電視英語口語教材 25

[00:00.00]Lesson 25 [00:01.46]第二十五課 [00:02.93]THE LARGEST AND MOST POPULOUS [00:04.44]面積最大人口最多的洲 [00:05.96]Asia is the largest of the continents of the world. [00:08.45]亞洲是世界第一大洲。 [00:10.95]It is larger than Africa,larger than either of the two Americas,and four times as large as Europe. [00:15.27]它比非洲大，比北美洲大，也比南美洲大，它有四個歐洲那樣大。 [00:19.59]Asia and Europe form a huge land mass.Indeed Europe is so much smaller than Asia that some geographers regard Europe as a peninsula of Asia. [00:27.26]亞洲和歐洲連成一片廣大的陸地。與亞洲相比，歐洲確實(shí)太小，有些地理學(xué)家把歐洲看作亞洲的一個半島。 [00:34.93]Many geographers say that the Ural Mountains form the dividing line between Europe and Asia. [00:38.62]許多地理學(xué)家認(rèn)為，烏拉爾山脈是歐亞兩洲的分界線， [00:42.32]Some think differently.But all geographers agree that Asia was once linked to North America. [00:46.20]有些地理學(xué)家不這么想。但是地理學(xué)家一致認(rèn)為，亞洲和北美洲曾經(jīng)是連在一起的， [00:50.08]Or,to be more exact,Alaska was at one time connected with the tip of Siberia. [00:53.41]或者更確切地說，阿拉斯加曾經(jīng)和西伯利亞的東端連在一起。 [00:56.74]The ancestors of American Indians,geographers say,were Asians. [00:59.68]地理學(xué)家們認(rèn)為，美洲印第安人的祖先是亞洲人。 [01:02.62]30,000 years ago they went across the land bridge and settled down in new homes. [01:06.59]三萬年前，他們跨過聯(lián)結(jié)兩洲的地峽，在美洲建立了新居。 [01:10.56]Only a small canal separates Africa from Asia.But before the Suez Canal was cut in 1869 Asia was also linked to Africa. [01:16.64]把亞洲和非洲分隔開來的不過是一條不大的運(yùn)河，而在這條蘇伊士運(yùn)河1869年開鑿之前，亞洲與非洲也是連在一起的。 [01:22.73]The highest point of the earth is in Asia.This is the peak of the Himalaya Mountains. [01:26.86]地球的最高點(diǎn)在亞洲，這就是喜馬拉雅山的頂峰， [01:30.98]It is over 8,848 metres high.At this altitude the air is very thin and the weather is uncertain. [01:37.11]高8848米以上。在這樣高度上，空氣十分稀薄，氣候變幻無常， [01:43.24]So the climbing is very difficult.People take great pride in getting to that peak. [01:47.26]因此攀登非常困難。人們以能登上這座山峰而感到自豪。 [01:51.28]The world’s great religions originated from Asia:Buddhism from India,Christianity from Palestine,Islam from Arabia. [01:56.75]世界上的幾大宗教起源于亞洲：佛教源于印度，基督教源于巴勒斯坦，伊斯蘭教源于阿拉伯。 [02:02.23]Today Buddhism and Islam are the principal religions of much of Asia. [02:05.56]今天，佛教和伊斯蘭教是亞洲許多國家和地區(qū)的主要宗教。 [02:08.89]Asia is also the most populous continent.China,the country with the largest population in the world,is in Asia. [02:13.69]亞洲又是人口最多的洲。中國這個世界上人口最多的國家就是在亞洲。 [02:18.50]One half of the world’s population are Asians. [02:20.90]世界人口的一半是亞洲人。 [02:23.31]A Chinese is an Asian,a Japanese in an Asian,and an Indian is an Asian. [02:27.50]中國人是亞洲人，日本人是亞洲人，印度人是亞洲人， [02:31.69]So is an Iranian,a Palestinian,an Iraqi,a Filipino,a Singaporean. [02:36.11]伊朗人、巴勒斯坦人、伊拉克人、菲律賓人、新加坡人也是亞洲人。 [02:40.52]A meeting of Asians is usually a large gethering. [02:42.93]亞洲人的聚會往往是大型集會。 [02:45.33]The Asian Games meet every four years,sometimes with as many as 34 nations taking part. [02:50.53]亞運(yùn)會每四年舉行一次，參加的國家多達(dá)34個。 [02:55.73]There was a time when Asia led the world in civilization.Today most of the Asian countries are still developing countries. [03:00.86]過去，亞洲的文化曾一度居世界領(lǐng)先地位。今天，亞洲多數(shù)國家仍然是發(fā)展中國家。 [03:05.99]They are working very hard to catch up in science and technology.They must.They have little time to lose. [03:11.35]這些國家的人民正在勤奮工作，以求在科學(xué)和技術(shù)方面趕上去。他們一定要趕上去。他們必須抓緊時間。 [03:16.70]BACK FROM VACATION [03:19.63]A:Glad you’re back.We missed you during the vacation.How have you been? [03:26.18]B:Fine,thanks.I had a wonderful time at home.I did quite a bit of reading.Did you have a good time at school? [03:33.55]A:We certainly did.We saw quite a few excellent films.During the Spring Festival we visited many places. [03:42.59]We had a get-together with many old friends. [03:45.85]B:So we all had a fine vacation.And now we must get down to some good solid work. [03:54.50]THE SUN AND THE WIND [03:55.66]太陽和風(fēng) [03:56.83]One day the sun and the wind had a quarrel.The sun said he was stronger than the wind. [04:00.90]一天，太陽和風(fēng)爭吵起來。