节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2012-05-05
难易度:Low
关键字:equip, rural, tractor, oppose, handmade, stilt
Hello, everybody.
Welcome to Studio Classroom Worldwide.
Thanks for joining me.
My name is Steve.
The Bugis people of Indonesia have been described as high-spirited and fearless.
They love adventure.
And they're not afraid to do most dangerous things.
Yesterday we learned that many modern-day Bugis are sailors who, like their
ancestors, traded goods for a living.
But we'll discover, in a moment, many more Bugis make their living off the land
as farmers.
Let's get to know the Bugis people a little more as we read together at the top
of page 17.
The Bugis People.
Today, the Bugis continue to sail and trade throughout Indonesia.
They are famous for selling tires, wood, food and cloth.
Their ships are still built using the traditional design but now come equipped
with motors.
However, most Bugis are not sailors but rice farmers who live on Sulawesi,
Indonesia's third-largest island.
They sometimes fish or sell handmade products like beautiful silk clothing for
extra money.
Women, in particular, often sell food and cloth in rural markets.
Hello, friends.
Thank you so much for joining us here in the studio.
My name is Kaylah.
My name is Ryan.
And we are back in our PEOPLE GROUPS article where we are talking about the
Bugis people.
Now yesterday we started talking about how they were pirates, some of them were
stealing from Dutch ships.
But they're not all bad. Right, Kaylah?
That's right. Now we do know that because of their stealing from the Dutch, the
Europeans used them as scary stories.
So they ended up influencing European culture.
But we also saw they had a good effect on Australian Aborigine culture through
their artwork and through their language.
That's right.
And some of their buildings even still exist in Northern Australia today.
Well, looking at today, the Bugis continue to sail and trade throughout
Indonesia.
That's right.
So it's not just that they were sailors back when the Dutch ruled Indonesia, but
even today, they still sail.
"They'll sail the waters" means they use boats to get around.
And they trade, they exchange with people all over Indonesia still these days.
That's right.
And they are famous for selling things like tires, wood, food and cloth.
So they're not just selling and trading, they're also famous for certain goods.
They... they're very popular with certain things that they can trade.
That's right. Yeah. They... they are still trading all of these different things
that people need in Indonesia.
And so they're still having an effect on their culture even today.
But their ships are still built using the traditional design.
That's exciting.
That means they're still dark ships that are large.
And "traditional" means the way they have always been.
But now they come equipped with motors.
Yeah. If something is "equipped," that means it has a certain set of tools.
Or it could also describe having all of the things that you need, all the parts
or all the tools that you need.
Well, Ryan, originally the traditional design, the boats would have been moved
by sails - so giant sails,
or by oars - so by sticks that you use to push the boat along through the water.
But now, as you said, they are equipped with motors so they can go a lot faster.
Right. They got motors that probably use gasoline, the same thing that cars use
to run.
So they have a traditional design, but now they have these motors added to the
ship.
I think that's kind of funny - combines both old and new, and makes it very
interesting, very special.
That's right.
Now these Bugis people are not sailors but rice farmers.
Many of them are rice farmers who live on Sulawesi.
That's right.
Now Sulawesi is Indonesia's third-largest island.
So even though they do sail a lot, they still do a lot of trading.
Most of them are actually rice farmers.
That's right.
And they are working as farmers on this island Sulawesi, which is Indonesia's
third-largest island.
That's right.
Now it's kind of weird, it's funny to me that they go from being pirates to
being rice farmers.
Yeah, it's very... very different types of jobs that they do.
But it is a people group, it's not like it's just one small group of people.
They have different jobs in different parts of their group.
That's right.
They sometimes fish or sell handmade products like beautiful silk clothing for
extra money.
So not only are they farmers, but they're still sailing, they're fishing,
they're doing all kinds of interesting things.
Yeah. Now you said they're selling things like silk.
What is silk?
Well, silk is a very special material.
It is extremely soft.
It's... it's really fun to touch.
