(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Time for the shoutout.
“大喊”时间到了。
Which of these landmarks would you find in Salisbury Plain?
在索尔兹伯里平原你会发现哪个地标建筑？
If you think you know it, shout it out. Is it: (a), Ayers Rock, (b), Half Dome, (c), Giant`s Causeway, or (d), Stonehenge?
如果你以为你知道，就大声喊出来。是：（a）艾尔斯巨石（b）半圆顶（c）巨人堤道（d）巨石阵？
You`ve got three seconds. Go!
你有三秒钟。开始吧！
Salisbury Plain is outside of Salisbury, England, and that`s the home of Stonehenge. That`s your answer and that`s your shoutout.
索尔兹伯里平原位于英格兰外的索尔兹伯里，巨车阵坐落于此。这就是你的答案，你的大喊。
It`s one of those most famous monuments in the world. Archaeologists believe Stonehenge was built between the years 3000 and 1520 B.C. It appears to have been a cemetery at one point, though no one knows for sure who built Stonehenge and why.
巨石阵世界上最著名的纪遗迹之一。考古学家认为，巨车阵始建于公元前3000年到1520年。人们似乎一度认为巨石阵是一个墓地，尽管没人确切知道谁建造了它以及为什么建造它。
Theories have described it as a temple, a meeting place, a monument for predicting eclipses. Those theories are being tested and new ones born thanks to a remarkable find not far away.
理论上人们将它描述成一个寺庙，一个会议场所，一个预测日食的遗迹。这些理论正在被验证，新的理论随着不远处的惊人发现而产生。
It takes your breath away. People from all over travel to see Stonehenge. Its construction and its purpose remaining mystery, thousands of years old.
巨石阵美的让你无法呼吸。人们从各地赶来游览巨石阵。几千年来其建造和目的一直是个迷。
And now, we`re learning that just two miles away from here, a discovery so extraordinary experts are calling it archaeology on steroids.
现在，在距巨石阵2英里的地方，有一个令人惊奇的发现，专家称之为“开挂的”古迹。
Scientists used ground-penetrating radar technology to make the discovery. They found at least 40 stone slabs in spaces for at least 160 more.
科学家们采用探地雷达技术进行探测。他们至少发现40块石板，其空间足以容纳160块。
It`s incredible to be here, knowing that beneath my feet, the remnants of an ancient monument 15 times the size of Stonehenge.
在我脚下有一座比巨石阵还大15倍的古迹，真是太不可思议了。
The National Trust`s Nick Snashall says the new find rewrites the history of the area.
国民托管组织的尼克斯纳歇尔表示，新的发现将改写该区域的历史。
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词汇解析
1、describe
描述;描写;形容;叙述
We asked her to describe what kind of things she did in her spare time.
我们请她描述一下她业余时间都在做什么。
She broke down describing how she was arrested for refusing a breath test.
她在叙述自己如何因为拒绝接受呼吸测试而被捕时再也控制不住情绪。
把…说成;把…称为;认为
He described it as an extraordinarily tangled and complicated tale.
他说那是一个非常曲折复杂的故事。
Eriksson described him as 'the best player on the pitch'.
埃里克森称他是“场上最好的球员”。
描画，画出(图形);形成…的形状
His pass described a perfect arc through the leaden sky.
他的传球在阴沉的天空中划出了一道完美的弧线。
2、predict
预言；预测；预告
The latest opinion polls are predicting a very close contest.
最近的民意测验预测竞争将会非常激烈。
He predicted that my hair would grow back 'in no time'.
他预言我的头发“一眨眼”就会长回来。
3、extraordinary
非凡的;优秀的;出色的
We've made extraordinary progress as a society in that regard.
在那个方面，我们的社会已经取得了巨大的进步。
The task requires extraordinary patience and endurance.
那项任务需要非凡的耐心和毅力。
非常奇特的;令人惊奇的
What an extraordinary thing to happen!
这事儿真蹊跷！
His decision to hold talks is extraordinary because it could mean the real end of the war.
他作出举行谈判的决定非同寻常，因为这可能意味着战争真的要结束了。
（会议）特别的
at an extraordinary meeting of the sport's ruling body...
在体育运动管理机构的特别会议上
Representatives of the colonies met in an extraordinary congress.
各殖民地代表在一次特别大会上会面。
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