新视野大学英语视听说教程 4 Unit 10-15

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News Report
Russian Popcorn¹ Festival
Script
American popcorn has made its way into the heart of Russian culture. Organizers and participants came together on Sunday at a Moscow festival marking the tenth anniversary of the introduction of popcorn to Russia.
It was exactly ten years ago, on December 16, 1991, that popcorn, considered an American delicacy² here, first made its appearance in this land famous for its artists.
To celebrate the occasion, ten “artists” decided³ to recreate a famous Russian painting in, you guessed it, popcorn. It took the ten artists a total of six hours of painstaking⁴ work to complete the popcorn painting. The result of this long ordeal⁵ was a 120 square meter popcorn mosaic⁶.
The Russian Records Agency, the local equivalent of the Guinness Book of World Records, was at the Manezh exhibition complex to witness the event. A ceremony was held in front of onlookers⁷ to officially register the record.
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The ceremony was immediately followed by a popcorn lovers’feast, with festival-goers consuming large amounts of the much-loved snack. Both the young and the old eagerly took part in the festive⁸ celebrations. Some participants voiced their support for the unusual event.
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There were also those who talked about feeling a sense of camaraderie⁹ among their fellow popcorn enthusiasts¹⁰.
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The celebrations continued for hours and even included some live performances.
Clean up for the event was no problem---there were many eager onlookers on hand to clean up---and eat---the delicious mess.