Whenever I tell people that I teach English at the Berlin Zoo, I almost always get a questioning look. Behind it, the person is trying to figure out who exactly I teach... the animals?
Since June 2017, right before the ______(56)(arrive) of the two new pandas, Meng Meng and Jiao Qing, I have been helping the panda keepers at the zoo to feel more comfortable and ______(57) (confidence) speaking English. And who do they speak English ______(58)?
Not the pandas, even though ______(59) language used for the medical training instructions is actually English. They talk to the flood of international tourists and to ______(60)(visit) Chinese zookeepers who often come to check on the pandas, which are on loan from China. They also need to be ready to give ______(61)(interview) in English with international journalists. This is ______(62) they need an English trainer.
So, what are they learning? ______(63)(basic), how to describe a panda’s life. It’s been an honor to watch the panda programme develop ______(64) to see the pandas settle into their new home. As a little girl, I ______(65)(wish) to be a zookeeper when I grew up. Now, I’m living out that dream indirectly by helping the panda keepers do their job in English.
原文再现
Whenever I tell people that I teach English at the Berlin Zoo, I almost always get a questioning look. Behind it, the person is trying to figure out who exactly I teach... the animals?
Since June 2017, right before the arrival of the two new pandas, Meng Meng and Jiao Qing, I have been helping the panda keepers at the zoo to feel more comfortable and confident speaking English. And who do they speak English with?
Not the pandas, even though the language used for the medical training instructions is actually English. They talk to the flood of international tourists and to visiting Chinese zookeepers who often come to check on the pandas, which are on loan from China. They also need to be ready to give interviews in English with international journalists. This is why they need an English trainer.
So, what are they learning? Basically, how to describe a panda’s life. It’s been an honor to watch the panda programme develop and to see the pandas settle into their new home. As a little girl, I wished to be a zookeeper when I grew up. Now, I’m living out that dream indirectly by helping the panda keepers do their job in English.
参考答案:
56. arrival 57. confident 58. with 59. the 60. visiting 61. interviews 62. why 63. Basically 64. and 65. wished
参考译文:
每当我告诉人们我在柏林动物园教英语时，我几乎总是受到质疑。在它的背后，这个人正努力弄清楚我到底教谁英语......动物吗？
从2017年6月开始，就在两只新熊猫萌和焦青到来之前，我一直在帮助动物园的熊猫饲养员们说英语，让他们感觉更自在、更自信。他们和谁说英语呢？
不是大熊猫，尽管医学训练说明中使用的语言实际上是英语。他们与蜂拥而至的国际游客和来访的中国动物园管理员交谈，这些管理员经常来检查从中国借来的大熊猫。他们还需要准备好用英语接受国际记者的采访。这就是他们需要英语教练的原因。
那么，他们在学习什么呢？基本上，如何描述熊猫的生活。我很荣幸看到熊猫项目的发展，看到熊猫们在新家安顿下来。作为一个小女孩，我希望长大后能成为一名动物园管理员。现在，我通过帮助熊猫饲养员用英语完成他们的工作，间接地实现了这个梦想。
