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第一段

1 .First of all, let me thank you all for coming to this public meeting, to discuss the future of our town.

首先,我要感谢大家来到这次的公开会议,讨论我们小镇的未来.

2 .Our first speaker is Shona Ferguson, from Barford town council. Shona.

我们的第一个演讲者是绍纳弗格森,来自巴福德镇委员会,绍纳.

第二段

1 .Thank you.

谢谢

2 .First I'll briefly give you some background information, then I'll be asking you for your comments on developments in the town.

首先我会简单给你们一些背景信息,然后我会询问你们对城市发展的意见.

第三段

1 .Well, as you don't need me to tell you, Barford has changed a great deal in the last 50 years.

你们不需要我来告诉你们,巴福德在过去的50年里已经发生了很大的变化.

2 .These are some of the main changes.

这些都是一些主要的变化.

第四段

1 .Fifty years ago, buses linked virtually every part of the town and the neighbouring towns and villages.

五十年前,公交车几乎连接了城市和邻近的城镇以及村庄的所有地方.

2 .Most people used them frequently, but not now, because the bus companies concentrate on just the routes that attract most passengers.

大多数人经常乘坐,但现在不是了,因为巴士公司专注于吸引大多数乘客的路线.

3 .So parts of the town are no longer served by buses.

所以城镇的部分地区不再供应公共汽车.

4 .Even replacing old uncomfortable buses with smart new ones

即使将旧的不舒服的公共汽车更换成智能新车

5 .has had little impact on passenger numbers.

对乘客数量的影响也不大.

6 .It's sometimes said that bus fares are too high,

人们有时说公共汽车票价太高,

7 .but in relation to average incomes, fares are not much higher than they were 50 years ago.

但相对于平均收入来说,比起50年前票价高不了多少.

第五段

1 .Changes in the road network are affecting the town.

道路网络的变化正在影响城市.

2 .The centre was recently closed to traffic on a trial basis, making it much safer for pedestrians.

该中心实验性地关闭交通,使其对行人更安全.

3 .The impact of this is being measured.

这带来的影响正在衡量.

4 .The new cycle paths, separating bikes from cars in most main roads,

新的循环路径,在大多数主要道路上将汽车和自行车分离,

5 .are being used far more than was expected, reducing traffic and improving air quality.

现在使用远远超过预期,减少交通并改善空气质量.

6 .And although the council's attempts to have a bypass constructed have failed,

尽管委员会试图建造一个旁路的尝试失败了,但我们还没有放弃说服政府改变主意.

7 .we haven't given up hope of persuading the government to change its mind.

但我们还没有放弃说服政府改变主意.

第六段

1 .Shopping in the town centre has changed over the years.

过去几年中市中心购物已经改变了.

2 .Many of us can remember when the town was crowded with people going shopping.

我们中的许多人都会记得这个城市挤满购物的人

3 .Numbers have been falling for several years,

这几年数字一直在下降,

4 .despite efforts to attract shoppers, for instance by opening new car parks.

尽管努力吸引消费者,比如开新的停车场。

5 .Some people combine shopping with visits to the town's restaurants and cafés.

有些人将购物与参观城市的餐馆和咖啡馆结合起来.

6 .Most shops are small independent stores, which is good,

大多数商店都是小型的独立商店,这是好的,

7 .but many people prefer to use supermarkets and department stores in nearby large towns, as there are so few well-known chain stores here.

但许多人更喜欢在附近的大城镇使用超市和百货公司,因为这里著名的连锁店非常少.

第七段

1 .Turning now to medical facilities,

谈到医疗设施,

2 .the town is served by family doctors in several medical practices - fewer than 50 years ago,

该镇由家庭医生在几项医疗实践中进行服务--比50年前少,

3 .but each catering for far more patients.

但每一个服务更多的病人.

第八段

1 .Our hospital closed 15 years ago, which means journeys to other towns are unavoidable.

我们的医院在15年前关闭了,这意味着到其他城镇的旅程是不可避免的.

2 .On the other hand, there are more dentists than there used to be.

另一方面,这里比过去有有更多的牙医.

第九段

1 .Employment patterns have changed, along with almost everything else.

就业模式已经改变,以及几乎所有的一切.

2 .The number of schools and colleges has increased, making that the main employment sector.

学校和大学的数量有所增加,使其成为主要的就业部门.

3 .Services, such as website design and accountancy, have grown in importance,

服务业,如网站设计和会计,重要性有所增加,

4 .and surprisingly, perhaps, manufacturing hasn't seen the decline that has affected it in other parts of the country.

令人惊讶的是,也许,制造业还没像国家其他地区那样有所下降.

第一段

1 .Now I'll very quickly outline current plans for some of the town's facilities, before asking for your comments.

现在,我会很快地勾勒出当前城市的一些设施的计划,在征求您的意见之前.

第二段

1 .As you'll know if you regularly use the car park at the railway station, it's usually full.

正如你所知道的,如果你经常在火车站停车,通常都是满的.

2 .The railway company applied for permission to replace it with a multi-storey car park, but that was refused.

该铁路公司申请许可,用一个多层停车场来取代它,但被拒绝了.

3 .Instead, the company has bought some adjoining land, and this will be used to increase the number of parking spaces.

相反,该公司已经购买了一些毗邻的土地,这将被用来增加停车位的数量.

第三段

1 .The Grand, the old cinema in the high street, will close at the end of the year, and reopen on a different site.

格兰德,在高街的老电影院,将在今年年底关闭,并将在不同的地点重新开业.

2 .You've probably seen the building under construction.

你可能看到了正在建设中的建筑.

3 .The plan is to have three screens with fewer seats, rather than just the one large auditorium in the old cinema.

计划是有三个屏幕和更少的作为,而不是像旧电影院里的一个大礼堂.

第四段

1 .I expect many of you shop in the indoor market.

我想你们中的许多人在室内市场购物.

2 .It's become more and more shabby - looking, and because of fears about safety, it was threatened with demolition.

它变得越来越破旧了,因为担心安全,它一直受到拆除的威胁.

3 .The good news is that it will close for six weeks to be made safe and redecorated, and the improved building will open in July.

好消息是,它将关闭六周,来将强安全和和重新装修,并且将在七月开放.

第五段

1 .Lots of people use the library, including school and college students who go there to study.

许多人使用图书馆,包括学校和大学的学生,他们去那里学习.

2 .The council has managed to secure funding to keep the library open later into the evening,

委员会已设法确保资金,以保持图书馆晚上开放的更晚,

3 .twice a week. We would like to enlarge the building in the not-too-distant future, but this is by no means definite.

每周两次.我们希望在不远的将来扩大建设,但这绝不是一定的.

第六段

1 .There's no limit on access to the nature reserve on the edge of town, and this will continue to be the case.

在城市边缘的自然保护区没有进入的限制,这将继续如此.

2 .What will change, though, is that the council will no longer be in charge of the area.

不过,将改变的是,委员会将不再负责该地区.

3 .Instead it will become the responsibility of a national body that administers most nature reserves in the country.

相反,它将成为管理自然保护区的国家机构的责任.

第七段

1 .OK, now let me ask you...

好吧,现在让我来问你们…