[by:英语听力网|http://yingyu.chazidian.com||查字典英语网] [00:00.00]喜欢chazidian.com，就把chazidian.com复制到QQ个人资料中！Lesson 35 [00:01.54]第35课 [00:03.08]Television Day:Blondin [00:04.56]电视日:布朗丁 [00:06.03]The great acrobat,Blondin,was very famous in the 19th century. [00:10.46]布朗丁这位大杂技家在19世纪非常有名. [00:14.89]He used to walk on a tight-rope across the Niagara Falls. [00:17.42]他走在一条绷紧的绳子上横穿尼亚加拉大瀑布. [00:19.96]On September 8th,1860,a crowd of about 300,000 people gathered at Niagara [00:24.53]1860年9月8日,约有30万人聚集在尼亚加拉瀑布旁观 [00:29.10]to watch Blondin carry a man across! [00:31.18]看布朗丁背人通过瀑布 [00:33.25]Three men had offered to go with him,but they failed to appear, [00:36.83]曾有3个人提出与他一起过去,但他们都没露面. [00:40.41]so Blondin asked his manager,Mr Colcord,to climb on his back. [00:43.85]所以,布朗丁要他的经纪人克尔科特趴在他背上. [00:47.28]Colcord agreed to do this so as not to disappoint the crowd, [00:50.10]为了不让观众失望,克尔科特同意了, [00:52.92]but he was terrified. [00:54.56]但他可吓坏了. [00:56.19]The crossing was very difficult [00:57.97]这次横渡很困难, [00:59.74]because Colcord was heavier than Blondin thought. [01:02.07]因为克尔科特比布朗丁预料的要重. [01:04.39]After he has gone a short way,Blondin had to stop in order to rest. [01:07.87]走了一小段路后,布朗丁就不得不停下来休息. [01:11.34]He asked Colcord to get down. [01:13.51]他要克尔科特下来. [01:15.68]At first Colcord refused, [01:17.60]起先克尔科特不答应, [01:19.52]but at last he had to. [01:21.29]不过最后他只好下来. [01:23.07]He clung to Blondin's leg and the rope in order not to fall. [01:25.85]他紧紧地搂着布朗丁的腿抓着绳子以免掉下去. [01:28.63]Blondin had to stop six times during the crossing so as to rest [01:31.51]横渡时,布朗丁停下来休息6次. [01:34.38]Sometimes the rope swung as much as 40 feet! [01:36.97]有时绳子摆动的距离竟有40英尺. [01:39.55]At last both men crossed safely. [01:41.77]最后两个人平安地横渡过了. [01:43.99]The crowd sighed with relief--and so did poor Mr Colcord! [01:47.47]人们都宽慰地舒了口气--那位可怜的克尔科特也一样.