夏说英语新闻晨读(MP3+文本) 第701期:美国女高音歌手身材被嫌弃
日期:2019-09-16 18:30

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US soprano Kathryn Lewek has criticised the "lazy" and "hurtful" comments opera critics made ut her latest role, accusing them of body shaming.
The singer was widely praised for her performance as Eurydice in a raunchy production of Orpheus in the Underworld at the Salzburg Festival in Austria.
But some reviewers went further and criticised her appearance, calling her "fat", "stocky-looking" and "buxom".

soprano n. 女高音;女高音歌手
accuse sb of … : 指责某人做了某事
· They accused him of cheating.
他们指责他撒谎。
be praised for: 因……而受到赞誉
· The film was praised by the critics when it first came out.
这部电影首次出现时就被评论界人士赞誉。
go further: 进一步……(said or did something more extreme)
· You have to go a bit further to practice so you can use the language fluently in your own speaking.
你得再进一步才能熟练运用这些语言点。
stocky adj. 矮壮的;敦实的
buxom adj. 体态丰盈的
· plump adj. (褒义)丰满的
· a little bit on the heavy side: 微微有点儿重

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重点单词
  • performancen. 表演,表现; 履行,实行 n. 性能,本事
  • extremeadj. 极度的,极端的 n. 极端,极限
  • operan. 歌剧 n. 挪威Opera软件公司的浏览器软件
  • appearancen. 外表,外貌,出现,出场,露面
  • accusev. 指责,控告,谴责