英语听力—环球英语 802 Hope in the Water

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Welcome to Spotlight¹, I'm Joshua Leo.
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And I'm Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
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It was a quiet October morning at Tunnels Beach in Kauai, Hawaii in 2003. Bethany Hamilton and some of her friends decided² to go surfing. Surfing is a popular sport in Hawaii. Surfers stand, balancing on a flat board and ride over waves in the ocean. The waves at Tunnels Beach are huge. Sometimes they grow as high as 25 metres! But that was no problem for Bethany. She was only fourteen years old. But she was already a very good surfer. She had won surfing competitions.
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On this day in October, Bethany was far out into the ocean. She was lying on her stomach on her surfboard. She held the board with her right arm. Her left arm was in the water. She was waiting for a wave. But then something happened that would change Bethany's life forever. [sfx] A tiger shark attacked Bethany. This fish was over four metres long. It is a predator³ - it kills and eats other animals. The tiger shark bit into Bethany's left arm and through her surfboard. Bethany was surprisingly calm. She did not scream in pain. That could be because the attack only lasted a few seconds. After the shark left, she began to shout for help.
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"I got attacked by a shark!"
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At first, her friends did not even believe her. She was so calm. But then they could see the blood. One friend was named Hold. Hold swam out to her. He could not believe what he saw. The shark had bit off most of Bethany's left arm! Hold knew he had to act fast. But they were at least twenty minutes away from the land. Hold tied a piece of cloth around Bethany's shoulder. This helped stop the bleeding. And Bethany used her other arm to help them both swim to the land.
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By the time Bethany reached the hospital, she had already lost half of the blood in her body. The doctors hurried to operate on her. Her family waited and prayed that she would survive.
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The doctors had to remove the remains⁴ of Bethany's arm when they operated. But she survived! Bethany and her family believe that her story is a miracle⁵.
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As Bethany recovered in the hospital, there was one thing that Bethany wanted to do more than anything else. She wanted to surf again.
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Only ten weeks later, Bethany surfed in a competition in Hawaii! People around the world started hearing about her story. They wanted to know more. Newspapers, magazines, and television programs all wanted to talk with Bethany. And Bethany was excited to share her story with the world.
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Bethany was born and raised in Hawaii. When she was five [5] years old, she became a Christian⁸. She gave her life to serving and following Jesus Christ⁷. After becoming a Christian, Bethany felt different. She says:
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"Ever since then, I have just lived a life for him. I just knew that he loved me and he had something great planned for my life."
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When she was eleven years old, Bethany started surfing. She had a lot of natural surfing skills. She entered her first competition when she was thirteen. People in the surfing community praised Bethany. They said that she was the most skillful⁹ young surfer they had ever seen. They promised that she would go far if she continued surfing in competitions.
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Bethany did continue to compete. But she also wanted to share her Christian faith. She wanted other people to know about Jesus. She wrote Bible¹⁰ verses¹² on her surfboard. She and her mother often prayed that Bethany would be a good example for other people.
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A few weeks before the shark accident, Bethany and her mother had said a special prayer. They had asked God to guide Bethany. They wanted to know what his plan was for Bethany's life.
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The shark attack changed things for Bethany. She had a permanent injury. But Bethany believes that this bad accident does not mean that God did not answer their prayer. Questions about why God permits something like this to happen are difficult to answer. But Bethany says that her accident has given her the chance to tell people about her love for Jesus.
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Bethany was never angry about her accident. She believed the attack was part of God's plan. That is a very difficult thing to believe. But Bethany believes that God can work in ways that we do not understand.
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Since her accident, Bethany has done many amazing things. She continued to surf in competitions around the world. In fact, in 2005, she won first place in the National Scholastic¹³ Surfing Association¹⁴ Championships! And since 2008, she has been competing full time as a surfing professional.
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Bethany has spoken to many groups of people all around the world. She has appeared on television and radio programs. She wrote a book about her experience called "Soul Surfer". There is even a documentary¹⁵ film about Bethany and her faith. She also works¹⁶ with many non-profit aid groups around the world.
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One of the groups Bethany works with is World Vision⁶. She cares strongly about helping¹⁷ other disabled children around the world. She helps them see that there is still hope in life, no matter what happens.
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"I feel that God has really used my situation to give people hope. Just getting to travel the world and talk to people and encourage them. It is really amazing, how God is using what happened to me to help other people and just encourage them."
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Sometimes, people ask Bethany why God would let such a bad thing happen to her. She responds with a verse¹¹ from the Christian Bible, in part called Romans.
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"God causes all things to work together for the good of those who love him and are called according to his purpose. He has definitely¹⁸ worked through me and given me a hope for my future. It has just been a hidden blessing¹⁹."
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Bethany's life is a wonderful example of faith, courage, and strength. People like Bethany Hamilton can teach us many things. She never gave up her dreams. She does not worry about the bad things that have happened to her. She is still a young girl. But she is changing the lives of many people all over the world with her amazing story.
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To learn more about Bethany and to see what she is doing now, please visit our website. We have links to her website on the script²⁰ page for this program.
 

