听力原文

Protected by the Great Wall in the north, and fed by the Yellow and Yangtze rivers, China's eastern heartland is the centre of a flourishing civilisation which spans more than 5,000 years.
北有长城的庇护，南得长江黄河的滋润灌溉，中国东部的心脏地带成为了五千年中华文明繁荣发展的核心。
To outsiders this is a mysterious land. It contains dazzling man-made structures. And it's home to some of China's rarest and most charismatic creatures.
对外来者而言，这是一块神秘的土地。夺目的人造建筑屹立在这里。这儿也是中国最稀有最具魅力的动物之家。

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重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. the centre of
中心；核心；
eg. In the centre of england, a vast crystalline lake has formed.
在英格兰的中部，一个辽阔如水晶般的湖泊形成了。
eg. The eurozone was at the centre of the sovereign debt crisis frightening the world.
在这场令全球感到恐慌的主权债务危机中，欧元区处于核心位置。
2. man-made
人造的；人工的；人为的；
eg. This man-made beauty has an environmental cost.
这种人造的美丽付出了环境的代价。
eg. Man-made climate change may prove a disaster.
人为造成的气候变化也许确实是一场灾难。
3. be home to sth.
家园；
eg. It is now home to about 150 people.
现在它是约150人的家园。
eg. U.s. public schools may be flagging, but the nation is still home to many of the world's top universities.
美国公立学校或许正在衰退，但这个国家依然拥有许多世界上最好的大学。