英语听力精选进阶版 14689

 

George Jones, Jim Mortimer, Deanna Durbin, Janos Starker¹, Sarah Berger

Fri, 3 May 13

Radio 4's obituary² programme, telling the lives of significant figures who have died recently. This week Matthew marks the lives of country singer George Jones, Labour Party General Secretary Jim Mortimer, film star Deanna Durbin, cellist³ Janos Starker and co-housing campaigner Sarah Berger.

1 starker   

（指区别）明显的( stark的比较级 )； 完全的； 了无修饰的； 僵硬的

参考例句：

• As night falls, the contrast between these worlds grows starker. 随着夜幕的降临，两个世界的对比更为鲜明。
• What's more, compared with 1992, voters face a starker economic choice. 另外，跟1992年相比，选民面临着一种更为刻板的经济选择。

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 cellist   

n.大提琴手

参考例句：

• The cellist's bowing was very sensitive . 那位大提琴手的弓法十分细腻。 来自辞典例句
• World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma founded The Silk Road Project in 1998. 世界闻名的大提琴家马友友于1998年创建了丝路工程。 来自互联网