英语听力精选进阶版 11064

 

Spring festivals: Mothering Sunday. 25 Mar¹ 11

Fri, 25 Mar 11

Duration:

15 mins 

Available:

21 days remaining 

In today’s programme on Spring festivals, Gemma Hunt is thinking about the history and significance of Mothering Sunday. In the story, set in Victorian times, Peggy sets off to see her mother for Mother’s Day. Peggy’s a maid in a big house and is taking her wages and a cake to give to her mother, but on the way she meets two women in need and because of her generous nature she finally arrives home empty-handed. Together is a collective worship series intended primarily for schoolchildren aged² 7-11.

1 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

2 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。