英语听力精选进阶版 11402

 

016 Flood Tablet 8 Feb 2010

Mon, 8 Feb 10

A small tablet, found in modern Iraq, tells of a plan by the gods to destroy the world by means of a great flood. Pre-dating the story of Noah, when it was translated in 1872, this fragment of the Epic¹ of Gilgamesh caused a storm around the world and led to a passionate² debate about the truth of the Bible, about storytelling and the universality of legend. How could the similarity between the Mesopotamian myth and the biblical Flood story be explained?

1 epic   

n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的

参考例句：

• I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
• They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。

2 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。