英语新闻听写 “夜空舞者”惊艳了谁？

A Reason To Love Pigeons

“夜空舞者”惊艳了谁？

Most people consider pigeons to be a nuisance.

很多人讨厌鸽子。

Known for their overpopulation and possible diseases, folks tend to dislike pigeons as much as they do rats.

它们数量繁多且有可能传播疾病，人们讨厌鸽子的程度与讨厌老鼠无异。

But Duke Riley, New York artist, has created an unprecedented¹ purpose for them: performance art.

来自纽约的艺术家杜克·莱利为人们带来了一场别具生面的视觉盛宴：表演艺术。

By attaching LED lights, and rousing them to fly.

为鸽子腿上安装LED灯，然后让它们飞翔在夜空。

Riley has developed a performance piece that has New Yorkers changing their tune².

莱利的这场“演出”改变了人们对鸽子的看法。

In about a 30-minute display, the birds soar in patterns and return to their homes, as Duke coaxes³ and guides them across the skyline.

长达30分钟的演出中，鸽子们跟随杜克在夜空中挥舞的旗帜有序地飞翔和往返。

Audiences remain in awe⁴, as the night fills with streams of light.

当夜空中被一道道光线点亮时，观众们倍感敬畏。

Finally, pigeons are getting some culture in New York.

现在，鸽子已经为成为纽约一道亮丽的风景线。

1 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

2 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

3 coaxes   

v.哄，用好话劝说( coax的第三人称单数 )；巧言骗取；哄劝，劝诱

参考例句：

• One coaxes, the other coerces. 一个唱红脸，一个唱白脸。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Now the analyzer coaxes the virus into revealing itself. 现在的分析者们会诱使病毒显形。 来自互联网

4 awe   

n.敬畏，惊惧；vt.使敬畏，使惊惧

参考例句：

• The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。