英语听力精选进阶版 14670

Ravi Shankar, Joseph Murray, Sir Patrick Moore, Alex Moulton, Ian Campbell, Kenneth Kendall

Fri, 14 Dec 12

Radio 4's obituary¹ programme, telling the lives of significant figures who have died recently. This week Matthew Bannister marks the lives of sitar player Ravi Shankar, transplant surgeon Joseph Murray, astronomer² Sir Patrick Moore, bicycle designer Alex Moulton, folk singer Ian Campbell and veteran BBC news reader Kenneth Kendall.

1 obituary   

n.讣告，死亡公告；adj.死亡的

参考例句：

• The obituary records the whole life of the deceased.讣文记述了这位死者的生平。
• Five days after the letter came,he found Andersen s obituary in the morning paper.收到那封信五天后，他在早报上发现了安德森的讣告。

2 astronomer   

n.天文学家

参考例句：

• A new star attracted the notice of the astronomer.新发现的一颗星引起了那位天文学家的注意。
• He is reputed to have been a good astronomer.他以一个优秀的天文学者闻名于世。