Listen and decide:
Which of the following is NOT covered in today's news?
A. Controversial Oil Pipeline in the U.S
美国铺设有争议的石油管道
B. Americans` Median Household Income Rose Last Year
2015年美国家庭收入中位值上升
C. Kids Directly Affected By 9/11
直接受到911事件影响的儿童
D. A Ceasefire in Syria
叙利亚实现停火
E. Outdoor Adventure Empowers Young Cancer Patients
户外冒险活动给少年癌症患者注入新能量
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超级怪物卡车 - BEFORE WE GO双关语、俏皮话解析
All week long, we`re hitting the road with some new Guinness world record holders, like this. Buckle up, y`all. This menacing monstrosity of motorized mayhem just crushed the world record for longest monster truck. At 32 feet, it`s almost the length of a school bus. At 15,000 pounds, it`s the weight of four cars. It`s pushed by 750 horsepower and it sits 12, but it gets less than a mile per gallon, so it`s less fuel efficient and more fuel deficient.
It`s less of a butte and more of a brute. But it`s every bit a wrecker as it is a record. It`s the big wheel wonder that brings the thunder. So, while it can be measured, it can`t be caged. So, instead of a garage, they use a ga-rage!
I`m Carl Azuz, one of the driving forces behind CNN STUDENT NEWS.
点在哪里？
首先我们要知道什么叫monster truck，词典上的定义是这样的：
a pick-up truck with extremely large tyres, often used for racing over rough terrain
敞篷小型载货卡车改装超大轮胎，经常用来在崎岖不平的地貌上疾驰而过
今天我们看到的这辆巨轮卡车，或者按照字面意思可称为“怪物卡车”的大家伙，是新创造了吉尼斯世界记录的，各项指标全面爆表，具体可参考上面的英文原文介绍。在说完夸张的参数之后，主持人列出了多对音近词进行对照：
butte 小山 - brute 野兽
wrecker 拖吊车，救险车 - record 记录
wonder 奇迹 - thunder 雷声
measured 测量 - caged 装箱
garage 车库 - ga-rage 嘎嘎猛响（rage是发怒的意思）
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