环球慢速英语 听众来信(4)

Our next letter is from Jorge Castro. He is a parent. He and his wife, Vilma, have two daughters. They live in Ecuador, South America. Two months ago, Jorge was taking his daughters to school. He was searching for some FM stations on his radio. And, to his surprise, he found Spotlight¹! Jorge writes:

下一封信来自乔治·卡斯特罗。他是名父亲。他和他的妻子威尔玛有两个女儿。他们一家生活在南美洲厄瓜多尔。两个月以前，乔治送女儿去上学。他在路上时用收音机搜索调频电台。令他惊讶的是，他找到了重点报道节目！乔治写道：

Voice 5: 'It was the first time that I had the chance to listen to so much English in my country.'

声音5：“这是我在我们国家第一次有机会听到这么多英语。”

Voice 2: Jorge does not just listen to Spotlight programmes² for his enjoyment³. He had the idea of using his English skills to help other learners. He says:

声音2：乔治收听重点报道节目不仅仅是为了乐趣。他想用他的英语技能帮助其他听众。他说：

Voice 5: 'Your programmes encouraged me to try for a job as an English teacher. This position was at my daughter's school. They decided⁴ to give me the job!'

声音5：“你们的节目鼓励我尝试去做一名英语老师。这个职位是我女儿学校提供的一个职位。他们决定把那份工作给我！”

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 programmes   

n.（演出或活动的）程序( programme的名词复数 )；计划；节目；课程v.训练( programme的第三人称单数 )；培养；预调

参考例句：

• Some television programmes tend to patronize children. 有些电视节目往往以大人的观点对待儿童。
• You can preselect programmes you want to watch, and program your VCR to record them. 你可以预选想看的节目并预设录像机录下来。

3 enjoyment   

n.乐趣；享有；享用

参考例句：

• Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同，我们这次访问更加愉快了。
• After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.每逢讲完一个笑话，这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。