环球慢速英语 阳光净化水(1)

Voice 1: Hello. I'm Marina Santee.

声音1：大家好，我是玛丽娜·桑蒂。

Voice 2: And I'm Elizabeth Lickiss. Welcome to Spotlight¹. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.

声音2：我是伊丽莎白·利基斯。谢谢大家收听重点报道节目。重点报道节目用慢速英语的方式播报新闻。便于全世界各地民众的理解。

Voice 1: The sun beats down. It is a hot dry day. A man is working in a field. It is tiring work — the ground is hard and difficult to dig². He stops for a short time. His body is suffering. He has lost a lot of water through his skin. Now he is dehydrated. He needs a drink. He stands under a nearby tree. He finds his water bottle and lifts it to his mouth. He takes long deep swallows.

声音1：阳光直射。这是炎热又干燥的一天。一个男人正在田地里干活。这是十分累人的活，土地很硬，很难挖。他停止了干活。他的身体很疼。他出了很多汗。现在他处于脱水状态。他需要喝水。他站在附近的树下。找到水瓶后放到了嘴边。他喝了很多水。

Voice 2: The water tastes good. There is nothing like a cool drink of water on a hot day. But for many people that drink may cost them their lives. Over one billion people in the world live without a clean water supply. Over two million people die each year from health problems related³ to drinking dirty water. Experts estimate⁴ that six thousand children die each day from conditions caused by dirty water.

声音2：水的味道不错。在这种炎热的日子里，没有什么比冰水更好了。但是对许多人来说，喝水可能会让他们付出生命。全世界有超过10亿人无法获得清洁水源。每年有200余万人死于污水相关疾病。专家预计，每天有6000名儿童因饮用不洁净的水而导致死亡。

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 dig   

v.挖（洞，沟等）；掘

参考例句：

• It is difficult to dig the ground when it is frozen.地面冻住了就不易挖掘。
• In those days we often went to dig for wild vegetables.那时候我们常常出去挖野菜。

3 related   

adj.有关系的，有关联的，叙述的，讲述的

参考例句：

• I am not related to him in any way.我和他无任何关系。
• We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。

4 estimate   

n.估计，估量；评价，看法；vt.估计，估量

参考例句：

• We estimate the cost to be five thousand dollars.我们估计费用为5000美元。
• The lowest estimate would put the worth of the jewel at ＄200.按最低的评估这块宝石也值200美元。