环球英语 14 Listener Mail 69

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Hello, I’m Rachel Hobson.
Voice 2
And I’m Marina Santee. Welcome to Spotlight¹. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
Voice 2
Welcome to our listener² mail programme! It is time to hear your comments and opinions about some of our programmes.
We start today with a letter about our programme “Face to Face”. “Face to Face” is a project started by two French men. JR and Marco are artists. In 2005, they traveled to the Middle-East. They wanted to know why Palestinians and Israelis could not live together in peace. They visited both sides of the Israeli West Bank barrier³. And they found that the people were not so different from each other.
Voice 2
JR and Marco then took pictures of Palestinians and Israelis who have the same job. In many of the pictures, people are making funny faces. Then, JR and Marco put these pictures on show, side by side, in public places. They did this on both sides of the border. The pictures were very, very large! So people from every community could see them.
Voice 1
Our Spotlight programme ‘Face to Face’ spoke⁴ about this project. Avelin Razilov wrote to us from Canada. She gave us her opinion about ‘Face to Face’. And she told about her experience of living in Israel. She wrote:
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“I liked this programme very much. I agree that all these people look the same. Maybe we like the same food. But we do not speak the same language. We are always different. When you live in Israel you understand more than when you live outside.”
Voice 2
The situation in Israel/Palestine is difficult for outsiders to fully⁵ understand. So thank you very much for your letter, Avelin. We always like to hear about people’s personal experiences of subjects that we talk about. The message of the “Face to Face” project is important in many situations around the world today. It is a message about respect. Learning⁶ to respect other people can lead to understanding. And understanding can lead to peace. So, many people around the world are praying and working for peace in the Middle East. The three main religions in the area are Judaism, Christianity and Islam. All three teach that people are God’s highest creation⁷. So respecting God means⁸ respecting other people.
Voice 2
Thank you Avelin, for writing to us about this important subject. If you want to share your comments with us, our e-mail address is: radio @ english . net.
Voice 2
And now, a letter from Eddy⁹ in Ecuador. He is worried about one of our Spotlight presenters¹⁰!
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“What about Courtney Schutt? I do not listen to her voice very often. I want to listen to her.”
Voice 2
Eddy, you will be pleased to hear that Courtney is very well. She is busy with many projects. Also, Courtney is training hard. She is going to run a marathon¹¹ race in October - that is forty-two [42] kilometres! But keep listening and you will hear Courtney again - when she has enough breath¹² to speak!
Voice 1
Recently Courtney and the whole Spotlight team visited the country of Albania. All of us would like to say a special hello to the listeners¹³ of Radio 7 there! We really enjoyed meeting you. And we loved seeing your beautiful country.
Voice 2
In today’s Hodgepodge we hear about an Albanian legend¹⁴. This story is about how Albania got its name.
Voice 1
One day a boy was hunting in the mountains. He saw a large eagle flying above him. This huge bird landed on a rocky¹⁵ hill. This is where it had built its home - a nest made of sticks. The eagle was carrying a snake in its beak¹⁶. It dropped the snake into the nest. Then it flew away. The boy below saw what happened. So he climbed to the top of the hill. He quietly looked into the nest. There he saw a baby eagle - an eaglet. The eaglet was playing with the snake. But the snake was not truly dead.
Suddenly, the snake awakened¹⁷. It opened its mouth. It showed its long sharp teeth. It was going to bite the eaglet! So the boy took out his bow and arrow¹⁸. And he killed the snake. Then, he took the eaglet with him. He climbed down the hill and started on his way home. But he did not get far before he heard a noise above him. The large eagle was following him. The eagle cried out, ‘Why did you steal my child?’ The boy said, ‘The child is mine. You failed to kill the snake. And I saved the child.’ But the eagle stated ‘Give me back my child. And I will give you sharp eyes like my eyes, and the power of my wings. You will be very strong. And one day people will even call you an eagle.’
The boy returned the baby eagle. So he became a very strong man. He was a great hunter. And he killed many of his people’s enemies. All the time the eagle flew above him. It watched and protected him. So the people of his land asked him to be their king. They called him ‘Albanian’ which means ‘Son of the Eagle’. And his kingdom became Albania - Land of the Eagles.
Voice 2
And now we have time for one more letter. Marco in Latin¹⁹ America writes:
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“I want to thank all of you. You have given me courage to continue learning English.”
Voice 2
Thank you for your e-mail, Marco. We are happy that our programme encourages you. Learning another language can be both fun and difficult. As you know, the most important part of learning a language is to keep trying - to practise. It is also normal to make mistakes.
Voice 1
One mistake that I made when I was learning French was: I wanted to say ‘It is raining’ - in French ‘Il pleut’. Instead I said ‘Il pleure’, which is ‘it is crying’. My friend could not stop laughing. She laughed so hard she started crying. Well, I would never forget the word for ‘cry’! And I understood that I just needed more practice.
Voice 2
Well, that is all we have time for today. Thank you for joining us for today’s listener mail.
 

