英语听力精选进阶版 13863

BBC Learning English 

Words in the News  

06 June 2012 

Queen's small celebration

Transcript: 

Celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee¹… in miniature. 

A new Lego model of Elizabeth II, complete with a mini version of the crown 

jewels, has been added to the Buckingham Palace scene at the toy company's 

theme park. 

The 1.5 cm tall crown is made from silver, and has been studded with 48 real 

diamonds. 

It's in the town of Windsor, which is home to one of the Queen's real castles. 

Vocabulary: 

Diamond Jubilee 60th anniversary celebration 

miniature 

smaller version of something 

the crown jewels 

the precious stones and ornaments² used to decorate a monarch³  

theme park 

park of entertainments based on one idea or set of characters 

studded  

decorated with small precious stones  

Exercise: 

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from 

BBC news reports. 

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence 

correctly. 

Diamond Jubilee / Miniature/ the crown jewels/ theme park / studded 

1. By contrast, Spain and Italy have __________ carriers with around a dozen 

planes, while China has only one ex-Soviet model, preferring to put its defence 

budget into missile technology. 

2. The centre - which opened in 2006 - has a cinema, a hotel and a Venice-styled __________. 

3. It is made of quetzal and other feathers mounted on a base of gold 

__________ with precious stones. 

4. The Queen has taken part in a service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral 

on the final day of her __________ celebrations. 

5. The two largest gems⁴ form part of __________ - one is set at the head of the 

Sovereign's Sceptre and the other into the Imperial State Crown. 

Answers: 

1. By contrast, Spain and Italy have miniature carriers with around a dozen 

planes, while China has only one ex-Soviet model, preferring to put its defence 

budget into missile technology. 

2. The centre - which opened in 2006 - has a cinema, a hotel and a Venice-styled theme park. 

3. It is made of quetzal and other feathers mounted on a base of gold studded 

with precious stones. 

4. The Queen has taken part in a service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral 

on the final day of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations. 

5. The two largest gems form part of the Crown Jewels - one is set at the head 

of the Sovereign's Sceptre and the other into the Imperial State Crown. 

Source: Jewellery from world's largest diamond to go on display 

1 jubilee   

n.周年纪念；欢乐

参考例句：

• They had a big jubilee to celebrate the victory.他们举行盛大的周年纪念活动以祝贺胜利。
• Every Jubilee,to take the opposite case,has served a function.反过来说，历次君主巡幸，都曾起到某种作用。

2 ornaments   

n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 )；点缀；装饰品；首饰v.装饰，点缀，美化( ornament的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The shelves were chock-a-block with ornaments. 架子上堆满了装饰品。
• Playing the piano sets up resonance in those glass ornaments. 一弹钢琴那些玻璃饰物就会产生共振。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 monarch   

n.帝王，君主，最高统治者

参考例句：

• The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。
• I think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。

4 gems   

growth； economy； management； and customer satisfaction 增长

参考例句：

• a crown studded with gems 镶有宝石的皇冠
• The apt citations and poetic gems have adorned his speeches. 贴切的引语和珠玑般的诗句为他的演说词增添文采。