NPR边听边练317:伦敦一剧院坍塌(在线收听

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  一、泛听建议:
  1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。
  2、继续听,特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词,写下来。
  It now appears the number of people injured after a collapse at a _1_ London theater was more than 75 with authorities there saying at least 7 of those people _2_ more serious injuries. Witnesses say there appears that a portion of theater ceiling getaway during the performance of a holiday show, The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime. Here are analysts with the London fire brigade.
  伦敦一家爆满的剧院发生坍塌事故,目前受伤人数已经超过75人,有关部门表示,其中至少有7人严重受伤。目击者称,天花板的一部分在假日话剧《深夜小狗神秘事件》上演时掉落。下面是伦敦消防队进行的分析。
  "Quite quickly we are able to establish the nature of the collapse and _3_, confined to some heavy ornate plastering typical of what you would expect to find in a theatre in the west end of this age. It _4_ from the roof level, so above the upper circle it feels like."
  “很快我们就确认了坍塌事故的性质,并确定只有重型石膏吊顶掉落,这种吊顶是西区拥有百年历史的剧院里常见的装饰。是从屋顶开始倒塌的,在上层包厢上面。”
  Officials say this time they are not aware of any fatalities, the incident took place in the Apollo theater in London's west _5_. The theater which dated back to 1901, holds about 775 people.
  官员表示,伦敦西区阿波罗剧院的坍塌事故并没有造成人员死亡。这家剧院建于1901年,能容纳775人。
  词汇解析:
  1. ornate
  adj. 华丽的;装饰的;(文体)绚丽的
  eg:The parks of this city are famous for their ornate fountains.
  这个城市的公园以其华丽的喷泉而著名。
  2、date back
  追溯(到);开始(于);始造(或建)(于);
  eg. This tradition dates back over 200 years.
  这一传统可追溯到 200 多年以前。
  eg. This castle dates back to Roman times.
  这个城堡可追溯到罗马时代。
  参考答案:
  1、packed 2、suffered 3、confirmed
  4、has fallen 5、end
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