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Rubbish threat to Machu Picchu 秘魯馬丘比丘遺址垃圾泛濫
David Bowie’s collection on show 大衛·鮑伊私人藝術收藏首次展出
文字稿
The iconic ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru have come under the spotlight for the country’s inability to deal with the mounds of trash tourists are leaving behind. So much so that Unesco has given Peru a deadline to deal with the problem or risk the site going into the World Heritage danger list.
近期，秘魯標志性景點馬丘比丘遺址因其政府無力處理遊客扔下的一堆堆垃圾而備受關註。事態嚴重到聯合國教科文組織給秘魯規定瞭處理該問題的最後期限，否則馬丘比丘將有可能被列為瀕危世界遺產。
And to David Bowie’s private art collection, which is going on public display for the first time before being auctioned later this year. The 300 works include those by Henry Moore and Damien Hirst – with the collection valued at more than 18 million dollars.
大衛·鮑伊的私人藝術收藏將首次公開展出，此後會在年內被拍賣。他的三百件藝術品中部分出於亨利·摩爾和達米恩·赫斯特之手，藏品總估值一千八百餘萬美元。
詞匯
inability
無能，無力
deadline
截止日期
auctioned
被拍賣
練習
請從以下詞匯中選擇適當的答案來完成句子。註意：你可能需要改變單詞的時態來完成句子。
inability / deadline / auctioned
1. Anthony loves teaching but he’s afraid of taking up a job in a school because of his _________ to control a big class.
2. The sculptures will be _________ for charity in October. The artist is a philanthropist.
3. I can’t go to the concert this evening because the _________ to deliver my report to the boss is tomorrow morning.
答案
1. Anthony loves teaching but he’s afraid of taking up a job in a school because of his inability to control a big class.
2. The sculptures will be auctioned for charity in October. The artist is a philanthropist.
3. I can’t go to the concert this evening because the deadline to deliver my report to the boss is tomorrow morning.
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