英语听力精选进阶版 12666

 

5th December 1914, Joe Macknade

Fri, 5 Dec 14

Joe Macknade dearly wants to enlist¹, but is it for glory, or to escape home? BBC Radio 4's epic² drama series set in Great War Britain on this day a hundred years ago. With Lloyd Thomas as Joe Macknade. Written by Sarah Daniels and directed by the editor Jessica Dromgoole.

1 enlist   

vt.谋取(支持等)，赢得；征募；vi.入伍

参考例句：

• They come here to enlist men for the army.他们来这儿是为了召兵。
• The conference will make further efforts to enlist the support of the international community for their just struggle. 会议必将进一步动员国际社会，支持他们的正义斗争。

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。