英语听力精选进阶版 7767

Jean: It sounds like waves on the ocean. Are we on a ship?

Lily: No, no, we are here in the National Maritime¹ Museum in Greenwich.

Jean: 没错。我们现在就是在坐落在伦敦格林尼治的国家海事博物馆。一进博物馆的大门，就能听到大海的涛声。

Lily: You know, it's the leading maritime museum in the UK and the biggest of its kind in the world.

Jean: 世界上最大的海事博物馆！ Is it really?

Lily: Well, let's check with Claire Warrior², one of the curators at the museum.

Jean: Claire Warrior 是博物馆的馆员。

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Well, this is the largest maritime museum in the world and it has some 2.5 million items in its collection. The museum has 21 galleries, over 3 different sites so we have the main museum here.

Lily: The National Maritime Museum has 2.5 million items in its collection. It's a huge museum with 21 galleries. So it's impossible to see everything in one go.

Jean: 一次全部看完确实是不太可能。那能不能给我们介绍一下博物馆里不可错过的那些最精彩的部分呢？

Lily: Yes but before we listen to Claire again, here are a few words to help you: uniform.

Jean: 军装。

Lily: The Battle of Trafalgar.

Jean: 特拉法加战役。

Lily: Bullet.

Jean: 子弹。

Lily: Breeches.

Jean: 马裤。

Lily: Swap³.

Jean: 交换。

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Well, the museum has the uniform that Lord Nelson was wearing at the Battle of Trafalgar and you can see the bullet hole just below his shoulder, where the bullet struck him; and he later died. The breeches that he was wearing, that were cut off his body, are also in one of our galleries. We have material from the Titanic⁴, which sank in 1912, including a watch that someone was wearing, amongst many other things.

Jean: 纳尔逊将军是一位英国的民族英雄，在1805年的特拉法加战役中牺牲。

Lily: The uniform and the breeches he was wearing are both on display.

Jean: 展出的是他当时穿过的军装和马裤。

Lily: Then, there is material from the Titanic on display.

Jean: 大家肯定都听说过泰坦尼克号吧？不是电影，而是那艘真的在1912沉没的巨轮。在博物馆里还有泰坦尼号上的实物在这里展出 on display.

Lily: Such as a watch someone was wearing and many other things.

Jean: We're visiting the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.

Lily: Claire Warrior is taking us into one of its most popular galleries: the Explorer's Gallery.

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Well this is the Explorer's Gallery which is one of the most popular galleries in the museum. When you come into it you're standing⁵ on board a creaking ship with a horizon in the distance, and then you come into see a spice table, which shows some of the different spices that were taken across the oceans in the 16th century. We also have material relating to the mapping of the world at that time. And then finally, there's a small section on Polar exploration, including Franklin's expeditions and some of the early expeditions to find the North Pole.

Jean: 这真是一个绝佳的超级展馆！我现在真的感觉像是站在一艘嘎吱作响的轮船上，都可以望得到海上远处的地平线。一艘嘎吱作响的轮船就是 -

Lily: A creaking ship.

Jean: 还有远方的地平线。

Lily: A horizon in the distance.

Jean: 然后你还会看到一个香料站台，展出的都是在16世纪的时候横跨各个大洋的当地不同种类的香料。英语里的香料就是。

Lily: Spices. In this gallery you can see material relating to the mapping of the world. Mapping of the world.

Jean: 世界的图表分布。

Lily: And finally, there is a small section on Polar exploration, including Franklin's expeditions.

Jean: 极地探险包括弗兰克林的多次探险活动，他在19世纪的时候就探险到过北极。

Lily: The museum, with its 2.5 million collections, provides a snapshot of the maritime history of Britain.

Jean: Snapshot 快照。英国是一个岛国，所以历来和海洋有着密切的关系。参观海事博物馆也是了解英国的一个有效途径。

Lily: That's very true. Let's finish with a clip⁶ from Claire. She said that the sea has been an important way in which Britain has defined⁷ itself.

Jean: 大海确实是英国国家和民族一个必不可少的组成部分。很高兴今天带着大家共同分享了这一次旅程，我们下次节目再见啦！

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Britain has such a close relationship to the sea and has had historically, and the sea has been such an important way in which Britain has defined itself that the Maritime museum provides a snapshot of how exploration, discovery, Empire, colonialism – all these things have contributed to Britain's place in the world and into Britain’s relationships with other cultures.

1 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

2 warrior   

n.勇士，武士，斗士

参考例句：

• The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。
• A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。

3 swap   

n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易

参考例句：

• I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
• This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。

4 titanic   

adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的

参考例句：

• We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
• The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

6 clip   

n.夹子，别针，弹夹，片断；vt.夹住，修剪

参考例句：

• May I clip out the report on my performance?我能把报道我的文章剪下来吗？
• She fastened the papers together with a paper clip.她用曲别针把文件别在一起。

7 defined   

adj 定义的; 清晰的

参考例句：

• These categories are not well defined. 这些类别划分得不太明确。
• The powers of a judge are defined by law. 法官的权限是由法律规定的。