2016年6月英语四级听力改革短篇新闻练习(1)

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　　听力材料：
        　　World's Most Expensive Ham 世上最贵的火腿
        　　We all like to eat well, and sometimes it's worthspending that little bit
extra in order to get the bestfood available, but how many of us would consider
spending nearly ￡2,000 (22,000 yuan) fora pig's leg?
        　　British gourmets with money to burn are licking their lips at the thought
of a Spanish hamthat has gone on sale this week at shop in London.
        　　The 7kg leg of Iberico ham costs ￡1,800 (19,800 yuan) and even comes with
its own DNAcertificate to guarantee authenticity.
        　　Cured ham has long been enjoyed as an expensive delicacy around the world
but the heftyprice tag attached to these hams sets them apart from other similar
products.
        　　The reason they are so costly is because they come from a group of only 50
black Iberian pigspersonally selected and reared by a third-generation Iberian
pig farmer and curer.
        　　Each pig has been fed on a special diet of acorns and roots to give the ham
its distinctiveflavour, and given a pasture of ten hectares each to live in.
        　　After, what is by pig standards, an idyllic life of roaming oak groves and
feeding naturally, thepigs are slaughtered and the curing process begins.
        　　To make jamon iberico, as it is called in Spanish, the hams are salted and
left to dry for twoweeks, then they are rinsed and dried for another four to six
weeks.
        　　The dry hams are then hung in a cool, dry place for between 12 and 36
months before beingmade available to the public.
        　　These kinds of ham are served raw in very thin slices and usually eaten as
an appetiser.According to the London store selling the world's most expensive
ham, the taste more thanjustifies the price tag.
        　　"Connoisseurs will appreciate the melt-in-the-mouth texture of this truly
amazing Spanishham," said a spokesman.
            
            

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        　　【参考译文】
        　　我们都喜欢吃好一点，有时为了吃到最好的食物，多花一点钱也是值得的。但是有多少人会考虑花费接近2,000英镑(22,000元)来买一条猪腿呢?
        　　一想到伦敦一家商店即将出售的西班牙火腿，英国有花不完的钱的美食家们就垂涎三尺。
        　　伊比利(Iberico)火腿每条重达7千克，每条高达1,800英镑，每条都有DNA证书证明其真实性。
        　　火腿一直被世界各地誉为昂贵的美味佳肴，但是这些火腿上面昂贵的价格标签将它们与其他类似产品区别开来。
        　　这些火腿如此昂贵是因为，它们来自第三代伊比利养猪专家亲自挑选并饲养的仅有的50头猪。
        　　每头猪都用特别的橡果和树根制成的特别膳食饲养，使火腿具有特别的风味，而且每头猪都有10公顷牧场的活动范围。
        　　按照猪的标准，经过在橡树丛中徜徉和自然喂养的田园诗般的生活之后，这些猪被屠宰，开始了腌制的过程。
        　　为了制成伊比利火腿，这些火腿用盐腌制，悬挂两周的时间来风干，随后用水冲洗，再风干4至6周的时间。
        　　随后将风干的火腿悬挂在干燥凉爽的环境下12至36周到时间，之后才会推向市场。
        　　这种火腿都是切成薄片生着提供，通常是作为开胃菜。据出售这种世界最贵火腿的伦敦商场所说，这种火腿的风味绝对可以证明这个价格是合理的。
        　　“行家会喜欢这种令人惊叹的西班牙火腿入口即化的感觉。”一名发言人说。