听力原文

The Dai give thanks for the rivers and fertile lands which have nurtured their culture.
傣族人感恩养育了傣族文化的河流以及肥沃的土地。
Though to some it might seem just an excuse for the biggest water fight of all time.
或许这看上去只是为了打上一场大水仗的借口。
Dai lives are changing as towns get bigger and modernize but the Water Splashing Festival is still celebrated by all.
随着小镇的发展以及现代化 傣族人的生活正发生着改变，泼水节依旧是众所周知的
The rivers which lie at the heart of Dai life and culture flow from the distant mountains of Tibet, southward through central Yunnan in great parallel gorges.
著名的傣族节日，河流穿越了傣族人生活与习俗的心脏地带，发源于西藏遥远的山脉之中，河水向南流经了宏伟的平行峡谷中的云南中部。
Lying at the far eastern end of the Himalayas, the Hengduan mountains form Yunnan's northern border with Tibet. Kawakarpo, crown of the Hengduan range, is a site of holy pilgrimage.
头枕着遥远的喜马拉雅山脉东部的末端横断山脉构成了滇北的边界并与西藏相交。卡瓦格博峰是横断山脉之上的王冠 也是圣洁朝圣者旅途的一站。
The Dai now live in the borders of tropical Vietnam and Laos, but their legends tell of how their ancestors came here by following the rivers from mountain lands in the cold far north.
傣族人现在居住在与越南以及老挝接壤的热带地区，他们的传说讲述了先辈是怎样来到这儿的从寒冷而又遥远的北方山区顺流而下。
Yet, its formidable peak remains unconquered. Yunnan's mountains are remote, rugged and inaccessible.
然而 她那令人敬畏的顶点至今未被征服。云南的山不但遥远而且崎岖。

重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. give thanks
感谢（上帝）；感恩；
eg. We give thanks for this food.
感谢上帝赐给我们食物。
eg. Then in that spirit let each of us give thanks.
现在本着同样心意让我们开始感恩。
2. an excuse for
借口；
eg. He used the bad weather as an excuse for not coming.
他拿天气不好作不来的藉口。
eg. It is easy to find excuses for his indecisiveness.
为他的犹豫不决寻找借口是很容易的。
3. tell of
讲述；描述；
eg. The dame tell of her experience as a wife and mother.
这位年长妇女讲述了她作妻子和母亲的经验。
eg. The author tell of the godlike courage of a young man.
作家描述了一位青年的神圣的勇气。