英语听力：探索发现 2014-03-30 Sex for Sale -6
时间：2019-01-23 作者：英语课 分类：探索与发现2014年
英语课
A lesson young Theodora learned at home.-Theodora is, she has a rough start. She's born into relatively 1 poverty. Her father's a bear trainer. We know how hard that could be. Her mother's an actress, which is synonymous with prostitute. So Theodora then growing up is surrounded by sex and presumably bears.
But times are tough, and it's not long before young Theodora is following in her mother's footsteps. To set herself apart from other working girls, she comes up with a business strategy that no one else can top, sex shows.
-She then is known for wonderful, remarkable 2 stage shows, in which she performs Leda and Swan.
In this popular Greek myth, Leda, a king's daughter, is seduced 3 by the God Zeus in a form of a swan.
-She would typically lay out across a table, and then barley 4 was placed in her... And then a gaggle of swans would come and then eat the barley to great appause and local renown 5.
Theodora's wild sex show helps her rake in the cash, but despite her fame, being a full-time 6 prostitute has its challenges.
-Theodora had suspended much of her life horizontally.
adv.比较...地，相对地
- The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
- The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的
- She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
- These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
诱奸( seduce的过去式和过去分词 )； 勾引； 诱使堕落； 使入迷
- The promise of huge profits seduced him into parting with his money. 高额利润的许诺诱使他把钱出了手。
- His doctrines have seduced many into error. 他的学说把许多人诱入歧途。
n.大麦，大麦粒
- They looked out across the fields of waving barley.他们朝田里望去,只见大麦随风摇摆。
- He cropped several acres with barley.他种了几英亩大麦。
n.声誉，名望
- His renown has spread throughout the country.他的名声已传遍全国。
- She used to be a singer of some renown.她曾是位小有名气的歌手。