BBC英语六分钟-每天坚持口语Mermaids – Fact or fiction.doc

BBC英语六分钟-每天坚持口语Mermaids – Fact or fiction.doc

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Mermaids–Factorfiction?

BBC英语六分钟练起来(2023.03.20)

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Dan

Helloandwelcometo6MinuteEnglish–theshowthatbringsyouaninterestingtopic,authenticlisteningpracticeandvocabularytohelpyouimproveyourlanguageskills.ImDan…

Catherine

AndImCatherine.Inthisprogrammewellbediscussingmermaids,aswellasteachingyou6newitemsofvocabulary,ofcourse…

Dan

Howwouldyouliketobeamermaid?

Catherine

Ahalf-humanandhalf-fish?Well,Dan,Ithinkitsallamyth.

Dan

Well,thenyoullfindthisweeksquestionabitofadifficultonetoanswer.

Catherine

IsupposeIwill.Goonthen.

Dan

Whendidthemostrecent?alleged?mermaidsightingtakeplace?Wasita)the1400sb)1800sorc)2000s?

Catherine

Ok,andby?alleged,?youmeansaidorbelievedtobetruebutnotproven.Idontbelieveinmermaids,butIthinktheresalotofpeoplewhodo,soIwillsayc)the2000s.

Dan

Well,wellfindoutifyourerightabitlateron.So,whatdoyouknowaboutmermaids,Catherine?

Catherine

Well,amermaidisacreaturethatssimilarinappearancetoawomanbutinsteadoflegs,amermaidhasthetailofafish.Themalesarecalledmermen,andtheyliveintheocean.Ithoughttheywereamyth.

Dan

Theycertainlyappeartobemythical.Theyfeatureinlegendsandstoriesfromallovertheworld.TheearliestknownoneinastorydatesfromancientAssyria,around1000BC.Canyouthinkofamoremodernexample?

Catherine

ManypeoplewillbefamiliarwiththeDisneystory,TheLittleMermaid.

Dan

Yes.Beforeitwasananimatedmovie,itwasarenownedfairy-talewrittenbyHansChristianAndersen,firstpublishedin1837.Interestingly,asmallbronzestatueofthelittlemermaidhasbeensittinginCopenhageninDenmarksince1913.

Catherine

Thereyougo!Theresnorealevidence.

Dan

WhatifItoldyouthatover200mermaidshaverecentlygatheredinGreensboro,NorthCarolinaintheUSA?

Catherine

Youre

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