BBC News with Kathy Clugston
The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has voted in a referendum on a new constitution which he says is designed to turn Syria into abeacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beaconof democracy. Opposition groups have dismissed the vote as a sham. They said at least 30 people were killed on Sunday, many of them in the continuing onslaught on the central city of Homs. Jim Muir reports.
Voting seemed to go normally in Damascus and some other areas, and polling was even extended till late in the evening. But in some of the more troubled places like parts of Homs, there weren't even any polling stations. The Americans are among those who'vederide">deride">deride">deride">deride">deride">deride">derided">deride">deride">deride">deride">deride">deride">deride">deridedthe referendum, but Secretary of State Hillary Clinton admitted that there's no quick way forward in trying to boost the opposition andoust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oustPresident Assad. As the conflict grinds on, Homs has again been the focus of much of the violence with the besieged rebel-held quarter of Baba Amr among several to be bombarded.
The central bank of Syria has urged Syrians holding foreign currencyin violation ofregulations to exchange the money within 30 days. Those who don't do so have been warned they'll face arrest, and the central bank has publisheda list ofalleged violators on its website. The move comes as the Syrian financial system tries tocope withinternational economic sanctions.
Colombia's largest left-wing rebel group, the Farc, says it will free 10 members of the security forces it holds hostage and abandon kidnappings forransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom. The move comes just months after the Farc killed four hostages they'd held for more than 12 years, which prompted massive protests. Here's Jeremy McDermott.
The Farc pledged to not only release the remaining political hostages they hold, but to halt their long-term policy of kidnap for ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom - one of their principal sources of income. The announcement is a direct response to government calls to the rebels to halt their involvement in kidnapping as aprecondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">preconditionto peace talks. The new Farc commander in chief Rodrigo Londono, better known by his rebel alias of Timochenko whotook overleadership in November last year after his predecessor was killed in combat, has made whatamounts toa significant concession, hoping toopen the doors todialogue.
A suicide car bombing at a church in the Nigerian city of Jos has sparkedreprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisals">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisalsby angry Christian youths. Three people were killed and nearly 40 wounded in the initial attack outside the church during a morning service. Mark Lobel reports.
Eyewitnesses said the car carrying the bombs hit and killed a woman inside the Christian compound as it sped towards the church. The explosives were thendetonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonated">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonated, and pieces of the blue Volkswagen tore into the church, killing a parent and their 18-month-old child. Around 50 worshippers who were injured in the blast were taken to hospital. A group of young Christians then carried out apparent reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal attacks. Reporters at the scene say at least two Muslims were killed and shops wereset alight.
The radical Islamist sect Boko Haram said it carried out the killings at the church.
World News from the BBC
With days to go before Russia's presidential election, thousands of people have linked hands along one of Moscow's main ring roads in their last major protest against the candidate who's expected to win, Vladimir Putin. Mr Putin, who's now prime minister, is standing again to secure a third term as president.
Australia's governing Labor party is holding a leadership election in a few hours' time to resolve the bitter personal rivalry between the Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her predecessor Kevin Rudd. Several opinion polls suggest that the Australian public prefers Mr Rudd.
Stars and celebrities of the American film industry have gathered in Hollywood for their annual award ceremony, the Oscars. This year, a silent movie filmed in black and white, The Artist, is tipped to do well. It's been nominated in 10 categories. Another strong favourite for a prize is the American actress Meryl Streep. She's hoping to win her third Oscar for herportrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayalof the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady.
One of the world's finest classical trumpet players, Maurice Andre, has died aged 78. Andre inspired many 20th century composers to write works for him, and some musicologists believe he did more than any other player to popularise the trumpet. Vincent Dowd has more.
Born in the Cevennes region of France, Maurice Andre seemed set to become a miner like the rest of his family. But a family friend spotted his talent as a musician, and he won a place at aconservatoire">conservatoire">conservatoire">conservatoire. By his mid-20s, he was a trumpet player of superb technique and great accuracy. But also with that indefinable musicality which kept him in demand for decades withorchestra">orchestra">orchestra">orchestras">orchestra">orchestra">orchestra">orchestras, Maurice Andre did much to establish the modern view of the once neglected Baroque music of the 17th and 18th centuries.
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第二页:中英双语听力稿
The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has voted in a referendum on a new constitution which he says is designed to turn Syria into a beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon of democracy. Opposition groups have dismissed the vote as a sham. They said at least 30 people were killed on Sunday, many of them in the continuing onslaught on the central city of Homs. Jim Muir reports.
