What's the world record for the most number of kisses ever g

What's the world record for the most number of kisses ever given in one minute?

世界上一分钟吻的次数最多的纪录是多少次？

a) 94

b) 904

c) 1004

Destined¹ to be a writer

 

Yvonne:  Hi - I'm Yvonne Archer² and this is "6 Minute English". And joining me today is William Kremer. Hello William! 

William:  Hello Yvonne! 

Yvonne:  Now everyone, young and old, loves a good story - so today, we hear from a writer who lives in Senegal, West Africa. I met her during a very exciting British Council³ trip to Nigeria when I was one of sixty lucky people on the "Interaction⁴: Trust the Difference" leadership programme. And forty people had travelled from nine different countries across Africa to be there. 

William:  Wow – that sounds like an amazing trip! 

Yvonne:  Yeah, it was absolutely brilliant, but that's another story - and we've already got one for today! So first, I've a question for you William. Are you ready? 

William:  Yes, I'm ready as always. 

Yvonne:  Good! In a popular children's story, the beautiful princess has to kiss many frogs（蛙） to find the prince she'll marry. But what's the world record for the most number of kisses ever given in one minute? Is it a) 94 b) 904 or c) 1004 

William:  I'm going to go for 94. 

 

Yvonne:  Why?! 

William:  Because I… how can you kiss anybody – how can you kiss anybody nine hundred times in a minute?! 

Yvonne:  Well, we're not going to practice now William so you'll have to wait until the end of the programme and then I'll tell you whether you're right or wrong! 

Karima Grant⁵ has been writing stories since she was a little girl and now her stories are published! But Karima is most proud of her award-winning stories called "Sophie and the City". They’re about a little girl from Senegal who moves to New York City with her parents. But Sophie's finding⁶ life there rather difficult. As we listen to Karima, we'll hear the term 'hardy⁷ beings' and the word 'resilience（跳回）'. William, can you explain what they mean for us please? 

William:  Certainly. 'Hardy beings' here means⁸ people - human beings – who are tough and strong because they can survive really difficult situations and experiences. But we can also use 'hardy' to describe plants and animals as well as people. 

Yvonne:  And 'resilience'? 

William:  Well, 'resilience' has a similar meaning to the word 'hardy' because we use it to talk about the ability that people, animals or plants have to get better after something unpleasant⁹ has happened to them. So 'a resilient person', like 'a hardy being', is someone who is strong and doesn't get hurt easily. 

Yvonne:  Great. Now let's find out what Karima says hardy or resilient children often do to help them cope¹⁰ with - or manage - difficult experiences… 

 

KARIMA GRANT

I love to write about resilience and children because I think that children are very hardy beings. So that's usually what I find myself writing about – about how children find resilience, how they express it, how they cope and how they usually resort¹¹ to creative means to problem solve.

Yvonne:        William, what does Karima say children do to cope in difficult circumstances¹²?

William: She says that they usually 'resort to' – or they turn to 'creative means' or new ideas to cope with their problems because they can't find any other ways to do it.

Yvonne: And that's a lesson we adults could take from children really, isn't it?

William: Yeah – it is, yeah.

Yvonne: If there doesn't seem to be a solution to a problem, try to think differently and be creative!

One day, when Karima was living in the United¹³ States, she was sitting on the front steps of her house in a city when she saw a group of little girls playing. And one little girl seemed to be different and was being treated differently by the others. But she was coping¹⁴ – she was resilient.

William: Right, so is that how "Sophie and the City" came about?

Yvonne: Umm – possibly! And those stories are now special to both male and female¹⁵ readers of all ages. But when Karima read them to her mother, she found out that she'd somehow managed to tell her own mother's story - and expressed her feelings about the city she'd moved to from Senegal many years ago…

KARIMA GRANT

My mother said that was her impression(s) when she first landed in the United States and in New York in particular. She just thought – 'Oh, this is so ugly'. It didn't look anything like what she knew, so it (a) strange resonance¹⁶ (it had) for me.

