英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 The Ganges 恒河—34

 It was an auspicious¹ time to arrive at the end of the river. For a period of several weeks, thousands of pilgrims were travelling to the point where river enters into the sea, known as Gangasagara. In a country whose population could ultimately surpass over China's as the largest in the world, ferries to the island are understandably crowded. -It's a bit of rush, a bit of push. An old lady is pressing in my bottom. I was pitched by an eldly lady.

Hundreds of millions of Indians accept the idea that the Ganges is holy. They worship it, and they travel to bathe in it.

-Why are you going to Gangasagara?

-I'm going to Gangasagara to meet god and to bathe in the water. -Are you on a pilgrimage then? You are on a pilgrimage going to the island to see the end of the River Ganges, the holy River Ganges?

-Yes, it's a pilgrimage, a pilgrimage to Gangasagara.

-What's special about the island?

-It's the soul, the god. Ganga is India's number one god. You can do pilgrimages to other sites many times, but you must come here once. OK?

1 auspicious   

adj.吉利的；幸运的，吉兆的

参考例句：

• The publication of my first book was an auspicious beginning of my career.我的第一本书的出版是我事业吉祥的开始。
• With favorable weather conditions it was an auspicious moment to set sail.风和日丽，正是扬帆出海的黄道吉日。