时间:2018-12-27 作者:英语课 分类:英语时差8,16


英语课

let’s hear from this lady, Veronica Needa. Where does Veronica live? "Hello there, my name’s Veronica Needa, I have a Chinese name too, my Chinese name is Li Wi Kei, which is in Cantonese because I come from Hong Kong, and I make my home in London now.When I came to this country twenty plus years ago, I realised that a lot of the British-born Chinese, a lot of the Chinese people here were actually out of touch with a lot of those myths 1 and legends 2 and the old stories and overseas 3 Chinese have had a lot of things like that missing 4 for them, especially the young ones. And of course as a theatre worker, I was not just telling stories for the British community but also really for the British-Chinese community where I could.I also talk about another very special feature about the dragon which a lot of Chinese people have forgotten, or perhaps they don’t even know and that is the fact that it is said to resemble 5 nine other animals. And I feel very connected to this aspect of the dragon because of course I’m Eurasian -I have four cultures, races, in my blood so I identify very strongly with the Chinese dragon. " Veronica: I remember you! Yes, that’s right. Did you like my dragon? Child: Yeah. Veronica: What did you like about my dragon most of all? Child: All the animals. Veronica: All the animals? All the different animals that the dragon is made of…

 

1 myths
n.神话( myth的名词复数 );杜撰出来的人[事物]
  • They drew the material of their plays chiefly from myths and legends. 他们主要从神话传说中提取剧本的素材。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Jasper White is one of rare people who believes in ancient myths. 贾斯珀。怀特是少有的相信古代神话的人之一。 来自新概念英语第二册
2 legends
n.传说( legend的名词复数 );民间传说;(地图或书中图表的)图例;传奇人物
  • They drew the material of their plays chiefly from myths and legends. 他们主要从神话传说中提取剧本的素材。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Both men were legends in their own time. 这两个人在他们各自的时代都是传奇式人物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 overseas
adj.海外的;adv.在海外
  • Her man has been sent overseas by his employers.她的丈夫已被雇主派往海外。
  • Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。
4 missing
adj.遗失的,缺少的,失踪的
  • Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具,看有无丢失。
  • All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了,就短他一个。
5 resemble
vt.相似,类似,象
  • The two boys nearly resemble each other.这两个男孩极相象。
  • They resemble each other in one respect.他们有一点彼此相似。
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action spot
ALA-dehydratase
alternative lifestyle
arsenian
bear left(rigth)
bekir
boundary-value analysis
BTS-18322
buccis
buff away
Calliopsis
certifications
color constancy
composs
connexionally
control gauge
cosden
creeptacular
Dashiv
dextro
dibutyl ether
dolichokerkic
E. E.
Eriocaulon robustius
ex-residents
foreconsidered
gerous
green calamine (aurichalcite)
habemus papam
hedging one's bets
hippotragus equinus
hoechsts
ignition equipment
immediate recourse
initial acceleration gradient
insufflation narcosis
internal Web site
jumpscare
ketipic acid
Khemmarat, Chutes de
Kondrovo
llps
media representation of innovation
menstrual phase
mickey blue eyes
minimum range potentiometer
monaghans
neburea
New Greek
nonIslamic
numerical majorant
operational sequence diagram
oranged
origuchi
out of all proportion
outguards
paratartaric acid
pericardectomy
period-to-period value changes
plant cytodynamics
pop-art
poristic
product base
programmer control panel
promeristem
Promyshlennaya
pulsating sampler
r.& c.c.
radiotracers
raisers
religious statistics
restrictive fire area
rolling criterion
round head wood screw
Samnangerfjord
scissors bonding
self-optimizing system
shaft alley recess
sled-type stern
spinal anaesthesias
stells
Stifel's figure
stock clearing fee
straw purchases
subject property
subvert
suivi
switchblade knife
tactical vote
tapestry red
that'n
Thatchernomics
The Rabbit-Proof Fence
thyroid extract
thyroid fenestra
tin(iv) hydroxide
Viqueque
wenckebach
whipping through
wireless operators
Ywathit