英语听力精选进阶版 14675

 

John Hopkins, Lizbeth Webb, Peter Carson, Mary McIntosh, Migs Greenall and Patty Andrews

Fri, 1 Feb 13

Radio 4's obituary¹ programme, telling the lives of significant figures who have died recently. This week Matthew Bannister marks the lives of landscape architect John Hopkins, musical theatre star Lizbeth Webb, Penguin² editor-in-chief Peter Carson, sociologist³ Mary McIntosh, huntswoman Migs Greenall and the last surviving Andrews Sister, Patty.

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 penguin   

n.企鹅

参考例句：

• The penguin is a flightless bird.企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。
• He walked with an awkward gait like a penguin.他走路的步子难看得就像企鹅。

3 sociologist   

n.研究社会学的人，社会学家

参考例句：

• His mother was a sociologist,researching socialism.他的母亲是个社会学家，研究社会主义。
• Max Weber is a great and outstanding sociologist.马克斯·韦伯是一位伟大的、杰出的社会学家。