济并没有真正的帮助。

自行车的需求量巨大，这使得自行车在当地非常昂贵。

所以我们以正常价格的5%出售。

但为了继续运营，我们需要每六个月提供一次稳定的自行车供应。

里瓦斯（Rivas）就是一个从踏板动力获得自行车的小镇。

这是我第一次把一整箱自行车送到那里。

那里的大多数人现在都有自行车。

当地经济发展如此之快，你不会把它当成同一个地方。

事实上，如果你去过阿姆斯特丹的话，那里的自行车比阿姆斯特丹街道上的多。

但踏板动力仍然需要您的帮助。

你可能已经在英国媒体上读到了我们最近遇到的一些问题。

2000年8月，我们的钱就花光了。

我们准备好了一箱箱的自行车，但没有钱付账单。

情况很糟糕。

我们设法确保自行车按时出厂，但其他问题持续了几个月。

幸运的是，2001年10月，我们获得了一个企业奖，这对我们帮助很大。

我们在七万五千英镑的奖金中投资了十五英镑来帮助确保我们的未来。

获奖有助于提高我们的知名度，这笔钱使我们能够支付所有运费，这是我们最大的开支。

踏板的力量改变了生活——当有人从我们这里得到一辆自行车时，他们的收入会增加14%。

我们目前正在寻求投资计算机，以便我们的办公室员工能做得更好。

由于我们的工作，许多国家的人民现在有了更好的生活水平——到目前为止，我们已经为46000人提供了自行车。

但我们希望在年底前发送更多，至少50000份。

现在，你可以通过多种方式来支持踏板动力的工作，而不仅仅是骑自行车去你所在地区的收藏馆。

我还想说，如果你真的有一辆自行车可以捐赠，不管它的状况如何——如果我们不能修理它，我们会把它拆掉作为备件。

当然，要做到这一点（Q18-20），我们总是需要购买昂贵的工具，所以我们欢迎您提供任何工具。

此外，您可以通过联系我们办公室的志愿工作人员来提供帮助，他们将能够建议您可以组织的活动（Q18-20），为我们筹集资金。

人们做各种各样的事情，当然包括赞助的自行车骑行。

此外，（Q18-20）我们一直有兴趣听到其他地方会从收到一批自行车中受益，并欢迎前往发展中地区的人们提出建议。

我们希望通过这样的广播节目，我们能够提高公众的认识，这将导致政府组织也定期向我们提供财政支持，这是我们真正需要的。

如果您想了解更多有关捐赠旧自行车或以其他方式提供帮助的信息，请联系我们。

三、Bicycles for the World听力问题：

Question 11-15

Choose the correct letter,A,B or C.

11.In 1993 Dan Pearman went to Ecuador

A.as a tourist guide.

B.as part of his studies.

C.as a voluntary worker.

12.Dan's neighbour was successful in business because he

A.employed carpenters from the area.

B.was the most skilled craftsman in the town.

C.found it easy to reach customers.

13.Dan says the charity relies on

A.getting enough bicycles to send regularly.

B.finding new areas which need the bicycles.

C.charging for the bicycles it sends abroad.

14.What docs Dan say about the town of Rivas?

A.It has received the greatest number of bikes.

B.It has almost as many bikes as Amsterdam.

C.Its economy has been totally transformed.

15.What problem did the charity face in August 2000?

A.It couldn't meet its overheads.

B.It had to delay sending the bikes.

C.It was criticised in the British media.

Question 16-17

Answer the questions below.

Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.16 How much money did the charity receive when it won an award?

17 What is the charity currently hoping to buy?

Question 18-20

Choose THREE letters A-G.

Which THREE things can the general public do to help the charity Pedal Power?

A.organise a bicycle collection

B.repair the donated bikes

C.donate their unwanted tools

D.do voluntary work in its office

E.hold an event to raise money

F.identify areas that need bikes

G.write to the government

四、Bicycles for the World听力答案：

11.C

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.A

16.75,000 pounds/75000 pounds/￡75,000/￡75000

17.computers

18.C

19.E

20.F

五、Bicycles for the World听力答案解析

Question 11 C.voluntary organization（志愿者组织）和voluntary worke（r支援工作人员）是同义转换。

Question 12 C.注意reach和get是同义词，而题目中出现的carpenter只是干扰项。

Question 13 A.but转折词之后出现的是真正的答案，此题需要注意constant和regularly之间的同义关系。Question 14 C.develop和transform之间的是同义转换，另外，原文中还提到you wouldn't recognize it as the same place，进一步印证答案。

Question 15 A.ran out of money，no money to pay the bills，重复说明没有经费的问题。题目中could not meet its overheads，意思是缺乏履行费用。

Question 16 75000 pounds.prize money说明奖金应该是75000英镑。

Question 17 computers.looking to do sth和hoping to do sth.表达了同样的意思，因而提示考生答案应该是computers。

Question 18 C/E/F.原文中出现的“tools”是“unwanted tools”的同义词。

Question 19 C/E/F.bring in funds和raise money表达同样的意思，都表示筹集资金。

Question 20 C/E/F.places that would benefit from receiving a consignment of bikes指的是能够接受自行车而受益的地区，和identify areas that need bikes(找出需要自行车的地区)表达同样的意思。