北師大版高中英語模塊9--Unit 25(4)-2

[00:00.00]2 Indian English [00:05.59]More than 70 million Hindus have begun [00:07.66]to gather on the banks of the River Ganges [00:10.18]in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh [00:12.20]for the religious festival of Maha Kumbh Mela. [00:15.32]The festival is held every twelve years, [00:17.57]in order to commemorate the mythological [00:19.79]falling to earth of four drops of a liquid [00:22.26]believed to confer immortality. [00:24.78]The event began this week with [00:26.32]a parade of sadhus-- [00:27.68]Hindu holy men living lives [00:29.21]of strict simplicity-- [00:31.21]accompanied by parades of elephants and richly- [00:33.35]decorated chariots. [00:35.28]A thirty-square-mile tent city has been built [00:37.56]to house pilgrims who have traveled [00:39.44]from all over the world for the event, [00:41.79]described by many as the "largest religious [00:44.02]gathering on earth". [00:45.74]Bathing in the River Ganges on one of the six [00:48.05]selected days is said to wipe away [00:49.74]the sins of seven lifetimes. [00:53.46]3 Australian English [00:57.26]An unexpected downpour of rain last weekend [00:59.57]helped to douse the bushfires which have been [01:01.40]raging in New South Wales [01:02.54]for the past fortnight. [01:03.84]Around 45 mm of rain fell in the space [01:06.37]of only eight hours, [01:06.37]

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