2014英语四级听力练习:慢速英语8.15(1)

　　Welcome to American Mosaic from Learning English. Im Caty Weaver.

　　Inside the Queens Museum in New York City there is another New York City. It is a 50-year-old model, or a kind of copy, of the town in which every street, building and park was reproduced in small.

　　The so-called Panorama of the City of New York was built as an exhibit for the New York Worlds Fair in 1964. Over time, artists added to the model. Now it represents the way the city looked in 1992.

　　The model is huge. It covers 870 square meters. Visitors to the Panorama observe from beside and above it as day turns to night every 20 minutes. Little lights shine from buildings until the morning light appears.

　　Iwasaki is the museum exhibitions organizer and director. She says the Panorama presents an unusual problem even though it is the museums main appeal.

　　No matter what fantastic exhibition you think you put outside everybody goes back to the Panorama and goes wow!

　　Currently the Queens Museum is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the fair and the Panorama. The show is called Bringing the World Into the World. Ms. Iwasaki said she decided not to try to compete with the Panorama. Instead she made it part of the exhibition.

　　The show includes the museums largest piece, the Panorama. It also includes its smallest piece: a microscopic reproduction of the Queens Museum itself. Artist and engineer Jessica Rylan created that piece using nanotechnology. It is just 120 micrometers long and it cannot be seen by visitors. Guess why? It is hidden inside the model of the Queens Museum itself within Panorama of New York City.

　　Other objects include a scale model of our solar system made in 1983 by artist Chris Burden. The sun hangs over the area of New York City called the Bronx. Earth, Mercury, Mars and Venus hang in other museum rooms.

　　But, the outer planets are not even on museum property. Jupiter hangs at the nearby Queens Zoo. Neptune is in a restaurant more than a kilometer and a half away.

　　The show at the Queens Museum in New York City will end October 14th.

　　Im Caty Weaver.

　　词汇讲解：

　　1. exhibit vt.陈列，展览

　　例句：All of these cells exhibit motility.

　　所有这些细胞均表现移动性。

　　2. appear vi.出现，显现

　　例句：At least you appear classy.

　　这样至少你显得高贵。

　　3. fantastic adj.空想的，异想天开的

　　例句：What a fantastic story!

　　一个多么难以置信的故事啊

　　4. celebrate vt.庆祝; 歌颂

　　例句： How did you celebrate May Day this year?

　　你们今是怎样庆祝五一节的?

　　5. exhibition n.陈列，展览

　　例句：The exhibition was a huge success.

　　这个展览获得了巨大的成功。

　　6. include vt.包括; 包含

　　例句：That can include the happiness of our children.

　　其中也包括孩子们的快乐。

　　短语讲解：

　　1. No matter what fantastic exhibition you think you put outside everybody goes back to the Panorama and goes wow!

　　go back to 回去; 归

　　例句：Go back to your tents!

　　回你的帐篷去!

　　2. Ms. Iwasaki said she decided not to try to compete with the Panorama. Instead she made it part of the exhibition.

　　compete with 与抗争

　　例句：Africa will compete with asia.

　　非洲将与亚洲展开竞争。

　　3. The sun hangs over the area of New York City called the Bronx.

　　hang over 挂在之上，悬浮在之上; 即将降临[发生];

　　例句： I expect this situation to hang over till saturday.

　　我希望这种局面持续到星期六。

　　4. Neptune is in a restaurant more than a kilometer and a half away.

　　more than 多于

　　例句：Rob likes apples more than bananas.

　　罗勃对苹果比对香蕉还喜欢。