英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 Yangtze 长江—19

 As night fell, Lily and I naturally felt obliged to get a taste of onboard entertainment.-We are here to celebrate China's ancient culture. I've given a happy slapper and a light s*. Some people think of China as unfriendly and a little duller, not a bit of it. -Oh, pick up the source here.

I was proud to see there were some Brits on board, helping¹ to get the party going. -Now, you're starting.

The next morning, we drop not far from the Three Gorges² Dam. We drove down towards the wall of the huge dam. -That surely ranks alongside the mightest human creations. Look at the size of that! This is the single biggest power station on the planet.

-My God!

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 gorges   

n.山峡，峡谷( gorge的名词复数 )；咽喉v.（用食物把自己）塞饱，填饱( gorge的第三人称单数 )；作呕

参考例句：

• The explorers were confronted with gorges(that were)almost impassable and rivers(that were)often unfordable. 探险人员面临着几乎是无路可通的峡谷和常常是无法渡过的河流。 来自辞典例句
• We visited the Yangtse Gorges last summer. 去年夏天我们游历了长江三峡。 来自辞典例句