英语听力精选进阶版 14635

Matthew Bannister on Patricia Stephens Due, James Whitaker, Josh Gifford, Jim Riordan and Whitney Houston

Fri, 17 Feb 12

Matthew Bannister on the American civil rights activist¹ Patricia Stephens Due who went to prison after entering a "whites only" lunch counter in Florida. The tabloid² royal correspondent³ James Whitaker, who broke the news of Princess Diana's eating disorder⁴. The racehorse trainer Josh Gifford who stood by jockey Bob Champion when he contracted cancer and gave him his fairy tale Grand National win on Aldaniti. The Communist party member and writer Jim Riordan who was once called up to play football for Spartak Moscow. And Whitney Houston in her own words and music.

1 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

2 tabloid   

adj.轰动性的，庸俗的；n.小报，文摘

参考例句：

• He launched into a verbal assault on tabloid journalism.他口头对小报新闻进行了抨击。
• He believes that the tabloid press has behaved disgracefully.他认为小报媒体的行为不太光彩。

3 correspondent   

n.记者，通信者；adj.符合的，一致的，相当的

参考例句：

• He volunteered as a correspondent for the war.他自愿担任作报道这次战争的记者。
• The result was correspondent with my wishes.结果与我的愿望是一致的。

4 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。