北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 22 language1

[00:02.03]Unit 22 Environmental Protection
[00:07.01]Language Awareness¹ 7
[00:09.31]Wrapped Up
[00:10.99]People, bridges, buildings, rivers,valleys,
[00:14.47]even entire coastlines and islands,
[00:16.94]have all been wrapped up
[00:18.29]by the Bulgarian artist,Christo,
[00:20.69]his French wife, Jeanne -Claude,
[00:22.86]and their team of helpers.
[00:24.80]Stephen Treasure reports.
[00:27.36]One of their most spectacular² projects
[00:29.80]was called Surrounded Islands.
[00:32.18]Eleven islands on the coast
[00:33.87]near Miami were surrounded by over six thousand
[00:36.80]square metres of pink plastic!
[00:39.86]Another project was wrapping up the German
[00:42.24]Parliament building.
[00:43.96]Many people thought that permission wouldn't
[00:45.86]be given, and some thought the project
[00:48.10]should never have been allowed.
[00:50.25]However, when the wrapping of the Reichstag
[00:52.23]in golden fabric³ had finally been completed,
[00:56.22]the glowing building received international
[00:58.44]acclaim, and Christo loved being appreciated.
[01:01.15]

1 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

2 spectacular   

adj.引人注目的，出色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• This is a spectacular film.这是一部场面壮观的电影。
• This is the most spectacular financial crash of the decade.这是10年里最引人注目的金融破产事件。

3 fabric   

n.织物，织品，布；构造，结构，组织

参考例句：

• The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
• I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。