叙利亚总统阿萨德就一项新宪法就行公投,他说该宪法将使叙利亚成为民主国家。反对派称这次投票是场骗局,他们说周日至少有30人丧生,大多数是在胡姆斯市中心的大屠杀中被杀的,这场杀戮仍在继续。Jim Muir报道。
Voting seemed to go normally in Damascus and some other areas, and polling was even extended till late in the evening. But in some of the more troubled places like parts of Homs, there weren't even any polling stations. The Americans are among those who've deride">deride">deride">deride">deride">deride">deride">derided">deride">deride">deride">deride">deride">deride">deride">derided the referendum, but Secretary of State Hillary Clinton admitted that there's no quick way forward in trying to boost the opposition and oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust President Assad. As the conflict grinds on, Homs has again been the focus of much of the violence with the besieged rebel-held quarter of Baba Amr among several to be bombarded.
大马士革等地区的投票看来是正常进行,甚至将投票时间延长到晚上很晚时候。但在像胡姆斯这样的多灾地区,根本就没有投票点。美国人也嘲笑这次公投,但国务卿希拉里承认,要支持反对派并驱逐阿萨德总统,并没有快捷的办法。冲突仍在继续,叛军在Baba Amr的大本营被重重围困,还有几个地区也一样遭受轰击,胡姆斯再次成了施暴的焦点地区。
The central bank of Syria has urged Syrians holding foreign currency in violation of regulations to exchange the money within 30 days. Those who don't do so have been warned they'll face arrest, and the central bank has published a list of alleged violators on its website. The move comes as the Syrian financial system tries to cope with international economic sanctions.
叙利亚央行再次督促违规持有外国货币的叙利亚人在30天内将货币兑换,不服从者将被拘留,央行已在网站上公布了一批所谓违反者的名单。叙利亚金融系统设法以此来对付国际经济制裁。
Colombia's largest left-wing rebel group, the Farc, says it will free 10 members of the security forces it holds hostage and abandon kidnappings for ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom. The move comes just months after the Farc killed four hostages they'd held for more than 12 years, which prompted massive protests. Here's Jeremy McDermott.
哥伦比亚最大的左翼叛军组织Farc表示将释放10名劫持为人质的安全部队成员,同时放弃绑架赎金。此前,Farc杀死了4名劫持12多年的人质,由此引发大规模抗议。Jeremy McDermott报道。
The Farc pledged to not only release the remaining political hostages they hold, but to halt their long-term policy of kidnap for ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom - one of their principal sources of income. The announcement is a direct response to government calls to the rebels to halt their involvement in kidnapping as a precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition to peace talks. The new Farc commander in chief Rodrigo Londono, better known by his rebel alias of Timochenko who took over leadership in November last year after his predecessor was killed in combat, has made what amounts to a significant concession, hoping to open the doors to dialogue.
Farc承诺不仅释放在押政治人质,还停止实施已久的绑架赎金政策,赎金是Farc的主要收入来源。政府曾要求该组织停止绑架,并将此作为和平对话的前提,Farc此举就是对政府要求的直接表态。Farc前领导人在战斗中身亡,人称Timochenko的新任总司令Rodrigo Londono于去年11月接过领导权,他做出了重大让步,希望以此打开对话之门。
A suicide car bombing at a church in the Nigerian city of Jos has sparked reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisals">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisals by angry Christian youths. Three people were killed and nearly 40 wounded in the initial attack outside the church during a morning service. Mark Lobel reports.
在尼日利亚城市乔斯一处教堂发生自杀性汽车爆炸,引起许多愤怒的年轻基督徒进行报复。第一起袭击案发生在教堂外,当时教堂正做早礼拜,3人丧生,近40人受伤。Mark Lobel报道。
Eyewitnesses said the car carrying the bombs hit and killed a woman inside the Christian compound as it sped towards the church. The explosives were then detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonated">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonated, and pieces of the blue Volkswagen tore into the church, killing a parent and their 18-month-old child. Around 50 worshippers who were injured in the blast were taken to hospital. A group of young Christians then carried out apparent reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal attacks. Reporters at the scene say at least two Muslims were killed and shops were set alight.
目击者称在教堂院内,装有炸弹的汽车驶向教堂时撞死一名妇女,随后炸弹就引爆了,蓝色大众汽车的碎片飞入教堂,杀死一对父母和他们18个月大的孩子,约有50名在爆炸中受伤的礼拜者被送往医院。随后,一群年轻的基督徒就发起报复袭击,在场的记者称至少2名穆斯林被杀,还有店铺被烧。
The radical Islamist sect Boko Haram said it carried out the killings at the church.
极端的伊斯兰博科圣地组织称实施了这次教堂杀戮案。
With days to go before Russia's presidential election, thousands of people have linked hands along one of Moscow's main ring roads in their last major protest against the candidate who's expected to win, Vladimir Putin. Mr Putin, who's now prime minister, is standing again to secure a third term as president.
