英语听力：自然百科 约柜之谜
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：自然百科2009年
英语课
The Ark of the Covenant 1. Down through the ages, it has inspired devotion, terror and obsession 2. It has long been believed that this gold-encrusted chest was built to hold the Ten Commandments. The Israelites carried the Ark into virtually every battle when they conquered the Holy Land. It was said to possess incredible powers, killing 3 anyone who touched it. Eventually they built the Ark a temple, the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem. But nearly six centuries before the birth of Christ, Jerusalem was overrun and looted by the Babylonians. Then in one of the Bible's great mysteries, the Ark simply vanished from Scripture 4, its existence becoming a part of legend.
Where did it go? Since its disappearance 5, the search for the Ark has enthralled 6 knights 7, archaeologists and treasure hunters. But there is one place on earth that has laid claim openly to the Ark of the Covenant for centuries, even millennia 8. That place is Ethiopia.
Here in Aksum, Ethiopia's ancient capital, mysterious monuments called stelae slash 9 the sky. This one broken stela, once carved out of a single slab 10 of marble, weighs 500 tons. The believers here whisper that it was the Ark of the Covenant that made it and these other magnificent structures possible.
This is Timkat, the most honored festival in the Ethiopian Christian 11 calendar. For these people, there is no riddle 12 of a lost Ark of the Covenant. They own it. During Timkat, the priests carry replicas 13 of the Ark through the streets and the people rejoice. But the real thing, they claim, lies in the sanctuary 14 of the Church of St. Mary of Zion in Aksum.
Here one man at a time has given his life to the Ark. These appointed guardians 16 have the task of praying before the Ark and watching over it 24 hours a day. The Ark's guardian 15 will never leave the chapel 17 complex until he dies, and no one but the guardian is permitted to set eyes on the Ark. For skeptics, there will never be proof of the Ark's existence until it can be viewed by outsiders; but for these followers 18 in Ethiopia, the question of the Ark's whereabouts has been settled for centuries.
n.盟约，契约；v.订盟约
- They refused to covenant with my father for the property.他们不愿与我父亲订立财产契约。
- The money was given to us by deed of covenant.这笔钱是根据契约书付给我们的。
n.困扰，无法摆脱的思想(或情感)
- I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。
- She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
n.经文，圣书，手稿；Scripture:(常用复数)《圣经》，《圣经》中的一段
- The scripture states that God did not want us to be alone.圣经指出上帝并不是想让我们独身一人生活。
- They invoked Hindu scripture to justify their position.他们援引印度教的经文为他们的立场辩护。
n.消失，消散，失踪
- He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
- Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。
迷住，吸引住( enthrall的过去式和过去分词 )； 使感到非常愉快
- The child watched, enthralled by the bright moving images. 这孩子看着那明亮的移动的影像，被迷住了。
- The children listened enthralled as the storyteller unfolded her tale. 讲故事的人一步步展开故事情节，孩子们都听得入迷了。
骑士； （中古时代的）武士( knight的名词复数 )； 骑士； 爵士； （国际象棋中）马
- stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
- He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。
n.一千年，千禧年
- For two millennia, exogamy was a major transgression for Jews. 两千年来，异族通婚一直是犹太人的一大禁忌。
- In the course of millennia, the dinosaurs died out. 在几千年的时间里，恐龙逐渐死绝了。
vi.大幅度削减；vt.猛砍，尖锐抨击，大幅减少；n.猛砍，斜线，长切口，衣衩
- The shop plans to slash fur prices after Spring Festival.该店计划在春节之后把皮货降价。
- Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.不要那样残忍地鞭打你的马。
n.平板，厚的切片；v.切成厚板，以平板盖上
- This heavy slab of oak now stood between the bomb and Hitler.这时笨重的橡木厚板就横在炸弹和希特勒之间了。
- The monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab.这座纪念碑由两根垂直的柱体构成，它们共同支撑着一块平板。
adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒
- 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。
n.谜，谜语，粗筛；vt.解谜，给…出谜，筛，检查，鉴定，非难，充满于；vi.出谜
- The riddle couldn't be solved by the child.这个谜语孩子猜不出来。
- Her disappearance is a complete riddle.她的失踪完全是一个谜。
n.复制品( replica的名词复数 )
- His hobby is building replicas of cars. 他的爱好是制作汽车的复制品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The replicas are made by using a thin film of fusible alloy on a stiffening platen. 复制是用附着在加强托板上的可熔合金薄膜实现的。 来自辞典例句
n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区
- There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。
- Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。
n.监护人；守卫者，保护者
- The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
- The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。
监护人( guardian的名词复数 )； 保护者，维护者
- Farmers should be guardians of the countryside. 农民应是乡村的保卫者。
- The police are guardians of law and order. 警察是法律和秩序的护卫者。
n.小教堂，殡仪馆
- The nimble hero,skipped into a chapel that stood near.敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
- She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel.那个星期天的下午，她在小教堂的演出，可以说是登峰造极。