英语听力精选进阶版 11424

 

036 Warren Cup 24 May 2010

Mon, 24 May 10

A silver cup that offers a rare glimpse into the world of sexual love in ancient Rome. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, looks at the Warren cup, which features such explicit¹ images of homosexual acts that it was once banned from America and museums refused to buy it. He explores how sexuality was viewed at this time and why the Romans were so keen to copy the Greeks. The historians Bettany Hughes and James Davidson help provide the answers.

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adj.详述的，明确的；坦率的；显然的

参考例句：

• She was quite explicit about why she left.她对自己离去的原因直言不讳。
• He avoids the explicit answer to us.他避免给我们明确的回答。