05-04-2026


**00:00:09**  
Now turn to section one.  
現在轉到第一部分。

**>> A man is telephoning his local college about a course.**  
一名男子正在打電話詢問當地學院的課程。

**>> First you have some time to look at questions 1 to 5.**  
首先，你有一些時間來看第1到5題。

**Now listen carefully and answer questions one to five.**  
現在仔細聽，並回答第1到5題。

**Good morning City College.**  
早安，城市學院。

**>> Oh, good morning. I'm phoning about the photography course that you run.**  
哦，早安，我打電話是關於你們開設的攝影課程。

**Well, actually there are three courses.**  
其實有三個課程。

**It depends on your level.**  
這取決於你的水平。

**One course is for beginners.**  
一個是為初學者設計的。

**The second is for people with a little experience.**  
第二個是為有一些經驗的人。

**We call that the intermediate course.**  
我們稱之為中階課程。

**And the third is an advanced course for people who already know quite a lot about the subject.**  
第三個是為已經對此有相當了解的人設計的高階課程。

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**00:01:17**  
**>> Oh, I see. Well, I'm quite a keen photographer, but at the moment it's just a hobby.**  
哦，我明白了。我相當熱衷攝影，但目前只是個愛好。

**I want to learn more so that I might be able to do some work professionally at some time.**  
我想學得更多，或許將來能從事一些專業工作。

**I think the intermediate course would be a bit easy for me.**  
我覺得中階課程對我來說有點太簡單。

**Perhaps the advanced course would be best.**  
也許高階課程會比較適合。

**When does it start?**  
它什麼時候開始？

**The advanced course starts on September the 18th.**  
高階課程從九月十八日開始。

**>> Okay, just let me note that down. The 18th of September.**  
好的，讓我記下來。九月十八日。

**And how long does the course run for?**  
這個課程持續多久？

**It's a 12-week course, but there's a week off in the middle for half term.**  
是一個為期12週的課程，但中間有一周的假期（半學期假）。

**So, you do 12 lessons over 13 weeks.**  
所以，13週內上12堂課。

**>> So, what's the date that the course finishes?**  
那麼，課程何時結束？

**It finishes on the 14th of December.**  
在12月14日結束。

**>> The 14th. Okay. That's quite near Christmas, isn't it?**  
14號。好的。那離聖誕節不遠了，是吧？

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**00:02:59**  
**And how much does the course cost?**  
這個課程多少錢？

**Yes, it's £96.**  
是96英鎊。

**>> 96. That's not too bad.**  
96英鎊。不算太貴。

**>> That's paid in advance and I'm afraid there's no refund if for any reason you can't complete the course.**  
這需要提前付費，很抱歉，如果你因為任何原因不能完成課程，不能退費。

**>> Yes, of course, that's fair.**  
是的，當然，這很公平。

**How many people are there usually in the class?**  
通常班上有多少人？

**I've heard the groups are quite small.**  
我聽說小組人數相當少。

**Well, we can't say for sure, but there are usually between six and 10 people in a group.**  
嗯，我們不能確定，但通常每組有6到10人。

**On the last advanced course, there were seven participants.**  
上次高階課程有7個參與者。

**>> Oh, good. That sounds perfect.**  
哦，太好了，聽起來很適合。

**Can I enroll for the course now on the phone?**  
我現在可以打電話報名嗎？

**>> Yes, of course. I'll take your details now and you can pay by card now or send us a check if you prefer.**  
當然可以，我現在會記下你的資料，你可以用信用卡付款，或者寄支票也可以。

**So, first of all, what's your name?**  
那首先，你叫什麼名字？

**>> It's Graeme Merton. That's M E R T O N.**  
是格雷姆·默頓。拼寫是 M E R T O N。

**And your address?**  
你的地址是？

**>> Flat 3, 109 Chelsea Court. That's in Oxford.**  
牛津的Chelsea Court 109號3樓公寓。

**Okay. And how old are you?**  
好的，你幾歲？

**We like to know more or less the age of each group.**  
我們想大概了解每組的年齡層。

**>> I'm 28.**  
我28歲。

**Okay, Graeme, we'll send confirmation and some course information in the post.**  
好的，格雷姆，我們會寄出確認信和課程資訊。

**Now, how would you like to pay?**  
現在，你想如何付款？

**>> I'll pay with my card now.**  
我用卡付款。

**>> Okay, if you can. That is the end of part one.**  
好的，如果可以的話。這就是第一部分的結束。

**You now have half a minute to check your answers.**  
你現在有半分鐘來檢查你的答案。

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**00:02:59**  
**Now it turns to part two.**  
現在轉到第二部分。

