英语听力精选进阶版 6304
时间：2019-02-21 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力精选进阶版
Dragons are for China a symbol of prosperity but in the West they've had a bad press for centuries.
They've been depicted 1 as roaring, flesh-eating, fire-spitting animals so it's no surprise that they've been broadly perceived as villains 2.
The Greek heroes Hercules and Perseus are supposed to have slain 3 dragons. The Egyptians wrote of the dragon Apophis, seen as an enemy of the sun god Re. The Babylonians described a monster called Tiamat as the embodiment of chaos 4.
Throughout history references to these creatures have been used to convey fear. In Britain, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle of 793 says that ''fiery 5 dragons were seen flying in the air'' during an attack from Viking invaders 6 over Northumbria.
St George, the patron saint of England, popularly identified with the country's ideals of honour and bravery, is always shown slaying 7 a dragon. According to the myth, the animal was on the verge 8 of eating a local woman.
But there's hope for this much-maligned creature. A red dragon is shorthand for all things Welsh. It even features on its main emblem 9, the flag of Wales.
Recently, a dragon came to epitomise a child's innocence 10. The lyrics 11 of the 1963 song Puff 12, the Magic Dragon describe a creature who befriends a little boy. The boy grows up and loses interest in imaginary adventures, leaving the sensitive Puff feeling alone and depressed 13. Maybe the Chinese Year of the Dragon will improve the reputation of dragons everywhere.
Quiz 小测验
1. How have some cultures in the West represented dragons?
As frightening creatures that roar, eat flesh and spit fire.
2. According to the text, who has killed dragons?
Hercules, Perseus and Saint George.
3. Look at the article. In what national symbol does a dragon appear?
A red dragon features on the flag of Wales.
4. What are the two expressions in the text that mean a bad reputation?
To have a bad press and much-maligned.
5. Is this statement true, false or not given? A boy bitten by a dragon got depressed.
False. The boy grew up and lost interest in his friend, a dragon called Puff, and the dragon was the one who felt alone and depressed.
a symbol 一个象征
to have a bad press 不好的评价，不良印象
to be depicted as 被描绘成…
to be perceived as 被视为...
to be seen as 被看成...
the embodiment of 什么的化身
to convey 转达，传递（信息）
to be identified with 与…相关， 联系在一起
the ideal 完美事物，典范
shorthand for 代表…的缩写
emblem 象征，标志
to come to do (something) 成为…/来…
to epitomise 体现，象征
much-maligned 多不实之词的
- Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group. 其他动物在群像的外围加以修饰。
- They depicted the thrilling situation to us in great detail. 他们向我们详细地描述了那激动人心的场面。
- The impression of villains was inescapable. 留下恶棍的印象是不可避免的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Some villains robbed the widow of the savings. 有几个歹徒将寡妇的积蓄劫走了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
- His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。
- After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
- The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
- She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
- His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。
- They prepared to repel the invaders. 他们准备赶走侵略军。
- The family has traced its ancestry to the Norman invaders. 这个家族将自己的世系追溯到诺曼征服者。
- The man mimed the slaying of an enemy. 此人比手划脚地表演砍死一个敌人的情况。
- He is suspected of having been an accomplice in the slaying,butthey can't pin it on him. 他有嫌疑曾参与该杀人案，但他们找不到证据来指控他。
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。
- Her shirt has the company emblem on it.她的衬衫印有公司的标记。
- The eagle was an emblem of strength and courage.鹰是力量和勇气的象征。
- There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
- The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。
- music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
- The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。
- He took a puff at his cigarette.他吸了一口香烟。
- They tried their best to puff the book they published.他们尽力吹捧他们出版的书。
- When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
- His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。