英语听力精选进阶版 14100

Parisian shop sues crime writer

Vocabulary

a piece of fiction

a story that is made-up, invented or not factual

locality

place, location

their name has been dragged through the mud

their reputation has been insulted by the things someone (here, the writer Lalie Walker) has said about them

unfolds

happens, takes place

fabric¹ store

shop which sells material for making clothes, curtains etc.

voodoo dolls

figures or models of people which are used in a type of religion involving magic and the worship of spirits

rumours swirl around

people are talking a lot about interesting stories which may or may not be true

real-life owners

the people who own the shop (as opposed to the characters in the book who own the shop)

a registered trade mark

a particular name or logo for a product that a company has a legal right to use

without prior permission

without getting the legal right to do something before doing it

1 fabric   

n.织物，织品，布；构造，结构，组织

参考例句：

• The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
• I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。