环球慢速英语 听众来信(2)

Voice 1: Well, Konsam writes to us about an experience HE thinks is similar! Konsam writes:

声音1：康萨姆在来信中描述了一个他认为和蝉的生活类似的经历！康萨姆写道：

Voice 3: "Hi. Cicadas live underground for only seventeen years.

声音3：“嗨。蝉只在地下生活了17年。

But I have lived thirty years without listening to your Spotlight¹ radio program. Very impressive!"

可是我在没有重点报道节目的陪伴下过了30年。多么不可思议！”

Voice 2: Konsam, we LOVED your joke! That is very clever! We are really happy you found the program after so many years. And we hope that you do not have to wait ANOTHER thirty years to listen to more Spotlight programs!

声音2：康萨姆，我们非常喜欢你的笑话！你真是太聪明了！我们非常高兴你在这么多年以后找到了我们的节目。我们希望你不用再等30年才能收听更多重点报道节目！

Voice 1: Konsam also had a serious question, about a different program. He writes:

声音1：康萨姆还谈到了另一期节目涉及的一个严肃问题。他写道：

Voice 3: "I listened to the program 'Deadly Allergies².' As I am allergic³ to peanuts, you guys showed me how to deal with this allergy⁴. Your programs are very useful to me."

声音3：“我听了《致命的过敏》这期节目。我对花生过敏，而你们告诉了我应对这种过敏症的方法。你们的节目对我非常有帮助。”

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 allergies   

n.[医]过敏症；[口]厌恶，反感；（对食物、花粉、虫咬等的）过敏症( allergy的名词复数 )；变态反应，变应性

参考例句：

• Food allergies can result in an enormous variety of different symptoms. 食物过敏会引发很多不同的症状。 来自辞典例句
• Let us, however, examine one of the most common allergies; hayfever. 现在让我们来看看最常见的变态反应的一种--枯草热。 来自辞典例句

3 allergic   

adj.过敏的，变态的

参考例句：

• Alice is allergic to the fur of cats.艾丽斯对猫的皮毛过敏。
• Many people are allergic to airborne pollutants such as pollen.许多人对空气传播的污染物过敏，比如花粉。

4 allergy   

n.(因食物、药物等而引起的)过敏症

参考例句：

• He developed an allergy to pollen.他对花粉过敏。
• The patient had an allergy to penicillin.该患者对青霉素过敏。