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听力文本
Many countries around the world are discussing same-sex marriage. No country is discussing the rights and wrongs of marrying a bridge. But that is what an Australian woman has done. Artist Jodi Rose fell in love with the 600-year-old Le Pont du Diable (the Devil's Bridge) in France and got married to it last month. However, France does not recognise marriages between people and bridges. Nevertheless, 14 guests attended the wedding ceremony to see the happy couple become not man and wife, but bridge and wife. The mayor of the nearby town also came to bless the marriage. Jodi wore a white wedding dress for the occasion. She also had a special ring (which is almost one metre high) made for the bridge.
Jodi Rose travels the world visiting bridges. She records the sounds and vibrations they make. She then turns these into experimental music for her "Singing Bridges" project. She said it was love at first sight for the Devil's Bridge. She posted on her blog Bridgeland: "Although he is made of stone…I feel at peace in his strong embrace. He makes me feel connected to the earth." She added that the bridge makes her feel comfortable after travelling non-stop around the world. Ms Rose explained why she married the bridge, saying it was symbolic because she values "the spiritual vibration in everything". She also explained her love for it: "The perfect husband… strong and silent," she said.
中文翻译
全球许多国家都在就同性婚姻讨论的喋喋不休
朱蒂·萝丝访遍世界各地的桥梁,记录下桥震动的声音,并制作成“Singing Bridges”专辑
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重点讲解
1.wedding ceremony 结婚典礼
例句:The cars were all bedecked with flowers for the wedding ceremony.
为了结婚仪式汽车都用鲜花装饰起来
。2.same-sex marriage 同性婚姻
例句:He was directing at least part of that quote to reporters pestering him about same-sex marriage.
他被记者纠缠着问他关于同性婚姻的问题时,他至少说了这部分的话
。3.wedding dress 结婚礼服
例句:But in these trying economic times, brides can seek inspiration in Susan Brennan, winner of a contest to design a wedding dress out of toilet paper.
但是在这经济时代,新娘们可以在苏珊布伦南身上找到灵感
。 她设计了用厕纸制作的结婚礼服,在设计比赛中获奖 。4.fall in love with 爱上
例句:He tells me now that that was what made him fall in love with me.
现在,他告诉我当初正是我的声音使他爱上了我这个人
。听力题目
1.How many countries are talking about same-sex marriage?
a) just a few
b) 14
c) many
d) between 10 and 20
2.How many countries are talking about marrying bridges?
a) none
b) two
c) 14
d) 23
3.How old was the bridge the woman married?
a) 600 years old
b) 10 years old
c) 2,000 years old
d) the same age as her
4.How many people went to the wedding?
a) none
b) 14
c) 600
d) over 2,000
5.What was almost a metre high?
a) the wedding cake
b) the bridge
c) the bride's hat
d) a ring
6.What does Jodi do with her recordings?
a) study them
b) make music
c) sell them to engineers
d) keep them at home
7.When did she fall in love with the bridge?
a) at first sight
b) on her tenth visit
c) 2009
d) last week
8.What does the bridge make Jodi feel connected to?
a) a town
b) water
c) earth
d) a river
9.What kind of vibration in everything does Jodi value?
a) changing
b) big
c) non-stop
d) spiritual
10.Why is her husband perfect?
a) he's "strong and silent"
b) he's "dark and moody"
c) he's "kind and generous"
d) he's "stony and rocky"
听力答案
1.c
2.a
3.a
4.b
5.d
6.b
7.a
8.c
9.d
10.a