英语听力精选进阶版 14606

Edward Stobart, Geraldine Ferraro, Diana Wynne Jones, Paul Baran and Robert Tear.

Fri, 1 Apr 11

Duration:

29 mins 

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29 days remaining 

Radio 4's obituary¹ programme, telling the lives of significant figures who have recently died. This week Matthew Bannister marks the lives of Edward Stobart who built up the family trucking firm to become a business success and a cult² brand. Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman to stand as vice³ president of the USA. Childrens' fantasy writer Diana Wynne Jones who drew on her own troubled relationship with her parents in her books. Paul Baran, the American electrical engineer who developed some of the key building blocks of the internet. And the flamboyant⁴ tenor⁵ Robert Tear - we have a tribute from Sir Thomas Allen.

1 obituary   

n.讣告，死亡公告；adj.死亡的

参考例句：

• The obituary records the whole life of the deceased.讣文记述了这位死者的生平。
• Five days after the letter came,he found Andersen s obituary in the morning paper.收到那封信五天后，他在早报上发现了安德森的讣告。

2 cult   

n.异教，邪教；时尚，狂热的崇拜

参考例句：

• Her books aren't bestsellers,but they have a certain cult following.她的书算不上畅销书，但有一定的崇拜者。
• The cult of sun worship is probably the most primitive one.太阳崇拜仪式或许是最为原始的一种。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 flamboyant   

adj.火焰般的，华丽的，炫耀的

参考例句：

• His clothes were rather flamboyant for such a serious occasion.他的衣着在这种严肃场合太浮夸了。
• The King's flamboyant lifestyle is well known.国王的奢华生活方式是人尽皆知的。

5 tenor   

n.男高音（歌手），次中音（乐器），要旨，大意

参考例句：

• The tenor of his speech was that war would come.他讲话的大意是战争将要发生。
• The four parts in singing are soprano,alto,tenor and bass.唱歌的四个声部是女高音、女低音、男高音和男低音。