听力原文

By comparison, Tibet's capital, Lhasa, is a hive of activity.
相比之下西藏的首府拉萨却熙攘异常。
Lhasa is a focus for large numbers of pilgrims who congregate at the city's temples each day.
拉萨是众多朝圣者的聚集地，他们每天在市内的庙宇相聚。
Tibet is home to over two and a half million people, most of whom are deeply religious.
西藏有超过250万的人口，其中大部分都是虔诚的信徒。
Though Tibetan Buddhist worship centres on elaborate temples, statues and images, its beliefs are intimately linked with the wild landscapes of Tibet.
尽管西藏的佛教徒倾心于精致复杂的庙宇、雕塑以及画像。他们的信仰却和西藏的野生环境密切地交织在一起。
The starting point for that relationship is the mountain range that runs along Tibet's southern border.
这种关系起源于蜿蜒在西藏南部边界的山脉。

重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. by comparison
与…相比；与…比较而言；
eg. Those places are modern by comparison with Tresillian.
与特西利安相比，那些地方很现代。
eg. The criminal is unpardonably wicked, by comparison, all other criminals are virtuous.
这个罪犯真是十恶不赦，相比之下，其他罪犯还算有点良心。
2. a hive of activity
熙熙攘攘的场所；人群忙碌的地方；
eg. In the morning the house was a hive of activity.
早上，房子里一片繁忙景象。
eg. The whole construction site was a hive of activity.
整个建筑工地一派繁忙的景象。
3. be linked with
与……连接；与……有关；
eg. Her career was inextricably linked with his.
她的事业是和他的事业紧密联系在一起的。
eg. The path to the house is lined with bushes.
通向那所房子的小径长满了灌木丛。