15篇文章貫通六級詞匯MP3（字幕版）Unit1-Part1

<p>[ti:]<br /> [ar:]<br /> [al:]<br /> [by:]<br /> [00:00.00]UNIT1<br /> [00:13.13]In Another World<br /> [00:15.43]Here I am, in China,<br /> [00:17.83]half way around the world<br /> [00:19.58]from home. As I look<br /> [00:21.45]at my clock and<br /> [00:22.54]calculate the time back home<br /> [00:23.74]I realize that half<br /> [00:25.27]a world away, people are busy<br /> [00:27.36]getting ready for a wedding.<br /> [00:29.54]The bride is my niece,<br /> [00:31.84]a person I first met<br /> [00:33.59]when she was three days old.<br /> [00:36.00]I think back to<br /> [00:37.64]the first time I had<br /> [00:38.73]the opportunity to become acquainted<br /> [00:40.15]with my niece. As my sister<br /> [00:42.56]cradled her in her arms,<br /> [00:44.21]the infant girl clasped<br /> [00:45.84]her mother's outstretched finger.<br /> [00:48.03]My intuition told me that<br /> [00:50.44]her temperament would be<br /> [00:51.75]a sunny disposition, a joy<br /> [00:53.28]to people around her.<br /> [00:55.14]As she grew, the cute<br /> [00:57.44]little girl had an infectious<br /> [00:59.08]laugh that started as<br /> [01:00.72]a small grin, then became<br /> [01:02.25]a giggle and grew louder<br /> [01:04.22]and louder until it triggered<br /> [01:06.08]a response from all the people<br /> [01:08.05]around her and they joined in.<br /> [01:09.81]As an adolescent, she studied<br /> [01:12.10]hard and enjoyed welldeserved<br /> [01:13.96]success in secondary school<br /> [01:15.72]as she interacted<br /> [01:16.81]with her peer group.<br /> [01:17.90]After receiving her high<br /> [01:20.08]school diploma, she chose<br /> [01:21.50]nursing as her career.<br /> [01:23.37]From the beginning of<br /> [01:25.23]the young couples romance<br /> [01:26.54]it was evident that<br /> [01:27.64]they were compatible and were<br /> [01:28.95]completely intrigued with each other.<br /> [01:30.70]The couple had an<br /> [01:32.89]engagement party when I<br /> [01:34.20]was at home in Canada<br /> [01:35.29]a few months ago.<br /> [01:36.50]The party was in the form<br /> [01:38.03]of a picnic in a beautiful<br /> [01:39.56]rose garden. To celebrate<br /> [01:41.21]and to toast their future,<br /> [01:43.17]we drank champagne. As they<br /> [01:45.14]posed under an arch<br /> [01:47.11]covered with climbing roses,we snapped<br /> [01:48.97]pictures for their photo album.<br /> [01:50.94]The couple decided on<br /> [01:52.69]a fall wedding. Plans for<br /> [01:54.88]the wedding day were activated immediately.<br /> [01:57.07]The decisions about the forthcoming event<br /> [01:59.03]were shared by the whole family.<br /> [02:01.34]A close friend of the family<br /> [02:03.74]was contacted and invited<br /> [02:05.27]to sing a solo just<br /> [02:06.59]prior to the ceremony.<br /> [02:08.45]The day before the ceremony,<br /> [02:10.52]a rehearsal would take place<br /> [02:12.71]so that the remainder of<br /> [02:14.14]the details could be<br /> [02:15.45]looked after and attended to.<br /> [02:17.30]The planning that takes place<br /> [02:19.49]beforehand for one of these events<br /> [02:21.24]and all the work<br /> [02:22.34]that the big day entails,<br /> [02:23.76]with many people collaborating<br /> [02:25.62]to make the event run smoothly,<br /> [02:27.70]are immense. The conscientious attention<br /> [02:30.87]to detail will be evident<br /> [02:32.29]to the spectators of this event.<br /> [02:33.83]I can imagine the excitement<br /> [02:36.12]and emotions of the family today.<br /> [02:38.42]The time is near.<br /> [02:40.06]The ceremony will begin<br /> [02:41.37]in 3 short hours.<br /> [02:43.45]The bride will be radiant<br /> [02:44.98]as she comes down the aisle<br /> [02:46.29]escorted by her father.<br /> [02:48.05]She will wear her<br /> [02:49.69]grandmother's pearls as an accessory.<br /> [02:51.44]Her veil will be<br /> [02:53.41]the same one as<br /> [02:54.50]her cousin wore last year.<br /> [02:56.14]As is customary, under her garments<br /> [02:58.33]she will wear a blue  garter.<br /> [03:00.19]As part of the tradition<br /> [03:01.94]of Canadian weddings, she will<br /> [03:03.36]be wearing something old (the pearls),<br /> [03:05.88]something new (her gown),<br /> [03:07.96]something borrowed (the veil)<br /> [03:10.59]and something blue (the garter).<br /> [03:12.44]As the first chords of<br /> [03:14.74]the wedding march are played<br /> [03:16.50](a melody familiar to all),<br /> [03:18.35]the  congregation will rise.<br /> [03:20.87]Gasps will be heard<br /> [03:22.73]as they catch a glimpse<br /> [03:24.26]of the bride in<br /> [03:25.36]her gorgeous wedding gown.<br /> [03:26.67]The mother of the bride<br /> [03:27.98]will calmly view this whole event,<br /> [03:29.84]though tears will blur her vision.<br /> [03:31.26]She will be overcome<br /> [03:33.24]with sentiment at her<br /> [03:34.43]daughter's apparent happiness.<br /> [03:36.41]The picture will be one<br /> [03:38.05]that will embody hope<br /> [03:39.25]for the future of humanity.</p> <p> </p>

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