英语听力：自然百科 世上最高的人
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：自然百科2009年
A man from Turkey was officially crowned the world's tallest man on Thursday. Sultan Kosen measures 8-foot 1-inch and his status as the tallest man on the planet was verified by the Guinness Book of Records. The 27-year-old Kosen was given a tour of London's main sights on Wednesday, towering above other pedestrians 1 as he mingled 2 with crowds outside Big Ben. The part-time farmer from Mardin in southeastern Turkey uses crutches 3 to get around, because his knee joints 4 have been weakened by his height. Guinness officials claim that there are only ten reliable or confirmed cases in history of humans growing over 8 feet. Kosen's height is attributed to a tumor 5 in his pituitary gland 6, which caused the gland to over-produce growth hormones 7, a condition known as pituitary gigantism. The tumor was removed last year, and it was only then that he stopped growing. The condition also explains the size of his feet, which measure 14.4 inches, and his hands, which measure 10.8 inches.
The great thing about being so tall is that I can see everyone from a long distance away. I can see people from as far as 100 meters. The other great thing is that at home they use my height to change light bulbs and hang curtains, things like that.
Kosen told reporters he wants to use his new-found fame to travel the world and then meet a woman to marry. There is believed to be a taller man in the world, Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk, who reportedly measures 8-foot 5.5 inches tall, but he refuses to let anyone confirm his height, according to Guinness.
- Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement. 几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Pedestrians keep to the sidewalk [footpath]! 行人走便道。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
- The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候，这一男一女就开始交往了。
- Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on gas mains. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在煤气的总管道上了。
- Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on steam pipes. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在蒸气管道上了。
- He was died of a malignant tumor.他死于恶性肿瘤。
- The surgeons irradiated the tumor.外科医生用X射线照射那个肿瘤。