英语听力精选进阶版 11470

 

083 Shadow Puppet¹ of Bima 29 Sept 2010

Wed², 29 Sep 10

Puppet from the Indonesian island of Java. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, explores the relationship between religion and society in South East Asia 400 years ago by examining a shadow puppet from Java. He talks to a Javanese puppet master while the Malaysian novelist Tash Aw discusses the influence of shadow theatre today.

1 puppet   

n.木偶，玩偶；傀儡

参考例句：

• That indicates you're merely a puppet.这说明你只不过是一个傀儡。
• Yes,only a rat puppet beat them out.没错，只有一个老鼠木偶打败过他们。

2 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。