英语听力精选进阶版 14666

Last Word: Hans Werner Henze, Emanuel Steward¹, Jacques Barzun, Yash Chopra, Terry Callier

Fri, 2 Nov 12

Radio 4's obituary² programme, telling the lives of significant figures who have died recently. This week John marks the lives of composer Hans Werner Henze, boxing trainer Emanuel Steward, cultural historian Jacques Barzun, Bollywood director Yash Chopra and singer Terry Callier.

1 steward   

n.乘务员，服务员；看管人；膳食管理员

参考例句：

• He's the steward of the club.他是这家俱乐部的管理员。
• He went around the world as a ship's steward.他当客船服务员，到过世界各地。

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。