夏说英语新闻晨读 第119期:拳王阿里逝世

 本期内容：

Preparations started for Muhammad Ali’s funeral on Friday: an interfaith service, led by an imam, in his home town of Louisville, Kentucky, with Bill Clinton among those speaking. In one of many tributes¹ to the champion boxer², whose death was announced on Saturday morning, Barack Obama said: “Muhammad Ali shook up the world. And the world is better for it.”

词汇讲解：
Funeral: 葬礼
Interfaith：不同宗教信仰
Imam：伊玛目

Tribute：颂词

 

 

1 tributes   

n.（尤指旧时一国向他国交纳的）贡品( tribute的名词复数 )；（良好效果或影响的）体现；（尤指对死者的）致敬；称赞

参考例句：

• He had the strength and power; he meant to bear rule over others and he expected tributes from them. 他有权有势，想支配人，要人们拜倒在他的脚下。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His colleagues paid generous tributes to the outgoing president. 同事们纷纷向即将卸任的总裁致敬。 来自辞典例句

2 boxer   

n.制箱者，拳击手

参考例句：

• The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
• He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。