现在距俄罗斯总统大选还有几天时间,在莫斯科主环道路上,数千民众手挽手抗议有望获胜的候选人普京。现任总理普京正努力赢得第三个总统任期。
Australia's governing Labor party is holding a leadership election in a few hours' time to resolve the bitter personal rivalry between the Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her predecessor Kevin Rudd. Several opinion polls suggest that the Australian public prefers Mr Rudd.
几小时后,澳大利亚执政的工党将举行领导人选举,以解决总理Julia Gillard及其前任Kevin Rudd的个人恩怨。几次民调显示澳大利亚公众更青睐Rudd。
Stars and celebrities of the American film industry have gathered in Hollywood for their annual award ceremony, the Oscars. This year, a silent movie filmed in black and white, The Artist, is tipped to do well. It's been nominated in 10 categories. Another strong favourite for a prize is the American actress Meryl Streep. She's hoping to win her third Oscar for her portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal of the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady.
美国电影界明星名人齐聚好莱坞欢庆年度颁奖盛会奥斯卡奖,今年,黑白默片《艺术家》反响不错,该片获得了10项提名。美国演员梅利尔·斯特里普也极有望获奖,在影片《铁娘子》中,她因扮演英国前首相玛格丽特·撒切尔等有望获得第三个奥斯卡大奖。
One of the world's finest classical trumpet players, Maurice Andre, has died aged 78. Andre inspired many 20th century composers to write works for him, and some musicologists believe he did more than any other player to popularise the trumpet. Vincent Dowd has more.
世界最一流的小号演奏家莫里斯·安德烈去世,享年78岁。安德烈给了20世纪的作曲家们很多灵感,为他创作作品,一些音乐学家认为在推广小号方面,安德烈比其他任何演奏家做得都要多。Vincent Dowd报道。
Born in the Cevennes region of France, Maurice Andre seemed set to become a miner like the rest of his family. But a family friend spotted his talent as a musician, and he won a place at a conservatoire">conservatoire">conservatoire">conservatoire. By his mid-20s, he was a trumpet player of superb technique and great accuracy. But also with that indefinable musicality which kept him in demand for decades with orchestra">orchestra">orchestra">orchestras">orchestra">orchestra">orchestra">orchestras, Maurice Andre did much to establish the modern view of the once neglected Baroque music of the 17th and 18th centuries.
莫里斯·安德烈出生于法国塞文山脉地区,最初他看来要像其他家庭成员一样成为一名矿工。但他家的一位朋友发现他的音乐天分,他就在一所音乐学校赢得了一个名额。安德烈25岁左右的时候,就是一名以出色的技巧和高超的精确性见长的小号手。他的音乐表现力难以言喻,因此数十年来,他在管弦乐队都非常抢手。在树立一度被遗忘的17-18世纪的巴洛克音乐的现代观方面,安德烈做了很多贡献。
第三页:词汇解析
beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon
英汉解释
n. 灯塔,信号浮标;烽火;指路明灯
vt. 照亮,指引
vi. 像灯塔般照耀
同义词
n.beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon fire,beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon light,lighthouse,radio beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon
参考例句
1. The ship was assigned tobeacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beaconthe shoals.
这船被指定用来标志浅滩。
2. Ideal is thebeacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon. Without ideal.
理想是指路明灯。没有理想。
3. I bite the persisted, I finally boarded the eighthbeacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon">beacon.
我咬牙坚持着,我终于登上了第八个烽火台。
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deride">deride">deride">deride">deride">deride">deride">deride
英汉解释
vt. 嘲笑;嘲弄
参考例句
1. The childrenderide">deride">deride">deride">deride">deride">deride">derided her for her fear of the snake.
孩子们因她怕蛇而嘲笑她。
2. You, LORD, laugh at them; youderide">deride">deride">deride">deride">deride">deride">derideall the nations.
但是你,上主,你必嘲笑他们,你必讥讽这般异民。
3. No one has the right toderide">deride">deride">deride">deride">deride">deride">deridethe disadvantages of handicapped people.
任何人都没有权利嘲笑残疾人的不利条件。
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oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust
英汉解释
vt. 驱逐;剥夺;取代
同义词
v.boot out,drum out,expel,kick out
参考例句
1. I 'm sorry to say nothing couldoust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">ousta computer.
很遗憾,什么也不可能取代计算机。
2. HERALD to audience: So Gordon reigned, uneasy and unloved— Too weak to govern, yet too tough tooust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust. But not for ever.
报使对观众:这就是戈登的统治,不容易也不被关爱——统治薄弱,还很难推翻。还未到底。
3. With our motto"Sincerity and quality", We will keepoust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oust">oustbest to provide the quality housewares for our valued customers like you.
