2023年6月英语四级听力真题 卷一 新闻报道1

News report 1

新闻报道1

A woman was charged with allegedly violating a Rhode Island city law against feeding wild animals.

一名妇女被指控违反罗德岛市禁止喂养野生动物的法律。

The 55-year-old woman's neighbors blame her for making the area's rat problem worse.

这位55岁妇女的邻居指责她使这一地区的老鼠问题更加严重。

Newly installed cameras captured several rats active in the middle of the day. Neighbors say that it's even worse during the night.

新安装的摄像头捕捉到了几只在中午活动的老鼠。邻居说晚上更糟。

The woman and her parents, who own the home, told reporters that she's being charged for feeding birds.

这名妇女和她的父母是这所房子的主人，他们告诉记者，她被指控喂食鸟类。

"Who would have known just loving animals gets you that much trouble," she said.

她说：“谁会知道有爱的动物会给你带来这么大的麻烦。

It is prohibited to feed any wild animals including birds in Rhode Island City.

罗得岛市禁止喂食任何野生动物，包括鸟类。

Nevertheless, while the woman's intention was to feed birds, it is clear that rats were also benefiting.

尽管如此，虽然这名妇女的意图是喂鸟，但很明显，老鼠也从中受益。

Anthony Moretti, director of the city administration, said he saw more than 20 rats near the woman's home.

市行政主管安东尼·莫雷蒂(Anthony Moretti)说，他在这位妇女的家附近看到了20多只老鼠

He said it will take months to get the problem under control.

他说，要控制这个问题需要几个月的时间。

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.

问题1和问题2是基于你刚才听到的新闻报道。

1. What do we learn from the report about the 55-year-old woman?

1.我们从这篇关于55岁妇女的报道中了解到什么？

2. What did the director of the city administration say at the end of the news report?

2. 在新闻报道的最后，城管局长说了什么？

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