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高级口译0503听力原文汇总合集（4）

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　　高级口译0503听力原文汇总合集（4）

　　Questions 11 to 15

　　【原文】

　　W: Forget drink and drug abuse. Rock stars now face a new hazard, voice abuse. After last week’s announcement that Genesis singer Phil Collins might give up touring because live concerts are ruining his voice, doctors are counseling stars about the dos and don’ts of voice care. Here in the studio with us today, we have Mr. Paul Philips. Mr. Philips is a consultant laryngologist at the Highfield Hospital, London, and counts many pop and rock stars among his clients. Mr. Philips, what advice would you give to singers facing voice problems?

　　M: If pop singers have got voice problems, they really need to be more selective about where they work. They shouldn’t work in smoky atmospheres and of course, they shouldn’t smoke themselves. They also need to think about resting their voices after a show. For instance, they should rest their voices instead of straining them at parties or chatting to friends. Something else they need to be careful about is medicines, aspirin, for example. Singer should avoid aspirin. It thins the blood. And if a singer coughs, this can result in the bruising of the vocal cords.

　　W: And, is it true that some singers use steroids before concerts to boost their voices when they have voice problems?

　　M: Yes, this does happen on occasions. They’re easily available on the Continent. And they’re useful if the singer has inflamed vocal cords and has to sing that night. But if they’re taken regularly and long term, they cause a thinning of the voice muscle. Most pop singers suffer from three things: lack of training, overuse and abuse of the voice, especially when they are young. They had difficult lives. When they go on tour, they do a vast number of concerts, sing in smoke-laden places, and they go after the next gig in an air-conditioned bus or on a plane. Now both of these have low humidity, and this damages the vocal cords. Then they’re expected to do very long tours, three months or so. No opera singer would ever dream of doing a tour that long. And they abuse their voices by forcing them so as to be heard over background noise.

　　W: So what advice would you give to rock and pop singers?

　　M: Warm your voice up before a show, and warm it down after.

　　W: So, whereas late parties, pill-popping and cigarettes used to be derigueur for pop and rock stars, they’re now recommended to warm up their voices before a concert, and go straight home to bed with a cup of nice, hot coco after.

　　11. What’s the main topic of this interview?

　　12. Who is Mr. Paul Philips?

　　13. Which of the following statements is true according to the interview?

　　14. Which of the following things do most pop singers not suffer from?

　　15. According to the interview, which of the following factors is good for the voice?

　　本文选自新东方口译名师裴晓栋的blog,blog链接地址：http://blog.hjenglish.com/peixiaodong