Tractor Lady
英语课
BBC Learning 1 EnglishPeople and PlacesTractor LadyJackie: Hello, welcome to bbclearningenglish.com.
I'm Jackie Dalton…Manon It's a 31 year old German tractor 2 and it's green,with red inside the wheels.
Jackie: …and this is the Dutch actress ManonOssevoort. Manon is travelling from Europe to the SouthPole on a tractor – yes, a tractor, one of those largeheavy vehicles that farmers use. She calls her tractor'Tractor' and in this programme we'll hear about herjourney so far. She's been travelling for two years throughall kinds of different countries and lotsof things have happened along the way… in fact, Manon raninto trouble just two days into her journey – whathappened to her?
ManonI started driving and the sun was shining and there werebutterflies everywhere and I drove out of Holland and thesecond day, by accident, I drove onto the highway aroundAntwerp. Yeah, and I was caught my the highway police andthey just took me and Tractor and arrested us.
Jackie: As Manon was driving, she accidentally 3 wentonto a highway, or motorway 4, where it's illegal to drive atractor because the other cars are going fast and it'sdangerous. So the police arrested her. Listen again.
ManonI started driving and the sun was shining and there werebutterflies everywhere and Idrove out of Holland and the second day, by accident, Idrove onto the highway aroundAntwerp. Yeah, and I was caught my the highway police andthey just took me andTractor and arrested us.
Jackie: Luckily Manon was soon allowed to continueher journey – a journey she'd dreamed of doing for manyyears. I don't know about you, but I'm still a littleunclear as to why she thought it would be a good idea to goby tractor. Let's listen to her to find out.
ManonMy ultimate 5 destination is the South Pole, on a tractorbecause the tractor makes me laugh and it symbolises thisthing that if you really want to accomplish some things,you might not always be fast, but if you just keep moving,you'll always get somewhere.
Jackie: Manon says the tractor is symbolic 6 because,even though it goes slowly, it still gets you somewhere –just like in all sorts of areas of our lives, if we reallywant to accomplish something, - which means to achieve ordo something successfully - it doesn't matter how long itmake take, but as long as we do something, we can alwaysmake progress. Listen again.
ManonMy ultimate destination is the South Pole, on a tractorbecause the tractor makes me laugh and it symbolises thisthing that if you really want to accomplish some things,you might not always be fast, but if you just keep moving,you'll always get somewhere.
Jackie: Manon travelled through so many countriesand often talked to people along the way. But how did theauthorities usually react when they saw her – did theythreaten her?
ManonThey just start laughing, and they say, come, come, come,sit down, sit down… we'll make you some tea – what areyou doing?
Jackie: Luckily for Manon, the authorities 7 werewelcoming – probably because they found what she's doingrather strange and they found it funny.
ManonThey just start laughing, and they say, come, come, come,sit down, sit down… we'll make you some tea – what areyou doing?
Jackie: But not every part of Manon's journey hasbeen enjoyable so far. There are things she's come acrossthat have made her sad. What kinds of things?
ManonOn my way through Holland, down through Europe, the Balkancountries, Egypt, Sudan I come to many places, which youcould call, as an adult, the end of the world – placeswhere people lose hope. You see beautiful people, localpeople, beautiful people working for humanitarianorganisations, but somehow the work that they're doingdoesn't work completely and it can make you sad.
Jackie: Manon felt saw when she reached placeswhere she saw that people had lost hope. Listen again.
ManonOn my way through Holland, down through Europe, the Balkancountries, Egypt, Sudan I come to many places, which youcould call, as an adult, the end of the world – placeswhere people lose hope. You see beautiful people, localpeople, beautiful people working for humanitarianorganisations, but somehow the work that they're doingdoesn't work completely and it can make you sad.
Jackie: Well that's all for this programme and wemust leave Manon to get on with her travels. Let's hopethat as her journey to the South Pole continues, Manoncomes across many places where people do have hope.
I'm Jackie Dalton…Manon It's a 31 year old German tractor 2 and it's green,with red inside the wheels.
Jackie: …and this is the Dutch actress ManonOssevoort. Manon is travelling from Europe to the SouthPole on a tractor – yes, a tractor, one of those largeheavy vehicles that farmers use. She calls her tractor'Tractor' and in this programme we'll hear about herjourney so far. She's been travelling for two years throughall kinds of different countries and lotsof things have happened along the way… in fact, Manon raninto trouble just two days into her journey – whathappened to her?
