旅日大熊猫香香即将回国，日本民众排长队与其告别【健谈英语】

【头条播报】
The line with a wait time in excess of two hours to see Xiang Xiang, a 5-year-old giant panda at Japan’s Ueno Zoological Gardens, stretched nearly to the zoo’s entrance, since the panda will be sent back to China on February 21, 2023.
在日本上野动物园，5岁的大熊猫香香将于2023年2月21日归还中国。为了见到香香，人们排了两个多小时的队，几乎排到了动物园门口。

【要点讲解】
1. stretch v.延伸，覆盖；伸展，伸出

Fields and hills stretched out as far as we could see.
放眼望去，田野山丘绵延不绝。
He stretched and yawned lazily.
他伸了伸懒腰，打了个哈欠。

a stretch of 一片，一段
an unspoilt stretch of coastline 一段未破坏原貌的海岸线
a particularly dangerous stretch of road 特别危险的路段

2. excess n.超过，过度

Are you suffering from an excess of stress in your life?
你生活中的压力太大吗？
In an excess of enthusiasm, I agreed to work late.
我一时热情过度答应了工作到很晚。

in excess of 超过
The increase will not be in excess of two percent.
增加幅度不会超过百分之二。 

3. entrance n.入口

4. since 引导原因状语从句时，表示“因为，由于”
I'm forever on a diet, since I put on weight easily.
我一直在节食，因为我的体重很容易增加。

引导时间状语从句时，表示“自从”
I've earned my own living since I was seven.
我自从7岁就自己谋生。