聆听悦耳英音 第25期 法国香颂女伶Edith Piaf的玫瑰人生(1)

 　　嘉宾：Debbie Mason

　　话题：玫瑰人生--法国香颂女伶Edith Piaf

　　单词拼写：

　　1、Legendary：of lengend

　　2、Brothel：a place where men go and pay to have sex with prostitutes

　　3、Enduring：lasting

　　4、Biography：the life story of a person written by someone else ( autobiography¹ )

　　重点俚语：

　　1、A shedload of…：lots and lots

　　2、Full-blooded and passionate：full of emotion or feeling

　　3、She never held back：don't stop control yourself (She always hold back)

　　4、Vocal apparatus：pronouncer (good sound in text)

　　问题：

　　1、What does the host say Edith Piaf’s voice would not be possible without?

　　2、The host mentions three things that contributed² to Edith Piaf’s

　　3、Why does Carolyn think Edith’s ‘Vocal apparatus’ was like it was?

　　答案：

　　1、Edith Piaf's would not be possible without a shedload of personal suffering

　　2、She growing up in brothel Her childhood poverty The death of her daughter ( infant )

　　3、Carolyn think Edith's ' Vocal apparatus ' was like it was it because she singing in the streets

1 autobiography   

n.自传

参考例句：

• He published his autobiography last autumn.他去年秋天出版了自己的自传。
• His life story is recounted in two fascinating volumes of autobiography.这两卷引人入胜的自传小说详述了他的生平。

2 contributed   

捐献( contribute的过去式和过去分词 )； 捐助； 撰稿； 投稿

参考例句：

• Before closing I want to mention all those who contributed so generously. 在我结束讲话的时候，我想提一下所有慷慨捐赠的人。
• His research has contributed enormously to our understanding of this disease. 他的研究对我们认识这一疾病贡献很大。