William: Ah - Karima's stories had a strange 'resonance' for her… in a strange way, they echoed¹⁷ the experiences of her own mother so the stories of Sophie became even more special and important for Karima.

Yvonne: That's right – quite a strange and spooky（幽灵一般的） experience really. And as more and more of us move to different countries across the world, there are even more stories to tell…

William: …And lessons to be learned¹⁸.

Yvonne: That's true. But right now, it's time to learn the answer to today's question. Earlier, I asked: what's the world record for the most number of kisses ever given in one minute? And William said…?

William: I said ninety-four.

Yvonne: And you were right – yet again.

William: Yet again! I'm always right (本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

 

1 destined   

adj.命中注定的；(for)以…为目的地的

参考例句：

• It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。
• The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。

2 archer   

n.射手，弓箭手

参考例句：

• The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.弓箭手拉紧弓弦将箭瞄准靶子。
• The archer's shot was a perfect bull's-eye.射手的那一箭正中靶心。

3 council   

n.理事会，委员会，议事机构

参考例句：

• The town council passed a law forbidding the distribution of handbills.市议会通过法律，禁止散发传单。
• The city council has declared for improving the public bus system.市议会宣布同意改进公共汽车系统。

4 interaction   

n.交流；相互作用，相互影响，合作

参考例句：

• The interaction of the two groups produced many good ideas.两个组的相互交流产生了许多好主意。
• Price is determined through the interaction of demand and supply.价格在供需的相互作用中形成。

5 grant   

vt.同意给予，授予，承认；n.拨款；补助款

参考例句：

• If you grant my request, you will earn my thanks.如果你答应我的要求，就会得到我的感谢。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

6 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

7 hardy   

adj.勇敢的，果断的，吃苦的；耐寒的

参考例句：

• The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。
• He is a hardy person.他是一个能吃苦耐劳的人。

8 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

9 unpleasant   

adj.使人不愉快的，使人厌恶的，煞风景的

参考例句：

• A very unpleasant thing has happened.一件令人很不愉快的事发生了。
• The kind advices are often unpleasant to the ear.好言常常不入耳。

10 cope   

v.(with)竞争，对抗；对付，妥善处理

参考例句：

• He had a lot of work,but he was able to cope.他的活虽多，但还能应付得来。
• They have to cope with a mountain of problems.他们得应付成堆的问题。

11 resort   

n.凭借，手段，常去之地，胜地；vi.求助，诉诸，采取（某种手段等），常去

参考例句：

• He couldn't have passed the exam without resort to cheating.他要不是靠作弊是通不过这次考试的。
• Beidaihe is noted for its summer resort.北戴河以避暑胜地而著称。

12 circumstances   

n.境况；境遇；（尤指）经济状况；命运；环境( circumstance的名词复数 )；事件；境遇；机遇

参考例句：

• The company reserves the right to cancel this agreement in certain circumstances. 本公司保留在一定条件下取消这项协议的权利。
• There were extenuating circumstances and the defendant did not receive a prison sentence. 因有可减轻罪行的情节被告未被判刑。

13 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

14 coping   

顶部，顶盖，墙的顶部

参考例句：

• I got to the stage where I wasn't coping any more. 到了这个阶段，我已经无法应付了。
• They have done remarkably well in coping with natural calamities. 他们在战胜自然灾害方面做得极为出色。

15 female   

adj.雌的，女(性)的；n.雌性的动物，女子

参考例句：

• We only employ female workers.我们只雇用女工。
• The animal in the picture was a female elephant.照片上的动物是头母象。

16 resonance   

n.洪亮；共鸣；共振

参考例句：

• Playing the piano sets up resonance in those glass ornaments.一弹钢琴那些玻璃饰物就会产生共振。
• The areas under the two resonance envelopes are unequal.两个共振峰下面的面积是不相等的。

17 echoed   

重复，随声附和( echo的过去式和过去分词 )； 类似； 发射（声音等）； 发出回声

参考例句：

• Their shouts re-echoed through the darkness. 他们的喊声回荡在黑暗中。
• Their footsteps echoed in the silence. 他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡着。

18 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。