北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 25(4)-3

[00:00.00]putting out many of the fires
[00:01.91]which have devastated¹ 740,000 acres of bushland
[00:05.43]in the Blue Mountain area,
[00:06.84]and have threatened the suburbs² of Sydney,
[00:08.77]causing the evacuation of over 5,000 people.
[00:11.62]No lives have been lost,
[00:12.76]but the fires have killed thousands of sheep,
[00:14.68]and driven poisonous insects and snakes
[00:16.35]into the nearby city.
[00:17.90]Animal welfare workers fear
[00:19.33]that the local wildlife populations
[00:20.58]will take many years to recover.
[00:23.34]2 a) Compare the pronunciation
[00:26.60]of the phrases below.
[00:28.00]Tick if you can hear the difference.
[00:30.56]Can you imitate American/Indian/Australian
[00:34.23]pronunciation?
[00:35.75]a) globalisation policies
[00:40.20]globalisation policies
[00:42.78]b) police were on duty
[00:46.51]police were on duty
[00:49.03]c)four European finance³ ministers
[00:53.25]four European finance ministers
[00:56.76]British English and Indian English
[00:59.71]a) more than 70 million Hindus
[01:04.47]more than 70 million Hindus
[01:07.61]b) the religious festival
[01:11.08]the religious festival
[01:13.74]c) a thirty-square-mile tent city
[01:18.27]a thirty-square-mile tent city
[01:22.60]British English and Australian English
[01:26.45]a) the past fortnight
[01:30.68]the past fortnight
[01:33.16]b)eight hours
[01:36.56]eight hours
[01:39.07]c) no lives have been lost
[01:43.81]no lives have been lost
[01:43.81]

1 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

2 suburbs   

n.郊区，城郊( suburb的名词复数 )；四乡；隧；四郊

参考例句：

• The poor suburbs traditionally formed the bedrock of the party's support. 贫穷的郊区在传统上构成了支持该党的牢固基础。
• The new college will be located in the suburbs. 这所新建的学院将设在郊区。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 finance   

n.财务管理，财政，金融，财源，资金

参考例句：

• She is an expert in finance.她是一名财政专家。
• A finance house made a bid to buy up the entire company.一家信贷公司出价买下了整个公司。