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26th February 1915, Fraser Chadwick

Thu, 26 Feb 15

The rift¹ between the Chadwick twins deepens. BBC Radio 4's epic² drama series set in Great War Britain on this day a hundred years ago. With Edmund Wiseman as Fraser Chadwick Written by Melissa Murray and directed by the producer Lucy Collingwood.

1 rift   

n.裂口，隙缝，切口；v.裂开，割开，渗入

参考例句：

• He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.他急于弥合这两个人之间的裂痕。
• The sun appeared through a rift in the clouds.太阳从云层间隙中冒出来。

2 epic   

n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的

参考例句：

• I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
• They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。