電視英語口語教材 31

[00:00.00]Lesson 31 [00:01.54]第三十一課 [00:03.08]CHALLENGES [00:04.48]挑戰(zhàn) [00:05.88]Human beings enjoy challenges.Many of them like physical challenges. [00:09.10]人類愿意接受挑戰(zhàn)。很多人喜愛體力上的挑戰(zhàn)。 [00:12.33]They ask themselves questions like this:How fast can I run?How high can I climb?How deep can I dive? [00:16.95]他們自問諸如此類的問題：我能跑多快?我能登多高?我能潛多深? [00:21.58]How far can I swim?How long can I hold my breath?How much can I lift?How high can I jump? [00:27.36]我能游多遠?我能屏息呆多長時間?我能舉起多重的東西?我能跳多高? [00:33.15]Because people enjoy challenges,they like to play sports and watch other people play sports. [00:36.74]因為喜歡挑戰(zhàn)，他們就喜愛體育運動，喜歡觀看他人比賽。 [00:40.33]They like climbing,running,diving,swimming,lifting,jumping,and so on. [00:45.61]他們喜歡登山，賽跑，潛水，游泳，舉重及跳高等。 [00:50.89]Every four years,millions of people all over the world enjoy the international sports competition called the Olympics. [00:55.29]每四年世界上千百萬人就欣賞一次被稱為奧林匹克的世界性大賽。 [00:59.69]People also enjoy the excitement of climbing mountains or of riding in a boat on a river that is moving very quickly or of racing in a car around a track. [01:06.30]從登山中、從在湍急的河流里揚帆蕩槳中、從競技的車賽中人們獲得刺激。 [01:12.91]Why do people enjoy these challenges?There are probably many reasons. [01:15.94]人們?yōu)槭裁磸奶魬?zhàn)中得到樂趣呢?可能有許多原因。 [01:18.97]One is curiosity.Another is the personal feeling of success,of achievement. [01:22.19]一是好奇，另一個是出于個人的成功感，成就感。 [01:25.42]And nowadays,for some people,it is a business. [01:27.77]而現(xiàn)在對某些人來說確成了買賣。 [01:30.12]There are challenges that are not physical challenges.There are social and intellectual challenges,too. [01:33.57]有些挑戰(zhàn)并不是針對體力的，還有社會上的和智能方面的。 [01:37.02]Leonardo Da Vinci,who lived in Italy during the fifteenth century,enjoyed every possible challenge. [01:41.05]里奧納多·達·芬奇生活在十五世紀(jì)的意大利。他喜歡各種可能的挑戰(zhàn)。 [01:45.09]He was an artist and painted the well-known picture,the Mona Lisa. [01:48.03]他是一名藝術(shù)家，畫出了著名的油畫“蒙娜麗莎”。 [01:50.97]He was inventor who invented a device to let people breathe under water.He was a scientist,and he learned a great deal about human anatomy. [01:56.90]他是一個發(fā)明家，他發(fā)明了讓人在水下呼吸的裝置。他是一位科學(xué)家，他對人體解剖學(xué)也頗有研究。 [02:02.83]Another kind of challenge faced the Egyptians between 4,000 and 5,000 years ago when they decided to build the first Pyramid. [02:08.47]四千到五千年之前，埃及人建造第一座金字塔時面臨著另外一種挑戰(zhàn)。 [02:14.11]People are not sure why they built this pyramid,but it must have been important. [02:17.12]現(xiàn)在人們不能肯定他們建造這一金字塔的原因，但在當(dāng)時一定是很重要的。 [02:20.12]They used six million tons of rock.Four hundred thousand men worked for twenty years to build it. [02:24.30]他們共用了六百萬噸石頭。四十萬人花二十年時間建成了這座金字塔。 [02:28.48]So,for thousands of years,people have accepted challenges.Today we still have many challenges before us. [02:33.13]因此千萬年來人們一直在接受著挑戰(zhàn)。今天我們面臨著許多挑戰(zhàn)。 [02:37.78]Medical science faces the challenge of conquering the many diseases which still attack human beings. [02:41.74]醫(yī)學(xué)界面臨著征服侵害人體多種疾病的挑戰(zhàn)。 [02:45.69]Engineers and planners must build new cities and new kinds of transportation. [02:49.22]工程師與設(shè)計師必須建設(shè)出新型的城市，建造出新型的交通工具。 [02:52.75]Scientists must develop new forms of energy.And many of us are interested in the challenge of space.We live in an age of challenges. [02:59.71]科學(xué)家必須開發(fā)出新型能源。我們很多人都對來自太空的挑戰(zhàn)深感興趣。我們生活在一個充滿挑戰(zhàn)的時代。 [03:06.67]IN THE NEIGHBOUR’S [03:10.48]Oscar Crane:Oh,good evening,Mrs Rice.What can I do for you? [03:16.08]Sonia Rice:Didn’t you say you were leaving on another trip in the morning? [03:20.18]Oscar Crane:Yes,up through Central America. [03:23.26]Sonia Rice:I just stopped by to remind you to leave a key for me. [03:27.67]Oscar Crane:Oh,that’s right.I almost forgot about it.It’s very good of you to keep an eye on the house when I’m away. [03:35.48]A ROSE IS PINK [03:37.99]What is pink?A rose is pink. [03:40.89]By the fountain’s brink. [03:43.11]What is blue?The sky is blue. [03:46.19]Where the clouds float thro. [03:48.81]What is white?A swan is white. [03:52.49]Sailing in the ligh [03:55.00]What is yellow?Pears are yello [03:58.58]Rich,ripe and mello [04:01.19]What is green?The grass is gree [04:04.48]With small flowers betwee [04:07.67]What is orange?Why,an orang [04:11.35]Just an orang [04:13.86]A TALE FROM INDIA [04:15.31]印度傳說 [04:16.76]Once upon a time an elephant and a monkey had a quarrel. [04:19.38]從前，一只大象和一只猴子吵起架來。 [04:22.01]The elephant was proud because he was so strong."Look how big and strong I am!"he said."I can pull a tree down,can you?" [04:28.11]大象對自己的強壯頗為得意。"瞧瞧我有多粗、多壯!"他說，"我能把大樹板倒，你行嗎?" [04:34.21]Now the monkey was proud because he was so quick."Look how fast I can run and climb!"he said."Can you climb a tree?" [04:38.70]猴子呢，為自己的敏捷感到驕傲。"瞧瞧我跑得多快，爬得多利索!"他說，"你會爬樹嗎?" [04:43.19]At last they went to a wise old owl."We cannot agree,"they said."Tell us what you think about it.Which is better-to be strong,or to be quick?" [04:49.96]后來他們?nèi)フ乙恢宦斆鞯睦县堫^鷹。"我們爭執(zhí)不下，"他們說，"請告訴我們您是怎么想的，哪個更好--是強壯還是敏捷?" [04:56.72]The owl said to them,"Do just as I tell you,and then I shall find out which is better.Do you see that great fruit tree across the river?Go and pick the fruit and bring it to me." [05:04.12]貓頭鷹對他們說："按我說的去做吧，我會看出哪個更好。看見河對岸那棵大果樹了嗎?采些果子來交給我。" [05:11.51]So the elephant and the monkey went to the river,but the water was swift and the monkey was afraid. [05:15.79]大象和猴子來到河邊，可是水流很急，猴子害怕了。 [05:20.08]"Get on my back,"said the elephant proudly."I shall carry you.I am big and strong,and I am not afraid to swim across a swift river." [05:25.13]"爬到我背上吧，"大象驕傲地說，"我把你背過河去。我又粗又狀，才不怕水深流急呢。" [05:30.19]Soon they got to the other bank.There stood the tree.It was so tall that the fruit hung high above them. [05:34.71]很快他們就到了對岸，果樹高高地立在那兒，果子在他們頭頂上方懸掛著。 [05:39.23]The elephant tried to break the tree down,but it was too strong. [05:42.03]大象試圖把樹板倒，可是樹太結(jié)實，板不動; [05:44.84]He tried to reach the fruit with his trunk,but it was too high. [05:47.53]他又試著用鼻子去夠那些果子，可是果子太高，夠不著。 [05:50.22]"Wait a minute,I can climb,"said the monkey proudly. [05:52.55]"等一等，我會上樹，"猴子驕傲地說。 [05:54.87]He ran quickly up the tree,and threw the rich,ripe fruit to the ground.The elephant put it in his big mouth. [05:59.69]他很快爬到樹上，把那些熟透了的果子往下扔，大象把果子都裝進自己的大嘴里。 [06:04.51]Then they crossed the river again,and gave the owl some of the fruit they had picked. [06:07.28]然后他們又渡過河，把采摘的果子分一些給貓頭鷹。 [06:10.05]"Now,"they said,"which is better--to be strong,or to be quick?" [06:13.25]"現(xiàn)在說吧，"他們說，"哪個更好----是強壯還是敏捷?" [06:16.45]"Can anyone tell which is better?"asked the owl. [06:18.29]"誰能說出哪個更好嗎?"貓頭鷹問。 [06:20.13]"Neither of you could get the fruit alone.It took both the elephant’s strength and the monkey’s quickness to get it." [06:23.73]"你倆自個兒誰也摘不到水果。只有大象的強壯和猴子的敏捷加起來才能辦得到。" [06:27.32]human [06:29.08]人的 [06:30.84]being [06:32.54]生命 [06:34.24]enjoy [06:36.00]喜愛 [06:37.77]challenge [06:39.24]挑戰(zhàn) [06:40.72]dive [06:41.97]潛水 [06:43.23]lift [06:45.72]舉起 [06:48.22]international [06:49.61]國際 [06:51.01]competition [06:53.14]競爭 [06:55.27]Olympics [06:57.76]奧林匹克世界運動大會 [07:00.26]million [07:02.16]百萬 [07:04.07]excitement [07:05.84]興奮 [07:07.60]ride [07:09.51]騎 [07:11.41]race [07:12.89]比賽 [07:14.36]probably [07:16.27]很可能地 [07:18.18]curiosity [07:20.53]好奇心 [07:22.88]personal [07:24.64]個人的 [07:26.41]achievement [07:28.17]成績 [07:29.93]intellectual [07:31.77]智力的 [07:33.62]Leonardo Da Vinci [07:35.82]利奧納多·達芬奇 [07:38.03]paint [07:39.87]畫 [07:41.71]Mona Lisa [07:43.41]蒙娜麗莎 [07:45.11]inventor [07:47.10]發(fā)明者 [07:49.08]device [07:50.84]裝置 [07:52.61]anatomy [07:54.59]解剖 [07:56.58]Egyptian [07:58.56]埃及人 [08:00.55]pyramid [08:03.12]金字塔 [08:05.69]rock [08:06.95]石頭 [08:08.20]accept [08:09.74]接受 [08:11.28]medical [08:13.35]醫(yī)學(xué)的 [08:15.41]disease [08:17.11]疾病 [08:18.81]energy [08:20.51]能量 [08:22.20]space [08:23.97]太空 [08:25.73]Sonia Rice [08:28.23]索尼婭·萊斯 [08:30.72]Oscar Crane [08:32.93]奧斯伽·克蘭 [08:35.13]Central America [08:37.26]中美洲 [08:39.39]remind [08:41.60]提醒 [08:43.81]keep an eye on [08:46.38]照看

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