英语听力精选进阶版 7108

Background: 泰山是个家喻户晓的名字，他频繁出现在书籍，电影和广播节目中。现在巴黎的一家博物馆决定为这位100年前虚构的丛林英雄举办一次特别的展览-泰山展。

He had the instincts of an animal and the intellect of a man and now Tarzan, the world's first adult jungle hero, has swung into his own exhibition at a Paris museum.

The loinclothed, muscled ape man is celebrated¹ amid all the Western stereotypical² views of Africa of the early twentieth century.

His creator, the American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, had never visited Africa, and unwittingly placed Tarzan in a jungle which was populated by tigers and which stretched from the Belgian Congo to Rhodesia.

The exhibition also traces the impact of Darwinism and evolutionary³ theory in the Tarzan story.

But for anyone looking for lighter⁴ relief, there's also an opportunity to practise your Tarzan jungle yell.

GLOSSARY⁵ 词汇表

instincts 直觉/天性/本能

intellect 才智

jungle hero 丛林英雄

swung 摇荡/大摇大摆

loinclothed 系着腰布的

ape man 猿人

stereotypical views 成见

unwittingly 无意的

traces 追寻

impact 影响/冲击

Darwinism 达尔文主义

evolutionary theory 进化论

lighter relief 轻松的娱乐

jungle yell 丛林呐喊

Questions and Answers

1. Was the fictional⁶ character Tarzan a hero or a villain⁷?

Tarzan was a goodie, he was a heroic character.

2. What kind of clothing did Tarzan often wear?

Tarzan wore a loincloth.

3. Where did the writer, Edgar Rice Burroughs, set the Tarzan novels?

The Tarzan novels are mostly set in a jungle stretching from the Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).

4. What serious theories are reflected in this new Tarzan exhibition?

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 stereotypical   

n.常规

参考例句：

• Personas should be typical and believable, but not stereotypical. 人物角色应该是典型和可信赖的，但不是一成不变的。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Anything could be stereotypical, so I guess it could be criticism. 任何东西都可以变的老套，所以我猜那就是一种批评。 来自互联网

3 evolutionary   

adj.进化的；演化的，演变的；[生]进化论的

参考例句：

• Life has its own evolutionary process.生命有其自身的进化过程。
• These are fascinating questions to be resolved by the evolutionary studies of plants.这些十分吸引人的问题将在研究植物进化过程中得以解决。

4 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。

5 glossary   

n.注释词表；术语汇编

参考例句：

• The text is supplemented by an adequate glossary.正文附有一个详细的词汇表。
• For convenience,we have also provided a glossary in an appendix.为了方便，我们在附录中也提供了术语表。

6 fictional   

adj.小说的，虚构的

参考例句：

• The names of the shops are entirely fictional.那些商店的名字完全是虚构的。
• The two authors represent the opposite poles of fictional genius.这两位作者代表了天才小说家两个极端。

7 villain   

n.反派演员，反面人物；恶棍；问题的起因

参考例句：

• He was cast as the villain in the play.他在戏里扮演反面角色。
• The man who played the villain acted very well.扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。