【一起听英语】民族骄傲

为自己的国家感到骄傲，民族骄傲、民族自豪.....

Rob: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish. Now, is there

anything that makes you feel good about your country? This is what I'm talking

about with Finn today. Hello Finn.

Finn: Hi Rob. Yes, this is something we call national pride. Pride is a feeling of

pleasure and satisfaction that you get because you or people or places

connected with you have done something good.

Rob: So it is a good feeling. We can also say 'to take pride in something' so we feel

good about doing something.

Finn: Some people in Britain – or the United Kingdom - recently felt proud when it was

announced the first ever British astronaut is to go to the International Space

Station. An astronaut is a person who has trained to go into space.

Rob: We will talk more about this and what makes us proud soon. First I need to set

you a question, Finn.

Finn: And hopefully I will take pride in getting it right, Rob?

Rob: Maybe. Do you know the nationality of the first astronauts to live in the

International Space Station back in the year 2000?

a) Russian

b) Ukrainian

c) American

Finn: I'm going to say a) Russian.

Rob: I will let you know the answer later on. So, let's talk more about national pride.

Commander Tim Peake is to be the first British man to go to the International Space

Station.

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Finn: Many people in the UK feel pride that he is going to fly the flag for Britain. In other

words, he is going to represent Britain in space.

Rob: Yes, it's a good feeling to know that a person from your country is involved in space

exploration.

Finn: Well let's hear from Tim Peake. What words does he use to describe his feelings?

Commander Tim Peake:

I don't think I need to tell you I am absolutely delighted with this decision. It was an honour to be

selected in 2009 as an astronaut into the European astronaut candidate¹ as British citizen. But it

really is a true privilege² to be assigned³ to a long duration⁴ mission⁵.

Rob: He feels good! He says he is delighted – so very happy – and he described being

chosen for the mission as an honour, so something he is proud to do.

Finn: And finally, he said it was a true privilege. That means he is very lucky to have the

opportunity to do it. I suppose, I would feel the same if I was the first astronaut to

represent my home country, Scotland⁶.

Rob: Scotland, Finn? Not the United Kingdom!

Finn: Good point, I am both. As you know, the United Kingdom is made up of smaller

countries, one of which is Scotland where I am from. Rob, I know you're from

England which is also part of the United Kingdom, or the UK. Do you take pride in

being English or British?

Rob: Both. I am proud of our English history and countryside and I take pride in seeing

England winning at football, sometimes! But I am also proud that England is part of

the United Kingdom and how we have such a diverse⁷ population – so many different

types of people.

Finn: That's true and in the 2012 Olympics we were proud to see British athletes win lots

of medals.

Rob: Well, the British are not as proud as some countries are. A BBC survey discovered

people from developing and middle-income countries said the way their team

performed at the Olympics was very important to their national pride. We asked

people on Facebook what made them proud about their country and this is what

some of them said:

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Finn: Gilberto said: "In Brazil we are proud of Ayrton Senna who won Formula⁸ 1, and I am

proud because Brazil is a wonderful Country to live in: we have nice places like

beaches, waterfall, cities like São Paulo and good people."

Rob: Sambath said: "Angkor Wat is the 7th wonder of the world that makes me proud to

be Cambodian."

Finn: Nachiya from India said she is proud of the country's rich culture and that it has one

of the great wonders, the Taj Mahal, a wonderful place.

Rob: So people and places can make give you pride. One thing I am proud of is the BBC –

the British Broadcasting Corporation⁹. It is something that is respected around the

world, something in the United Kingdom we can be proud of.

Finn: Yes, I think it's when you're abroad, in another country, that you realise what makes

you proud of your home country.

Rob: Yes, when I am abroad and I see something made in Britain or if I hear music by a

British band, it makes me patriotic¹⁰. That means showing love for your country and

being proud of it. Earlier I asked you if you knew the nationality of the first

astronauts to live in the International Space Station back in the year 2000?

Finn: I said a) Russian.

Rob: You were sort of right. It was a bit of a trick question. The nationalities of the first

people to go to the International Space Station were Russian and American. Well

back here on planet¹¹ earth we just have time for a reminder¹² of some of the words we

have heard today.

Finn: Yes. We heard:

1 candidate   

n.候选人；候补者；投考者，申请求职者

参考例句：

• Voters like a candidate who has the common touch. 投票者喜欢那些平易近人的候选人。
• The local newspapers dressed up the candidate as a boxer.当地报纸把那个候选人描绘成一个拳击手。

2 privilege   

n.特权，优惠，特许；v.给予优惠，给予特权

参考例句：

• Of course,no country has the privilege of fishing in our coastal water.当然，在我国的领海内没有一个国家有捕鱼的特权。
• He never abuses his privilege.他从不滥用特权。

3 assigned   

adj.选定的；被布置的

参考例句：

• But read-only values are different,in that they are assigned at runtime.但是只读的值是不同的，因为它们是在运行时被赋值的。

4 duration   

n.持久；期间；持续时间

参考例句：

• For the duration of the strike we will remain closed.罢工期间，我们将停业。
• He was prepared to do this for the duration of the campaign.他准备好在选举期间做这件事。

5 mission   

n.使命，任务，天职；代表团，使团

参考例句：

• He was charged with an important mission.他受委托承担一项重要使命。
• I'll leave you to undertake an important mission.我要让你承担一项重要使命。

6 Scotland   

n.苏格兰

参考例句：

• He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。
• Scotland is to the north of England.苏格兰在英格兰之北。

7 diverse   

adj.不同的；相异的；多种多样的；形形色色的

参考例句：

• Spain is a composite of diverse traditions and people.西班牙是一个汇集了多种传统和民族的国家。
• Society is now much more diverse than ever before.当今社会较之以往任何时候都要丰富多彩得多。

8 formula   

n.公式；配方，外方；规则，一定的做法

参考例句：

• His father is acting on his formula.他的父亲总是按他的原则办事。
• Here are some applications of Taylor's formula.下面举例说明泰乐定理的应用。

9 corporation   

n.公司，企业&n.社团，团体

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation. 这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• The inflation did the corporation up. 通货膨胀使这个公司破产了。

10 patriotic   

adj.爱国的，有爱国心的

参考例句：

• His speech was full of patriotic sentiments.他的演说充满了爱国之情。
• The old man is a patriotic overseas Chinese.这位老人是一位爱国华侨。

11 planet   

n.行星

参考例句：

• Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun. 海王星是离太阳最远的行星。
• Rubbish, however, is only part of the problem of polluting our planet. 然而, 垃圾只是我们这个星球的污染问题的一个方面。

12 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。