**Part two.**  
第二部分。

**>> You will hear an extract from a talk about the Scottish Highlands.**  
你將聽到一個關於蘇格蘭高地的演講摘錄。

**>> Now you have some time to look at questions 11 to 18.**  
現在你有一些時間來看第11到18題。

**Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 18.**  
現在仔細聽，並回答第11到18題。

**Today I have with me Moira McKenzie, the author of several books in a well-known series of travel guides, and she'll be talking about what is probably the most fascinating wildlife area in Europe, the Scottish Highlands.**  
今天我請來莫伊拉·麥肯齊，她是多本著名旅遊指南系列的作者，她將談論歐洲最迷人的野生動物區域之一——蘇格蘭高地。

**Moira. Yes, that's right. And it's a wonderful place to visit with lots to do in an area that makes up over half of Scotland, including the 790 islands that lie scattered around the coast, it covers 39,000 square kilometers.**  
莫伊拉。沒錯。那是一個非常值得一訪的美麗地方，範圍超過蘇格蘭的一半，包括散布在海岸周圍的790個島嶼，面積達到3萬9千平方公里。

**Getting there is easy. From here in Glasgow, a good starting point is Fort William on the west coast with regular bus and rail services linking the two.**  
前往那裡很方便。從格拉斯哥出發，西海岸的威廉堡是個不錯的起點，有定期的巴士和鐵路服務連接兩地。

**I'd recommend a train which takes 4 hours to get there. Alternatively, you can take the Highland line which takes the more easterly route up to Inesse.**  
我推薦搭火車，約需4小時到達。或者，你也可以搭高地線，走較東邊的路線前往英尼斯（Inesse）。

**That in fact is a bit quicker taking around 3 and 1/2 hours to cover the 280 km from here.**  
事實上，這條路線較快，約3個半小時，距離約280公里。

**There are also two main options by road.**  
此外，還有兩條主要的公路路線。

**You can take either the A9 up through Stirling and Perth and then onto Inesse or else on the west there's the A82 which runs up to Fort William and then if you want onto Inesse.**  
你可以選擇走A9公路，經過斯特林和珀斯，然後前往英尼斯，或者走西側的A82，先到威廉堡，然後再到英尼斯。

**Now, a lot of people associate the highlands with bitterly cold weather, but in fact, the region has a generally mild climate as a result of being surrounded on three sides by sea, particularly the warm waters of the Atlantic.**  
現在，很多人將高地與嚴寒天氣聯想在一起，但事實上，這個地區由於三面被海包圍，尤其是溫暖的大西洋水域，因此氣候普遍較為溫和。

**At sea level in the West, for instance, the temperature ranges on average from a minimum of 1° centigrade in January up to 18 in July.**  
例如，在西部海平面，平均氣溫從一月的最低1°C到七月的18°C不等。

**And you can actually see palm trees growing there.**  
你甚至可以看到棕櫚樹在那裡生長。

**Obviously though, the temperatures will be lower inland and at higher ground.**  
但很明顯，內陸和高地的氣溫會比較低。

**You can expect it to rain a lot too, particularly in the west where annually as much as 2,000 mm regularly falls, though this helps account for the rich variety of vegetation and wildlife.**  
而且你可以預期那裡經常下雨，尤其是在西部，每年降雨量高達2000毫米，這也促進了豐富的植物和野生動物。

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**00:08:31**  
**For example, accommodation in Inesse won't be at all easy to find this year around the 23rd of July, as that's when the local Highland Games will take place.**  
例如，七月二十三日左右，在英尼斯的住宿將非常難找，因為那天當地的高地運動會將舉行。

