夏说英语新闻晨读(MP3+文本) 第750期:记录“摇摆的60年代”摄影师去世
日期:2019-11-21 06:38

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本期内容:

British photographer Terry O’Neill, whose images captured London’s Swinging ’60s and who created iconic portraits of Elton John, Brigitte Bardot and Winston Churchill, has died at age 81.
O’Neill died Saturday at his home in London following a long battle with cancer, according to Iconic Images, the agency that represented O’Neill.
“Terry was a class act, quick witted and filled with charm,” the agency said in a statement posted to its website.

photographer n. 摄影师
• photograph n. 照片
• photography n. 摄影,照相术
• Terry O’Neill is a photographer, he likes photography, and he takes photographs of his times.
特里•奥尼尔是一位摄影师,他很喜欢摄影,并用照片纪录属于他自己的时代。
image n. 形象,概念
• image可以涵盖各种“像”,被镜头记录的影像,被画笔记录的画像,一个人的形象,文学欣赏的意象等等
capture vt. 捉住;捕捉(catch)
• Lu Xun’s novels captured people’s lives during the times of Republic of China.
鲁迅就是通过小说来记录民国时期的生活。
iconic portrait: 偶像人物的肖像
• icon n. 偶像
学习句式:
Chinese writer Lu Xun, whose novels captured people’s lives during the times of Republic of China, has died at age 55.
用小说来记录民国时期生活的作家鲁迅去世,享年55岁。
a long battle with…: 跟……进行长期的战斗或斗争
• They finally won after a long battle with the enemy.
在和敌人进行了长期的斗争后,他们终于赢得了最后的胜利。
a class act: (在行业中的)顶尖高手
witted adj. 头脑敏捷的,聪明的
• wit: 才智,头脑

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