英语听力精选进阶版 14691

 

Paul Shane, Joe Farman, Dr Margaret White, Sir Terence Beckett, Marcella Pattyn, Steve Martland and Arnold Peters

Fri, 17 May 13

Radio 4's obituary¹ programme, telling the lives of significant figures who have died recently. This week Matthew marks the lives of geophysicist Joe Farman, pro-life campaigner Dr. Margaret White, Ford UK Chief Executive Sir Terence Beckett, Beguine Marcella Pattyn, composer Steve Martland and actor Arnold Peters

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。