**So, if your aim is to see the countryside, it may be best to stay in a small village.**  
因此，如果你的目標是欣賞鄉村風光，最好住在一個小村莊。

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**現在，接下來是第19到20題的部分：**

**00:09:37**  
**Now, you have some time to look at questions 19 to 20.**  
現在你有一些時間來看第19到20題。

**Now listen carefully and answer questions 19 to 20.**  
現在仔細聽，並回答第19到20題。

**As I mentioned, there's a huge range of wildlife in the highlands, but for those visiting the area, there are some basic ground rules that are essential if we are to protect it.**  
如我所提到，高地有豐富的野生動物，但對於遊客來說，有一些基本的規則是保護這片區域的必要條件。

**Firstly, you should make every effort not to disturb birds and animals.**  
首先，你應該盡量不要打擾鳥類和動物。

**And one way of doing this is to blend in with your surroundings.**  
其中一個方法是融入周圍環境。

**For instance, by avoiding brightly colored garments such as orange anoraks.**  
例如，避免穿著鮮豔的衣服，比如橙色的外套。

**To see wildlife clearly, it's best to use binoculars, keeping your distance.**  
為了清楚看到野生動物，最好使用望遠鏡，並保持距離。

**This is particularly important during the breeding season.**  
這在繁殖季節尤為重要。

**Wherever possible, use a hide so that they are less likely to detect your presence.**  
盡可能使用掩蔽物，讓動物不易察覺你的存在。

**Surprising though it may seem, visitors are advised to use their cars where no purpose-built hides are available as people are apparently less likely to startle animals if they stay inside their vehicles.**  
雖然聽起來令人驚訝，但建議遊客在沒有專用掩蔽物的地方使用車輛，因為當人們待在車裡時，動物較不容易受到驚嚇。

**You may even find that creatures come up close to where you parked, in which case wait until they've gone before you move off.**  
你甚至可能會發現動物靠近你停放的地方，此時請等待它們走開再離開。

**It should really go without saying that it's essential to be as quiet as possible, though sadly some people need reminding of this.**  
這一點理應不用說，但很遺憾，有些人仍需提醒：保持安靜是非常重要的。

**Oh, and one other thing. Wild animals and pets don't mix.**  
還有一件事：野生動物和寵物不相容。

**So, please leave your dog at home or at least somewhere he or she can't chase the wildlife or damage their habitat.**  
因此，請把你的狗留在家裡，或至少讓牠不能追逐野生動物或破壞牠們的棲息地。

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當然，以下是剩餘部分的拆分和中文翻譯：

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**00:10:52**  
**That is the end of part two.**  
這是第二部分的結束。

**You now have half a minute to check your answers.**  
你現在有半分鐘來檢查你的答案。

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**接下來是第三部分：**

**00:12:34**  
**You will hear two students and their tutor discussing a wildlife presentation.**  
你將聽到兩位學生和他們的導師討論一個野生動物展示。

**First, you will have some time to look at questions 21 to 26.**  
首先，你會有一些時間來看第21到26題。

**Now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 26.**  
現在仔細聽，並回答第21到26題。

**Hi Katie. Hi Ian. Come on in.**  
嗨凱蒂。嗨伊恩。請進。

**Hi Professor Gordon. We wanted to talk to you about our wildlife presentation next week.**  
戈登教授，我們想和你討論下週的野生動物展示。

**Have you decided how to organize it?**  
你決定好如何組織這個展示了嗎？

**Yes, Professor. At first, we were going to focus on the cat family, but then we decided to talk about nocturnal animals instead.**  
是的，教授。一開始我們打算專注於貓科動物，但後來決定改為談夜行性動物。

