Cots for Baby剑桥雅思5-听力原文翻译及答案解析

一、Cots for Baby听力原文：

Hello and welcome to today’s‘Buyer Beware’programme,where we give you some tips on how to spend your money wisely.

Now,in today's show we're looking at beds for children and babies.

Let's start by looking at baby cots,that's for children of up to three years old.

We tested three different cots all in the budget price range and,as usual,we will feature the good points,the problems and our verdict.

The first cot we looked at was by Baby Safe and it had several good points to recommend it.

Our testers liked the fact that it had four wheels,so it was easy to move around.

The only slight problems with this cot were that it had no brakes,but they didn't think that mattered too much.

At first they were a bit concerned about the side bar,because they felt babies could trap their fingers in it,but our testers felt that this was unlikely to happen so they have given this one a verdict of‘satisfactory’.

The next cot was by Choice Cots and this time our testers were pleased to find a cot which is simple to put together-unlike others we looked at.

On the minus side,our testers did not like the fact that the side of the cot did not drop down,making it difficult to pick up newborn babies.

However,the real problem with this cot was the space between the bars;

our testers found they were too wide and a baby could easily trap his head.

We felt this was a real safety hazard and so we have labelled this one dangerous,I'm afraid.

And finally better news for the Mother's Choice cot.

This cot was slightly different in that,although the side bar did not drop down,the base could be raised or lowered into two different positions making it safe as well as convenient.

The negatives for this one were quite minor;

the only niggle everyone had was the fact that it has no wheels and the only other problem anyone could find,was that there were pictures which were simply stuck on and so could easily become detached.

The makers have now promised to discontinue this practice.

As this cot will then be safe in every way,we have made the Mother's Choice cot our best buy.

Congratulations Mother's Choice!

So,what features should you look for in a baby's cot?

Well obviously safety is a very important factor as well as comfort and convenience.

We recommend that,if you are buying a cot,do make sure that any metal present is not rusted or bent in any way.

You should ensure your cot has only rounded or smooth edging without any sharp edges,this is especially important for wooden cots.

And now on to beds for toddlers…

二、Cots for Baby听力中文翻译：

您好，欢迎来到今天的“买家当心”节目，我们将为您提供一些关于如何明智花钱的建议。

现在，在今天的节目中，我们来看看儿童床和婴儿床。

让我们先看看婴儿床，这是为三岁以下的孩子准备的。

我们测试了三种不同的商用现货，都在预算价格范围内，与往常一样，我们将介绍优点、问题和我们的结论。

我们看的第一张婴儿床是由Baby Safe设计的，它有几个优点值得推荐。

我们的测试人员喜欢它有四个轮子，所以它很容易移动。

这种婴儿床唯一的小问题是没有刹车，但他们认为这并不重要。

起初，他们有点担心侧杆，因为他们觉得婴儿可能会把手指卡在其中，但我们的测试人员认为这不太可能发生，所以他们给了这个“满意”的结果。

下一个婴儿床是精选婴儿床，这一次，我们的测试人员很高兴找到了一个易于组装的婴儿床-与我们看到的其他婴儿床不同。

从负面来看，我们的测试人员不喜欢婴儿床的一侧没有掉落，这使得他们很难抱起新生婴儿。

然而，这种婴儿床的真正问题是横杆之间的空间；

我们的测试人员发现它们太宽了，婴儿很容易把头困住。

我们觉得这是一个真正的安全隐患，所以我们把它贴上了“危险”的标签。

最后，给母亲选择的婴儿床带来了好消息。

这种婴儿床稍有不同，尽管侧杆没有下降，但底座可以升高或降低到两个不同的位置，使其既安全又方便。

这一次的负面影响很小；

每个人唯一的烦恼是它没有轮子，而其他人能找到的唯一问题是，有些照片只是粘在上面，很容易脱落。

制造商现在承诺停止这种做法。

由于这种婴儿床在各方面都是安全的，我们将母亲选择的婴儿床作为我们的最佳选择。

恭喜你妈妈的选择！

那么，你应该在婴儿床上寻找哪些特征呢？

显然，安全是一个非常重要的因素，舒适和方便也是如此。

我们建议，如果您正在购买婴儿床，务必确保任何金属都没有生锈或以任何方式弯曲。

您应该确保您的婴儿床只有圆形或光滑的边缘，没有任何锐边，这对于木制婴儿床尤其重要。

现在是给学步儿童的床…

三、Cots for Baby听力问题：

Question 11-19

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Brand of Cot

Baby Safe

Good Points

Easy to

Problems

•Did not have any

•Babies could trap

their

in the side bar

Verdict

.

