這是一項規模宏大的翻新工程，它涉及遷移 1300 株植物、更換 1 萬 6 千塊玻璃窗板，以及清潔數百噸鐵材。這項雄心勃勃的計劃將耗資 5000 萬英鎊，旨在翻新坐落在英國皇傢植物園邱園核心位置的世界著名溫室——“Palm House（棕櫚溫室）”。
Kew’s Palm House is a wonder of the Victorian age. When it opened in 1848, it was the largest glass house ever constructed. But the hot and humid conditions inside that are essential for the tropical plants it houses have taken their toll on the building. Its ornate painted metalwork is rusting, and 16,000 panes of glass need to be replaced.
邱園的棕櫚溫室是維多利亞時代的奇觀。在 1848 年開放時，它曾是當時人類建造過的最大的玻璃溫室。然而，它內部的高溫潮濕環境對於它所收容的熱帶植物來說是必需的，不過這也讓建築本身受到瞭損害。棕櫚溫室裝飾華麗的、塗有顏料的金屬部件開始生銹，1 萬 6 千塊玻璃窗板也需要被更換。
The renovation will begin in two years’ time. But the horticulturalists at Kew have already started to relocate some of the precious plants as more than 1,000 species need to be removed and safely stored before work can start. Kew is also taking the opportunity to make the greenhouse much greener, replacing the gas boilers with huge heat pumps to drastically cut its emissions.
翻新工程將在兩年後開始。但邱園的園藝師們已經開始著手遷移部分珍貴的植物，因為有超過 1000 種植物品種需要在施工前被移出並妥善保存。邱園還將借此機會讓溫室變得更加環保，用大型熱泵替代燃氣鍋爐，以大幅減少污染物排放量。
詞匯表
palm 棕櫚
Victorian age 維多利亞時代
humid 潮濕的
essential 必需的
take their toll 造成損害
ornate 裝飾華麗的
rusting 生銹
panes 玻璃窗板
renovation 翻新，修繕
horticulturalists 園藝學傢，園藝工作者
greenhouse 溫室
boiler 鍋爐
heat pump 熱泵
emissions 排放物
聽力練習
一、聽第一遍音頻，回答問題。
1. What has been damaged – a building or a plant?
二、用一分鐘閱讀下列問題，然後聽第二遍音頻並回答問題。
1. The Palm House has been open for…
a. over 150 years.
b. over 200 years.
c. over 250 years.
2. The Palm House has been damaged by…
a. tropical plants.
b. heat and moisture in the air.
c. horticulturalists.
3. What is being done to the plants?
a. They are being replaced.
b. They are rusting.
c. They are being moved.
4. Why are boilers being replaced?
a. to have something more reliable
b. to reduce pollution
c. to keep plants safe
三、聽第三遍音頻，將句子補充完整。（提示：可以反復聽，直到聽清楚每一個詞）
1. Kew’s Palm House ________________ the Victorian age.
2. Kew ________________ the opportunity to make the greenhouse much greener, replacing the gas boilers with huge heat pumps to drastically cut its emissions.
答案
一、聽第一遍音頻，回答問題。
1. What has been damaged – a building or a plant?
The Palm House at Kew gardens, a building, has been damaged over time.
二、用一分鐘閱讀下列問題，然後聽第二遍音頻並回答問題。
1. a. When it opened in 1848, it was the largest glass house ever constructed.
2. b.But the hot and humid conditions inside that are essential for the tropical plants it houses have taken their toll on the building.
3. c. But the horticulturalists at Kew have already started to relocate some of the precious plants as more than 1,000 species need to be removed and safely stored before work can start.
4. b. Kew is also taking the opportunity to make the greenhouse much greener, replacing the gas boilers with huge heat pumps to drastically cut its emissions.
三、聽第三遍音頻，將句子補充完整。（提示：可以反復聽，直到聽清楚每一個詞）
1. Kew’s Palm House is a wonder of the Victorian age.
2. Kew is also taking the opportunity to make the greenhouse much greener, replacing the gas boilers with huge heat pumps to drastically cut its emissions.
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