FaringdonHouse的介绍,这是一个令人迷惑的地方。.PDFVIP

BBC Learning English – Audio Programmes 音频精选 About this script Please note that this is not a word for word transcript of the programme as broadcast. In the recording and editing process, changes may have been made which may not be reflected here. 关于台词的备注 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改 变。 English Eccentrics: The Final Folly 没用的建筑 William: What colour are pigeons? Helen: What liquid do horses drink? William: What is the point of building a tower? Helen: 如果你觉得你知道所有的答案，那么就错了！这个星期我们将听到有关 Faringdon House 的介绍，这是一个令人迷惑的地方。 William: Yes – Faringdon House was the grand country home of Lord Berners, an aristocrat. Helen: An aristocrat – 一个贵族。 William: Berners was a talented composer, painter and writer but nowadays he is best remembered for being…. A great eccentric! It was 1918 when Gerald Tyrwhitt’s uncle died and he became Lord Berners. Helen: 他对历史一点都不感兴趣。所以他把家里的庄园都给卖了，还把老一辈的肖像 都画 了胡子。 William: In 1931 he moved into Faringdon House. We’re going to hear this strange house being described by the TV presenter John Craven. He visited the property for the BBC programme Countryfile. Helen: 好了我们有机会锻炼一下我们的听力。在第一段采访中，我们将听到Lord Berners bowler hat 硬礼帽。这顶帽子可神奇了，自己能走路。这是怎么回 事儿呢？ Insert Lord Berners trained his pet parrot to walk inside his bowler hat so that guests thought the hat was moving of its own accord. William: Did you hear? Berners trained his parrot to walk inside his hat. Helen: 现在让我们听听下一段采访。你能听出来在 Faringdon House 里的鸽子 pigeons 是什么颜色吗？ Page 1 of 4 © British Broadcasting Corporation 2011 Insert And he dyed his fantail pigeons the colours of the rainbow, a tradition which still