公司秉承“以诚为本、质量品牌”的经营理念,竭诚为广大顾客提供品质卓越、实用新颖的居家用品。
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ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom
英汉解释
vt. 赎回,赎;勒索赎金;[宗]救赎;得赎金后释放
n. 赎金;赎身,赎回
同义词
n.ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom money
v.redeem
参考例句
1. He was a slave ten years ago and wasransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransomed later by an old rich woman.
十年前他是个奴隶,后来被一位有钱的老太太用钱赎了出来。
2. Neither side has refused theransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransom">ransomamount.
两方都没有透露赎金的数量。
3. Certainly, Ms. Ransom. Do you have an order number?
当然可以,兰森女士,您有订单号码吗?
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precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition
英汉解释
n. 前提;先决条件
vt. 预处理;事先准备
同义词
n.condition,given,presumption,stipulation
参考例句
1. Merchandisers were seeking ways toprecondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">preconditionthe customers to buy their products.
推销商正想方设法使顾客有意购买他们的产品。
2. Economies of scope are theprecondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">preconditionof financial mixed operation .
范围经济是金融业混业经营的前提条件。
3. The establishment of fault feature vector is aprecondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">precondition">preconditionto fault diagnosis.
电机故障特征相量的确立是进行故障诊断的前提。
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reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal
英汉解释
n. 报复(行为);报复性劫掠
参考例句
1. They have the power and ability to avoid paying taxes without fear of governmentreprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal.
他们有权力和办法逃漏税而不必害怕政府的惩罚。
2. Individuals can express their opinions, orally and in writing, without fear ofreprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisalor punishment.
个人有表达语言和文字意见的权利而免于遭受报复与惩罚的恐惧。
3. Many fled the world, searching for other ventures and avoiding the Imperialreprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisal">reprisalthat was sure to come.
许多人离开了家乡,寻求另外的发展方向,同时也躲避定然会来临的帝国的报复。
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detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate
英汉解释
vt. 使爆炸
vi. 引爆,爆炸
同义词
v.blow up,explode,set off
参考例句
1. The terrorists were killed when their bombdetonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonated unexpectedly.
那些恐怖分子的炸弹意外爆炸时他们被炸死了。
2. The Shaman spell Fire Nova Totem will no longer sometimesdetonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonatewithout doing any damage.
萨满法术火焰新星图腾将不再有时不造成任何伤害爆炸。
3. Nor could you use a dog to discover land mines, since the weight of the animal woulddetonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonate">detonatethe explosive.
况且也不能用狗去找地雷,因为它本身的重量很可能将地雷引爆。
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portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal
英汉解释
n. 描绘;画像,肖像
同义词
n.delineation,depicting,enactment,portrait
参考例句
1. Indeed, my reading of the evidence did not sustain aportrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayalof unrestrained destruction even of property.
事实上,我见到的证据并甚至也不支持肆无忌惮地破坏财产的说法。
2. Hollywood reinforced the image of Cleopatra as a vamp starting with Theda Bara's seductiveportrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayalin 1917.
好莱坞的电影强化了她的荡妇形像——第一部始于桑德?芭拉在1917年媚人的扮演。
3. It could have turned out to be a "Disneyesque" melodrama sickeningly condescending in itsportrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayal">portrayalof the villagers.
它有可能成为一部表现村民的愚昧无知的令人作呕的迪斯尼风格的情节剧;
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conservatoire">conservatoire">conservatoire">conservatoire
英汉解释
n. 艺术学校;公立音乐学校
同义词
n.conservatory
参考例句
1. Alison studied trumpet at the Guildhall School of Music the Paris Conservatoire and with Hakan Hardenberger.
艾丽森在盖德霍尔音乐学院学习小号,之后进入巴黎音乐学院师从哈登o伯格。
2. Alison studied trumpet at the Guildhall School of Music, the Paris Conservatoire, and with H
艾丽森在盖德霍尔音乐学院学习小号,之后进入巴黎音乐学院师从哈登
3. When Miss Elizabeth passed away in herconservatoire">conservatoire">conservatoire">conservatoireand company sales declined drastically, even the most conservative constituents acknowledged that they might have made a mistake.
当伊丽莎白小姐在音乐学院去世、公司销售额急剧下降时,就连最保守的成员也不得不承认他们或许犯了个错误。
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orchestra">orchestra">orchestra">orchestra
英汉解释
n. 管弦乐队;乐队演奏处
参考例句
1. After the overture, theorchestra">orchestra">orchestra">orchestrastopped to tune up again.
演奏完序曲之后,乐队停下来又调了调音。
2. In this semester the westerner thinks Chest Orchestra is the best.
这学期西方人认为箱子乐队是最好的乐队。
3. Then every personality in theorchestra">orchestra">orchestra">orchestrawould look back at him angrily.
否则乐队里的每个人都会转过身愤怒地看着他。