VOA标准英语听力9(MP3)(附英文文本）[整理]--VOA标准英语听力43.doc

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1、VOA标准英语听力本文语音请打开邮件附件02.rm收听APOlympicmascotsAthensOlympicMascotsAreBigHitWithKidsTheirimagesareeverywhereinAthensasthetwinmascotsofthe2004Olympicgames.Althoughtheyellow-colored,bell-shapedfiguresarebynowafamiliarsitetoGreeks,astrangertoAthensisboundtowonderwhoorwhatarethose?Phevosan

2、dAthena,thebrotherandsistermascotsofthe2004Olympics,mightbeconsideredastepabovetheusualstuffedtoyOlympicmerchandiserscomeupwitheverytwoyears,ifonlybecausethisparticularmascothashundredsofyearsofhistorybehindit.Themaleandfemaledolls,whosegenderisonlydistinguishedbyeitherblueororange

3、dress,arebasedonabell-shapeddollfromthe7thcenturyB.C.And,theyarenamedfortwoOlympianGods:Phevos,godoflightandmusicandAthena,godessofwisdomandpatronofAthens.Ofcourse,thatwouldbeoflittlesignificancetoOlympicvendors,ifthedollsandtheirimagedidnotsell.But,asitturnsout,thesestrangelooking

4、creaturesareabighitwithkids.AttheHerculessouvenirshopinAthenshistoricPlaka,thestoreclerksaysPhevosandAthenaareitsbiggestsellers,especiallytheT-shirts.Buttherearealsoanumberofmugs,Olympicpinsandbackpacksadornedbythetwomascots.MEverythingyouknow,thepinsarealsogoingverywell,andT-shirt

5、s,thingstheyarewearing；1theclerksaid.PhevosandAthenaareeverywhereinAthens,onbillboardswelcomingvisitorstotheOlympics,onflagsattheOlympicpark,onthecoverofatransitmapandononefamilyfromtheU.S.cityofLosAngeles.VisitingtheOlympicpark,theparentsandtheirthreechildrenhaddonnedT-shirtsandha

6、tsbearingtheimageofPhevosandAthena.TheyalsocarriedanumberofthestuffeddollstobringbackhometotheUnitedStates.HActuallyforourthreechildrenandonecoming,four,andonefortheparents,us.Sowemakesurewegetoneforeverybody/'themothersaid.”1guesstheinterestingthingisthattheyrepresenttoysthatexist

7、edinantiquity,soit'sagoodthingtogobackseveralthousandyears,3,000yearsandseewhatitistheyusedtoentertaintheyoungergeneration/1herhusbandadded.Thisyear'sOlympicmascotsmaylooklikejustanothermarketinggimmick,butaswithsomuchofthesummergamesinAthens,thedollsareanotherreminderofjustwherean

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