环球慢速英语 人鱼宝宝(1)

The Mermaid¹ Child

人鱼宝宝

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 Ruby² Jones. Welcome to Spotlight³. 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：我是露比·琼斯。欢迎大家收听今天的重点报道节目。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: Hospital workers crowd around. Two worried parents hold each other. The mother puts her hand to her mouth, frightened. They watch the doctors closely. Doctors make the first cut into a small body. It belongs to their daughter — Milagros Cerron. She is just thirteen months old. Tears fill the parents' eyes. But they know that this operation is necessary. It is their daughter's only chance of ever walking. She was born with a very rare and deadly condition — serenomelia, or Mermaid Syndrome⁴.

声音1：医院的工作人员挤在周围。忧心忡忡的父母互相拥抱。母亲害怕地把手放到嘴边。他们密切注意着医生。医生们在一个小身体上割了第一刀。正在做手术的是他们的女儿米拉格罗斯·塞隆。她才十三个月大。父母的眼里充满了泪水。但他们知道这场手术必须进行。这是让他们女儿走路的唯一机会。她生下来就患有非常罕见的美人鱼综合症。

Voice 2: A mermaid is an invented creature. Sailors sometimes used to report seeing mermaids⁵ at sea. They would tell stories of the beautiful mermaids living in the sea. You see a mermaid is half human and half fish! A mermaid has a female body from the waist up. But from her waist down, she has a long silver fish's tail. So she can swim well in the sea. A mermaid is always very beautiful. She has long shiny hair. She sits by rocks near the cool blue sea. Her huge silver tail moves gently in the sea waves.

声音2：美人鱼是一种虚构的生物。水手们有时会报告在海上看到了美人鱼。他们会讲述漂亮的美人鱼生活在海里的故事。你看，美人鱼是半人半鱼！美人鱼腰部以上有女性身体。但从腰部以下，她有一条长长的银色鱼尾。所以她能在海里畅游。美人鱼一直非常漂亮。她有一头闪亮的长发。她坐在凉爽的蓝色海洋附近的岩石旁。她巨大的银色尾巴在海浪中轻轻地摆动。

1 mermaid   

n.美人鱼

参考例句：

• How popular would that girl be with the only mermaid mom!和人鱼妈妈在一起，那个女孩会有多受欢迎！
• The little mermaid wasn't happy because she didn't want to wait.小美人鱼不太高兴，因为她等不及了。

2 ruby   

n.红宝石，红宝石色

参考例句：

• She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
• On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。

3 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。

4 syndrome   

n.综合病症；并存特性

参考例句：

• The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
• Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。

5 mermaids   

n.（传说中的）美人鱼( mermaid的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The high stern castle was a riot or carved gods, demons, knights, kings, warriors, mermaids, cherubs. 其尾部高耸的船楼上雕满了神仙、妖魔鬼怪、骑士、国王、勇士、美人鱼、天使。 来自辞典例句
• This is why mermaids should never come on land. 这就是为什么人鱼不应该上岸的原因。 来自电影对白