英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 Yangtze 长江—35

 The waking up of the soul that is clearly happening here will have enormous¹ implications², this isn't just about religion, this is the transformation³ that will affect politics, it could help to redefine China's relationship with the rest of the world. The next day having said goodbye to Lily i headed out to the point where the mighty⁴ Yangtze finally flows out into the sea.As i come towards the end of this journey, it's really clear to me that huge numbers of people in this country are turning to religion and faith, and the reason they are doing that is in my view because this country has advanced even further and even faster than many of us in the west realise, hundreds of millions of people here have lifted out of poverty, often their material needs are being met, now they want new purpose and meaning in their lives that neither communism nor capitalism⁵ seem would to provide.

Here we are, this is the memorial monument, just a mark really for the end of the Yangtze. Look, the end of the Yangtze, we see for miles, look, right out to sea. it's been an amazing series of journeys, it's been thrilling and surprising for me actually, just how much i feel like i've learned⁶ from following these sacred rivers about the cultures and the countries the rivers flow through. These rivers are polluted, they are battled over, but they are still life giving arteries⁷ that support hundreds of millions of people, these rivers have shaped civilizations and they'll continue to shape our modern world.

1 enormous   

adj.巨大的；庞大的

参考例句：

• An enormous sum of money is injected each year into teaching.每年都有大量资金投入到教学中。
• They wield enormous political power.他们行使巨大的政治权力。

2 implications   

n. 暗示，含意，牵连，卷入

参考例句：

• The development of the site will have implications for the surrounding countryside. 这个地点的开发将会影响周围的乡村。
• The research has far-reaching implications for medicine as a whole. 这项研究对整个医学界都有着深远的影响。

3 transformation   

n.变化；改造；转变

参考例句：

• Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
• He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。

4 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

5 capitalism   

n.资本主义

参考例句：

• The essence of his argument is that capitalism cannot succeed.他的论点的核心是资本主义不能成功。
• Capitalism began to develop in Russia in the 19th century.十九世纪资本主义在俄国开始发展。

6 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

7 arteries   

n.动脉( artery的名词复数 )；干线，要道

参考例句：

• Even grafting new blood vessels in place of the diseased coronary arteries has been tried. 甚至移植新血管代替不健康的冠状动脉的方法都已经试过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This is the place where the three main arteries of West London traffic met. 这就是伦敦西部三条主要交通干线的交汇处。 来自《简明英汉词典》