时间:2018-12-04 作者:英语课 分类:202 Useful Exercises for IELTS


英语课



    C       Narrator:               Spell correctly the names  of the  following persons  associated with Scotland: 




           i.       John Knox                        -  (religious leader who helped shape the democratic Scottish government) 




           ii.      Robert Louis Stevenson            -  (one of  the best-loved authors of  classics'Treasure Island' and   'Kidnapped') 




           iii.     James  Maxwell                    -  (scientist who discovered the laws of  electrodynamics) 




           iv.       Andrew   Carnegie              -  (philanthropist who gave his name to New York's Carnegie Hall) 




           v.        David  Livingstone              -  (missionary and explorer who worked to end the slave trade in Africa) 




           vi.       Flora 1 MacDonald                 -  (assisted Bonnie Prince Charlie to regain 2 the British crown for Catholicism) 




           vii.      Mary Stuart                      -  (Catholic Queen   of Scots; executed by Elizabeth I of England) 




           viii.     Dorothy  Maclean                 -  (New Age   environmentalist and spiritual founder 3 of  the Findhorn   cult) 




           ix.       Robert  Bruce                    -  (inspired by a   tenacious 4 spider,   he drove the English from Scotland) 




           x.       Sir James  Barrie                -  (author best known for having written the classic children's story 'Peter Pan')



1 flora
n.(某一地区的)植物群
  • The subtropical island has a remarkably rich native flora.这个亚热带岛屿有相当丰富的乡土植物种类。
  • All flora need water and light.一切草木都需要水和阳光。
2 regain
vt.重新获得,收复,恢复
  • He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
  • The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。
3 Founder
n.创始者,缔造者
  • He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
  • According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说,罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
4 tenacious
adj.顽强的,固执的,记忆力强的,粘的
  • We must learn from the tenacious fighting spirit of Lu Xun.我们要学习鲁迅先生韧性的战斗精神。
  • We should be tenacious of our rights.我们应坚决维护我们的权利。
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