美语听力 English Cafe 233

Topics¹: Apollo Theater²; Famous³ Americans: Susan B. Anthony; to talk down to; to bail on; had better versus would rather

Words:
talent
to make (one’s) debut
jazz legend
to bill (oneself)
executioner
to revive
landmark status
to play a pivotal role
suffrage
wage equality
temperance movement
to advocate
to talk down to
to bail on
had better
would rather
 

1 Topics   

题目，主题

参考例句：

• Don't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others. 不要修改少数论题以致排除所有其他的。
• He covered a wide range of topics with unusual candour. 他极其坦率地谈了许多问题。

2 theater   

n.戏院，电影院，剧场

参考例句：

• Excuse me,where is the entrance to the theater?请问剧院的入口在哪里？
• Her mother never went to the theater.她母亲从不去戏院看戏。

3 famous   

adj.著名的，驰名的，闻名遐迩的；极好的；擅长的

参考例句：

• The hotel is famous for its suppers.那个酒店以晚餐而著称。
• He is famous for his learning.他以有学问而出名。