听播客学英语 297 重建伦敦

 　　HAHA HA! Boom Boom!

　　That was Basil Brush. He appeared in our last episode. He is a fox, and a favourite character on children’s television in Britain. Every time he cracks a joke, he shouts:

　　HAHAHA! Boom Boom!

　　I have included a little picture of Basil in the file which downloads with this podcast. You should be able to see it on your iPod.

　　HAHAHA! Boom Boom!

　　Go away Basil. This episode is not about you. It is about rebuilding London. About 50 people in Denmark, the Czech Republic and Britain have spent the last 6 months rebuilding London. Yes, they have built a completely new St Paul’s Cathedral, Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace, Oxford¹ Street, Canary Wharf² and about 50 other famous London landmarks³.

　　No, not the real London, of course. I am talking about a miniature model of London at the Legoland theme park at Windsor, which is just outside the real London. It is built entirely⁴ out of Lego – you know, the little plastic bricks that children use to build model buildings, cars etc. The old model of London at Legoland had become dirty and discoloured. Also, it did not include some important modern buildings. So the people at Legoland decided⁵ that they needed a new London. And after fitting together 10 million little Lego bricks, the new model is now ready. You can see it at Legoland from 25 March. Goodbye.

　　If you want to contact me, my e-mail address is [email protected].

1 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

2 wharf   

n.码头，停泊处

参考例句：

• We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.我们准时到达码头。
• We reached the wharf gasping for breath.我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。

3 landmarks   

n.陆标( landmark的名词复数 )；目标；（标志重要阶段的）里程碑 ~ (in sth)；有历史意义的建筑物（或遗址）

参考例句：

• The book stands out as one of the notable landmarks in the progress of modern science. 这部著作是现代科学发展史上著名的里程碑之一。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The baby was one of the big landmarks in our relationship. 孩子的出世是我们俩关系中的一个重要转折点。 来自辞典例句

4 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。