英语听力精选进阶版 12465

 

Woman's Hour Women and the War - a young widow's story

Mon, 24 Feb 14

How a night out to Manchester’s Palace Theatre in 1914 was to change forever the lives of Kitty and her young husband Percy Morter. Looking back, Kitty describes the moment when music hall star Vesta Tilley put her hand on her husband’s shoulder and recruited him to the war effort. The archive interview from 1964 is being made available today through World War One At Home, a BBC and Imperial War Museums partnership¹. Jane Garvey is joined by Imperial War Museum curator Laura Clouting² to talk about the projects. Part of World War One on the BBC. Discover more at bbc.co.uk/ww1

1 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

2 clouting   

v.（尤指用手）猛击，重打( clout的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting. 袋鼠的前肢看似未完全发育，但其有力的五趾前足非常善于佯装攻击和击打动作。 来自互联网