高中英语 CNN听力05月合辑（文本+翻译）0518素材.doc

cnn英语听力2012年05月合辑（文本+翻译）：20120518todays shoutout goes out to ms. borons current events class at haines high school in haines, alaska. which of these wars included fighting in northern africa? you know what to do. was it the hundred years war, the boer wars, the war of 1812 or world war ii? youve got three seconds, go.the only one of theseconflictsthat included fighting in northern africa was world war ii. thats your answer,and thats your shoutout.well, our next report is about a british fighter plane that went down in northern africa during world war ii.after the crash, the pilot was never heard from again, and the plane waspresumedto be lost forever in the sands of the sahara desert.that is until now. youve got to see this report by barbara starr.it sat quietly for 70 years in the egyptian desert, waiting for someone to find it. thewreckageof a british royal air force p-40, one of hundreds of kitty hawk fighter bombers that took on the nazis across north africa.a polish oil worker exploring the egyptian desert just came across the wreckage and took theseextraordinaryimages. the plane, mostlyintact, after decades in the desert, the cockpit controls from an era gone by, enough to inspire even modern fighter pilots.i just thought what an amazing, amazing story for an aircraft 70 years ago to have gone down in the desert, to be in such good condition and to be found intact after all these years.even some ammunition and guns remain.this archive film shows the plane in action in world war ii. in north africa, its job, to protect troops on the ground fighting the nazis.it was an absolute workhorse. it flew extensively throughout that campaign and some may well say it was decisive in tipping the balance in favor of the allies in north africa.records show the plane went down in the sahara desert on june 28th, 1942. according to british newspapers, the pilot is thought to be flight sgt. dennis copping (ph).i think the important part of this story is the story of the man that was flying it and what happened to him.its believed he was flying the already damaged plane to a repair site when he crashed. these bullet holes a mystery. was he shot down? parachute remnants suggest the young pilot survived and tried to make himself a shelter from the hot sun. but no remains have been found. he may have died in the burning desert looking for help.the british military will now visit the desert wreckage site in the coming days and try to make a determination about whether it is feasible to begin a search for the remains of a young world war ii pilot whos been missing for so many years - barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon.今天的大喊答题节目的题目是由阿拉斯加海因斯海因斯高中博荣女士的时事班级提供。以下哪次战争发生在非洲北部?你知道要做什么。是百年战争，布尔战争,1812年战争还是第二次世界大战?你有三秒钟的时间,3,2，1，现在揭晓答案。这些冲突中唯一一次其中包括非洲北部的战斗就是第二次世界大战。你的答案是这个吗？这就是本期的大喊答题节目。嗯,我们的下一条新闻是关于二战期间非洲北部的英国战斗机。自坠毁后飞行员从此杳无音信,飞机被认为永远消失在了撒哈拉沙漠中。这件事直到现在也仍未揭开谜底。不过你得去看看芭芭拉斯塔尔的这个报告。它静静地在埃及沙漠呆了70年,等待有人找到它。英国皇家空军p-40的飞机残骸就在那里,这是穿过北非直至纳粹数以百计“小鹰号”战斗轰炸机的其中一架。波兰一名石油工人探索埃及沙漠时偶遇残骸,并拍摄了这些惊人的照片。这架飞机, 经过数十年的沙漠沉寂后几乎完好无损,驾驶舱控制已经历经一个时代的消逝,而这也足以启发现代战斗机飞行员。我只是觉得这令人惊叹,飞机70年前已经降落在沙漠中,而多年之后状况依旧如此良好,可以被完整发现。甚至一些弹药和枪械仍旧完整。电影资料显示的是在二战中执行任务的这架飞机。在北非,其工作是保障地面部队和纳粹的战斗。这是绝对的主力。它在整个战役中极其活跃而一些人称这是决定性的,对于同盟国在北非打破了平衡性。记录显示1942年6月28日飞机坠毁在撒哈拉沙漠。据英国报纸称飞行员被认为是飞行军士丹尼斯克平。我认为这个故事重要的一部分是这个人的经历,执行任务及他发生的事。相信他是在驾驶损坏的