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美国学生世界地理教材(MP3+中英字幕) 第158期:新月之国(4)

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An inlet from the Bosporus cuts into Istanbul in the shape of a horn. It is called the Golden Horn, and across the entrance a great chain used to be stretched to keep out ships which the Sultan did not wish to enter. Across the Golden Horn is a bridge called Galata. I have told you of some of the most famous bridges in the World: Brooklyn Bridge, London Bridge, the Rialto and the Ponte Veechio. Galata bridge is one of the oldest and most famous bridges of the World. All day and all night people of every nationality, every color, every dress, and every language pass in an unending stream. Every one on one side seems to want to get to the other side, which makes me think of the old riddle, “Why does a chicken cross the road?”

Turkish writing looks something like shorthand and is very hard to read and to write. But because it is so difficult and so different from the letters of Europe, Turkey began to use an alphabet like ours, and every one under forty years of age is now required to learn the new writing.

In fact, Turkey has been made over into a new Turkey. The old ruler of Turkey, the Sultan, ruled alone and whatever he said had to be done whether it was right or wrong. Turkey now has a ruler who rules not alone but with others chosen by the people to rule with him. The women used to think it immodest to go out on the street with their faces uncovered, so they wore veils. Now, however, they wear hats and dresses as Christian women do. The Turks used to have many wives, and every house had a separate apartment, called the harem, where all the wives lived together.

You may wonder why the bird we eat at Thanksgiving and Christmas is called a turkey. Turkey was first brought to our country from Mexico, but people thought it had come from Turkey, so they called it a Turkey bird.

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horn [hɔ:n]

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n. 动物角,喇叭,触角,角状物,力量源泉

 
separate ['sepəreit]

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n. 分开,抽印本
adj. 分开的,各自的,

 
turkey ['tə:ki]

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n. 土耳其
turkey
n. 火

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alphabet ['ælfəbit]

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n. 字母表,基本原理(元素),符号系统

 
unending [ʌn'endiŋ]

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adj. 不断的,不停的,永无止境的,不尽的

 
uncovered [,ʌn'kʌvəd]

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adj. 无覆盖物的;未保险的;无盖的 v. 脱帽致敬;

 
stream [stri:m]

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n. (人,车,气)流,水流,组
v. 流动,

 
riddle ['ridl]

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n. 谜,谜语
vt. 解谜,出谜题,充满,打

 
ruler ['ru:lə]

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n. 尺子,划线板
n. 统治者,支配者

 

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