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 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 predator   

n.捕食其它动物的动物；捕食者

参考例句：

• The final part of this chapter was devoted to a brief summary of predator species.本章最后部分简要总结了食肉动物。
• Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard and a fearsome predator.科摩多龙是目前存在的最大蜥蜴，它是一种令人恐惧的捕食性动物。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 miracle   

n.奇迹，令人惊奇的人或事

参考例句：

• The doctors said that his recovery was a miracle. 医生们说他的复原是件奇事。
• It is simply a miracle that rice should grow in such a place.稻子竟能在这样的地方生长，这实在是个奇迹。

6 vision   

n.视觉，先见之明，光景，视力，眼力，幻想，影像；vt.幻想

参考例句：

• The wall cuts across our line of vision.那面墙挡住了我们的视线。
• Much reading has impaired his vision.大量读书损害了他的视力。

7 Christ   

n.基督，救世主，耶稣

参考例句：

• I regarded him as the Christ.我把他当作救世主。
• Christ preached that we should love each other.基督在布道中说人们应该互爱。

8 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

9 skillful   

adj.灵巧的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Soon they became very skillful in answering such questions.很快他们就会很熟练地回答这种问题了。
• It was very skillful of you to repair my bicycle.你修好了我的自行车，技术真好。

10 bible   

n.《圣经》；得到权威支持的典籍

参考例句：

• According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.根据《圣经》所说的，我们都是亚当的后裔。
• This dictionary should be your Bible when studying English.学习英语时，这本字典应是你的主要参考书。

11 verse   

n.诗，韵文，诗行

参考例句：

• He is good at verse.他善于作诗。
• His book was in parts written in verse.他的书有许多地方是用韵文写的。

12 verses   

诗( verse的名词复数 )； 韵文； 诗节； (的)节

参考例句：

• He quotes a few verses from Tennyson in his paper. 他在论文中引用了英国诗人丁尼生的几行诗句。
• Tom sang the verses and everybody joined in chorus. 汤姆唱独唱部分，然后大家一起唱合唱部分。

13 scholastic   

adj.学校的，学院的，学术上的

参考例句：

• There was a careful avoidance of the sensitive topic in the scholastic circles.学术界小心地避开那个敏感的话题。
• This would do harm to students' scholastic performance in the long run.这将对学生未来的学习成绩有害。

14 association   

n.联盟，协会，社团；交往，联合；联想

参考例句：

• Our long association with your company has brought great benefits.我方和贵公司的长期合作带来了巨大的利益。
• I broke away from the association ten years ago.我10年前就脱离了那个团体。

15 documentary   

adj.文献的；n.纪录片

参考例句：

• This case lacked documentary proof.本案缺少书面证据。
• I watched a documentary on the Civil War.我看了一部关于内战的纪录片。

16 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

17 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

18 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

19 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

20 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。