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英语新闻视频：Facebook把我们联系在一起

时间：2013-11-09 12:41:53

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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.
 


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1 made hAgx2     
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 aMCy4     
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 58110c37b29af91a4fd7a48bb9db1f58     
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 60ee889362bf5fffa396b385fa23916a     
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 4d3be9c3fc790ebdf324bd52b5f90737     
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 9d05c9148397895c2b43fabb49989d7d     
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 ajBwV     
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 5zJwU     
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 rF4xW     
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 nQky3     
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 9kfwV     
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 gOQzT     
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 uf6we     
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 5L2yn     
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 lTYxU     
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。