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用心 爱心 专心 1 CNNCNN 英语听力英语听力 20122012 年年 0202 月合辑 文本月合辑 文本 翻译 翻译 2012022420120224 And that wasn t his first time in space John Glenn was one of NASA s original astronauts He s been the center of a lot of attention right now because 50 years ago yesterday he made history The light is on A miracle Godspeed John Glenn Five As that rocket launched into the sky John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth In fact he circled the globe three times during the five hour mission It may have happened half a century ago but Glenn says that famous flight is one he ll never forget I guess I ve recalled it quite often over the past 50 years and that s kept it fresh but it was such an impressive thing at the time that it s indelibly imprinted on my memory and I can recall those days very very well Today is Tuesday You already knew that but did you know that it s Fat Tuesday That means it s also Mardi Gras which means Fat Tuesday in French And no matter what you call it it falls on the day before the religious observance of Lent which begins on Ash Wednesday And in cities like New Orleans Mardi Gras is a huge celebration You ll see parades with floats marching bands and people in costume New Orleans hosted its first Mardi Gras parade in 1837 The floats started showing up about 20 years later and typically more than a million people come out to attend the city s Mardi Gras celebrations Next up the bright lights of the big city you might have seen the neon displays in New York or maybe even Las Vegas but in this case we re talking about Hong Kong Now some residents say all that light from businesses and advertisements can boost a city s image or even make the streets safer But not everyone thinks brighter is better Richard Quest has this illuminating report There are lights bigger lights and then there s Hong Kong The world s big cities offer culture convenience and a cosmopolitan way of life Living in a city especially like this can be anything but easy Property prices are some of the highest in the world The city s battle with air pollution is well known With so much development there s also the noise pollution Now an entirely different problem it s trying to live in a city of lights lots of lights 用心 爱心 专心 2 Bustling with business in the heart of Hong Kong ph night becomes day when the lights get switched on This is about as bad as it gets And remember there are people living up there trying to sleep if they can Professor Henry Chung has been studying light pollution for more than a decade and says not only is excessive light a real nuisance it s a waste of energy So what would you do Would you switch them all off It is a good idea But of course we have to strike a balance That s why I think the government has to do something The legislation tried to control the maximum brightness produced by all these lights and check the brightness around the area That is the best way to control light pollution Well there s been debate There s currently no regulations in place to curb light pollution While the city s glistening skyline s been a draw for tourists for years now even Hong Kong s chief executive recognizes action needs to be taken We realize that we have to do something about it You look at the commercial areas it s really bright I think it become offensive at times and we are now introducing virtually regulation restriction to make sure people do have a quiet night and not be disturbed too brightly in lights And finally if you like bacon you re going to love today s Before We Go segment Because that s the main course of this annual Iowa event that attracts thousands of people It s Baconfest Now where the popular product isn t just for breakfast There s bacon for lunch bacon for dinner And for dessert you bet your bacon Cupcakes and brownies with bacon baked right in They even offer life size bacon OK that actually may be just a guy in a costume He was probably trying to ham it up or hog all of the attention but the true star was the bacon and the skillet takes to prepare it in such interesting ways We re just a little surprised an event like this was held on Saturday You d think the best time for Baconfest would be on a Fryday All right We re done pigging out on puns Enjoy the rest of your day For CNN I m Natisha Lance 他早已不是第一次进入太空 约翰 葛伦是最早的国家宇航局宇航员之一 他已经引起了很 多的关注 因为 50 年前的昨天他创造了历史 用心 爱心 专心 3 打开照明装置 这是一个奇迹 上帝的速度 约翰 格伦 5 火箭发射到天空中 约翰 葛伦成为美国历史上第一个绕地球轨道的人 事实上 他在这次 5 小时的任务中绕地球长达三次 这可能发生在半个世纪前 但格伦表示那次著名的飞行他永 远不会忘记 我想自己的回忆已经回到了过去的五十年 而那时还是令人非常激动 但它是一个给人深刻印 象的时刻 而且永久印在我的记忆中 我可以很清楚地回忆起那些日子 今天是星期二 你肯定已经知道 但是你知道这是油腻星期二吗 这意味着它也是狂欢节 在 法国称为油腻星期二 无论你怎么称呼 它是宗教庆祝基督复活的节日圣灰星期三的前一天 在像新奥尔良这样的城市 狂欢节是一个巨大的庆祝活动 你会看到游行和各种花车活动 前 进的乐队和穿着各种服装的人们 新奥尔良在 1837 年第一次举办了的狂欢节游行 花车大 约 20 年后出现 通常有超过一百万人参加这个城市的狂欢节庆典 接下来 灯火通明的大城市 你可能会看到在纽约或甚至拉斯维加斯的霓虹灯 不过在这种 情况下 我们要说的是香港 现在一些居民表示企业和广告的灯光能提高城市的形象甚至使 街道更安全 但并不是每个人都认为美好就更好 理查德有更富有启发性的报告 灯光闪耀 这里就是香港 这个世界上最大的文化及各种生活方式汇集的城市 生活在都市 特别是这样的城市中 除了简单可以说有任何感受都可以 房价是全世界最高之 一 这个城市中的空气污染是众所周知的 有这么多的发展 当然也有噪音污染 现在一个 完全不同的问题 灯光 很多灯正在尝试占据这个城市 熙熙攘攘的香港商业中心夜晚变得形同白日 这是是坏得不能再坏了 要记住 有些人住在 那里 如果可以的话 他们想睡觉 教授亨利 长永近十年来一直研究光污染 他表示过多的光不仅会带来麻烦 而且也是一种浪 费能源的行为 所以你会做什么呢 你会替换它们吗 这是一个好主意 但是 当然 我们必须找到一种平衡 这就是为什么我认为政府必须做些什 么 立法试图控制这些灯所产生的最大亮度及检查那一区域的亮度 这是控制光污染最好的 方式 嗯 以前曾有过争论 目前没有地方规定来抑制光污染 而城市天际线的闪烁很多年一直吸 引观光客 现在就连特别行政区长官承认需要采取行动 用心 爱心 专心 4 我们意识到我们必须做些什么 你看商业领域真的很亮 我认为这是冒犯的行为 现在要介 入限制规定确保人们有一个安静的夜晚 而不是在灯光明亮中的不安 最后 如果你喜欢熏肉 你