英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 The Ganges 恒河—30

 Varanasi was the most sacred place I've visited on the Ganges. There was no mistaking the power in the pull of its waters was a profoundly moving experience. The next morning, we followed the Ganges towards Patna, the state capital of Bihar.

-It's raining. We're on the road and we just crossed into Bihar, just the poorest state in the country. There's a rumour¹ in India for modern as well as ancient figures of worship. That even includes today's movie stars or sporting heroes. Nowhere is this devotion is more apparent than in India's impoverished² villages, where movies and sport provide a welcome escape from the desperate hardship of everyday life.

1 rumour   

n.谣言，谣传，传闻

参考例句：

• I should like to know who put that rumour about.我想知道是谁散布了那谣言。
• There has been a rumour mill on him for years.几年来，一直有谣言产生，对他进行中伤。

2 impoverished   

adj.穷困的，无力的，用尽了的v.使（某人）贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 )；使（某物）贫瘠或恶化

参考例句：

• the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
• They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》