英语听力精选进阶版 7223

Background: 肯尼迪总统遗孀杰奎琳-肯尼迪在肯尼迪总统被刺杀仅4个月后录制的一段录音采访内容近日被公开。在长达8小时的磁带中，美国最著名的第一夫人透露了她对一些人的看法。

In the eight hours of relaxed chat between Jacqueline Kennedy and an historian some candid¹ moments reveal strong opinions of world figures.

Churchill in the fifties she says was already quite ga-ga, civil rights leader Martin Luther King was ''a tricky² person'', Indira Gandhi, before she became India's first prime minister, was to Mrs Kennedy ''a bitter, horrible woman''.

The tapes include plenty of tender family moments, at one point three-year-old John Kennedy Junior interrupts, the interviewer asks if he knows what happened to his father. He's gone to heaven the young child answers.

What's most remarkable³ is that these recordings⁴ were made just four months after JFK was assassinated⁵. Until her death in 1994 Jacqueline Kennedy stayed silent about her celebrated⁶ life. Now we have a rare glimpse in her own words.

Glossary⁷ 词汇表

to chat 聊天 

candid moments 坦率的时刻 

to be ga-ga 言行举止疯狂 

a tricky person 麻烦的人，棘手的人 

bitter 充满仇恨的 

to go to heaven 到西方极乐世界去了 

remarkable 令人感叹的 

to stay silent 保持沉默 

a celebrated life 受众人关注的一生 

a rare glimpse 罕见的一瞥

Questions:

1. What did Jackie Kennedy think of Churchill? 

That the British leader was mad.

2. Who did the American First Lady think was a difficult person to deal with? 

The civil rights activist⁸ Martin Luther King.

3. When was the interview recorded? 

Four months after President John Kennedy was assassinated.

4. True or false? Jackie Kennedy was famous for her strong opinions.

False. According to the report, the interview gave the public a rare glimpse into her private thoughts.

1 candid   

adj.公正的，正直的；坦率的

参考例句：

• I cannot but hope the candid reader will give some allowance for it.我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。
• He is quite candid with his friends.他对朋友相当坦诚。

2 tricky   

adj.狡猾的，奸诈的；(工作等)棘手的，微妙的

参考例句：

• I'm in a rather tricky position.Can you help me out?我的处境很棘手，你能帮我吗？
• He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.他回避了这个非常微妙的问题，只做了个笼统的表述。

3 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

4 recordings   

n.记录( recording的名词复数 )；录音；录像；唱片

参考例句：

• a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
• old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐

5 assassinated   

v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏

参考例句：

• The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
• Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句

6 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

7 glossary   

n.注释词表；术语汇编

参考例句：

• The text is supplemented by an adequate glossary.正文附有一个详细的词汇表。
• For convenience,we have also provided a glossary in an appendix.为了方便，我们在附录中也提供了术语表。

8 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。