BBC新闻词汇(视频版) 第51期:The fruits of hard labour
日期:2013-03-21 17:51

(单词翻译:单击)

Transcript:

The poignant fruits of a prison courtyard.

On South Africa's Robben Island, famous for its jail, volunteers are harvesting vines planted in a garden once tended by its most famous inmate, Nelson Mandela.

Over the years many people have been accused of trying to cash in on the Mandela brand but the participants in this scheme see it as a way of cherishing his memory.


Vocabulary:

poignant adj. 尖锐的;辛酸的;深刻的

tended by 照顾

inmate n. 囚犯

to cash in on 利用人或事谋利

cherishing 抚育

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重点单词
  • schemen. 方案,计划,阴谋 v. 计画,设计,体系,结构,图
  • poignantadj. 悲伤的,痛切的,严厉的,尖锐的,剧烈的,浓烈的
  • courtyardn. 庭院,院子
  • jailn. 监牢,监狱,拘留所 vt. 监禁,下狱
  • brandn. 商标,牌子,烙印,标记 vt. 打烙印,铭刻,加污