时间:2019-01-19 作者:英语课 分类:CNN美国有线新闻2018年6月


英语课

Which of these island nations would you find off the west coast of western Africa?


以下哪个岛国位于非洲西部西海岸?


Cape 1 Verde, Seychelles, Malta or Mauritius?


佛得角、塞舌尔、马耳他还是毛里求斯?


Only one of these nations located 2 west of the African continent is Cape Verde.


位于非洲大陆西部的这些国家中只有佛得角。


AZUZ: Altogether, Cape Verde is about the size of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. More than half a million people live in Cape Verde. An estimated 3 30 percent of them below the poverty 4 line. So, when a construction worker in the town of Santa Maria saw large pieces of garbage on the beach, he transformed it into something everyone can use to get fit.


总体而言,佛得角的面积相当于美国罗德岛州的面积。人口超过50万。约有30%的人生活在贫困线以下。所以,当圣玛利亚镇的一名建筑工人看到海滩上的大块垃圾时,他把它变成了每个人都可以用来健身的东西。


That’s today’s "Great Big Story".


这就是今天的””小人物,大故事”


ALCINDO ALMEIDA SOARES, CONSTRUCTION WORKER (translated): I feel proud when I see Santa Maria’s clean beach.


当看到圣玛丽亚干净的海滩时,我感到自豪。


It’s important to keep it clean.


保持海滩清洁很重要。


You shouldn’t just throw trash on the sand.


你不应该把垃圾扔在沙滩上。


Usually I look for rubbish, things I use to build the gym.


通常我(在海滩垃圾中)寻找可以用来建体育馆的东西。


SUBTITLE 5: A Great Big Story: One Man’s Trash.


字幕:伟人故事:一个人的”垃圾”


SOARES: My name is Alcindo Almeida Soares, and I work in construction as a painter.


我的名字是Alcindo Almeida Soares,我在建筑行业的画家。


I love to train, and Santa Maria lacked a place where the local community could exercise.


我喜欢训练,但圣玛丽亚当地社区没有可以锻炼的地方。


A normal gym is just too expensive.


普通的健身房太贵了。


The fact that a gym like this now exists in Santa Maria, not only for me, but for the people here, is very important.


这样的健身房现在在圣玛利亚已经存在了,不仅对我来说,对这里的人来说,也是非常重要的。


It’s free, you can train as much as you like.


这里是免费的,你可以随心所欲地训练。


There’s nature, sun, the beach, fresh air. I think it’s much better. My dream is to try and make the gym just a bit better.


这里有自然、阳光、海滩、新鲜空气。我觉得好多了。我的梦想是试着让健身房更好一点


For as long as I live, I’ll continue to use it. Train, then go swim in the ocean, and the day is complete.


只要我活着,我就会继续使用它。训练,然后去海里游泳,这样一天就结束了。



n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风
  • I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
  • She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。
adj.处于,位于
  • The mechanic located the fault immediately. 机修工立即找到了出故障的地方。
  • a small town located 30 miles south of Chicago 位于芝加哥以南30英里的一个小镇
adj.根据估计的
  • She estimated the breadth of the lake to be 500 metres. 她估计湖面大约有500米宽。
  • The man estimated for the repair of the car. 那人估算了修理汽车的费用。
n.贫穷, 贫困, 贫乏, 缺少
  • We must continue to war against poverty and disease.我们一定要继续同贫穷和疾病作斗争。
  • He showed his poverty in his knowledge of agriculture.他表现出缺乏对农业知识的了解。
n.副题(书本中的),说明对白的字幕
  • His new book has a subtitle.他的新书有一个副标题。
  • Ah!I don't know why they don't subtitle these movies.唉!我不知道这些电影为什么不打字幕。
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