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 listener   

n.听众；收听者

参考例句：

• I'm a regular listener to her show.我经常收听她的节目。
• She became an attentive listener.她变成了一个专心致志的聆听者。

3 barrier   

n.栅栏，障碍，壁垒，关卡

参考例句：

• You must show your ticket at the barrier.你在关卡处必须出示许可证。
• The driver jumped a horse over a barrier.骑手骑马跳过障碍。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

6 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

7 creation   

n.创造，创造的作品，产物，宇宙，天地万物

参考例句：

• Language is the most important mental creation of man.语言是人类头脑最重要的产物。
• The creation of new playgrounds will benefit the local children.新游戏场的建立将有益于当地的儿童。

8 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

9 eddy   

n.漩涡，涡流

参考例句：

• The motor car disappeared in eddy of dust.汽车在一片扬尘的涡流中不见了。
• In Taylor's picture,the eddy is the basic element of turbulence.在泰勒的描述里，旋涡是湍流的基本要素。

10 presenters   

n.节目主持人，演播员( presenter的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Each week presenters would put the case for their favourite candidate. 每个星期主持人推出他们最喜欢的候选人。 来自互联网
• Karaoke was set up to allowed presenters to sing on the stage. 宴会设有歌唱舞台，可让出席者大演唱功。 来自互联网

11 marathon   

n.长距离赛跑；需要耐力的比赛；(M-)马拉松

参考例句：

• I'm hoping to be in the marathon next year.我希望明年能参加马拉松赛。
• The meeting was a bit of a marathon.这次会议有点马拉松赛的味道。

12 breath   

n.呼吸，气息，微风，迹象，精神，一种说话的声音

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a breath of fresh air.我正要出去呼吸新鲜空气。
• While climbing up the stairs the old man always loses his breath.那老人上楼时总是气喘吁吁的。

13 listeners   

n.倾听者，收听者( listener的名词复数 )；听众

参考例句：

• the demographics of radio listeners 电台听众统计数据
• The singer's high notes jarred on the ears of her listeners. 那位歌手的高音让听众们觉得刺耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 legend   

n.传说；传奇故事

参考例句：

• This is a popular legend.这是一个民间传说。
• According to ancient legend,the river is a goddess.据古代传说，这条河是位女神。

15 rocky   

adj.岩石的，像岩石的；多岩石的

参考例句：

• She drives carefully up the rocky lane.她驾车小心地从这条很多石头的小路上驶过去。
• There is only one port along this rocky coast.这个多岩石的海岸只有一个港口。

16 beak   

n.鸟嘴，茶壶嘴，钩形鼻

参考例句：

• The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。
• This bird employs its beak as a weapon.这种鸟用嘴作武器。

17 awakened   

v.（使）醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）觉醒；弄醒；（使）意识到

参考例句：

• She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 arrow   

n.箭，矢；箭状物，箭头符号

参考例句：

• He was shot in the shoulder with an arrow.他的肩膀被箭射中。
• The letter was nailed to the wall with an arrow.一支箭把信钉在了墙上。

19 Latin   

adj.拉丁的，拉丁语的，拉丁人的；n.拉丁语

参考例句：

• She learned Latin without a master.她无师自通学会了拉丁语。
• Please use only Latin characters.请仅使用拉丁文字符。