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听播客学英语 153 马德琳

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   Madeleine McCann is four years old. Everyone in Britain knows about her. This is why.

  Madeleine lives with her parents Kate and Gerry McCann, and her younger brother and sister. Their home is in a town called Rothley in central England. It is a small town – the sort of town where nothing ever happens, certainly nothing that gets into the newspapers.
  At the end of April, the McCann family went on holiday to Portugal, to a resort called Praia da Luz. On the evening of 3 May, Gerry and Kate put their children to bed. When the children were asleep, at about 9.30pm, Kate and Gerry went to a restaurant close by to have a meal. At 10pm Kate came back to see that the children were OK. Madeleine was gone.
  It quickly became clear that Madeleine had not just woken up and gone for a walk. Someone had taken her. She had been kidnapped.
  The kidnapping of Madeleine McCann, and the search for her, has been a huge story in the British press and on TV and radio. Kate and Gerry have done everything they can to get publicity1. They believe it is the only way they will ever see their daughter again. They have contacted everyone whom they think might be able to help them. They have met government ministers in several countries in Europe, and had an audience with the Pope2. They have appeared on TV, and answered questions from journalists at press conferences. Newspapers have offered big rewards for information which may help to find Madeleine. There are “Find Madeleine” websites, and people have put pictures of the missing girl on advertising3 hoardings and in shop windows all over Europe, and on big screens at football matches.
  Despite all of this, there seems to be very little evidence to help the Portuguese4 police. One witness reports that he saw a man carrying a small girl wearing pink pyjamas5 at about the time that Madeleine disappeared. The Portuguese police have questioned a British man who lives near Praia da Luz, but they now say that they do not have any evidence against him. There has been a report that a girl who looks like Madeleine has been seen in Morocco. The police have asked people who were on holiday near Praia da Luz to send them their holiday photos. The police hope that somewhere in these photos, in the background perhaps, they will see a face that they know – the face of someone who has previously6 been involved in kidnapping or abusing children.
  And last week a Dutch newspaper received an anonymous7 message that Madeleine was dead, and that her body could be found in an area close to Praia da Luz. The police searched the area and found nothing.
  So Kate and Gerry McCann wait for news. They continue to try to create as much publicity as they can. Someone may have seen something which could help the police. Certainly someone, somewhere, knows where Madeleine is and what has happened to her. But for the moment, there is nothing.

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1 publicity ASmxx     
n.众所周知,闻名;宣传,广告
参考例句:
  • The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
  • He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事,只当它是一种宣传手法。
2 pope EOKxT     
n.(罗马天主教的)教皇
参考例句:
  • The Pope is the spiritual leader of many Christians.教皇是众多基督徒的宗教领袖。
  • The Pope is the supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church.教皇是罗马天主教的最高领袖。
3 advertising 1zjzi3     
n.广告业;广告活动 a.广告的;广告业务的
参考例句:
  • Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
  • The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。
4 Portuguese alRzLs     
n.葡萄牙人;葡萄牙语
参考例句:
  • They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
  • Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。
5 pyjamas 5SSx4     
n.(宽大的)睡衣裤
参考例句:
  • This pyjamas has many repairs.这件睡衣有许多修补过的地方。
  • Martin was in his pyjamas.马丁穿着睡衣。
6 previously bkzzzC     
adv.以前,先前(地)
参考例句:
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿,解释原先发生了什么。
7 anonymous lM2yp     
adj.无名的;匿名的;无特色的
参考例句:
  • Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
  • The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。
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