M1U1（6分钟）

Module 1 Wonders of the world

Unit 1  It’s more than 2,000 years old.

Tony:Let's call Wonders of the World and join in the discussion. I think natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.And I think the Giant's Causeway is the most fantastic natural wonder.

Lingling:Hm,I’ve never seen it, so I'm not sure I agree with you. Why do you like it, Tony?

Tony:Well,I visited the Giant's Causeway two years ago. It's huge. There're about 40,000 rocks, most of them with six sides. It goes for several hundred metres on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.

Lingling:That sounds great, though I think Victoria Falls in Africa are even more fantastic. They're about l,700 metres wide and 100 metres high. You can hear the loud noise a few kilometres away.

Betty:Wow, that's huge! But in my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones. Look at the Terracotta Army. It's more than 2.000 years old.

Daming:I agree with you, Betty. And I think the Three Gorges Dam is fantastic too. It's about 2,300 metres long, 185 metres high and 15 metres wide at the top. It produces electricity for millions of people in China.

Betty:Now, who'd like to call first?

生词：

join in 加入

discussion 讨论；商讨

natural 大自然的

wonders  奇观；奇迹

man-made  人造的

the Giant's Causeway  巨人之路

fantastic  神奇的

agree with  同意...

huge 巨大的

eastern  在东边的；来自东边的

coast  海岸

Northern Ireland 北爱尔兰

Victoria Falls  维多利亚瀑布

wide  宽

high 高

in my opinion 在我看来

the Terracotta Army 兵马俑

produces  生产（发电）

electricity 电

millions of 大量的；无数的

汉语译文：

托尼:  我们给《世界奇观》节目打电话，加入讨论吧。 我觉得自然奇观比人造奇观更有趣。而且我认为巨人之路是最神奇的自然奇观。  

玲玲:  嗯，我没有见过巨人之路，所以我不知道该不该 同意你的看法。你为什么会喜欢它呢，托尼？  

托尼:  哦，两年前我浏览了巨人之路。它非常大，由大 约4万多块石块组成，大多数石块都有六个面。巨人之路位于北爱尔兰东海岸，绵延数百米。

玲玲:  听起来很神奇，但我认为非洲的维多利亚瀑布更 壮观。瀑布宽约1700米，高约100米，数千米之外就能听到瀑布的巨响。  

贝蒂:  哇！那么大啊！但是，在我看来，人造奇观比自 然奇观更激动人心。就说兵马俑吧，它们都有两千多年的历史了。  

大明:  我同意你的看法，贝蒂。我觉得三峡大坝也很神奇。大坝长约2300米，高185米，顶部宽15米。它为中国数百万的人口供电。  

贝蒂:  那现在谁来拨打热线？