BBC新闻词汇(视频版) 第20期:Brazilians who won't play ball
日期:2012-06-05 13:20

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Transcript:

They are the descendants of the first Brazilians.

Members of different indigenous groups have been living as squatters on the doorstep of the famous Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

But they're not looking forward to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The stadium's renovation works might put them at risk of eviction.

The derelict building used to house the first museum dedicated to their culture.

Vocabulary:

descendants n. 后代

squatters n. 未经允许占用土地的人

renovation works 装修工作

eviction n. 逐出

derelict adj. 遗弃的

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重点单词
  • indigenousadj. 本地的,土生土长的,天生的
  • derelictadj. 抛弃的,玩忽职守的 n. 被遗弃的人或物,玩忽
  • dedicatedadj. 专注的,献身的,专用的
  • evictionn. 逐出,赶出,收回(租房或租地等)