英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 Yangtze 长江—25

 -Just don't leave me along, Mr.Yu, OK? This is quite possibly one of the most embarrassing¹ things I've done. It seems like me in a zoo. Look around! Take a dip in the Yangtze. Oh, I have to go first? OK, I cross the Yangtze. It's very breath freshing.Mao swam across the Yangtze here. It was a clever bit of publicity² that helped his strong man image. President Putin does those sort of stances all the time, of course. I was only supposed to be portering around, having a quick dip.

-Oh, it encourages me. It's astonishing. Feel really the power of it. But after ten minutes or so, I found myself a third of the way across. A mad thought struck me. Meanwhile, Mr.Yu is getting a bit chilly³.

-Mr.Yu is getting out of the river, now just left the rest of these in the river.

1 embarrassing   

adj.使人尴尬的，令人为难的v.（使）窘迫，（使）局促不安( embarrass的现在分词)

参考例句：

• His jokes didn't even raise a smile, which was embarrassing. 听了他讲的笑话，都没人笑一下，真是太尴尬了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I was in the embarrassing position of having completely forgotten her name. 当时我完全忘记了她的名字，很是尴尬。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。

3 chilly   

adj.凉快的，寒冷的

参考例句：

• I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
• I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后，寒气逼人。