S1-9 Next 《预见未来》

重点词汇：
1.lousy:a.粗陋的，恶心的
【同】shabby
shabby:a.褴褛的；破旧的
~ house 破房子
2.boom:n./vi.繁荣，激增
【同】boost
【固】booming economy 繁荣的经济
boost:vt.推动；提高 n.增长 ~ the economy
3.thrive:vi.兴旺，茁壮成长
【同】boom, prosper
【固】business will ~ 生意会兴旺
prosper:vi.兴旺，繁荣
4.claim:vt./n.声称，要求
exclaim:vi.呼喊，惊叫
reclaim:vt.要回；开垦（荒地）
~ the land

原音重现：
A:Havasupai Resevation. I teach here once a week. The conditions are pretty lousy.
（Havasupai保护区，我每周都来这里教一次课。这里条件相当差。）
B:But it's in the Canyon, one of the Eight Wonders of the world.
（但这是在大峡谷里面啊，世界八大奇迹之一。）
A:Well, a couple of hundred years ago, this tribe was booming. Plenty of food and a thriving culture. They should be better off. But I guess this was just their destiny.
（嗯，几百年前，这个部落很强盛。物资丰富，文化繁荣。他们本应该更加富足下去。可是我猜想这也许就是命运的安排吧。）
B:I'd like to meet their shaman. I read once that in many North American tribes their shaman's purpose wasn't only healing but they also claimed they have power over the atmosphere. To bring on or stop rain.
（我很想见见他们的巫师，我有一次读到过，书里说在北美许多部落里，他们的巫师不仅仅可以治病，还声称有影响大自然的力量，能呼风唤雨。）

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