高中英语CNN听力2012年02月合辑(文本+翻译)20120224素材

1、cnn英语听力 2012 年 02 月合辑（文本 +翻译）：20120224and that wasnt his first time in space. john glenn was one of nasas original astronauts. hes been the center of a lot of attention right now, because 50 years ago yesterday he made history.the light is on.a miracle.godspeed, john glenn. fiveas that rocket launch

2、ed into the sky, john glenn became the first american to orbit the earth. in fact, he circled the globe three times during the five-hour mission.it may have happened half a century ago, but glenn says that famous flight is one hell never forget.i guessiverecalledit quiteoften over the past50years, a

3、nd thatskept itfresh,but it was such an impressive thing at the time, that its indelibly imprinted onmy memory, and i can recall those days very, very well.today istuesday. you alreadyknew that,but did youknow thatitsfattuesday? thatmeans its also mardi gras, which means fat tuesday in french. and n

4、o matter whatyou callit,itfallson the day beforethe religiousobservanceoflent,whichbeginson ash wednesday.and in cities like new orleans, mardi gras is a huge celebration. youll see paradeswith floats,marching bands and peoplein costume.new orleanshosted its firstmardigras paradein1837.the floatssta

5、rtedshowing up about 20 years later,and typicallymore than a million people come out to attend the citys mardi gras celebrations.next up, the bright lights of the big city - you might have seen the neon displaysin new york or maybe even las vegas, but in this case, were talking about hong kong. now

6、some residents say all that light from businesses and advertisements can boosta citys image or even make the streets safer. but not everyone thinks brighter is better. richard quest has this illuminating report.there are lights bigger lights and then theres hong kong. the worlds big cities offer cul

7、ture, convenience and a cosmopolitan way of life.living in a city, especially like this, can be anything but easy. property prices are some of the highest in the world. the citys battle with air pollution is well known. with so much development, theres also the noise pollution. now an entirely diffe

8、rent problem - its trying to live in a city of lights, lots of lights.bustling with business in the heart of hong kong (ph), night becomes day when the用心爱心专心- 1 -lights get switched on. this is about as bad as it gets. and remember, there are people living up there, trying to sleep, if they can.prof

9、essor henry chung has been studying light pollution for more than a decade, and says not only is excessive light a real nuisance, its a waste of energy.so what would you do? would you switch them all off?it is a good idea. but, of course, we have to strike a balance. thats why i think the government

10、 has to do something. the legislation tried to control the maximum brightness produced by all these lights and check the brightness around the area. that is the best way to control light pollution.well, theres been debate. theres currently no regulations in place to curb lightpollution. while the ci

11、tys glistening skylines been a draw for tourists for years, now even hong kongs chief executive recognizes action needs to be taken.we realize that we have to do something about it. you look at the commercial areas, its really bright. i think it become offensive at times, and we are now introducing

12、virtually regulation restriction to make sure people do have a quiet night and not be disturbed too brightly in lights.and, finally, if you like bacon, youre going to love todays before we go segmentbecause thats the main course of this annual iowa event that attracts thousands of people. its baconf

13、est. now where the popular product isnt just for breakfast. theres bacon for lunch, bacon for dinner. and for dessert, you bet your bacon. cupcakes and brownies with bacon baked right in. they even offer life-size bacon. ok, that actually may be just a guy in a costume.he was probably trying to ham

14、it up or hog all of the attention, but the true star was the bacon, and the skillet takes to prepare it in such interesting ways. werejust a little surprised an event like this was held on saturday. youd think the best time for baconfest would be on a fryday. all right. were done pigging out on puns

15、. enjoy the rest of your day. for cnn, im natisha lance.他早已不是第一次进入太空。约翰葛伦是最早的国家宇航局宇航员之一。他已经引起了很多的关注 , 因为 50 年前的昨天他创造了历史。打开照明装置。这是一个奇迹。上帝的速度 , 约翰格伦。 5用心爱心专心- 2 -火箭发射到天空中 , 约翰葛伦成为美国历史上第一个绕地球轨道的人。事实上, 他在这次5小时的任务中绕地球长达三次。这可能发生在半个世纪前, 但格伦表示那次著名的飞行他永远不会忘记。我想自己的回忆已经回到了过去的五十年, 而那时还是令人非常激动, 但它是一个给人深刻印象的时刻 ,

16、而且永久印在我的记忆中, 我可以很清楚地回忆起那些日子。今天是星期二。你肯定已经知道, 但是你知道这是油腻星期二吗?这意味着它也是狂欢节, 在法国称为油腻星期二。无论你怎么称呼, 它是宗教庆祝基督复活的节日圣灰星期三的前一天。在像新奥尔良这样的城市, 狂欢节是一个巨大的庆祝活动。你会看到游行和各种花车活动,前进的乐队和穿着各种服装的人们。新奥尔良在1837 年第一次举办了的狂欢节游行。花车大约20 年后出现 , 通常有超过一百万人参加这个城市的狂欢节庆典。接下来 , 灯火通明的大城市你可能会看到在纽约或甚至拉斯维加斯的霓虹灯, 不过在这种情况下 , 我们要说的是香港。现在一些居民表示企业和广告

17、的灯光能提高城市的形象甚至使街道更安全。但并不是每个人都认为美好就更好。理查德有更富有启发性的报告。灯光闪耀，这里就是香港。这个世界上最大的文化及各种生活方式汇集的城市、。生活在都市 , 特别是这样的城市中, 除了简单可以说有任何感受都可以。房价是全世界最高之一。这个城市中的空气污染是众所周知的。有这么多的发展, 当然也有噪音污染。现在一个完全不同的问题灯光，很多灯正在尝试占据这个城市。熙熙攘攘的香港商业中心夜晚变得形同白日。这是是坏得不能再坏了。要记住, 有些人住在那里 , 如果可以的话，他们想睡觉。教授亨利长永近十年来一直研究光污染, 他表示过多的光不仅会带来麻烦, 而且也是一种浪费能源的行为。所以你会做什么呢?你会替换它们吗?这是一个好主意。但是 , 当然 , 我们必须找到一种平衡。这就是为什么我认为政府必须做些什么。立法试图控制这些灯所产生的最大亮度及检查那一区域的亮度。这是控制光污染最好的方式。嗯 , 以前曾有过争论。目前没有地方规定来抑制光污染。而城市天际线的闪烁很多年一直吸引观光客 , 现在就连特别行政区长官承认需要采取行动。我们意识到我们必须做些什么。你看商业领域真的很亮。我认为这是冒犯的行为, 现在要介入限制规定确保人们有一个安静的夜晚, 而不是在灯光明亮中的不安。最后 , 如果你喜欢熏肉, 你将会爱今天的“在我们离开之前 的部分。用心爱