英语听力精选进阶版 14696

 

James Gandolfini, Elizabeth Braund, David Wall, Oliver Bernard

Fri, 21 Jun 13

Radio 4's obituary¹ programme, telling the lives of significant figures who have died recently. This week Matthew marks the lives of actor James Gandolfini, youth worker Elizabeth Braund, ballet dancer David Wall, poet Oliver Bernard and local radio presenter² Mark Turnbull.

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 presenter   

n.（电视、广播的）主持人，赠与者

参考例句：

• Most people think being a television presenter is exciting.很多人认为当电视节目主持人是一件刺激的事情。
• The programme dispensed with its most popular presenter.这个节目最受欢迎的主持人被换掉了。