英语听力精选进阶版 14176

BBC Learning English 

Video Words in the News  

27 February 2013 

Mexico's father of fun 

Transcript: 

Not what you usually see in a religious ceremony. 

Father Humberto Alvarez uses a toy to bless his young congregation with holy water.  

He says it's a way of reaching out to children who live in a community affected¹ by drug crime.  

He also adorns² his robes with the images of comic-book superheroes such as Superman and Batman. Alvarez says that like Jesus, these characters are searching for justice.  

Vocabulary: 

bless 

ask for God's help and protection 

holy water 

water that is blessed and used for religious purposes 

reaching out 

trying to communicate (with someone) 

adorns 

decorates 

justice 

fair and reasonable treatment 

Exercise: 

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from news reports.  

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly. 

bless/ holy water/ reaching out/ adorns/ justice 

1.  The 70-member peace council was set up more than two years ago by Afghan President Hamid Karzai to open negotiations³ with insurgents⁴.    It was given the task of ______ to hundreds of Taliban field commanders, but it has consistently failed to woo any senior figures away from the insurgency⁵.  

2.  "What I'm really interested in is not the organisation⁶ that manages police and crime and _______, but actually what it means in terms of delivering crime reduction and _______ for people who are victims of crime." 

3.  A giant pink neon heart now _______ the European Parliament building in Brussels in memory of the late dissident playwright⁷ and Czech leader Vaclav Havel, who died a year ago. 

4.  Pope Benedict XVI has given his final Sunday _______ at the Vatican before     he steps down on Thursday. 

5.  Reverend Wanak gave many mourners communion before sprinkling Eryk's white coffin⁸ with _______. Then, as the bells of St Marie's tolled⁹, two pallbearers carried the coffin, bearing a white wreath, from the church. 

Answers: 

1.  The 70-member peace council was set up more than two years ago by Afghan President Hamid Karzai to open negotiations with insurgents. It was given the task of reaching out to hundreds of Taliban field commanders, but it has consistently failed to woo any senior figures away from the insurgency. 

2.  "What I'm really interested in is not the organisation that manages police and crime and justice, but actually what it means in terms of delivering crime reduction and justice for people who are victims of crime". 

3.  A giant pink neon heart now adorns the European Parliament building in Brussels in memory of the late dissident playwright and Czech leader Vaclav Havel, who died a year ago. 

4.  Pope Benedict XVI has given his final Sunday blessing¹⁰ at the Vatican before he steps down on Thursday. 

5.  Reverend Wanak gave many mourners communion before sprinkling Eryk's white coffin with holy water. Then, as the bells of St Marie's tolled, two pallbearers carried the coffin, bearing a white wreath, from the church. 

1 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

2 adorns   

装饰，佩带( adorn的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Have adornment, the building adorns the product of material. 有装饰，就有建筑装饰材料的制品。
• In this case, WALL-E adorns every pillar. 在这段时间，Wall-E占据了各个显要位置。

3 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

4 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

5 insurgency   

n.起义；暴动；叛变

参考例句：

• And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
• Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网

6 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

7 playwright   

n.剧作家，编写剧本的人

参考例句：

• Gwyn Thomas was a famous playwright.格温·托马斯是著名的剧作家。
• The playwright was slaughtered by the press.这位剧作家受到新闻界的无情批判。

8 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

9 tolled   

鸣钟（toll的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Bells were tolled all over the country at the King's death. 全国为国王之死而鸣钟。
• The church bell tolled the hour. 教堂的钟声报时。

10 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。