英语听力精选进阶版 11416

 

029 Olmec Stone Mask 25 Feb 2010

Thu, 25 Feb 10

A stone face made by Olmecs, the first Central American culture to build cities and develop writing. As the Parthenon was being created in Greece and the Persians were expanding the world's biggest empire, Neil MacGregor, Director¹ of the British Museum, considers what was life like for the 'mother culture' of Central America. With contributions from the Olmec specialist² Karl Taube and the Mexican novelist³ Carlos Fuentes.

1 director   

n.主管，导演；主任；理事；董事；处长

参考例句：

• The director has taken the visitors off to his office.经理把客人带到他办公室去了。
• The new director is easy to get along with.新来的主任很好处。

2 specialist   

n.（医学）专家，专科医生；专家；专业人员

参考例句：

• She is a specialist in English.她是一位英语专家。
• The peasants looked up to him as a specialist.农民们尊他为专家。

3 novelist   

n.小说家

参考例句：

• He is really a fruitful novelist.他真是一位多产的小说家。
• A good novelist needs great power of conception.一个好的小说家需要丰富的想象力。