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Home Front Omnibus 15-19 September 1914

Fri, 19 Sep 14

Epic¹ drama series set in Great War Britain a hundred years ago, as Folkestone honours its dead, and our characters' worlds all seem up-ended. With Ashley Kumar as Jack² Wilson, Joel MacCormack as Victor Lumley, Michael Bertenshaw as Gabriel Graham, Nicholas Murchie as Ralph Winwood and Ami Metcalf as Kitty Wilson. Written by Sarah Daniels and directed by the Editor by Jessica Dromgoole

1 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。

2 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。