CRI听力:Qingdao International Marine Festival Kicks Off

短语讲解：

1. The Qingdao Marine Festival is the only oceanic festival in China focused on developing the city's enthusiasm for sea sports while promoting the local culture and tourism as well as boosting the local economy.

focus on集中于，致力于
例句：Today we're going to focus on the question of homeless people.
今天, 我们主要讨论无家可归者的问题。

2. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Wang Xiulin, the assistant mayor of Qingdao's municipal government says that the 18-day festival will include more than 30 activities of six kinds.

opening ceremony开幕式
例句：Many guests were invited to opening ceremony.
许多来宾应邀参加了开幕式。

3. The 'blue' economy refers to the extensive economic relationship Qingdao has with the ocean.

refer to提及；涉及，谈到，提到；关系到
例句：He never referred to his sisters in his letters.
他在信里从未提到过他的姊妹。

4. Aside from traditional and military performances, guests at Saturday morning's ceremony may have exciting experiences that nowhere else can provide.

aside from除…之外
例句：Everything was quiet, aside from the occasional sound of a car in the distance.
除了远处偶尔有汽车的声响外, 四周一片寂静。

5. The event also serves as a platform for cultural exchanges between the city and the world.

serve as充当, 担任
例句：We found that birch bark could serve as paper.
我们发现桦树皮可以作纸用。

6. It's great pleasure to participate in this festival today.

participate in分担; 参加
例句：The people are demanding a chance to participate more in government.
人民要求更多的参与政事的机会。

7. As a coastal city, every aspect of Qingdao is somehow related to the sea.

relate to同…有…关系; 将…与…联系起来, 使与…相结合
例句：The unemployment figures are not necessarily related to the rise in prices.
失业的数目同物价的上涨并没有必然的联系。

8. Nothing plays a bigger role in developing tourism than festivals.

play a role in在…扮演一个角色，在某方面起作用
例句：Woman used to play a passive role in a marriage.
妇女过去在婚姻中常常扮演顺从被动的角色。

9. It's responsible for one seventh of the boost in tourism, according to figures we've collected.

be responsible for为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：Smoking is responsible for many cases of lung cancer
吸烟是许多人患肺癌的致病因素。