英语听力精选进阶版 7915

It's week six of the Olympic torch relay¹. The Olympic flame has been making its way around the UK and this week it's been the turn of the north west of England to see it.

It will travel through the English counties² of Cumbria and Lancashire, home to six football league clubs, and by Saturday it will have reached the famous English city of Manchester – home to two world-class football teams.

In Cumbria, there is also the famous Lake District, a popular hiking holiday destination with mountains surrounded by numerous³ lakes. The Olympic torch will be carried on a steam boat crossing a lake called Windermere.

1 relay   

n.接力赛，中继转播（设备）；vt.转述，转播

参考例句：

• They will relay your message.他们会转达你的口信。
• This metal tower is used to relay television signals to distant villages.这个金属塔是用于向遥远的村子转播电视讯号的。

2 counties   

郡，县( county的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The deposits spread for 100 kilometers across four counties. 这些矿藏绵延一百公里，跨越四个县。
• The Jinggang Mountains stand where the boundaries of four counties meet. 井冈山位于四县之交。

3 numerous   

adj.为数众多的；极多的

参考例句：

• There have been numerous exchanges of views between the two governments.两国政府间曾多次交换意见。
• There are numerous people in the square. 有许多人在广场上。