英语听力精选进阶版 14729

 

Sir Jack¹ Hayward, Elena Obraztsova, Robert Stone, Jean Stogdon OBE and Demis Roussos

Fri, 30 Jan 15

Radio 4's obituary² programme, telling the lives of significant figures who have died recently. This week Matthew Bannister marks the lives of businessman Sir Jack Hayward, mezzo soprano Elena Obraztsova, novelist Robert Stone, social worker Jean Stogdon OBE and Greek singer Demis Roussos.

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

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。