英语听力精选进阶版 14617

Brian Haw, Mike Waterson, Yelena Bonner, Mietek Pemper and Gunnar Fischer.

Fri, 24 Jun 11

Radio 4's obituary¹ programme, telling the lives of significant figures who have recently died. This week Matthew Bannister marks the lives of Brian Haw, the anti war protester who camped in Parliament Square for ten years. Mike Waterson who made singing traditional British music a family affair. Yelena Bonner - wife of the Soviet² dissident Andrei Sakharov - and campaigner in her own right. Mietek Pemper - the Jewish secretary who helped to type Schindler's List and saved thousands from the gas chamber³. And Gunnar Fischer - the cinematographer who gave the films of Ingmar Bergman their distinctive⁴ look.

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 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

3 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

4 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。