【新唐人2011年4月15日讯】 【看新闻学英语】
Thai Elephants Parade to Get Donations for Japan
泰国大象游行,为日本募款
By Jianyi Shi, David Lee
【新闻关键字】
1.tourist [ˋtu:rist] n. 旅游者, 观光者
2.pachyderm [ˋpækidə:m] n. 【动】厚皮类
3.surprise [səˋpraiz] n. 惊奇, 诧异
4.adorn [əˋdɔ:n] vt. 装饰;
5.donation [dəuˋneiʃən] n. 捐献, 捐赠
6. campaign [kæmˋpein] n. 运动, 活动
7. shelter [ˋʃeltə] n. 遮盖物; 躲避处; 避难所
8. evacuate [iˋvækjueit] vt. 撤空, 撤离; 从…撤退
Elephants marched through Bangkok’s tourist area on Monday to raise money to help survivors in disaster-hit Japan.
周一,大象在曼谷游行在途径曼谷旅游区,为帮助日本灾区的生还者筹集资金。
The parade of Thai folk dancers and six pachyderms surprised tourists on the busy tourist street of Khaosan Road.
泰国的民间舞蹈和六只大象的游行,使考山路繁忙旅游街上的观光客感到惊奇。
[Stuart Cole, Tourist]:
“I like the way they put on an actual parade asking for money instead of, you know, going around trying to get it. At least you’re doing something for it, you know. But yeah I know, it’s a really good cause, really good cause.
观光客斯图尔特科尔说:“我喜欢他们用这种实际的游行方式筹款,而不是,你知道,试着到处要钱。至少你试着去做了一些事情。但是我知道,这真的是一件很好的事情、很好的事情。
The elephants were adorned with body paint reading “Help Japan" and collected donations in a box they held in their trunks.
大象用身体彩绘装饰,上面写着:“帮助日本”,象鼻挂着盒子,募集捐款。
The campaign was organized in an effort to help victims of the quake in Japan where almost 350-thousand people are in shelters around the country after being evacuated.
这次活动的主办,是努力帮助在日本地震中的受难者,大约有35万人被撤离后,安置在全国各地的庇护所。
Thailand has donated more than $6 million and sent at least 24 tons of aid supplies to Japan.
泰国已经捐赈了超过六百万美金,并且送去至少24吨援助补给品到日本。
本则影音新闻出处:新唐人电视台英语新闻
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_life/2011-03-22/thai-elephants-parade-to-get-donations-for-japan.html
本专栏由前卫英语李德良老师主编 www.davidlee.url.tw
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The elephants were adorned with body paint reading “Help Japan".
大象用身体彩绘装饰,上面写着:“帮助日本”。
【佳句精选】
The campaign was organized in an effort to help victims of the quake in Japan.
这次活动的主办,是努力帮助在日本地震中的受难者。
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