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英语课
By Sabina Castelfranco
Rome
08 July 2007





People celebrate in front of the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza in southern Mexico, after Chichen Itza was selected as one of the new seven wonders of the world, 7 Jul 2007


People celebrate in front of the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza in southern Mexico, after Chichen Itza was selected as one of the new seven wonders of the world, 7 Jul 2007



The new Seven Wonders of the World have been selected after a global poll. The winners were announced Saturday. Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome.


About 100 million votes were cast by the Internet and cell-phone text messages to choose the new Seven Wonders of the World.


Academy Award-winning British actor Ben Kingsley announced the winners at a glitzy international show at Portugal's largest venue 1, the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon.


"The Colosseum in Rome," he said.


The only site in Europe selected was the Colosseum. The others were: The Great Wall of China, India's Taj Mahal, Jordan's ancient city of Petra, the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru, Brazil's Statue of Christ Redeemer, and Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid.


The seven winners beat out 14 other nominated landmarks 2, including the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Easter Island in the Pacific, the Statue of Liberty in New York City, the Acropolis in Athens, Russia's Kremlin and Australia's Sydney Opera House.


Thousands enjoyed the show in Lisbon, which included break-dancing and singing by tenor 3 Jose Carreras and pop star Jennifer Lopez. Others celebrated 4 in the countries home to the sites chosen.


In India, this young man said he was proud he was born in the city of the Taj Mahal. He said he was proud it was selected as one of the Seven Wonders of the World.


In Mexico, Yucatan State Governor Yvonne Ortega celebrated the selection of the Chichen Itza pyramid.


Ortega said, "the Mayans brought luck to us, the people from Yucatan, but now we must take advantage of this with a great economic development for the country."


The campaign to name the new wonders was launched in 1999 with almost 200 nominations 5 coming in from around the world. The list of candidates was narrowed to 21 by the start of 2006. Organizers also went on a world tour, visiting each site.


The original list of wonders were concentrated in the Mediterranean 6 and Middle East. The only surviving structures from the original seven wonders of the ancient world are The Great Pyramids of Giza.


The New 7 Wonders organization was established by Swiss-Canadian adventurer Bernard Weber. It aims to promote cultural diversity by supporting, preserving and restoring monuments. It relies on private donations and revenue from selling broadcasting rights.




n.犯罪地点,审判地,管辖地,发生地点,集合地点
  • The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
  • The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。
n.陆标( landmark的名词复数 );目标;(标志重要阶段的)里程碑 ~ (in sth);有历史意义的建筑物(或遗址)
  • The book stands out as one of the notable landmarks in the progress of modern science. 这部著作是现代科学发展史上著名的里程碑之一。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The baby was one of the big landmarks in our relationship. 孩子的出世是我们俩关系中的一个重要转折点。 来自辞典例句
n.男高音(歌手),次中音(乐器),要旨,大意
  • The tenor of his speech was that war would come.他讲话的大意是战争将要发生。
  • The four parts in singing are soprano,alto,tenor and bass.唱歌的四个声部是女高音、女低音、男高音和男低音。
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的
  • He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
  • The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
n.提名,任命( nomination的名词复数 )
  • Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句
adj.地中海的;地中海沿岸的
  • The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
  • Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。
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acer pilosum maxim.
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angle of back of tooth
appletalk - link access protocol
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coal unloader
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currency policy
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electric signal
escape death by a hairbreadth
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fustiness
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give good returns
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Harkin's rule
hhok
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
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hyperdescent
hypochrome
hypopituitarisms
insulated static wire
inward-moving
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Kuǔp
Mareb Shet'
marsellus
mental maladjustment
mireh
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Namam-ni
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nomen oblitum
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non-combustible materials
non-direction
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pathwayz
pre-emphasis circuit
QBP
rascalries
reclaim
red spiders
residual gas atom
rogin
rossetter
roughing down mill
ruffle someone's feathers
saltatoryreplication
Saxifraga saxatilis
scarin'
semi automatic seal
sick to death of
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soft-shoest
spiraperturate
SPL (sound pressure level)
sporocarps
steam supply valve
suche
superteachers
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takamotoes
Terence Rattigan
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trailer type sprayer
Vogit loudspeaker
vulnerability assessment intrusion detector
wackyparse
win on points