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Kỷ niệm 80 năm biểu tượng của Brazil

Cập nhật: 14:45 GMT - thứ tư, 12 tháng 10, 2011

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Từ vựng - Vocabulary

iconic (famous or well known. Also, something that represents a place.)	có tính biểu tượng
landmark (place which is easily identifiable.)	cột mốc, một địa điểm dễ nhận ra
perched (sitting in a position that is close to the edge.)	chênh vênh
inaugurated (opened officially)	khánh thành, khai trương
flock to (gather together in large numbers)	đổ về

Bài khóa - Transcript

The statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro. One of the world's most iconic monuments.

The famous Brazilian landmark, which is perched on top of the 700 metre Corcovado mountain, is celebrating its 80th birthday.

It took five years to build and was inaugurated in October 1931. Now up to ten thousand visitors flock to the 38 metre tall figure every day.

Bản dịch - Translation

Tượng Chúa Cứu Thế tại Rio de Janeiro. Một trong những tượng đài có tính biểu tượng nhất thế giới.

Địa danh nổi tiếng này của Brazil, nằm chênh vênh trên đỉnh núi Corcovado cao 700 mét, sẽ kỷ niệm sinh nhật thứ 80 của mình.

Đã phải mất 5 năm mới xây xong bức tượng này và nó được khánh thành vào tháng 10 năm 1931. Nay có tới 10 ngàn du khách đổ về bức tượng cao 38 mét này mỗi ngày.

Bài tập - Exercise

Hãy dùng các từ dưới đây ở dạng thích hợp để hoàn thành những câu sau:

iconic/landmarks/perched/inaugurated/flock to

1. One of Glasgow's most notorious ___________ is to be given a new lease of life as part of a scheme to boost cycling and pedestrian travel.

The so-called "bridge to nowhere", a pedestrian link over the M8 motorway, has never been used and has no access ramps.

2. [The Maspero] was ________________ in Cairo in 1960 - the first dedicated television building ever built in the Middle East.

3. Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, the Coca-Cola bottle and Christ are history's top ____________ images, according to an Oxford professor.

4. The eastern Canadian fishing town calls itself the iceberg capital of the world, and tourists ___________ visit in the summer when the season for the frozen goliaths is booming.

5. Hong Kong's Ocean Park, which features a vast aquarium and rollercoaster rides all _____________ atop one of Hong Kong's lush craggy peaks, saw attendance figures rise by 6% last year despite the threat from the big-name cross-town rival Disney.

Giải đáp - Answers

1. One of Glasgow's most notorious landmarks is to be given a new lease of life as part of a scheme to boost cycling and pedestrian travel.

The so-called "bridge to nowhere", a pedestrian link over the M8 motorway, has never been used and has no access ramps.

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2. [The Maspero] was inaugurated in Cairo in 1960 - the first dedicated television building ever built in the Middle East.

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3. Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, the Coca-Cola bottle and Christ are history's top iconic images, according to an Oxford professor.

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4. The eastern Canadian fishing town calls itself the iceberg capital of the world, and tourists flock to visit in the summer when the season for the frozen goliaths is booming.

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5. Hong Kong's Ocean Park, which features a vast aquarium and rollercoaster rides all perched atop one of Hong Kong's lush craggy peaks, saw attendance figures rise by 6% last year despite the threat from the big-name cross-town rival Disney.

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