英语听力精选进阶版 12676

 

19th December 1914, Alice Macknade

Fri, 19 Dec 14

A surprise turn of events in the Macknade household heralds¹ a change in their fortunes. BBC Radio 4's epic² drama series set in Great War Britain on this day a hundred years ago. With Claire-Louise Cordwell as Alice Macknade. Written by Shaun McKenna and directed by the Editor Jessica Dromgoole.

1 heralds   

n.使者( herald的名词复数 )；预报者；预兆；传令官v.预示( herald的第三人称单数 )；宣布（好或重要）

参考例句：

• The song of birds heralds the approach of spring. 百鸟齐鸣报春到。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The wind sweeping through the tower heralds a rising storm in the mountain. 山雨欲来风满楼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 epic   

n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的

参考例句：

• I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
• They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。