听名人故事学英语:安东尼•查尔斯•林顿•布莱尔(5)
日期:2011-05-17 10:02

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Anthony Charles Blair
安东尼•查尔斯•林顿•布莱尔

Part One

【词汇扫描】
legitimate child 婚生子女
serve 任职

【逐句对照】
Blair married Booth, a practising Roman Catholic
and future Queen's Counsel, on 29 March 1980.
They have four children
(Euan, Nicky, Kathryn and Leo).
Leo (born 20 May 2000)
was the first legitimate child
born to a serving Prime Minister in over 150 years,
since Francis Russell was born to Lord John Russell on 11 July
1849.

【多学一点】
legitimate child
私生子女 illegitimate child
serve 任职
serving
Serve in the US Air Force.
serve
Children must be educated to serve their country when they grow
up.

Part Two

【词汇扫描】
shield 庇护
left-wingers 左翼分子

【逐句对照】
Although the Blairs stated that they had wished to shield their
children
from the media,
Euan and Nicky's education was a cause of political
controversy.
They both attended the Catholic London Oratory School,
criticised by left-wingers for its selection procedures,
instead of a poorly-performing Catholic school
in Labour-controlled Islington,
where they then lived, in Richmond Avenue.
There was further criticism
when it was revealed that Euan received private coaching
from staff from Westminster School.

【多学一点】
shield 盾,遮蔽物
保护,保卫
protect / defend
shield…from 保护…免于…
Her hat shielded her eyes from the sun.
left-winger
wing 翅膀
派别
left-wing 左翼
the conservative wing 保守派

【故事原文】
Blair married Booth, a practising Roman Catholic
and future Queen's Counsel, on 29 March 1980.
They have four children (Euan, Nicky, Kathryn and Leo).
Leo (born 20 May 2000) was the first legitimate child
born to a serving Prime Minister in over 150 years,
since Francis Russell was born to Lord John Russell on 11 July
1849.
Although the Blairs stated that they had wished to shield their
children
from the media,
Euan and Nicky's education was a cause of political
controversy.
They both attended the Catholic London Oratory School,
criticised by left-wingers for its selection procedures,
instead of a poorly-performing Catholic school
in Labour-controlled Islington,
where they then lived, in Richmond Avenue.
There was further criticism
when it was revealed that Euan received private coaching
from staff from Westminster School.

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重点单词
  • illegitimateadj. 非法的,私生的,不合规则的
  • counseln. 商议,忠告,法律顾问 v. 商议,劝告
  • oratoryn. 讲演术,演说,祈祷室,小礼拜堂 Oratory:
  • protectvt. 保护,投保
  • controversyn. (公开的)争论,争议
  • shieldn. 盾,防卫物,盾状物 vt. 保护,遮蔽
  • primeadj. 最初的,首要的,最好的,典型的 n. 青春,壮
  • conservativeadj. 保守的,守旧的 n. 保守派(党), 保守的人