Sally: Good morning. Hinchingbrooke Country Park, Sally speaking. I’m one of the rangers.

莎莉：早上好。我是欣钦布鲁克郊野公园的莎莉。我是护林员之一。

John: Oh hello. My name’s John Chapman, and I’m a teaching assistant at a local primary school.I’ve been asked to arrange a visit to the park for two of our classes.

约翰：哦，你好。我叫约翰·查普曼，是当地一所小学的助教。我被要求为我们两个班的学生安排一次参观公园的活动。

Sally: OK. What would you like to know?

莎莉：好的，你想知道什么？

John: Well, I’m new to this area, so perhaps you could tell me something about the park first, please.

约翰：嗯，我刚到这个地方，也许你可以先告诉我一些公园的情况。

Sally: Of course. Altogether the park covers 170 acres, that’s 69 hectares.

莎莉：当然可以。公园总共占地170英亩，即69公顷。

Sally: There are three main types of habitat: wetland, grassland and woodland.

莎莉：这里主要有三种栖息地：湿地、草地和林地。

Sally: The woods are well established and varied, with an oak plantation, and other areas of mixed species.

莎莉：林地植被良好，种类繁多，有橡树种植园和其他混合物种区。

John: Right.

约翰：好的。

Sally: The wetland is quite varied, too. The original farmland was dug up around 40 years ago to extract gravel.

莎莉：湿地也很多样。大约 40 年前，为了开采砾石，原来的农田被挖开了。

Sally: Once this work was completed, the gravel pits filled with water, forming the two large lakes.

莎莉：工程结束后，砾石坑里积满了水，形成了两个大湖。

Sally: There are also several smaller ones, ponds and a stream that flows through the park.

莎莉：还有几个小湖、池塘和一条流经公园的小溪。

John: OK, so I suppose with these different habitats there’s quite a variety of wildlife.

约翰：好的，我想有了这些不同的栖息地，野生动物的种类也就相当丰富了。

Sally: There certainly is – a lot of different species of birds and insects, and also animals like deer and rabbits.

莎莉：当然有，有很多不同种类的鸟类和昆虫，还有鹿和兔子等动物。

John: And I understand you organise educational visits for school parties.

约翰：我知道你们还为学校组织教育参观。

Sally: That’s right. We can organise a wide range of activities and adapt them to suit all ages.

莎莉：是的。我们可以组织各种各样的活动，并根据不同年龄段的需要进行调整。

John: Can you give me some examples of the activities?

约翰：能举几个活动的例子吗？

Sally: Well, one focus is on science, where we help children to discover and study plants, trees and insects.

莎莉：嗯，其中一个重点是科学，我们帮助孩子们发现和研究植物、树木和昆虫。

Sally: They also collect and analyse data about the things they see.

莎莉：他们还收集和分析他们所看到的事物的数据。

John: Uhuh.

约翰：嗯。

Sally: Another focus is on geography. The park is a great environment to learn and practise reading a map and using a compass to navigate around the park.

莎莉：另一个重点是地理。公园是学习和练习阅读地图和使用指南针在公园内导航的绝佳环境。

John: Do you do anything connected with history?

约翰：你们有没有开展与历史有关的活动？

Sally: Yes, we do. For instance, the children can explore how the use of the land has changed over time. Then there’s leisure and tourism.

莎莉：是的，我们有。例如，孩子们可以探索土地的使用随着时间的推移发生了哪些变化。还有休闲和旅游。

John: That focuses on your visitors, I would imagine.

约翰：我想这主要是针对游客吧。

Sally: Yes, mostly. The children find out about them, their requirements, the problems they may cause and how we manage these.

莎莉：是的，主要是这样。孩子们可以了解游客、游客的要求、游客可能造成的问题以及我们如何管理这些问题。

Sally: And another subject we cover is music: here the children experiment with natural materials to create sounds and explore rhythm and tempo.

莎莉：我们涉及的另一个主题是音乐：在这里，孩子们尝试用天然材料创造声音，探索节奏和节拍。

John: That must be fun!

约翰：那一定很有趣！

Sally: Most children really enjoy it.

莎莉：大多数孩子都非常喜欢。

Sally: And of course, all the activities are educational, too. Learning outside the classroom encourages children to be creative, and to explore and discover for themselves.

莎莉：当然，所有活动也都很有教育意义。课外学习鼓励孩子们发挥创造力，自己去探索和发现。

John: I would imagine they get a sense of freedom that might not be a normal part of their lives.

约翰：我想他们会获得一种自由感，而这种自由感可能不是他们日常生活的一部分。

Sally: That’s right. And very often the children discover that they can do things they didn’t know they could do, and they develop new skills. This gives them greater self-confidence.

莎莉：没错。很多时候，孩子们会发现自己可以做一些本不知道自己可以做到的事情，他们还培养了新的技能，这让他们更有自信心。

John: It sounds great. So, what about the practical side of it? How much does it cost for a full-day visit? We would expect to bring between 30 and 40 children.

约翰：听起来不错。那么，实际一点的方面呢？全天参观的费用是多少？我们预计要带 30 到 40 个孩子来这边。

Sally: If there are over 30, it costs £4.95 for each child who attends on the day. We invoice you afterwards, so you don’t pay for children who can’t come because of sickness, for example.

莎莉：如果超过 30 人，当天每个到场孩子的费用为 4.95 英镑。之后我们会向您开具发票，这样您就不用为因生病等原因不能前来的孩子支付费用。

Sally: There’s no charge for leaders and other adults – as many as you want to bring.

莎莉：领队和其他成人不收费，您想带多少人就带多少人。

John: That sounds very fair. Well, thanks for all the information. I’ll need to discuss it with my colleagues, and I hope to get back to you soon to make a booking.

约翰：听起来很公平。好的，谢谢您提供的信息。我需要同我的同事商讨一下，希望能尽快与您联系以便预订。

Sally: We’ll look forward to hearing from you. Goodbye.

莎莉：我们期待您的回音。再见。

John: Goodbye, and thank you.

约翰：再见，谢谢。