英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 Yangtze 长江—13

 Consumerism is almost an ideology¹. I don’t think it’ just necessarily here. Well, before, China used to be very poor and we didn’t have enough food to eat, so you may imagine when people got rich. Of course, the first of the thing, people want to eat food and wear good things. It’s really interesting, but of course, it’s so easy to forget that in living memory this country has suffered famine. But at very beginning, you have to have money to buy food, to buy house, but later on, you really need to find what really means importance to you. That’s what I think. There are more than 300 million middle class Chinese now. That’s the world’s biggest consumers of luxury goods. But it seems that even those of many who have obtained the least degrees of material wealth, want more meanings in their lives than just the chance to go shopping. Tens of millions are turning to religious faith. Near the central of Chongqing, not far from the Yangtze, a Buddha²’s temple stands proud among the skyscrapers³ and shopping malls. There is a temple here for nearly 1000 years. It’s amazing. It’s surrounded by skyscrapers. Sure, it’s fairly popular. It’s quite loneness, isn’t it. Tranquil⁴? This is big happy Buddha.

1 ideology   

n.意识形态，(政治或社会的)思想意识

参考例句：

• The ideology has great influence in the world.这种思想体系在世界上有很大的影响。
• The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意识思想和灵感鼓动之间找到一个折衷。

2 Buddha   

n.佛；佛像；佛陀

参考例句：

• Several women knelt down before the statue of Buddha and prayed.几个妇女跪在佛像前祈祷。
• He has kept the figure of Buddha for luck.为了图吉利他一直保存着这尊佛像。

3 skyscrapers   

n.摩天大楼

参考例句：

• A lot of skyscrapers in Manhattan are rising up to the skies. 曼哈顿有许多摩天大楼耸入云霄。
• On all sides, skyscrapers rose like jagged teeth. 四周耸起的摩天大楼参差不齐。

4 tranquil   

adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的

参考例句：

• The boy disturbed the tranquil surface of the pond with a stick. 那男孩用棍子打破了平静的池面。
• The tranquil beauty of the village scenery is unique. 这乡村景色的宁静是绝无仅有的。