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11 Bicycling Brothers Search America for Community Spirit 自行车兄弟走遍美国探寻社区精神

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仔细听

Two American brothers are riding bicycles across the country in search of community.The brothers are documenting their experience through a blog,photographs and videos.And they say what they are finding is a desire for a return to community roots.Faith Lapidus has our story.

两名美国兄弟骑自行车走遍美国各地,探寻社区精神。这对兄弟通过博客、照片和录像来记录他们的经历。他们说,他们所找寻到的是一种回归社会本源的愿望。费丝·拉皮迪将为我们报道。

听力破解:bicycle和community被播音员重读了,由此可知这段新闻主要谈论自行车之旅和社会精神的相关话题。

仔细听

Noah and Tim Hussin have been on the road for more than six months.The brothers left the city of Asheville,North Carolina in early November.They have traveled more than sixteen hundred kilometers since then.

诺亚和蒂姆·胡欣已经骑车旅行超过6个月了。在11月初,兄弟俩就从北卡罗莱纳州阿什维尔出发了。从那时起,他们的行程已经超过1600公里。

听力破解:重读more than和sixteen hundred说明兄弟二人自行车之旅用时很长。

仔细听

Noah lived overseas for three years.When he returned,he wanted to explore the United States.

Noah's brother,Tim,is a photographer and filmmaker.He also loves riding bicycles.He saw a chance to combine those interests and create something with his brother.

诺亚曾在海外生活过三年。当他回国后,就想在美国探寻一番。

诺亚的弟弟蒂姆是一名摄影师兼电影制作人。他还喜欢骑自行车。他发现了一个将这两个爱好结合起来、和哥哥一起搞点创作的机会。

听力破解:注意播音员对riding的读音,i在开音节中应发[ai],类似的词语还有:bike[baik]、drive[draiv]。

仔细听

Since November,the Hussins have met Americans living in eco-villages,where people share values and responsibility in caring for the environment.The brothers have also met people working a city farm and those operating sustainable businesses.

Tim Hussin makes clear that he and his brother are really sharing in the lives of the people they meet.

11月以来,胡欣兄弟遇见了许多居住在生态村的美国人,那里的人们对爱护环境有着共同的价值观和责任感。这对兄弟也遇见了一些在城市农场工作的人们和一些坚持以可持续的方式运营的企业。

蒂姆·胡欣表明,他们兄弟俩真的融入了他们遇见的这些人的生活中。

听力破解:播音员重读了really sharing,说明了胡欣兄弟在旅途中很享受原生态的生活。

词汇宝典:eco-village指“生态村”,这是一个形容词+名词的复合词,前缀eco-表示“生态(学)的”,如:eco-tourism(生态旅游)。

仔细听

“You know,it's not like we are staying nearby in a hotel or something,and just visiting every day or every other day.We are actually sleeping in their houses and eating breakfast with them.So,we have very much become a part of whatever we are documenting.”

Noah says their trip began at a bicycle cooperative in Asheville.Co-opmembers make bicycles from used parts.

“We discovered this bicycle co-op.You can come in there and just sort through a whole garage of old parts and they'll teach you how to basically build a bicycle from the scraps.”

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“你知道,这种感觉不像我们是住在附近的一个酒店或者其他的地方,只是每天或每隔一天去拜访他们一次。我们就睡在他们的家里,和他们一起吃早餐。所以,我们自己已经成为我们记录的一部分。”

诺亚说,他们的旅行发端于位于阿什维尔的一家自行车社团。社团成员用二手零件组装自行车。

“我们发现了这家自行车社团。你可以到那去,然后从一个装满旧自行车零件的仓库中翻找零件,他们会教你如何用废料打造一辆自行车。”词汇宝典co-op是co-operative“合作社”的缩写。co作为词根有“一起;共同;联合”的意思,相关词有co-presence(共存),co-owner(共同所有人),比如:a boat I co-owned with my brother“我和哥哥共有的一条船”;co也可以表示“副的”,如:co-product(副产品)。

学着说一说

1.document experience through...通过……记录经验

▶document 在新闻中意为“记录”,如:

He wrote a book documenting his traveling experiences.

他写了一本书,记录了他的旅行经历。

▶另外,document 还有“文件”的意思,如:

Don't snoop around in other people's document.不要窥探别人的文件。

I want to have this document xeroxed.我要把这个文件复印一下。

2.combine with 与……结合

▶combine A with B 意为“将……和……结合在一起”,如:

A:So,how to make a delicious cake?那么,怎样制作一款美味的蛋糕呢?

B:Well first,let's get the flour done.And just combine the flour with enough water and yeast.

首先,我们先和面。将面粉和足量水还有酵母混合在一起。

3.share values and responsibil ity有共同的价值观和责任感

▶share 在这里是“分享”的意思,values 是指“价值观”,如:

We share values and responsibility in caring for the environment.

我们在爱护环境上有着一样的价值观和责任感。

4.sort through分类,整理

▶sort在新闻中的意思为“分类”,与sort相关的表达还有sort out(挑选出)。

▶sort还有“种类”的意思,如:

This store handles the sort of liquor you need.这家商店出售你要的那种酒。