S1-9 Next 《預(yù)見未來》

重點(diǎn)詞匯：
1.lousy:a.粗陋的，惡心的
【同】shabby
shabby:a.襤褸的；破舊的
~ house 破房子
2.boom:n./vi.繁榮，激增
【同】boost
【固】booming economy 繁榮的經(jīng)濟(jì)
boost:vt.推動(dòng)；提高 n.增長(zhǎng) ~ the economy
3.thrive:vi.興旺，茁壯成長(zhǎng)
【同】boom, prosper
【固】business will ~ 生意會(huì)興旺
prosper:vi.興旺，繁榮
4.claim:vt./n.聲稱，要求
exclaim:vi.呼喊，驚叫
reclaim:vt.要回；開墾（荒地）
~ the land

原音重現(xiàn)：
A:Havasupai Resevation. I teach here once a week. The conditions are pretty lousy.
（Havasupai保護(hù)區(qū)，我每周都來這里教一次課。這里條件相當(dāng)差。）
B:But it's in the Canyon, one of the Eight Wonders of the world.
（但這是在大峽谷里面啊，世界八大奇跡之一。）
A:Well, a couple of hundred years ago, this tribe was booming. Plenty of food and a thriving culture. They should be better off. But I guess this was just their destiny.
（嗯，幾百年前，這個(gè)部落很強(qiáng)盛。物資豐富，文化繁榮。他們本應(yīng)該更加富足下去。可是我猜想這也許就是命運(yùn)的安排吧。）
B:I'd like to meet their shaman. I read once that in many North American tribes their shaman's purpose wasn't only healing but they also claimed they have power over the atmosphere. To bring on or stop rain.
（我很想見見他們的巫師，我有一次讀到過，書里說在北美許多部落里，他們的巫師不僅僅可以治病，還聲稱有影響大自然的力量，能呼風(fēng)喚雨。）

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