万花筒 2012-01-07&01-09 2012真的是世界末日吗？

 For most people, the new year is cause for celebration, but for some this year cause for concern, concern that we’ve only got a year left on the planet. You’ve probably heard this, that according to the ancient Mayan prophecy the world will end in late 2012. So we put our own Dr. doom¹, Ron Coinford.

 

Listen, I don’t want to ruin your new year’s day, but there may not be, friends, there may not be a new year’s day in 2013, may not happen. Archaeologists in Mexico have found a tantalizing² artifact that mentions the year 2012, and that discovery is now adding fuel to web for some people was already burning a question: will the world end at the end of this year?

 

Behold³, the end is coming next year.

 

That is if you believe that kind of thing, here’s another tantalizing piece of evidence, a brick discovered in the ancient Mayan ruins of C.C, that cites the year 2012, that’s the exact same year mentioned on a 1300 year old tablet previously⁴ found among the nearby ruins of T with this intriguing⁵ inscription⁶. 

 

It’s basically saying that the DT *** appears on December 21st of 2012. And he descends⁷ and he performs a ritual, which lets some people to say this sign pointing to December 21st 2012, or maybe the 23rd as doomsday.

 

 

 

In the movie 2012 that fatal day begins with California plunging⁸ into the sea and then things really get bad. We have,of course,being here before. There were write to indicate at the end of the last century. And the California prophet doom predicated the biblical end of day’s earlier this year.

 

It’s almost like we are looking for evidence of looming⁹ apocalypse. So I think that also ties into a lot of uncertainty¹⁰ that exists in our world today. 

 

Skeptics say the Mayan inscription’s actually saying nothing about doomsday.

 

There’s no real prophecy that says this is going to be the end of the world, not from the Mayan ruins in any ways.

 

I can think of a lot of reasons to catch out and run away with your family these days to a desert island. But this Mayan prophecy isn’t one of them.

 

Or is it?

 

And of course for every sign that doomsday believer cites, skeptics come up with a rational rebuttal then, they can point out the indisputable fact that all the previous prognostication of the doom didn’t exactly work out. After all, we’re still here. But I suppose the only way we will really know whether the world ends on December of 2012 is to wait until December 2012. By the way, the 21st, which somebody thinks is the last day on earth, is a Friday, so nothing else, we get that weekend on, and forever.

 

Look it on the bright side, thank you, Ron, happy New Year to you.

 

Happy New Year to you.

1 doom   

n.厄运，劫数；v.注定，命定

参考例句：

• The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
• The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。

2 tantalizing   

adj.逗人的；惹弄人的；撩人的；煽情的v.逗弄，引诱，折磨( tantalize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• This was my first tantalizing glimpse of the islands. 这是我第一眼看见的这些岛屿的动人美景。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We have only vague and tantalizing glimpses of his power. 我们只能隐隐约约地领略他的威力，的确有一种可望不可及的感觉。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史

3 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

4 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

5 intriguing   

adj.有趣的；迷人的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的现在分词)；激起…的好奇心

参考例句：

• These discoveries raise intriguing questions. 这些发现带来了非常有趣的问题。
• It all sounds very intriguing. 这些听起来都很有趣。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 inscription   

n.（尤指石块上的）刻印文字，铭文，碑文

参考例句：

• The inscription has worn away and can no longer be read.铭文已磨损，无法辨认了。
• He chiselled an inscription on the marble.他在大理石上刻碑文。

7 descends   

v.下来( descend的第三人称单数 )；下去；下降；下斜

参考例句：

• This festival descends from a religious rite. 这个节日起源于宗教仪式。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The path descends steeply to the village. 小路陡直而下直到村子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 plunging   

adj.跳进的，突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发，生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 looming   

n.上现蜃景（光通过低层大气发生异常折射形成的一种海市蜃楼）v.隐约出现，阴森地逼近( loom的现在分词 )；隐约出现，阴森地逼近

参考例句：

• The foothills were looming ahead through the haze. 丘陵地带透过薄雾朦胧地出现在眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Then they looked up. Looming above them was Mount Proteome. 接着他们往上看，在其上隐约看到的是蛋白质组山。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 回顾与展望

10 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。