标题 | 世博口语对话:一切始于世博会 |
内容 | Mary: Hi, do you know the "origin" of the Eiffel Tower? 玛丽:哎,你知道埃菲尔铁塔的“身世”吗? Xiao Luo: It's designed by Gustavo Eiffel, a French architect. Is there anything different? 小罗:法国建筑师埃菲尔造的,还有什么奥妙之处。 Mary: Something you've never known! The Eiffel Tower was built for Universal Exhibition 1889 Paris France. 玛丽:不知道了吧!埃菲尔铁塔是1889年法国巴黎世博会的建筑物。 Xiao Luo: Did people construct buildings for World Expo? 小罗:世博会还造建筑物? Mary: Of course! World Expo brings us not only the landmark buildings, but also many great inventions. Have you ever heard the slogan - "Everything starts with World Expo"? 玛丽:那当然!不仅建筑呢,世博会使人类许多伟大的发明成果走进了我们的生活。没听过一句话么,“一切始于世博会”。 Xiao Luo: Are you joking? 小罗:你没开玩笑吧? Mary: Of course not. The incandescent lamp we use in daily life was invented by Edison. 玛丽:当然没有。我们日常生活中用的白炽灯,是爱迪生发明的。 Xiao Luo: I know, but how is it related to World Expo? 小罗:这我知道,但与世博会有什么关系呢? Mary: The incandescent lamp was displayed first in a World's Fair, and then introduced into people's life. So did the Edison gramophones, its voice were first heard by visitors in World Expo. 玛丽:白炽灯也是通过世博会的展示才被普及使用的。还有爱迪生发明的留声机,也是在世博会上第一次让人们听到了从留声机里发出的声音。 Xiao Luo: What you said remind me of the marvelous building in Belgium, which is supposed to be of a blood tie with World Expo, isn't it? 小罗:你这么一说我想起来了,好像在比利时还有一个特别棒的建筑,也有着世博“血缘”。 Mary: Bingo! What you mentioned is the Atomiun built for World's Fair 1958 Brussels Belgium. It was called as the most stunning building in the world! 玛丽:没错!你说的是1958年比利时布鲁塞尔世博会留下的原子塔建筑,被誉为“地球上最令人感到震惊的建筑”! Xiao Luo: Right, I saw the model, suspended cable structure, unbelievable! 小罗:对,我看过模型,悬索结构,妙不可言! |
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