英语听力精选进阶版 14660

Sid Watkins, Bill Moggridge, Stanley Long, George Hurst and Ken¹ McManus

Fri, 21 Sep 12

Radio 4's obituary² programme, telling the lives of significant figures who have died recently. This week Matthew Bannister marks the lives of Professor Sid Watkins, the neurosurgeon who transformed safety in Formua One Motor Racing³; Bill Moggridge who designed the first lap top computer; Stanley Long - the British director of x-rated films; George Hurst, the conductor who transformed the fortunes of the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra and inspired generations of British conductors and Ken McManus, leader of the Mohawks - one of Britian's last great circus horseriding acts.

1 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

2 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。

3 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。