ManonI started driving and the sun was shining and there werebutterflies everywhere and I drove out of Holland and thesecond day, by accident, I drove onto the highway aroundAntwerp. Yeah, and I was caught my the highway police andthey just took me and Tractor and arrested us.
Jackie: As Manon was driving, she accidentally 3 wentonto a highway, or motorway 4, where it's illegal to drive atractor because the other cars are going fast and it'sdangerous. So the police arrested her. Listen again.
ManonI started driving and the sun was shining and there werebutterflies everywhere and Idrove out of Holland and the second day, by accident, Idrove onto the highway aroundAntwerp. Yeah, and I was caught my the highway police andthey just took me andTractor and arrested us.
Jackie: Luckily Manon was soon allowed to continueher journey – a journey she'd dreamed of doing for manyyears. I don't know about you, but I'm still a littleunclear as to why she thought it would be a good idea to goby tractor. Let's listen to her to find out.
ManonMy ultimate 5 destination is the South Pole, on a tractorbecause the tractor makes me laugh and it symbolises thisthing that if you really want to accomplish some things,you might not always be fast, but if you just keep moving,you'll always get somewhere.
Jackie: Manon says the tractor is symbolic 6 because,even though it goes slowly, it still gets you somewhere –just like in all sorts of areas of our lives, if we reallywant to accomplish something, - which means to achieve ordo something successfully - it doesn't matter how long itmake take, but as long as we do something, we can alwaysmake progress. Listen again.
ManonMy ultimate destination is the South Pole, on a tractorbecause the tractor makes me laugh and it symbolises thisthing that if you really want to accomplish some things,you might not always be fast, but if you just keep moving,you'll always get somewhere.
Jackie: Manon travelled through so many countriesand often talked to people along the way. But how did theauthorities usually react when they saw her – did theythreaten her?
ManonThey just start laughing, and they say, come, come, come,sit down, sit down… we'll make you some tea – what areyou doing?
Jackie: Luckily for Manon, the authorities 7 werewelcoming – probably because they found what she's doingrather strange and they found it funny.
ManonThey just start laughing, and they say, come, come, come,sit down, sit down… we'll make you some tea – what areyou doing?
Jackie: But not every part of Manon's journey hasbeen enjoyable so far. There are things she's come acrossthat have made her sad. What kinds of things?
ManonOn my way through Holland, down through Europe, the Balkancountries, Egypt, Sudan I come to many places, which youcould call, as an adult, the end of the world – placeswhere people lose hope. You see beautiful people, localpeople, beautiful people working for humanitarianorganisations, but somehow the work that they're doingdoesn't work completely and it can make you sad.
Jackie: Manon felt saw when she reached placeswhere she saw that people had lost hope. Listen again.
ManonOn my way through Holland, down through Europe, the Balkancountries, Egypt, Sudan I come to many places, which youcould call, as an adult, the end of the world – placeswhere people lose hope. You see beautiful people, localpeople, beautiful people working for humanitarianorganisations, but somehow the work that they're doingdoesn't work completely and it can make you sad.
Jackie: Well that's all for this programme and wemust leave Manon to get on with her travels. Let's hopethat as her journey to the South Pole continues, Manoncomes across many places where people do have hope.
n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词
- When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
- Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。
adv.偶然地；意外地
- Mary accidentally let out that her mother had telephoned.玛丽无意中说出她的母亲来过电话。
- As I turned around,I accidentally hit him in the face.我转身时不经意撞了他的脸。
n.高速公路，快车道
- Our car had a breakdown on the motorway.我们的汽车在高速公路上抛锚了。
- A maniac driver sped 35 miles along the wrong side of a motorway at 110 mph.一个疯狂的司机以每小时110英里的速度在高速公路上逆行飙车35英里。
adj.最远的；最后的；终极的；根源的，基本的
- What was his ultimate goal?他的最终目标是什么？
- The sun is the ultimate store of power.太阳是能量之本。
adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的
- It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
- The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。
n.当局，权力，权威；权威( authority的名词复数 )；权力；学术权威；[复数]当权者
- They interceded with the authorities on behalf of the detainees. 他们为被拘留者向当局求情。
- At his instigation we conceal the fact from the authorities. 我们受他的怂恿向当局隐瞒了事实。 来自《简明英汉词典》