英语角-圆桌会议RoundTable0913 - 上海玉佛寺大雄宝殿7天漂移30米！

 　　Topic1-Shanghai's 135-year-old temple makes historic move

　　An ancient Buddhist¹ temple seated in the heart of Shanghai, one of the most populous² city populous cities in the world with a population of more than 24 million, has made a historic move literally³.

　　The temple has been picked up and moved to a nearby spot in its entirety in a matter of 7 days.

　　How this plan has been carried out? Why it's urgent? How can technology support the preservation⁴ of historic buildings?

　　Round Table, Heart to Heart

　　We will air questions from listeners and answer them on the live show. Have your question been chosen? You'll need to listen to find out!

　　Topic2-In your 20s, here are the mistakes you can avoid

　　In our 20s, we feel like we have all the time and energy in the world – from partying until dawn with your friends, down to eating whatever you want. But the 20s are just like any other stage in life; they pass by and before you knew it, they are gone.

　　Don't let them pass by and leave you with regrets or mistakes that we can help you to avoid.

1 Buddhist   

adj./n.佛教的，佛教徒

参考例句：

• The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
• In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里，人世上一切事情都是空的。

2 populous   

adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的

参考例句：

• London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
• China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。

3 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

4 preservation   

n.保护，维护，保存，保留，保持

参考例句：

• The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。
• The picture is in an excellent state of preservation.这幅画保存得极为完好。