英语听力精选进阶版 14714

 

Sir Anthony Caro, Felix Dexter, Jovanka Broz, Olive Stevenson, Noel Harrison

Fri, 25 Oct 13

Radio 4's obituary¹ programme, telling the lives of significant figures who have died recently. This week Matthew marks the lives of sculptor² Sir Anthony Caro, Yugoslavia's First Lady Jovanka Broz, comedian³ Felix Dexter, social work academic Olive Stevenson and musician Noel Harrison.

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 sculptor   

n.雕刻家，雕刻家

参考例句：

• A sculptor forms her material.雕塑家把材料塑造成雕塑品。
• The sculptor rounded the clay into a sphere.那位雕塑家把黏土做成了一个球状。

3 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。