每日一句口语 153

The former BBC manager, Ella Slack, has been unknown

to anyone except a handful of key advisers, spent the

last quarter of a century acting as the Queen’s

official stand-in at rehearsals for royal events.

艾拉斯莱克曾经是英国广播公司的一个主管，除了女王身边

的几个资深顾问外，没有人知道她的存在。过去的四分之一

个世纪里，她一直是女王皇室活动彩排的御用替身。

【Vocabulary】

1. former: 之前的

Example: The former Precident was the youngest Precident ever in American history.

前任总统是美国历史上年龄最小的总统。

2. unknown：不知道的

Example:We have been looking for him for three days, but his location still remains unknown.

我们已经找了他三天了，但是还是不知道他在哪里。

3. handful of：少数

Example:We invited twenty people, but only a handful of them came.

我们邀请了20 个人，但只来了寥寥数人。

4. adviser:顾问，建议者

Example:Young people should ask for opinions from more experienced advisers.

年轻人需要听一听更有经验的顾问们的建议。

5. quarter:四分之一

Example: This company reached sales momentum in the first quarter of 2009.

这家公司在2009年第一季度达到了销售顶峰。

6. stand-in：替身

Example:He said he would stand in for me any time.

他说他随时都愿意来代替我。

7. rehearsal：彩排

TExample:he symphony is in rehearsal now.

这支交响乐正在排练中。