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“Looking Back at the Twentieth Century" is an exhibition of
300 photographs which show us the history of the past
In the entrance hall the guide introduces the
look back at
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century.
photographs.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to “Looking
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Back at the Twentieth Century." /The 20th century
was an age of great pregress in science and
communications. People's lives became richer and
more comfortable. People achieved greater freedom
10 and equality, and seemed to be closer to the dream
of living a happy life.
But it was also an age of terrible wars, and
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tens of millions of ~
tens of millions of people lost their lives. The photos
=a great many ~
here will show you what people like you and me
15 went through in the 20th century. As you look at
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them, ask yourself: “How would you feel if these
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were photos of your own family and friends ?” Some
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will shock you; some may make you sad or angry.
But they will also give you a message for our future.
Ago
|20 Before you look at the exhibition, I would like to
show you twophotographs which are particularly
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important to us.
fotod
freedom [fri:dan
entrance [éntrans] progress [prágras] achieve [atfi:v]
terrible [térabl] particularly [partikjalarli]
exhibition (èksibifan]
equality [ikwálati]
15. go through
Many people went through hard times during the war.
G-2 She told me how she had solved the problem.
G-1 Ifihad a lot of money, I could buy that sports car.
Q-1 What were the good points of the 20h century? What were the bad points?
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