**Yes, good idea. And how is your planning going?**  
好主意。那你們的準備進展如何？

**It's going well. We think we have enough material for 20 minutes.**  
進展順利。我們認為有足夠的資料可以做20分鐘。

**The advantage is that there are so many visual aids we can use.**  
我們可以用很多視覺輔助工具，這是優點。

**We found lots on the internet which we think will be really interesting for people.**  
我們在網路上找到很多資料，認為會很吸引人。

**The problem is that this topic has been hard to narrow down.**  
問題是這個主題很難縮小範圍。

**If anything, we've got too much information for just 20 minutes.**  
甚至我們資料太多，20分鐘根本用不完。

**How do you think we could narrow it down further?**  
你認為我們應該怎麼進一步縮小範圍？

**It is a broad subject. There are a few ways you could do it, but I'd recommend just looking at a representative sample of nocturnal animals.**  
這是一個範圍很廣的主題，你可以用幾種方法，但我建議只看一些代表性的夜行性動物。

**Just four or five?**  
就四五個嗎？

**Yes. And maybe we could choose one animal from each continent, or a land creature, a marine creature, and a winged animal.**  
對，也許我們可以選每個大陸的一個動物，或者一個陸地動物、一個海洋動物和一個有翅膀的動物。

**I like the idea of separating it by different types of animals.**  
我喜歡按照不同類型的動物來分類的想法。

**And if we limit the detail, we'll definitely have enough time.**  
如果限制細節，時間一定足夠。

**But don't limit the detail too much.**  
但不要把細節限制得太少。

**Also, think how you're going to interest the audience.**  
另外，想想你們怎麼吸引觀眾。

**Well, we're going to have a picture for each animal so we can talk through the picture.**  
我們會每個動物都有一張圖片，然後講解圖片。

**That's a nice idea, but don't limit yourself to pictures.**  
這主意不錯，但不要只用圖片。

**If you can find any clips of the animals, use them.**  
如果能找到動物的影片片段，就用上。

**Showing brief video clips can keep an audience interested.**  
短影片可以讓觀眾保持興趣。

**I'll look on the internet tonight and think of questions to ask your audience.**  
我今晚會上網找資料，並想一些問題來問你們的觀眾。

**People like to be involved.**  
人們喜歡參與。

**Yes, that's a great idea.**  
是的，這是個好點子。

**Anyway, professor, we've been practicing our presentation and we'd like to show you a small section. Is that okay?**  
反正，教授，我們已經練習過展示，想先給你看一小段，可以嗎？

**Well, we just have a couple of minutes left, but go ahead.**  
嗯，我們只剩幾分鐘，但請開始吧。

**Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 27 to 30.**  
在聽剩餘對話之前，你可以先看看第27到30題。

**Now listen and answer questions 27 to 30.**  
現在聽，並回答第27到30題。

**Well, we were thinking of presenting each animal with a picture and describing their physical characteristics.**  
我們打算用圖片介紹每個動物，並描述它們的外形特徵。

**Okay. But not in too much detail. That's just background information.**  
好的，但不要太詳細，這只是背景資訊。

**We'll start with the jaguar.**  
我們先從美洲豹開始。

**I'll introduce it by saying that the jaguar is a nocturnal animal and the only species of the genus panthetherra to be found in the Americas.**  
我會介紹說美洲豹是夜行性動物，也是北美洲唯一的豹屬物種。

**Like any cat, it has whiskers and it can move quickly.**  
像其他貓科動物一樣，它有鬍鬚，也能快速移動。

**Its spine has great movement, meaning a jaguar can take long strides, sometimes up to 5 1/2 m.**  
它的脊椎靈活，意味著它能跨出長步，長度有時達到5.5公尺。

**This can make it a deadly predator, as you can imagine.**  
這使它成為致命的掠食者，你可以想像。

**Moving on to the fur, its fur is quite distinct.**  
接著說毛皮，它的毛皮很有特色。

**The markings are like black doughnut-shaped spots on its otherwise yellow fur.**  
它的斑紋像黑色的甜甜圈，散布在黃色的毛皮上。

**People often confuse them with a leopard for this reason.**  
因此，人們常常會把它和豹搞混。

**Now, the tail is interesting.**  
現在，尾巴很有趣。

**Although people think that the tail has stripes on it, the fur on the tail actually is similar to the body with black circles around the lower section.**  
雖然有人認為尾巴有條紋，但實際上尾巴的毛皮與身體相似，下面有黑色的圈。

