英语听力精选进阶版 14697

 

Professor Mick Aston, Betty Joseph, Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, Michael Baigent and Mr Yunupingu

Fri, 28 Jun 13

Radio 4's obituary¹ programme, telling the lives of significant figures who have died recently. This week Matthew marks the lives of archaeologist Mick Aston, psychoanalyst Betty Joseph, former Lord Advocate Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, writer Michael Baigent and aboriginal² singer Mr Yunupingu.

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 aboriginal   

adj.（指动植物）土生的，原产地的，土著的

参考例句：

• They managed to wipe out the entire aboriginal population.他们终于把那些土著人全部消灭了。
• The lndians are the aboriginal Americans.印第安人是美国的土著人。