环球慢速英语 听众来信(1)

Voice 1: Thank you for joining us for today's Spotlight¹ program. I'm Joshua Leo.

声音1：欢迎收听重点报道节目。我是乔舒亚·里奥。

Voice 2: And I'm Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.

声音2：我是利兹·韦德。重点报道节目用慢速英语的方式播报新闻。便于全世界各地民众的理解。

Voice 1: What do Konsam, Augusto, and Evelin all have in common? They all wrote to us! In this week's listener² mail program we will hear from each of these listeners³. Let's get started!

声音1：康萨姆、奥古斯托和埃夫琳有什么共同点？答案是他们都给我们的节目写了信！在本周的听者来信节目中，我们将听到这几位听众的来信。我们开始吧！

Voice 2: Our first letter today is from Konsam in India. Konsam heard our program about cicadas. These loud insects spend much of their lives underground. Some kinds of this insect even live underground for seventeen years! After this time, the cicada comes up from the ground. Its body changes. It finds a mate⁴. And it lays new eggs. It is almost as if the cicada has a new life! It is a very special and exciting time when cicadas come up from the ground.

声音2：今天的第一封信来自印度的康萨姆。康萨姆收听了我们介绍蝉的那期节目。这些吵闹的昆虫一生中大部分时间都生活在地下。有些种类的蝉甚至要在地下生活17年！然后，蝉会从地下出来。这时它们的身体会发生变化。它们开始寻找配偶。然后产卵。这就像蝉有了新生命一样！蝉从地下出来的时刻是非常特殊又令人兴奋的时刻。

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 listener   

n.听众；收听者

参考例句：

• I'm a regular listener to her show.我经常收听她的节目。
• She became an attentive listener.她变成了一个专心致志的聆听者。

3 listeners   

n.倾听者，收听者( listener的名词复数 )；听众

参考例句：

• the demographics of radio listeners 电台听众统计数据
• The singer's high notes jarred on the ears of her listeners. 那位歌手的高音让听众们觉得刺耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 mate   

n.伙伴，同事；配偶；大副；v.(使)交配

参考例句：

• Where is the mate to this glove?这副手套的另一只在哪儿？
• She has been a faithful mate to him.她一直是他忠实的配偶。