And that comes from a couple of different places, but most commonly, it comes
from certain kind of worm.
It's a special thread that comes from a worm's cocoon.
Yeah. I think silk is very popular in a Shanghai, China.
That's where a lot of silk comes from.
And I think it's funny that it's made from worms.
Yeah, that's right.
Well, we see here that they also make this in Indonesia.
It's pretty popular.
Uh, silk is very soft; it's comfortable.
It's worth a lot of money as well.
That's right.
Now they're also selling "handmade" goods, which are things that are built by
hand, not machine.
That's right. They do this for extra money.
And women, in particular, often sell food and cloth in rural markets.
Yeah. Now something that is "rural" is outside of a city.
It's out in the countryside.
So most often the women do that.
Well, this is our Grammar on the Go sentence.
All right.
So let's go visit Liz with Grammar on the Go.
Hello, friends.
Greetings from Indonesia.
My name is Liz.
And it's time for Grammar on the Go.
Our article today is on the Bugis people.
And our writer tells us:
Women, in particular, often sell food and cloth in rural markets.
That's our Grammar Tip sentence.
Our focus today is on the phrase, in particular.
It's an idiom that means especially.
And we use it when we're talking about a group of things or people, and we want
to narrow in and focus on something or someone in that group.
In the case of today's sentence, the writer is talking about the Bugis people.
But then the writer wants to give special attention to the women and how they
are the ones who often sell food and cloth in rural markets.
This idiom, in particular, appears in the middle of the sentence.
But it can also be at the beginning of a sentence. For example:
This dress took a long time to make. In particular, the beads around the
neckline were all individually handmade by the designer herself.
"In particular" can also be at the end of a sentence, like:
Mr. Lee's dinner party was a lot of fun, the games in particular.
One more reminder: If the idiom is at the beginning or in the middle of the
sentence,
be sure to add a comma after the word "particular." And if you'd like to see
some more example sentences,
they are available to today's Grammar Tip section in your magazine.
That's it for today.
This is Liz with Grammar on the Go, signing off, in Indonesia.
Bye-bye.
Thank you, Liz.
Well, we've seen how talented the Bugis people are.
They're rice farmers, they're sailors.
They fish.
They make handmade goods.
They even make silk.
They're famous for their cloth.
They're very interesting people and have affected cultures around the world.
But Ryan, there's even more to them.
That's right.
We're going to see even more after the break.
And so it's very interesting to learn more about the Bugis people.
For now, though, let's visit the Chat Room.
Boy, these tomatoes look so fresh.
Oh, yeah. They do look good.
Yes. That's because I bought them at the farmers' market on my lunch break.
The farmers' market?
I think I saw the farmers' market.
Was it that area under the tent with all the tables that have fruits and
vegetables on them?
Yes, it was.
A farmers' market is a place farmers go to sell the things they grow.
You can usually get really good fruits and vegetables there.
And it's pretty inexpensive.
That sounds great.
But I've been wondering about something.
What's the difference between a farmers' market and a fair?
At a fair, you can also buy fruits and vegetables, but they usually sell hot
food as well.
And there are often games and rides there too.
Also, a farmers' market will be open regularly throughout the season when it's
open.
But fairs only last one or two weeks.
I see.
So a fair is a special event while a farmers' market is a place you can go
fairly often?
That's right.
Another word for this kind of market is a bazaar.
Bizarre?
Doesn't that mean strange or weird?
No. That's "bizarre" spelled B-I-Z-A-R-R-E.
The word for a market is "bazaar," spelled B-A-Z-A-A-R.
They're pronouned more or less the same but they're different words.
I see.
So did you say a bazaar is like a farmers' market?
Well, they're kind of similar.
A bazaar can be a large market that sells food, crafts and other various items,
or it can be a one-day event that raises money for something.
Interesting.
Well, I think I'll stop by that farmers' market when I go home and pick up some
of those delicious-looking tomatoes.
Would you like to try one now, Ken?
Oh, thanks. I'll have some later on.