夏说英语新闻晨读 第3期:西德硬汉的光荣一生
时间：2019-02-17 作者：英语课 分类：夏说英语新闻晨读
英语课
本期内容：
Helmut Schmidt, the chancellor 1 of West Germany between1974 and 1982, died, aged 2 96. A pioneer of European and transatlantic co-operation, his brainy, abrasive 3 style made enemies. The highly pragmatic Social Democrat 4 once said that anyone with a vision should “go and visit a doctor”. A notorious chain-smoker and accomplished 5 pianist, he became an influential 6 commentator 7 after leaving office.
词义解析:
chancellor: 总理
transatlantic: 跨大西洋
brainy：聪明的
abrasive：粗鲁的
pragmatic：实用的
notorious：臭名昭著的
chain-smoker：大烟枪
accomplished：有建树的
commentator：评论家
n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长
- They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
- He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。
adj.年老的，陈年的
- He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
- He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
adj.使表面磨损的；粗糙的；恼人的
- His abrasive manner has won him an unenviable notoriety.他生硬粗暴的态度让他声名狼藉。
- She had abrasions to her wrists where the abrasive rope had scraped her.她的手腕有多出磨伤，那是被粗糙的绳子擦伤的。
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
- The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
- About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。
adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的
- Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
- Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。
adj.有影响的，有权势的
- He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
- He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。
n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员
- He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
- The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。
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