雅思听力在考试中占据着重要的地位，时常用听力材料来磨耳朵可以不断巩固大脑的英语语言能力。以下是雅思听力材料，您可以结合MP3和下方的原文及翻译进行听力学习。

听力原文及翻译

A: Hi Shantal, what did you think of the talk then?

A：嗨，Shantal，你觉得这次演讲怎么样？

B: Hi Hugo, I thought it was good once I'd moved seats.

B：嗨，Hugo，我换了座位之后觉得演讲很好。

A: Oh, were the people beside you chatting or something?

A：哦，你旁边的人在聊天吗？

B: It wasn't that, I went early so that I'd get a seat and not have to stand, but then this guy sat right in front of me and he was so tall.

B：不是这样的，我早早就来了，这样我就可以坐下来而不必站着，但后来这个人就坐在我前面，他很高。

A: It's hard to see through people's heads, isn't it?

A：那很难穿过一个人的头看清楚前面吧？

B: Impossible. Anyway, to answer your question, I thought it was really interesting especially what the speaker said about the job market.

B：简直是不可能。无论如何，我现在回答你的问题。我认为这真的很有趣，尤其是演讲者谈到就业市场。

A: Me too, I mean, we know we're going into a really competitive field, so it's obvious that we may struggle to get work.

A：我也是，我的意思是，我们知道我们将进入一个竞争非常激烈的领域，所以很明显我们可能很难找到工作。

B: That's right. And we know we can't all have that dream job.

B：没错。我们知道我们不可能都拥有那份理想的工作。

A: Yeah, but it looks like there's a whole range of areas of work that we hadn't even thought of, like fashion journalism for instance.

A：是的，但看起来有很多我们甚至没有想到的工作领域，比如时尚新闻。

B: Yeah, I wasn't expecting so many career options.

B：是的，我没想到会有这么多职业选择。

A: Hmm...over all she had quite a strong message, didn't she?

A：嗯……总的来说，她传达的信息很强烈，不是吗？

B: She did. She kept saying things like, I know you all think this, but...and then she'd tell us how it really is.

B：是的。她一直在说，我知道你们都这么想，但是……然后她会告诉真正的情况是什么样的。

A: Perhaps she thinks students are a bit narrow minded about the industry.

A：也许她认为学生对这个行业有点狭隘。

B: It was a bit harsh though, we know it's a tough industry.

B：不过这有点苛刻，我们知道这是一个艰难的行业。

A: Yeah, and we're only first years after all, we've got a lot to learn. 

A：是的，毕竟我们只是一年级学生，我们还有很多东西要学。

B: Exactly. Do you think our secondary school education should have been more career focused?

B：没错。你认为我们的中学教育应该更注重职业吗？

A: Well, we had numerous talks on careers, which was good. But none of them were very inspiring, they could have asked more people like today's speaker to talk to us.

A：嗯，我们进行过多次关于职业的演讲，这很好。但没有一次非常鼓舞人心，他们本可以邀请更多像今天的演讲者这样的人来和我们交谈。

B: I agree. We were told about lots of different careers just when we needed to be, but not by the experts who really know stuff.

B：我同意。我们在需要的时候被告知了很多不同的职业，但不是真正了解的专家。

A: So did today's talk influence your thoughts on what career you'd like to take up in the future?

A：那么今天的谈话是否影响了你对未来想从事什么职业的想法？

B: Well, I promised myself that I'd go through this course and keep an open mind till the end.

B：嗯，我向自己保证，我会完成这门课程，并保持开放的心态直到最后。

A: But I think it is better to pick an area of the industry now, and then aim to get better and better at it.

A：但我认为最好现在就选择一个行业领域，然后努力做得越来越好。

B: Well, I think we'll just have to differ on that issue.

B：嗯，我认为我们在这个问题上必须有不同意见。

A: One thing's for certain though, from what she said, we'll be unpaid assistance in the industry for quite a long time.

A：不过有一件事是肯定的，从她所说的来看，我们将在相当长的一段时间内担任这个行业的无偿助手。

B: Hmm... 

B：嗯……

A: I'm prepared for that, aren't you?

A：我对此有所准备，你呢？

B: Actually, I'm not going to accept that view.

B：实际上，我不会接受这种观点。

A: Really? But she knows it's the case and everyone else says the same.

A：真的吗？但她知道情况确实如此，其他人也都这么说。

B: That doesn't mean it has to be true for me.

B：这并不意味着对我来说也是如此。

A: Okay, well, I hope you're right.

A：好吧，我希望你是对的。

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