节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-10-14
难易度:Low
关键字:out-of-the-way, peak, musical, sausage, land-locked, Holy, Ascension
Cathedral, the Green Bazaar
Today we're learning about Kazakhstan - The Land of Wonders.
And although this place, this land-locked country may seem kind of an
out-of-the-way place for tourists, that's OK.
Actually, there are so many things there that draw people to Kazakhstan.
Of course they have snowy peaks, grassy plains, wide deserts and lots of other
things that beg to be explored.
And we were just talking about a big church called the Holy Ascension Cathedral
in the city of Almaty.
We're going to continue learning about this church right now.
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Kazakhstan - The Land of Wonders.
Built between 1904 and 1907, it is one of the largest wooden churches in the
world.
At the east end of the park stands the Museum of Kazakh Musical Instruments.
There, you can see and hear a nice collection of traditional Kazakh instruments.
Near the park you'll find the Green Bazaar.
Visit it for a real taste of Kazakhstan.
Try kazy, a special kind of horse-meat sausage.
Horse meat is considered a delicacy in Kazakhstan.
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Well, that sounds like a very interesting delicacy to have.
I don't know how many people would want to eat it.
But we will continue learning about that later.
First, let's go back and learn a little bit more about the Holy Ascension
Cathedral in the city of Almaty.
Built between 1904 and 1907, it is one of the largest wooden churches in the
world.
And if it's entirely made of wood, that's very impressive.
Yes, it is.
And I've heard that this church was actually built without any nails.
So that is very impressive.
It has survived some earthquakes as well, this large wooden church in Almaty.
OK. Well, we continue reading here about something else.
At the east end of the park stands the Museum of Kazakh Musical Instruments.
So if you're a musical person, if you like music and you like learning about
different kinds of instruments, then maybe this is a place for you to visit.
Well, it sounds like a good place for us to go, Gabe.
We both like music and musical instruments.
Let's look at that word from our Word Bank, the word "musical." Now if something
is musical, that means it is related to music.
So these instruments are not instruments that a doctor uses.
They're not a tool.
But they're something that you play and make music with.
Yes. And of course you know many different kinds of musical instruments -
guitars, drums, basses, violins, pianos.
These are all different kinds of musical instruments.
Those are very common instruments, the ones that I just said.
But you'd find some uncommon ones or very unique ones at this museum in
Kazakhstan.
Yes. I am sure that you would.
And I would be very interested to go and visit this Museum of Kazakh Musical
Instruments.
Well, continuing:
There, you can see and hear a nice collection of traditional Kazakh instruments.
So not only can you see the instruments on display, but you can also listen to
some of them being played.
And that is what I would look forward to, Carolyn.
I would, of course, want to see these instruments.
But to hear them being played would be a very unique experience.
Well, we see a phrase there.
It's a nice collection of traditional Kazakh instruments.
You could use that phrase in other ways, too.
You have a collection of something.
For instance, some people have a nice collection of stamps.
Yes. So they have a nice collection, meaning it's not a small one.
It's a fairly good size.
To... so to say something is a nice collection means that it's not just good
quality but that there is a good number of it as well.
That's right.
So Carolyn, I think uh, maybe our next trip should be to Kazakhstan.
We can go and visit this museum while we're there.
I think that sounds like a great idea, Gabe.
Well... talking about this park, so.
The cathedral that we've just discussed is in Panfilov Park.
And we read a little bit more.
Near the park you'll find the Green Bazaar.
The Green Bazaar.
Well, why would they name a place the Green Bazaar?
Well, a bazaar is a kind of like a place that sells lots of different kinds of
things, kind of like a market of sorts.
A green bazaar.
Well, they called it the Green Bazaar because originally, they sold lots of
vegetables, which, of course, are green.
Yes, they are.
Well, so you can visit to the Green Bazaar.
And we see what you can enjoy there.
Visit it for a real taste of Kazakhstan.
So there must be something very special in this bazaar if it's going to be a
real taste of this country.
Mmhm. Well, I think our author Ruth is kind of having fun here in this sentence.
When we see the phrase "you can have a taste of something," that means you can
experience it.
So you can get a taste of a country's culture.
You can experience it.
But here's she's actually talking about a taste of the things that you can eat
in Kazakhstan.
Let's continue.
Try kazy, a special kind of horse-meat sausage.
So you can really get a taste of something special here in Kazakhstan.
That's right.
It is horse-meat sausage.
And sausage is a word from our Word Bank.
Now a sausage is a kind of meat.
It's lots of small chopped-up pieces of meat that are all put together into a
long tube.
Oh, yeah! Delicious!
I love all kinds of sausage.
Well, not all kinds of sausage, but I like lots of different kinds of sausage.
And sometimes you might talk about sausage links because it looks like a long
tube,
and so you have to separate it into small links of sausage, or links of
sausage-s.
Now here we're talking about horse-meat sausage.
I'd like to try this.
Carolyn, what about you?
Uh, I'm not so sure about this, Gabe.
No?
But horse meat is considered a delicacy in Kazakhstan.
All right. It is a delicacy there.
So if you're visiting this place, be sure to try some kazy.
You'll go crazy... krazy...
Ah, anyway, right now it's time for us to enjoy a review skit.
Then we'll visit Michelle in the Language Lab.
So this is Kazakhstan.
Yes. It's the world's largest land-locked country.
Isn't it great?
Well, it seems a little out of the way.
Yes, it is out of the way.
But don't worry, we will be rewarded with great natural beauty.
Like what?
Look around!
There are snowy mountain peaks, wide deserts, grassy plains and beautiful lakes,
all begging to be explored.
Explore me! Explore me, please!
Well, so where should we start our adventure?
Uh, let's begin in Almaty.
It's Kazakhstan's largest city.
It's got tree-lined streets and numerous parks.
Oh, that sounds nice.
What else does Almaty have?
Oh! An entire cathedral made of wood.
It's the oldest and largest wooden church in the world.
The oldest and largest wooden church!
That's right.
And then at one of the parks, there is the Museum of Kazakh Musical Instruments.
A museum of instruments? Now that's music to my ears.
You can see and hear a nice collection of traditional Kazakh instruments.
Well, sounds good!
So, but before we go, we should start out with a little snack.
Oh. Well, now that's a good idea.
What do you have in mind?
A special kind of horse-meat sausage.
Horse-meat sausage?! Oh, that's crazy!
No, no. That's kazy.
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OK.
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And let's head back to our program now.
Well, today we've been learning a little bit about the country of Kazakhstan and
some of the things that you can see there.
It is home to the Holy Ascension Cathedral.
And I wonder, Gabe, what is your hometown home to?
What is my hometown home to?
Hmm. Well, I did spend a lot of my childhood in Taichung.
Taichung is home to the Taichung Jazz Festival every year.
Wow!
What about you, Carolyn?
Oh. Well, that sounds like a pretty good festival.
Yeah, it is.
My hometown is home to the Big Bend Tunnel that was built by John Henry, a very
famous person in American folk history.
Interesting. All right.
Well, what is your hometown home to?
Talk about that in English.
And of course we'll see you next time learning more about Kazakhstan - The Land
of Wonders right here at Studio Classroom.
See you.