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Miraculoussurvival?
BBC英语六分钟练起来(2023.03.12)
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Dan
Helloandwelcometo6MinuteEnglish–theshowthatbringsyouaninterestingtopic,authenticlisteningpracticeandsixnewitemsofvocabulary.ImDan…
Neil
AndImNeil.Inthisepisodewe’llbediscussingmiraculoussurvivals.
Dan
Haveyoueverhada?near-deathexperience,Neil??
Neil
A?near-deathexperience,meaningasituationwhereIverynearlydied?Well,Ioncefelloffthesideofamountain,butIwassavedbyatree.
Dan
Thatsincredible!
Neil
Whydoyouask?
Dan
Well,IrecentlyheardastoryaboutAlcidesMoreno.
Neil
Whosthat?
Dan
Hesawindowcleaner.HecleanedthewindowsontheskyscrapersinNewYork.Exceptoneday,hefell.?
Neil
Ohmygoodness.
Dan
Yes.Andwhatsmoreis.Hesurvived.
Neil
Wow!Howfardidhefall?
Dan
Ah,well,allwillberevealedafterthisweek’squestion.AccordingtotheBBC,whatchanceofsurvivaldoesahumanhavewhenfallingtothegroundfromaround3storeys?
a)???30%
b)???50%
c)???70%
Neil
Andbystoreys,youmeantheentirefloorofabuildingincludingallitsrooms.Well,Ithinkit’sgottobeb)50%
Dan
Well,wellfindoutifyourerightornotlater.So,doyouwanttohearthestory?
Neil
Ofcourse!
Dan
Well,onthe7thofDecember,EcuadoriansAlcidesMoreno,andhisbrother,Edgar,wentuptothetopoftheSolowTowerinNewYorktocleanthewindowsliketheydideveryday.
Neil
Andhowtallisthatbuilding?
Dan
Its47storeys.
Neil
Andhowdidtheyusuallycleanit?
Dan
Well,theyuseda?scaffold,whichisastructureofinterconnectedpipesandboardsthatcreatesaframeorshape
Neil
Ah,sointhiscasetherewasaplatformwhichwasattachedbycables,orlargemetalropes,andhungovertheedgeofthebuildingandwhichthewindowcleanerscouldraiseandlower.
Dan
Exactly.So,asusualtheyfilleduptheirbucketsandclimbedontothe?scaffold.
Neil
And…
Dan
Well,unfortunately
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