英语听力精选进阶版 14629

Matthew Bannister on Kim Jong-il, Chris Athey, Russell Hoban, Cesaria Evora, Vaclav Havel

Fri, 23 Dec 11

Radio 4's obituary¹ programme, telling the lives of significant figures who have recently died. This week Matthew Bannister marks the lives of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. We hear from the former British Charge D'Affaires in Pyongyang and the film actress who says she was kidnapped by "The Dear Leader". Also Chris Athey - the educational psychologist who championed the Teletubbies. Russell Hoban, author of both children's and adult fiction, including his vision of a post apocalyptic² world "Riddley Walker". Cesaria Evora - the singer from Cape³ Verde known as the Barefoot Diva. and the Czech playwright⁴ and President Vaclav Havel remembered by his friend Ivan Klima and Sir John Tusa.

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 apocalyptic   

adj.预示灾祸的，启示的

参考例句：

• The air is chill and stagnant,the language apocalyptic.空气寒冷而污浊，语言则是《启示录》式的。
• Parts of the ocean there look just absolutely apocalyptic.海洋的很多区域看上去完全像是世界末日。

3 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。

4 playwright   

n.剧作家，编写剧本的人

参考例句：

• Gwyn Thomas was a famous playwright.格温·托马斯是著名的剧作家。
• The playwright was slaughtered by the press.这位剧作家受到新闻界的无情批判。