聆听悦耳英音53:Queen Matilda II 欧洲王族轶事 (1)

 　　嘉宾：Debbie Mason

　　话题：Queen Matilda II 欧洲王族轶事

　　单词拼写：

　　1、Chronicles：written records编年史

　　2、Hostility¹：hatred

　　3、Dramatic：a lot of things happened

　　重点俚语：

　　1、She took after her father：She resembled her father

　　2、Didn’t go down so well：It’s not popular

　　3、Her new capacity：her new role or position

　　4、Rose up against her：fought against her.

　　问题：

　　1、What had the Londoners had enough of?

　　2、Where was Matilda preparing for her coronation?

　　3、What was Matilda doing when the Londoners rose up against her?

　　答案：

　　1、The Londoners had had enough of personal hostility against her, the woman’s asking for money.

　　2、Matilda was preparing for her coronation at Westminster .

　　3、Matilda was preparing in Westminster when the Londoners rose up against her, she left the feast uneaten with her tenure², jumped the horses and she never got close to the coronation again.

1 hostility   

n.敌对，敌意；抵制［pl.］交战，战争

参考例句：

• There is open hostility between the two leaders.两位领导人表现出公开的敌意。
• His hostility to your plan is well known.他对你的计划所持的敌意是众所周知的。

2 tenure   

n.终身职位；任期；(土地)保有权，保有期

参考例句：

• He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。
• Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。