近日，英国国王查尔斯为一条新步道的正式启用揭幕剪彩，这条步道环绕了整个英格兰海岸线。修建这条步道的政府部门英格兰自然署表示，该步道全长 2689 英里，是世界上受管护的、最长的滨海徒步路线。

Its length isn't what makes the path special, says Natural England's Neil Constable, who led the project. For him, the important thing is it means you can now reach the coast anywhere in England, turn left or right, and follow the sea for as long as you like.

这条步道的长度并非它最特别的地方，这是该项目负责人、英格兰自然署官员尼尔·康斯特布尔的看法。对他而言，最重要的一点是这条步道的建成意味着现在你可以来到英格兰海岸线上的任何一个地方，向左或向右转，便能沿着海岸随心所欲地想走多远就走多远。

Creating the route has taken 18 years, an act of parliament, and extensive planning and construction. More than a thousand miles of new path have been built, with upgrades such as boardwalks and bridges. New legal provisions mean the route can also adapt to climate change, shifting inland as erosion and rising seas reshape the coastline.

这条路线的建成历时 18 年，期间通过了一项议会法案，并进行了大量的规划和建设。其中新建的步道超过 1000 英里，并增设了木栈道和桥梁等升级设施。新的法律条文确保了该路线能够应对气候变化，随着海水侵蚀和海平面升高不断重塑海岸线，步道位置可随之向内陆迁移。

词汇表

reach 到达，抵达
act of parliament 议会法案
extensive 大量的
upgrades 改善，升级
boardwalks 木栈道
legal provisions 法律条文
shifting 迁移，转移
inland 向内陆
erosion 侵蚀
reshape 重塑，改变形状
coastline 海岸线

听力练习

一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。

1. Does the new path go to the sea, or alongside it?

二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。

1. The project leader believes that the most important thing about the path is how long it is.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

2. Creating the path required a lot of building work, but very little planning.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

3. Climate change could threaten the path's existence.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

4. Benches are built along the footpath.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）

1. For him, the important thing is it means you can now reach the coast anywhere in England, turn left or right, and follow the sea for ________________ like.

2. More than a thousand miles of new path have been built, with ________________ boardwalks and bridges.

答案

一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。

1. Does the new path go to the sea, or alongside it?

The path runs alongside the coast of England.

二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。

1. b. False. Its length isn't what makes the path special, says Natural England's Neil Constable, who led the project.

2. b. False. Creating the route has taken 18 years, an act of parliament, and extensive planning and construction.

3. b. False. New legal provisions mean the route can also adapt to climate change, shifting inland as erosion and rising seas reshape the coastline.

4. c. Not given. The article only mentioned boardwalks and bridges, not benches.

三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）

1. For him, the important thing is it means you can now reach the coast anywhere in England, turn left or right, and follow the sea for as long as you like.

2. More than a thousand miles of new path have been built, with upgrades such as boardwalks and bridges.