London Eye 伦敦巨眼摩天轮
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The London Eye
The London Eye on the south bank of the River Thames.
Vicki: Hello, this is BBC Learning English, I’m Vicki.
Jean: 大家好，我是董征。欢迎收听 BBC Learning English 为您特别制作的“On the Town” 节目。
Vicki: And today we’re talking about one of London’s most popular tourist attractions.
Jean: 在伦敦最吸引游客的一个景点，是哪里呢？
Vicki: See if you can guess…..
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It’s a big wheel.
It’s a modern structure.
Really big.
It’s made of steel… glass or maybe plastic.
It’s huge.
It’s a big wheel and it looks like an eye ‘cos it’s got a black thing in the middle.
Jean: 嗯，原来是个又大又圆，看上去像个轮子似的东西，不过是用钢筋和塑胶铸造的。
Vicki: But where is it and what does it do?
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It goes round… slowly. It’s on the river bank, opposite the Houses of Parliament.
It gives visitors to London a good view of the city.
As you go round it’s really fun because you can see everything.
It’s on the embankment of the Thames.
It moves in a circular motion, very slowly
Jean: 而这个建筑就坐落在伦敦泰晤士河畔。“河畔”这个词在英语里有两个不同的说法。
Vicki: River bank….and embankment.
Jean: 这个大轮子每天都在缓慢的转动，坐在上面你会看到伦敦很多的景色…
Vicki: You get a good view
Jean: Well Vicki, I think it must be the London Eye!
Vicki: Well done Jean! That’s right, it’s the London Eye.
Jean: 那Vicki，你给我们介绍一下这个London Eye 伦敦巨眼摩天轮好吗?
Vicki: Well, it’s the 6th tallest structure in London.
Jean: Structure – 建筑物。不光包括房屋大楼，也指像伦敦巨眼摩天轮这样独特的建筑设计。
Vicki: The top of the London Eye is 135 metres above the river Thames. So you get a great view from the top.
Jean: 天气好的时候，站在摩天轮上可以看到伦敦的市区全景，包括这里很多著名的景点景区。
Vicki: Yes, you can see many famous London landmarks, like Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, St Paul’s Cathedral and so on.
Jean: 其实这个巨眼摩天轮看上去很像游乐场里的大转盘，只不过要巨型很多倍了。
Vicki: Yes, it’s like a Ferris wheel at a fairground, but there are some differences.
Jean: 那都有什么不同呢？
Vicki: Well for a start it moves much more slowly than a Ferris wheel. Another dif
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