英语听力精选进阶版 11439

 

052 Harem wall painting fragments¹ 15 Jun 2010

Tue, 15 Jun 10

Portraits from a wall painting of women from the caliph’s palace in Samara. Director of the British Museum Neil MacGregor explains what life was really like in the great court in the ancient city of Samara, north of Baghdad - one of the great Muslim capitals of the world. The paintings offer a vivid insight² into the lives of the rulers of the Abbasid court and the slave women whose job was to entertain them.

1 fragments   

n.碎片( fragment的名词复数 )；片段；（将文件内容）分段；（文艺作品等）未完成的部分

参考例句：

• Police found fragments of glass near the scene. 警方在现场附近发现了玻璃碎片。
• They have found several fragments of a Roman vase in the area. 在这一地区他们发现了一只罗马瓷瓶的碎片。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 insight   

n.洞察力，洞悉，深刻的见解

参考例句：

• Good teachers have insight into the problems of students.好的教师能洞察学生的问题。
• The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms.这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理。