CRI听力:Beijing Science Festival

短语讲解：

1. As Geng Jie, the executive secretary general of the festival organizing committee says, the one week international festival is committed to promoting scientific knowledge among the public via creative, interactive and fun activities

be committed to献身于，致力于
例句：This development area is committed to creating a perfect investment environment.
这个开发区致力于创造一个完美的投资环境。

2. The activities they bring range from life sciences, to environmental protection as well as the application of science in our lives.

range from to从...变化到...
例句：Prices range from ￡6 to ￡10.
价钱从六英镑到十英镑不等。

3. Traditionally, people's perception of science is serious, and that it is esoteric, but the activities here will present you with a vivid experience connected to daily life, which is also entertaining.

connect to使与…连接
例句：The island is connected by a steamer service to the mainland.
轮船航运把该岛与大陆联系起来。

4. Sarah Renner explains, it's similar to what the police use to recreate a suspect's appearance.

be similar to与…相似
例句：My problems are very similar to yours.
我的问题和你的差不多。

5. A presenter is demonstrating how a high-end remote control toy car can jump over a slope.

jump over (使)跳过
例句：The thief jumped himself over a fence and escaped.
贼纵身跃过篱笆逃走了。

6. And if your plane drops to the ground, you can fold the back of the plane up a little bit.

fold up(把…)折叠起来
例句：She folded up some shirts.
她把一些衬衫折叠起来。

7. They can also be used to make illness models like tumors. It's easy to reproduce the effects, and it's cheap.

be used to do被用来做……
例句：Zip codes are used to facilitate mail service. 
邮政编码方便了邮递服务。