空中英语教室：彭蒙惠英语（高级版）（2012年1月）（附光盘1张）

《空中英语教室：彭蒙惠英语（高级版）（2012年1月）》封面故事为A Time for Traditions.
　　The origin of the Lunar New Year Festival can be traced back thousands of years ''''and involves a series of color-ful legends and traditions. One of the
　　most famous legends is Nian（年）， an extremely cruel and ferocious beast that ancients believed would devour people on New Year''''s Eve. To keep Nian away， red-paper couplets are pasted on doors， torches are lit and fire-
　　crackers are set off throughout the night because Nian is said to fear the color red，the light of fire and loud noises. Early the next morning， as feelings of triumph and renewal fill the air at successfully keep-ing Nian away for another year， the most popular greeting heard is gong xi（恭喜）， or "con-gratulations."

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"It''''s supposed to be tight，" a guide says helpfully as we stuff ourselves like sausage meat into bottoms， tops， gloves， hoods and booties. Masks with snorkels complete the ensemble.
　　And then we are off， past the blooming purple fireweed and white arctic daisies， past the huge town grain elevator that holds crops for European
　　export， past the old fort.
　　We have sort of clear water. We have sun. And also， for a bit， we have no whales. The day before， they had been all over us as we kayaked.Glistening white backs arced out of the water.
　　Breathy little puffs surrounded us as the whales exhaled through their blowholes.
　　But today， at Button Bay where the whales usually hang out， we instead get a big old bear slowly pacing the shore， twitchy black nose in the air.
　　Bears are here in Churchill because they''''ve always been here. It''''s people who are the intruders. In summer，the bears are hot and lazy.We saw them by helicopter one day， lying sprawled like rugs across cool muck and wading in shallow water just offshore. They weren''''t eating because nothing-not birds or fish or even people-is worth the effort. They''''re waiting for ice to form in the fall， so they can reach the nice， fat，calorie-rich seals.
　　Back to belugas
　　As for the belugas， they are true creatures of the arctic.The 3，000 0r so that come to Churchill every summer spend winters at the top end of Hudson Bay，which in whale terms is like sticking around the neighborhood.
　　They are tiny compared to your run of the-mill 15-m humpback at rarely more than 5 m，with that silly dolphin grin and hearing sharp enough to pick up sounds in water.25 km away.Beluga swimming started in Churchill about 15 years ago. Back then， you''''d be lucky to see a couple after spending an hour in the water.
　　Today， you are likely as not to be mobbed. And the various tour companies have worked out a good summer itinerary that includes trips across the
　　tundra and visits to sights in the area.
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