**The jaguar is generally a creature to be feared.**  
通常來說，美洲豹是一種令人畏懼的動物。

**Oh yes, I should have mentioned this earlier. Sorry.**  
哦，是的，我早點應該提到，抱歉。

**Like most cats, it has sharp, retractable claws.**  
像大多數貓科動物一樣，它有銳利且可收回的爪子。

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**00:16:17**  
**Yes, that's fine. But be careful. The jaguar is usually thought of as nocturnal, but strictly speaking, it's crepuscular.**  
是的，沒問題。但要小心，雖然人們通常認為美洲豹是夜行性動物，但嚴格來說，它是暮光性動物。

**In other words, most active between dusk and dawn, but as long as you mention this, you can put it under the umbrella of nocturnal.**  
換句話說，它在黃昏到黎明之間最活躍，但只要你提到這點，也可以歸入夜行性動物的範疇。

**Is that all?**  
就這樣嗎？

**Yes, I think so. Thanks, professor.**  
是的，我想就是這些了。謝謝你，教授。

**That is the end of part three.**  
這是第三部分的結束。

**You now have half a minute to check your answers.**  
你現在有半分鐘來檢查你的答案。

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**現在進入第四部分：**

**00:17:24**  
**You will hear a lecture about the Inuit Eskimos of Alaska and Canada.**  
你將聽到一個關於阿拉斯加和加拿大的因紐特愛斯基摩人的講座。

**First, you have some time to look at questions 31 to 40.**  
首先，你有一些時間來看第31到40題。

**Now listen and answer questions 31 to 40.**  
現在仔細聽，並回答第31到40題。

**Good afternoon. In our lecture today, we will continue our study of people who inhabit the northernmost regions of the world.**  
下午好。今天的講座，我們將繼續研究居住在世界最北端地區的人們。

**Our focus will be on the native inhabitants of Alaska and Canada, the Inuit Eskimos.**  
我們的重點將是阿拉斯加和加拿大的原住民——因紐特愛斯基摩人。

**They have been called the native inhabitants as the Inuit were the people who had most recently migrated across the gap between Alaska and Siberia.**  
他們被稱為原住民，因為因紐特是最近從阿拉斯加和西伯利亞之間的地區遷徙過來的人。

**Distinctly Asian in origin, the Inuit, which is literally translated the people in their native language, developed their civilization in what is now the Bearing Sea region about 1,000 years ago.**  
起源明顯是亞洲人的因紐特，這個詞在他們的母語中意思是“人”，大約在一千年前在現今的白令海地區發展出他們的文明。

**Their culture spread eastward and is called the Fui culture after the place in northern Greenland where archaeologists first discovered it.**  
他們的文化向東擴散，並以格陵蘭北部一個地方的名字命名，稱為弗伊文化。

**The first Europeans to meet Inuit people were Norse settlers in what is now northern Newfoundland, Canada.**  
最早與因紐特人相遇的歐洲人是居住在現今加拿大北部紐芬蘭的諾爾斯定居者。

**These settlers lived there for a short time around 1,000 AD.**  
這些定居者大約在公元1000年左右短暫居住。

**Approximately 500 years later, beginning in the 1500s, European whalers, fishing crews, and explorers met many Inuit along the coast of Labrador.**  
大約在500年後，也就是從1500年代開始，歐洲捕鯨者、漁船隊和探險家在拉布拉多海岸遇見許多因紐特人。

**Russians and other Europeans first met Alaskan Inuit in the 1700s.**  
俄羅斯人和其他歐洲人在1700年代首次遇見阿拉斯加的因紐特人。

**100 years later in the mid 1800s, whalers began to hunt in the Arctic.**  
大約在1800年代中期，捕鯨者開始在北極捕獵。

**Some Inuit were employed by whalers and traded with them during that time.**  
當時，一些因紐特人受僱於捕鯨者，並與他們交易。

**Perhaps one of the most interesting aspects of the Inuit is how they were able to survive and grow in such a harsh Arctic environment.**  
或許因紐特最有趣的方面之一是他們如何在如此嚴酷的北極環境中生存和發展。

**Firstly, and not surprisingly, their homes were well adapted to the freezing conditions.**  
首先，也不足為奇，他們的住所很好地適應了嚴寒的條件。

