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Frances O'Grady 19 Feb 13

Tue, 19 Feb 13

Frances O’Grady took up her post as the General Secretary of the Trade Union Congress¹ last month, the first woman to hold that post in its 145 year history. Last week the panel² for the Woman’s Hour Power List ranked her 11th on their list. Frances talks to Samira about her life, career and influences.

1 Congress   

n.(代表)大会；(C-:美国等国的)国会，议会

参考例句：

• There were some days to wait before the Congress.大会的召开还有几天时间。
• After 18 years in Congress,he intented to return to private life.在国会供职18年后，他打算告老还乡。

2 panel   

n.面，板，专门小组，控制板，仪表盘

参考例句：

• The unusual control panel on the walls caught our attention.墙上不同寻常的控制板引起了我们的注意。
• The panel of judges included several well-known writers.评判小组中包括几位知名作家。