太陽說他比風(fēng)強(qiáng)大，風(fēng)卻說他比太陽更有威力。 [04:04.98]And the wind said he was stronger than the sun.Just then they saw a man walking down below,with a hat and a coat on. [04:09.53]正吵著，他們看見一個人頭戴帽子、身穿外套在下面走著。 [04:14.09]The sun said:"Let’s see who can make the man take off his hat and coat. [04:16.94]太陽便說："咱倆比試比試，看誰能讓這個人脫下帽子和外套。 [04:19.79]If you can do that quicker than I,then you are the stronger.""All right,"said the wind,"I’ll try first." [04:23.86]你若能比我更快地做到，那就算你比我強(qiáng)。""好吧，"風(fēng)說，"我先來。" [04:27.94]So the wind began to blow.But the harder he blew,the tighter the man held his hat and coat. [04:31.37]于是風(fēng)開始刮，可是越刮得猛，那人就把帽子和外套捂得越緊。 [04:34.81]The wind could not make him take them off.Then the sun tried.It shone quietly.Soon the man took off his hat and wiped his forehead. [04:40.01]風(fēng)沒法兒讓他脫下來，輪到太陽來試了，他靜靜地照射著，不一會兒那人便摘下帽子、擦擦額頭。 [04:45.20]The sun began to shine a little brighter,and the man took off his coat. [04:47.86]太陽照得強(qiáng)烈一些，那人便脫下了外套。 [04:50.51]It shone harder still,and the man began to take off his shirt. [04:52.66]太陽照得更猛烈了，那人開始脫襯衣了。 [04:54.82]Then the wind said to the sun"That’s enough.You are stronger than I." [04:58.50]風(fēng)于是對太陽說："夠了夠了，你比我強(qiáng)大。" [05:02.18]populous [05:03.50]人口稠密的 [05:04.82]continent [05:06.18]洲 [05:07.54]Asia [05:10.14]亞洲 [05:12.74]Asian [05:14.40]亞洲人 [05:16.06]America [05:17.82]美洲 [05:19.58]North America [05:21.38]北美洲 [05:23.19]South America [05:25.83]南美洲 [05:28.46]American [05:30.03]美洲的 [05:31.60]Europe [05:33.56]歐洲 [05:35.52]mass [05:37.28]團(tuán)，塊 [05:39.04]land mass [05:40.75]地塊 [05:42.47]geographer [05:44.07]地理學(xué)家 [05:45.68]regard [05:47.53]認(rèn)為 [05:49.39]peninsula [05:51.20]半島 [05:53.02]the Ural Mountains [05:55.12]烏拉爾山脈 [05:57.22]form [05:58.58]組成 [05:59.94]divide [06:02.49]劃分 [06:05.04]dividing line [06:06.60]分界線 [06:08.17]link (to) [06:10.32]連結(jié) [06:12.48]exact [06:14.00]確切的 [06:15.51]Alaska [06:17.08]阿拉斯加 [06:18.64]connect [06:20.41]連結(jié) [06:22.17]tip [06:24.17]尖端 [06:26.17]Siberia [06:27.97]西伯利亞 [06:29.77]American Indian [06:31.48]美洲印第安人 [06:33.20]bridge [06:34.96]橋梁 [06:36.72]land bridge [06:39.27]地峽 [06:41.82]settle [06:43.17]定居 [06:44.53]canal [06:46.33]運(yùn)河 [06:48.14]the Suez Canal [06:50.34]蘇伊士運(yùn)河 [06:52.55]separate [06:55.10]使分開 [06:57.65]peak [06:58.86]山峰 [07:00.08]the Himalaya Mountains [07:02.23]喜馬拉雅山脈 [07:04.39]altitude n. [07:06.19]高度(尤指海拔) [07:07.99]uncertain adj. [07:09.65]變化無常的;不確定的 [07:11.31]pride [07:13.11]驕傲 [07:14.91]religion [07:16.62]宗教 [07:18.33]originate [07:20.10]起源于 [07:21.86]Buddhism [07:23.47]佛教 [07:25.07]Christianity [07:26.98]基督教 [07:28.89]Palestine [07:30.65]巴勒斯坦 [07:32.41]Palestinian [07:34.96]巴勒斯坦人 [07:37.51]Islam [07:38.87]伊斯蘭教 [07:40.23]Arabia [07:41.58]阿拉伯半島 [07:42.94]principal [07:44.65]重要的 [07:46.36]quarter [07:48.13]四分之一 [07:49.89]Japanese [07:51.65]日本人 [07:53.42]Iranian [07:55.04]伊朗人 [07:56.66]Iraqi [07:59.26]伊拉克人 [08:01.85]Filipino [08:03.76]菲律賓人 [08:05.67]Singaporean [08:08.07]新加坡人 [08:10.47]the Asian Games [08:12.63]亞運(yùn)會 [08:14.79]civilization [08:16.99]文明 [08:19.20]science [08:20.96]科學(xué) [08:22.73]technology [08:24.72]技術(shù) [08:26.72]miss [08:28.04]惦記 [08:29.36]wonderful [08:31.52]奇妙的 [08:33.67]bit [08:35.19]小片 [08:36.70]a bit of [08:38.50]一點(diǎn) [08:40.31]quite a bit of [08:42.27]相當(dāng)多 [08:44.23]quite a few [08:45.99]相當(dāng)多 [08:47.75]excellent [08:49.71]優(yōu)秀的 [08:51.67]festival [08:53.13]節(jié)日 [08:54.60]the Spring Festival [08:56.50]春節(jié) [08:58.41]get-together [09:00.32]聚會 [09:02.22]get down to [09:04.03]開始做 [09:05.83]solid [09:07.34]堅(jiān)實(shí)

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