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John: Greenwich is a well known tourist spot in London. It's also the home of an historically important ship The Cutty Sark!

Oliver: 卡蒂萨克号帆船，停泊在伦敦的格林尼治区。是伦敦的标致性文物景点，an ancient landmark¹。这是一艘远古的商船，an historic merchant ship，建造于十九世纪，the nineteenth century。

John: Now, a terrible fire has destroyed The Cutty Sark.

Oliver: Sad news。一场可怕的大火烧毁了卡蒂萨克号，a terrible fire。

John: The Cutty Sark has been a major tourist attraction since the 1950's, and was being restored when fire broke out in May.

Oliver: A real tragedy。让我们听听BBC伦敦电台是怎么报道这件事的。

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Well I'm joined in the studio by our new supremo Tom Bateman. Tom, there's some breaking news come through. Yes, well you mentioned this a second ago, but the Cutty Sark ship, down in Greenwich, which of course is moored² permanently³ at Cutty Sark is actually on fire this morning. We've just had word through from the fire brigade. They've got eight fire engines down there, that's about 40 or so fire fighters. And they say the entire ship is ablaze⁴ at the moment. There's also gas cylinders⁵ involved, so they're going to have to put an exclusion⁶ zone around this so, it's a pretty major event taking place.

Oliver: 我们听到了电台是怎么告诉听众的，关于伦敦的著名标志性景点之一的卡蒂萨克号商船失火了。

John: Yes the reporter Tom Bateman said that he had just had word from the fire brigade. If you have just "had word" from somewhere, you have just received information about something.

Oliver: 也就是说电台“刚刚收到的消息”，they had just had word，他们刚刚收到消息说，卡蒂萨克号帆船失火了，Tom 说在失火现场已经有8辆消防车。Eight fire engines were there。

John: And the people who were tackling the fire are called fire fighters.

Oliver: No firemen John?

John: Well we used to call people who put fires out firemen, but there are also a lot of women who put out fires as well, so collectively we call people who put fires out for a profession "firefighters".

Oliver: Firefighters，这是一个表示集体的词儿，指专业扑救火灾的人，既包括男性，也包括女性。

John: There was one other word to describe the fire on the Cutty Sark – what was it Oliver, do you remember?

Oliver: Yes, I think it was "ablaze".

John: Yes, it's a dramatic word used to describe something which is usually large which is on fire.

Oliver: Ablaze，着火的。

John: As the reporter said, this was a pretty major event taking place. He means "a very major event".

Oliver: A useful phrase，相当重要的事件，a pretty major event。大家好，您正在收听的是BBC英语教学节目《城市掠影》，我是 Oliver，节目中还有我的搭档John。我们谈论的话题是刚刚发生的惨剧，英国著名的标志性景点、著名远古帆船卡蒂萨克号被烧毁了。

John: The Cutty Sark used to sail from Britain to the South China seas. It was an impressive boat and was first preserved in the 1920's. It wasn't long before tourists became interested in the ship.

Oliver: 节目前，我们采访了卡蒂萨克信托基金的首席执行官理查德?道蒂，一起来听：

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Oh it's just unbelievable. This is original fabric⁷. This is the ship that sailed to the South China Seas. It has the touch of the craftsman⁸ on it. If we are losing original fabric, we're losing history. This ship is unique in so many ways, principally because it’s 'as built'. She's just an extraordinary ship, she's bound up in the journeys she used to make to China for tea, and to Australia for wool. She is without doubt not just an important part of maritime⁹ heritage for this country, she's part of our national identity.

John: You could hear how upset Richard was in that clip.

Oliver: Yes you could, Richard said they were losing the original fabric of the ship，原始的结构，他还提到帆船是工匠手工建造而成。他说，这艘船有工匠的灵魂， the touch of the craftsman。

John: He also said the ship was without doubt an important part of the British maritime heritage. Well, we'll let you know if the boat can be restored in another On the Town. Bye for now, see you next time.

Oliver: 再见。

1 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

2 moored   

adj. 系泊的 动词moor的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London. 该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。
• We shipped (the) oars and moored alongside the bank. 我们收起桨，把船泊在岸边。

3 permanently   

adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。

4 ablaze   

adj.着火的，燃烧的；闪耀的，灯火辉煌的

参考例句：

• The main street was ablaze with lights in the evening.晚上，那条主要街道灯火辉煌。
• Forests are sometimes set ablaze by lightning.森林有时因雷击而起火。

5 cylinders   

n.圆筒( cylinder的名词复数 )；圆柱；汽缸；（尤指用作容器的）圆筒状物

参考例句：

• They are working on all cylinders to get the job finished. 他们正在竭尽全力争取把这工作干完。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• That jeep has four cylinders. 那辆吉普车有4个汽缸。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 exclusion   

n.拒绝，排除，排斥，远足，远途旅行

参考例句：

• Don't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others.不要修改少数论题以致排除所有其他的。
• He plays golf to the exclusion of all other sports.他专打高尔夫球，其他运动一概不参加。

7 fabric   

n.织物，织品，布；构造，结构，组织

参考例句：

• The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
• I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。

8 craftsman   

n.技工，精于一门工艺的匠人

参考例句：

• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
• The craftsman is working up the mass of clay into a toy figure.艺人把一团泥捏成玩具形状。

9 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。