Choice Cots

Easy to

•Side did not

drop down

•Spaces between the

bars wereMother’s Choice

Base of cot could be moved

•Did not have any

•Pictures could be removed easily

Question 20

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Metal should not be rusted or bent

Edges of cot should not be

四、Cots for Baby听力答案：

11.move around/move about

12.brakes

13.fingers

14.satisfactory/Satisfactory

15.put together/put it together

16.too wide

17.dangerous/Dangerous

18.wheels

19.best/the best/best buy/the best buy/safe/Best/The best/Best buy/The best buy/Safe

20.sharp

五、Cots for Baby听力答案解析

Question 11 move around/move about.考生通过听力原文中的定位词Baby Safe得知答题点会立即出现。在分类表格题中，专有名词往往是提示答题点的定位词。

Question 12 brakes.原文中“the only problem”提示考生答案会马上出现，此题中，“problem”是定位词，考生听到这个单词之后应有意识地寻找表示方向否定性的词语“no brakes”，另外，根据题目可

以看出，此题要求填写的是一个复数名词。“any”是“some”的否定形式，后接复数名词。

Question 13 fingers.可以从题目中看出此处应该填写复数名词。注意听力原文中出现表示原因的单词“because”，考生需要高度重视考试中出现表示原因的单词，因为，表原因的单词“because，because of，as a result of”等，所引导的句子中常会包含答题点。

Question 14 satisfactory.表格中的单词“verdict”在听力原文中出现，提示考生答案会马上出现，并且，“satisfactory”在原文中重读，考试中只要重读的单词都很可能是正确答案。

Question 15 put（it）together.定位词是专有名词“Choice Cots”，当定位词出现后，考生应意识到“easy”为“simple”的近义词或者同义词。

Question 16 too wide.这道题应该注意的是，程度限定词“too”不能省略，填空题中表示程度限定的单词都不可以省略，例如：“almost，above，around，nearly，less than，more than.”除此之外，原文中出现的路标词“however”提示考生答案会马上出现。考试中经常出现的表示转折的路标词有“however，but，whereas，while，on the contrary，by contrast，on the other hand，reversely”等。

Question 17 dangerous.考生可以根据第14题中的单词的词性判断出此处应填写一个形容词。由于此题要求填写的是说话人对于一个产品的评价，因而考生需要关注表示说话人观点的句子。“we felt...and we have labeled this one dangerous.”表示说话人观点的句型有：“we believe，weconsider，we regard，we think，we guess，in my opinion...”在听力考试中考生应密切关注表示说话人个人观点的词或者句型。

Question 18 wheels.在听力原文之中，当说话人要提及物品的缺点的时候往往会先提到优点，此题正是如此。说完优点之后，说话人提到“the negtive for this one...was the fact that it has no wheels.”首先，“negative”暗示产品的缺点会马上提到，另外，“the fact”进一步提示了答题点会马上出现。

Question 19（the）best（/the）best buy/safe.同17题一样，表示说话人观点的词或者句型包含答题点。“we have made...our best buy.”这是一个非常口语化的表达方式，意思是“我们把Mother's Choice作为我们最好的选择。”另外，紧接着出现的“congratulations...”说话人的声音异常兴奋，在考试中考生需注意异常的声音，明显的升调或者明显的降调都会提示答案的出现。

Question20 sharp.首先可以判断出此题要求填写的是一个形容词。其次，题目中的主语是edges，那么这个词就是答案的定位词，答案会出现在定位词的前方或者后方。再次，题目中出现的“sb should do sth.”这个句型表示说话人非常强烈的建议，因而，在听力原文中需要寻找表示强烈建议的句型。