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[00:05.25]8 著名的修道院
[00:10.50]Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
[00:13.88]听录音,然后回答以下问题.
[00:17.27]What are the St.Bernard dogs used for?
[00:23.00]圣伯纳德修道院的狗是用来做什么的?
[00:28.73]The Great St.Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy.
[00:31.71]圣伯纳德大山口连接着瑞士与意大利,
[00:34.69]At 2,470 metres,it is the highest mountain pass in Europe.
[00:38.66]海拔2,473米,是欧洲最高的山口.
[00:42.63]The famous monastery of St.Bernard,
[00:44.90]著名的圣伯纳德修道院
[00:47.18]which was founded in the eleventh century,lies about a mile away.
[00:47.18]建造于11世纪,位于离山口1英里远的地方.
[00:47.18]For hundreds of years,
[00:48.71]几百年来,
[00:50.23]St.Bernard dogs have saved the lives of travellers
[00:52.87]圣伯纳德修道院驯养的狗拯救了许多旅游者生命
[00:55.51]crossing the dangerous Pass.
[00:57.39]他们来翻越这道山口
[00:59.27]These friendly dogs,which were first brought from Asia,
[01:02.09]这些最先从亚洲引进的狗,待人友好,
[01:04.91]were used as watchdogs even in Roman times.
[01:07.50]早在罗马时代就给人当看门狗了.
[01:10.09]Now that a tunnel has been built through the mountains,