《赖世雄讲英语》第22期:金门大桥50华诞
日期:2012-08-15 13:25

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Golden Gate Bridge's 50th Birthday
金门大桥50华诞
It was San Francisco's biggest event ever. As many as 800, 000 people crowded together on the Golden Gate Bridge.
这是旧金山有史以规模最大的盛事,有80万人聚集在金门大桥上。
They wanted to be a part of the history of the bridge.
他们想成为大桥历史的一部分。
The crowd broke all the records. There were many more people than anyone had expected.
人数之众超出了所有人的预料,打破了所有纪录。
The party was for the 50th anniversary of the bridge opening.
聚会是为了庆祝大桥开通50周年举行的。
The Golden Gate Bridge was famous when it was built.
早在修建之初,金门大桥就声名远扬,
Today, it is a beautiful landmark of San Francisco.
如今它更是旧金山美丽的标志。
The party began with a walk across the bridge that started at sunrise.
庆祝活动的第一项是在日出时步穿越大桥。
One woman said, "This is the greatest day in the history of San Francisco. There's no better day to walk the bridge."
一位女士说:“这是旧金山历史上最伟大的一天,这也是穿越大桥的最佳时机。”
The bridge walk lasted four hours.
穿越活动持续了4个小时。
Many people felt the bridge move in the wind as the crowd walked across.
很多人感到在过桥时大桥在风中晃动。
The sunrise walk was just the beginning of a full day of games, concerts and a parade of old cars.
日出之行只是庆祝活动的序幕,随之而来的是一整天的游戏、音乐会和古董车游行。
Some of the people and cars crossed the bridge on the opening day fifty years ago.
参加活动的人与车中有一些在50年前大桥开通之日就曾在桥上通行。
Many of the older folks walked across the bridge when it opened in 1937.
许多年长一些的人在1937年大桥刚刚开通进来过这里,
Some came back with their grandchildren.
现在他们有些是带孙子孙女故地重游。
Endless Love This is a very beautiful statue. What's it called?
无尽的爱 这尊雕塑美。它叫什么名字?
It's called "Endless Love".
它叫“无尽的爱”。
It was a gift from a sister city in Australia for the 100th anniversary of the city.
它是城市百年华诞的时候,澳大利亚的一个友好城市赠送的礼物。
100th anniversary? When was that?
百年华诞?什么时候?
Just two months ago. There were very big celebrations and there was a spectacular fireworks display.
就是两个月前。那时有很多盛大的庆祝活动,还有一个壮观的焰火晚会。我还参加了大游行呢?
I took part in the great parade myself.
听起来真不错。
Sounds real good. It's a pity that I missed that.
真可惜我没赶上。
Yes. We all loved the celebration of our city's birthday.
是啊。我们都喜欢庆祝自己城市的生日。
It made the people feel so proud of our city. Endless Love
它让市民们感到非常自豪。无尽的爱
This is a very beautiful statue. What's it called?
这尊雕塑美。它叫什么名字?
It's called "Endless Love".
它叫“无尽的爱”。
It was a gift from a sister city in Australia for the 100th anniversary of the city.
它是城市百年华诞的时候,澳大利亚的一个友好城市赠送的礼物。
100th anniversary? When was that?
百年华诞?什么时候?
Just two months ago. There were very big celebrations and there was a spectacular fireworks display.
就是两个月前。那时有很多盛大的庆祝活动,还有一个壮观的焰火晚会。
I took part in the great parade myself.
我还参加了大游行呢
Sounds real good. It's a pity that I missed that.
听起来真不错。真可惜我没赶上。
Yes. We all loved the celebration of our city's birthday.
是啊。我们都喜欢庆祝自己城市的生日。
It made the people feel so proud of our city.
它让市民们感到非常自豪。

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重点单词
  • pityn. 同情,怜悯,遗憾,可惜 v. 同情,怜悯
  • spectacularadj. 壮观的,令人惊叹的 n. 惊人之举,壮观的表演
  • statuen. 塑像,雕像
  • displayn. 显示,陈列,炫耀 vt. 显示,表现,夸示
  • landmarkn. 陆标,地界标,里程碑,划时代的事