英语新闻视频：Facebook把我们联系在一起

Chairs. Chairs are made¹ so that people can sit down and take a break. Anyone² can sit on a chair, and if the chair's large enough, they can sit down together and tell jokes³, or make up stories, or just listen. Chairs are for people and that is why chairs are like Facebook. Doorbells⁴, airplanes⁵, bridges⁶, these are things people used⁷ to get together so they can open up and connectabout ideas and music and other things that people share⁸. Dance floors, basketball, a great nation⁹. A great nation is something people build so they can have a place where they belong¹⁰. The universe¹¹. It is vastand dark¹² and makes us wonder¹³ if we are alone¹⁴. So maybe the reason¹⁵ you make all of these things is to remindourselves that we are not.
 

1 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

2 anyone   

pron.(=everybody)任何人

参考例句：

• Anyone who wants to can join.愿意的都可以参加。
• Have you got anyone to speak for you?你找到人代表你们发言了吗？

3 jokes   

n.笑话，玩笑( joke的名词复数 )；可笑的人、事物、情形v.开玩笑( joke的第三人称单数 )；戏弄；闹着玩；说着玩

参考例句：

• They all guffawed at his jokes. 他们听了他的笑话都一阵狂笑。
• an inexhaustible supply of good jokes 讲不完的精彩笑话

4 doorbells   

n.门铃( doorbell的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• George didn't know which house on the street was Jane's so he began ringing doorbells hit or miss. 乔治不知道简[珍妮]住在那条街上的哪栋房子里，因此他就东一家西一户漫无目的地按门铃。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• There were knobs and doorbells where one touch had covered another beforehand. 还有事前已被触摸层层覆盖的门把和门铃。 来自互联网

5 airplanes   

飞机( airplane的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• An escort of ten airplanes greets the famous aviator. 由10架飞机组成的护航队迎接这位著名的飞行员。
• The airplanes are ferrying motorcars between England and France. 飞机在英法之间运送汽车。

6 bridges   

n.桥( bridge的名词复数 )；桥牌；鼻梁；1 起联系作用的东西v.在…建桥( bridge的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Bridges over railroad tracks root danger out in crossing. 铁轨上空的天桥排除了穿行中的危险。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The builders have contracted for three bridges this year. 今年这些建筑工人已经承包了三座新桥梁。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

8 share   

vt./vi.分享，共有，分配；n.共享；份额

参考例句：

• I will share in the cost with you.我愿意和你一起负担费用。
• Children should learn to share.小孩应该学会与人分享东西。

9 nation   

n.民族；国家；国民

参考例句：

• The President gave an address to the nation over the radio.总统向全国发表广播演说。
• The country needs a leader who will hold the nation together.这个国家需要有一个能把全民族团结起来的领袖。

10 belong   

vi.属于，附属；应归入

参考例句：

• Does this house belong to Mr. Winter? 这幢房子是温特先生的吗 ?
• We belong to the new club. 我们是这个新俱乐部的成员。

11 universe   

n.宇宙；世界

参考例句：

• Our world is a small part of the universe.我们的地球是宇宙的一小部分。
• I know seldom about universe.关于宇宙我知道得很少。

12 dark   

adj.黑色的；暗的；黑暗的

参考例句：

• The night is too dark for us to see.夜间太暗，我们看不见。
• The sky was dark blue and clear when the moon came up.月亮出来时，天空是深蓝色的，非常晴朗。

13 wonder   

v.惊奇；惊讶；(对...)感到怀疑

参考例句：

• I wonder why he is late.我想知道他为什么迟到。
• No wonder it's a wonder.怪不得这是一个奇迹。

14 alone   

adj.单独的，孤独的；adv.单独地，独自地；仅仅

参考例句：

• He often makes a round trip to the hospital alone.他经常一个人往返医院。
• It is dangerous for a girl to go out alone at night.一个女孩夜里单独外出是危险的。

15 reason   

n.原因，理由，理智，道理；v.劝说，推理

参考例句：

• That is the reason why we must go now.那就是我们现在必须走的理由。
• The reason for the flood was that heavy rain.水灾是那场大雨造成的。