赖世雄学英语第四册 lesson 23

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　　[00:00.00]Lesson 23   Golden Gate Bridge's 50th Birthday
[00:13.70]金门大桥50华诞
[00:27.40]It was San Francisco's biggest event ever.
[00:34.98]As many as 800, 000 people crowded together on the Golden Gate Bridge.
[00:39.95]这是旧金山有史以规模最大的盛事，有80万人聚集在金门大桥上。
[00:44.93]They wanted to be a part of the history of the bridge.
[00:48.17]他们想成为大桥历史的一部分。
[00:51.41]The crowd broke all the records.
[00:56.27]There were many more people than anyone had expected.
[00:59.85]人数之众超出了所有人的预料，打破了所有纪录。
[01:03.43]The party was for the 50th anniversary¹ of the bridge opening.
[01:07.11]聚会是为了庆祝大桥开通50周年举行的。
[01:10.79]The Golden Gate Bridge was famous when it was built.
[01:13.87]早在修建之初，金门大桥就声名远扬，
[01:16.96]Today, it is a beautiful landmark² of San Francisco.
[01:20.44]如今它更是旧金山美丽的标志。
[01:23.93]The party began with a walk across the bridge that started at sunrise.
[01:28.31]庆祝活动的第一项是在日出时步穿越大桥。
[01:32.68]One woman said, "This is the greatest day in the history of San Francisco.
[01:41.36]There's no better day to walk the bridge."
[01:44.14]一位女士说：“这是旧金山历史上最伟大的一天，这也是穿越大桥的最佳时机。”
[01:46.92]The bridge walk lasted four hours.
[01:49.70]穿越活动持续了4个小时。
[01:52.48]Many people felt the bridge move in the wind as the crowd walked across.
[01:56.41]很多人感到在过桥时大桥在风中晃动。
[02:00.35]The sunrise walk was just the beginning of a full day of games,
[02:08.10]concerts and a parade of old cars.
[02:10.93]日出之行只是庆祝活动的序幕，随之而来的是一整天的游戏、音乐会和古董车游行。
[02:13.75]Some of the people and cars crossed the bridge on the opening day fifty years ago.
[02:18.38]参加活动的人与车中有一些在50年前大桥开通之日就曾在桥上通行。
[02:23.02]Many of the older folks walked across the bridge when it opened in 1937.
[02:27.74]许多年长一些的人在1937年大桥刚刚开通进来过这里，
[02:32.45]Some came back with their grandchildren.
[02:34.88]现在他们有些是带孙子孙女故地重游。
[02:37.31]Endless Love
[02:39.84]无尽的爱
[02:42.38]This is a very beautiful statue. What's it called?
[02:45.90]这尊雕塑美。它叫什么名字？
[02:49.43]It's called "Endless Love".
[02:51.61]它叫“无尽的爱”。
[02:53.79]It was a gift from a sister city in Australia
[02:59.72]for the 100 th anniversary of the city.
[03:02.30]它是城市百年华诞的时候，澳大利亚的一个友好城市赠送的礼物。
[03:04.87]100 th anniversary? When was that?
[03:07.81]百年华诞？什么时候？
[03:10.75]Just two months ago. There were very big celebrations
[03:17.69]and there was a spectacular³ fireworks display.
[03:20.58]就是两个月前。那时有很多盛大的庆祝活动，还有一个壮观的焰火晚会。我还参加了大游行呢？
[03:23.47]I took part in the great parade myself.
[03:25.90]听起来真不错。
[03:28.33]Sounds real good. It's a pity that I missed that.
[03:31.41]真可惜我没赶上。
[03:34.49]Yes. We all loved the celebration of our city's birthday.
[03:37.77]是啊。我们都喜欢庆祝自己城市的生日。
[03:41.05]It made the people feel so proud of our city.
[03:43.73]它让市民们感到非常自豪。
[03:46.40]Endless Love
[03:50.97]无尽的爱
[03:55.55]This is a very beautiful statue. What's it called?
[03:59.18]这尊雕塑美。它叫什么名字？
[04:02.81]It's called "Endless Love".
[04:04.78]它叫“无尽的爱”。
[04:06.75]It was a gift from a sister city in Australia
[04:12.79]for the 100 th anniversary of the city.
[04:15.45]它是城市百年华诞的时候，澳大利亚的一个友好城市赠送的礼物。
[04:18.12]100 th anniversary? When was that?
[04:21.05]百年华诞？什么时候？
[04:23.99]Just two months ago. There were very big celebrations
[04:30.97]and there was a spectacular fireworks display.
[04:33.59]就是两个月前。那时有很多盛大的庆祝活动，还有一个壮观的焰火晚会。
[04:36.22]I took part in the great parade myself.
[04:38.65]我还参加了大游行呢
[04:41.08]Sounds real good. It's a pity that I missed that.
[04:44.16]听起来真不错。真可惜我没赶上。
[04:47.24]Yes. We all loved the celebration of our city's birthday.
[04:50.51]是啊。我们都喜欢庆祝自己城市的生日。
[04:53.77]It made the people feel so proud of our city.
[04:56.50]它让市民们感到非常自豪。