每日一句初級口語第169期:英國女王彩排替身
今天我們要學的每日一句的內容是:
The former BBC manager, Ella Slack, has been unknown
to anyone except a handful of key advisers, spent the
last quarter of a century acting as the Queen’s
official stand-in at rehearsals for royal events.
艾拉斯萊克曾經是英國廣播公司的一個主管,除了女王身邊
的幾個資深顧問外,沒有人知道她的存在。過去的四分之一
個世紀裏,她一直是女王皇室活動彩排的御用替身。
【Vocabulary】
1. former: 之前的
Example: The former Precident was the youngest Precident ever in American history.
前任總統是美國曆史上年齡最小的總統。
2. unknown:不知道的
Example:We have been looking for him for three days, but his location still remains unknown.
我們已經找了他三天了,但是還是不知道他在哪裏。
3. handful of:少數
Example:We invited twenty people, but only a handful of them came.
我們邀請了20 個人,但只來了寥寥數人。
4. adviser:顧問,建議者
Example:Young people should ask for opinions from more experienced advisers.
年輕人需要聽一聽更有經驗的顧問們的建議。
5. quarter:四分之一
Example: This company reached sales momentum in the first quarter of 2009.
這家公司在2009年第一季度達到了銷售頂峯。
6. stand-in:替身
Example:He said he would stand in for me any time.
他說他隨時都願意來代替我。
7. rehearsal:彩排
TExample:he symphony is in rehearsal now.
這支交響樂正在排練中。