英语听力精选进阶版 14444

BBC Learning English 

Video Words in the News  

7 May 2014 

Indian village of wrestlers

Transcript¹:

This village on the outskirts² of Delhi is famous for its wrestlers.

They follow a strict regime of healthy food and exercise.

Vijay Pahelwan also works as a bouncer in the upmarket bars and nightclubs of 

the Indian capital.

He says he's helped over 100 village boys find work there, but his dream is to 

see his protégés compete in the Olympics one day.

Vocabulary:

on the outskirts

in areas around the edge of the town or city

strict regime

careful and exact system with rules that must be obeyed

bouncer

someone who works in a bar or club and stops trouble or violence from 

happening

upmarket

describes goods and products designed for people who have a lot of money

protégés (also spelled: proteges)

young people who are trained by older (and often famous) people

Exercise:

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

news reports. 

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

correctly.

on the outskirts / strict regime / bouncer / upmarket / protégés 

1. The former president left behind an estate that includes an _________

house in Johannesburg, a modest dwelling³ in his rural Eastern Cape⁴ home 

province and royalties⁵ from book sales, including his autobiography⁶ Long 

Walk to Freedom.

2. Oberst played American football for years as a left tackle in the offensive 

line before working as a _________ at a bar.

3. Located _________ of Shanghai, the circuit shares similarities with the 

Chinese city's futuristic style.

4. Appou, who celebrated⁷ his 44th birthday on 24 April, attributes his longevity⁸ 

to "following a _________" as well as eating plenty of fruit and vegetables.

5. Early expressionist painter Egon Schiele (1890-1918) was a _________ of 

Gustav Klimt, who studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts and caused 

controversy⁹ with his nude¹⁰ portraits.

Answers:

1. The former president left behind an estate that includes an upmarket house in 

Johannesburg, a modest dwelling in his rural Eastern Cape home province and 

royalties from book sales, including his autobiography Long Walk to Freedom.

Source: Nelson Mandela left $4m estate    

2. Oberst played American football for years as a left tackle in the offensive line 

before working as a bouncer at a bar.

Source: What is life like as a 'strongman'?     

3. Located on the outskirts of Shanghai, the circuit shares similarities with the 

Chinese city's futuristic style.

Source: Chinese GP: Lewis Hamilton pursues hat-trick in Shanghai     

4. Appou, who celebrated his 44th birthday on 24 April, attributes his longevity to 

"following a strict regime" as well as eating plenty of fruit and vegetables.

Source: Kersley Appou wants to continue playing     

5. Early expressionist painter Egon Schiele (1890-1918) was a protege of Gustav 

Klimt, who studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts and caused controversy 

with his nude portraits.

Source: Dancing over the edge: Vienna in 1914     

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 outskirts   

n.郊外，郊区

参考例句：

• Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
• They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。

3 dwelling   

n.住宅，住所，寓所

参考例句：

• Those two men are dwelling with us.那两个人跟我们住在一起。
• He occupies a three-story dwelling place on the Park Street.他在派克街上有一幢3层楼的寓所。

4 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

5 royalties   

特许权使用费

参考例句：

• I lived on about £3,000 a year from the royalties on my book. 我靠着写书得来的每年约3，000英镑的版税生活。 来自辞典例句
• Payments shall generally be made in the form of royalties. 一般应采取提成方式支付。 来自经济法规部分

6 autobiography   

n.自传

参考例句：

• He published his autobiography last autumn.他去年秋天出版了自己的自传。
• His life story is recounted in two fascinating volumes of autobiography.这两卷引人入胜的自传小说详述了他的生平。

7 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

8 longevity   

n.长命；长寿

参考例句：

• Good habits promote longevity.良好的习惯能增长寿命。
• Human longevity runs in families.人类的长寿具有家族遗传性。

9 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

10 nude   

adj.裸体的；n.裸体者，裸体艺术品

参考例句：

• It's a painting of the Duchess of Alba in the nude.这是一幅阿尔巴公爵夫人的裸体肖像画。
• She doesn't like nude swimming.她不喜欢裸泳。