BBC新闻词汇(视频版) 第62期:Culture shock for Amazon student
日期:2013-05-15 09:57

(单词翻译:单击)

Transcript:

From the rainforest to the concrete jungle...

New York is where the son of the traditional chief of an indigenous community in Brazil has come to study. His dream is to speak English well and become a documentary film-maker.

It is a far cry from the village in the Amazon where Nilson Tuwe Huni Kui's people live.

Tuwe carries the responsibility of making his people's culture and problems known to the world.

Vocabulary:

rainforest n. (热带)雨林

concrete jungle 水泥丛林,立体丛林

indigenous community 原住民

a far cry from 与…有很大差别;完全不同

responsibility n. 责任,职责

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重点单词
  • concreteadj. 具体的,实质性的,混凝土的 n. 水泥,混凝土
  • documentaryadj. 文献的 n. 纪录片
  • communityn. 社区,社会,团体,共同体,公众,[生]群落
  • traditionaladj. 传统的
  • indigenousadj. 本地的,土生土长的,天生的