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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，感谢在座的各位参加这次公开会议，一起讨论我们城镇的未来。
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…