**They lived in predominantly two types of housing that would keep them warm.**  
他們主要住在兩種能保持溫暖的房屋裡。

**In the cold summer, they would live in tents that were made from the skin of the animals they had hunted for food.**  
在寒冷的夏天，他們住在用狩獵來的動物皮做成的帳篷裡。

**And they also traveled in boats. These were called umaks by the natives.**  
他們也乘船旅行，這種船在當地人中稱為umak。

**In the winter, they would live in houses made of sod.**  
冬天，他們住在用草皮建造的房屋裡。

**And when on hunting trips, they would commute by dog sled and build temporary houses made from ice.**  
狩獵時，他們騎狗拉雪橇，並建造用冰塊搭建的臨時房屋。

**These igloos, which is the Inuit word for house, were uniquely made with a sharp blade carved out of walrus tusk.**  
這些冰屋（Inuit語中的房子）用一種用海象獠牙雕刻的銳利刀子獨特地建造。

**They would cut large blocks of hard packed snow about 3 m wide out of the ground.**  
他們會從地面切出大約3米寬的硬雪塊。

**The blocks would then be used to build a 6 m dome over a wide shallow hole.**  
這些雪塊用來建造一個直徑6米的圓頂，覆蓋在一個淺坑上。

**Within one or two hours and it grew up to 10 m in length could be built.**  
一兩個小時內就可以建成，長度可達10米。

**It was weatherproof and large enough to house an entire family.**  
它具有防風防雨的功能，足夠容納一整個家庭。

**Very early in their history, they managed to develop the technology to hunt the huge bowhead whale which was the staple food source for them at that time.**  
在他們的早期歷史中，他們發展出了捕獵巨大的弓頭鯨的技術，這是當時的主要食物來源。

**They also hunted walruses and seals on land.**  
他們還在陸地上捕獵海象和海豹。

**They hunted polar bears, moose, and various other game.**  
他們捕獵北極熊、麋鹿，以及其他各種獵物。

**The harsh environment in which they lived meant that a steady supply of food was often difficult to come by.**  
他們生活的嚴酷環境，使得穩定獲得食物變得困難。

**Therefore, the Inuit were a people constantly on the move looking for food, which meant that their dwellings had to be easily built and easily dismantled.**  
因此，因紐特人是一個不斷尋找食物、四處遷徙的民族，房屋必須容易建造和拆除。

**They inhabited the wide open land and as such moved freely around it in search of food.**  
他們居住在廣袤的土地上，因此可以自由移動尋找食物。

**Today, the traditional way of life has basically ended for the Inuit.**  
如今，因紐特人的傳統生活方式基本已經結束。

**They live in wooden homes rather than in snowhouses, sodhouses, or tents.**  
他們住在木屋裡，而不是雪屋、草皮屋或帳篷。

**They wear modern clothing instead of animal skinned garments.**  
他們穿現代的衣服，而不是用動物皮做的衣服。

**Most Inuit speak English and Russian.**  
大多數因紐特人會說英語和俄語。

**Some speak Danish while fewer still continue to hold on to their cultural roots by passing on to the younger generation their native language.**  
有些會說丹麥語，更少的人仍傳承自己的母語，保持文化根源。

**The kayak and umak, their principal means of travel, have given way to the motorboat, and the snowmobile has replaced the dog team.**  
他們主要的交通工具獨木舟和u mak已被摩托艇取代，雪地摩托也取代了狗拉雪橇。

**The combined percentage of the Inuit population in Alaska and Canada stands at 63%.**  
阿拉斯加和加拿大的因紐特人口合併約佔63%。

**The latter being 29% and the former around 34%.**  
其中加拿大約佔29%，而阿拉斯加約佔34%。

**Some Alaskan Inuit live in towns and cities, but the majority live in small settlements and hunt and fish for most of their food.**  
一些阿拉斯加的因紐特住在城鎮和城市，但大多數住在小村莊，靠狩獵和捕魚為生。

**Most of those in Canada live in towns in housing provided by**  
在加拿大的大多數人住在由...提供的城鎮住房（句子未完，需補充完整）。

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