英语听力精选进阶版 6319
时间：2019-02-21 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力精选进阶版
If you used your imagination to create a fantasy world, what accent would the characters speak in?
This month sees the return of the successful American television series, Game of Thrones. Set in a fantasy world of mythical 1 castles and charming princesses, it is notable that all of the characters speak in British accents.
British actors have long portrayed 2 sneering 3 villains 5 or brutish baddies in Hollywood films. From Dr Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs to the Sherriff of Nottingham in Robin 6 Hood 7: Prince of Thieves, the hero can be American but his rival often speaks with an elegant British accent whilst curling his lip.
Now the same British accent is casting a spell over fantasy worlds too. From The Lord of the Rings to The Hobbit, Brits are frequently the stars of these film fantasy yarns 8.
Fantasy fiction is conjured 9 up from old history books and folklore 10. So some people say that, as some of the English language is rooted in the medieval era, it carries a tradition and culture suited to the genre 11.
Historical screen sagas 12 include bewitching British accents too. This flight of fancy goes unchallenged even when they are set in ancient Rome or Greece. So a British accent often works its magic for these historical or fantasy tales as it provides an enchanting 13 link to the past for modern audiences.
After all, would the triumph of the Harry 14 Potter films have been such a fairytale success if he had spoken with an American accent?
Quiz 测验
Is this statement true, false or not given? British actors have long portrayed weak villains or lazy baddies in Hollywood.
False. British actors have long portrayed sneering villains or brutish baddies in Hollywood films.
What was the name of the villain 4 in The Silence of the Lambs?
Dr Hannibal Lecter
As well as history books, where else is fantasy fiction conjured up from?
folklore
What two words are other names to describe old stories?
yarns, sagas
What expression is used to refer to an unexpected and very good outcome?
A fairytale success
Glossary 词汇表
imagination 想象力
fantasy world 幻想世界
mythical 神话的
charming 迷人的
sneering villains 已嘲弄他人为乐的恶人
brutish baddies 凶恶的人
curling his lip 卷曲着自己的嘴唇
casting a spell 下咒语
yarns 有趣的故事
conjured up 想象源于
folklore 民间传说
rooted 生根于
medieval era 中世纪时期
tradition 传统
genre 类别，风格
sagas 长篇小说
bewitching 引人入胜的
flight of fancy 异想天开
works its magic 施展魔力，达到成功
enchanting 迷人的
fairytale success 出人意料的好结果
- Undeniably,he is a man of mythical status.不可否认，他是一个神话般的人物。
- Their wealth is merely mythical.他们的财富完全是虚构的。
- Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
- The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- "What are you sneering at?" “你冷笑什么？” 来自子夜部分
- The old sorceress slunk in with a sneering smile. 老女巫鬼鬼崇崇地走进来，冷冷一笑。
- He was cast as the villain in the play.他在戏里扮演反面角色。
- The man who played the villain acted very well.扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。
- The impression of villains was inescapable. 留下恶棍的印象是不可避免的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Some villains robbed the widow of the savings. 有几个歹徒将寡妇的积蓄劫走了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
- We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。
- She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
- The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。
- ...vegetable-dyed yarns. 用植物染料染过色的纱线 来自辞典例句
- Fibers may be loosely or tightly twisted into yarns. 纤维可以是膨松地或紧密地捻成纱线。 来自辞典例句
- He conjured them with his dying breath to look after his children. 他临终时恳求他们照顾他的孩子。
- His very funny joke soon conjured my anger away. 他讲了个十分有趣的笑话，使得我的怒气顿消。
- Zhuge Liang is a synonym for wisdom in folklore.诸葛亮在民间传说中成了智慧的代名词。
- In Chinese folklore the bat is an emblem of good fortune.在中国的民间传说中蝙蝠是好运的象征。
- My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。
- Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看， 莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。
- Artwork depicted the historical sagas and biblical tales for the illiterate faithful. 墙上的插图为不识字的信徒描绘了历史传说和圣经故事。 来自互联网
- It will complete one of the most remarkable transfer sagas in English football. 到时候，英格兰史上最有名的转会传奇故事之一将落下帷幕。 来自互联网
- His smile, at once enchanting and melancholy, is just his father's. 他那种既迷人又有些忧郁的微笑，活脱儿象他父亲。
- Its interior was an enchanting place that both lured and frightened me. 它的里头是个吸引人的地方，我又向往又害怕。