时间:2018-12-27 作者:英语课 分类:英语时差8,16


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Do you ever fancy a career change? Well if you can cast spells, fly on a broomstick and have a good cackle, then you might be interested in becoming a professional witch. And if you become the Witch of Wookey Hole you could even earn a good salary. Legend has it that the haunted caves of Wookey Hole in the south of England were home to a witch who laid a curse on the local villagers, until she was turned to stone by a monk 1. These days the caves are a tourist attraction which bring in thousands of visitors a year. And they have just appointed a new witch. On Tuesday, Carole Bonahan beat over 300 applicants 2 with pointy hats, capes 3 and hooked noses to win the £50,000-a-year (around 500,000 RMB) post as Wookey Hole's resident witch. Carole, who will now be known by her witch's name Carla Calamity 4, will give up her job as an estate agent in order to become a full-time 5 witch. Her main duty will be welcoming visitors to the caves. Miss Calamity wears stilettos and describes herself as a "glamorous 6 witch". Indeed, Carla Calamity had to overcome a wide range of people from all walks of life in order to get the job. Teachers, a photographer, and even an accountant all threw their hats in the ring. So next time you feel like introducing a little magic into your life, you might want to think about a career in witching.



1 monk
n.和尚,僧侣,修道士
  • The man was a monk from Emei Mountain.那人是峨眉山下来的和尚。
  • Buddhist monk sat with folded palms.和尚合掌打坐。
2 applicants
申请人,求职人( applicant的名词复数 )
  • There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
  • He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。
3 capes
碎谷; 斗篷( cape的名词复数 ); 披肩; 海角; 岬
  • It was cool and they were putting on their capes. 夜里阴冷,他们都穿上了披风。
  • The pastor smiled to give son's two Capes five cents money. 牧师微笑着给了儿子二角五分钱。
4 calamity
n.灾害,祸患,不幸事件
  • Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us. 再大的自然灾害也压不垮我们。
  • The attack on Pearl Harbor was a crushing calamity.偷袭珍珠港(对美军来说)是一场毁灭性的灾难。
5 full-time
adj.满工作日的或工作周的,全时间的
  • A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
  • I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作,我不知道她是如何对付的。
6 glamorous
adj.富有魅力的;美丽动人的;令人向往的
  • The south coast is less glamorous but full of clean and attractive hotels.南海岸魅力稍逊,但却有很多干净漂亮的宾馆。
  • It is hard work and not a glamorous job as portrayed by the media.这是份苦差,并非像媒体描绘的那般令人向往。
学英语单词
ablutionary
active line length
adjustment extension
Arsoli
atmospheric backgro-und
axial fabrics
battles of austerlitz
betadine
bridged avidin-biotin
bruit de pluie
candlemakers
castillejo de martin viejo
Clematis quinquefoliolata
collar knot
collector modulation
comparative advantages theory
compliance procedure
computer generated time standard
consultation note
copodyskinesia
coupler sheath
ctenophthalmus reductus
cumulative length
deputable
discology
dityrin
double V groove with root face
ellie
fansubbers
farm colony
flash spotting
forgemen
functions and mapping
furance tube
furnace hopper
geometric realization
half-seal
head chute
higher bacteria
higher-capacity
hydrostatic adjustment (process)
IQ test
IRCer
iron rich powder process
jus gestionis
kilometrage for passenger charging rates
Kuryachivka
leptobatopsis indica
life peeress
liner completion
lotas lotas
macerations
Mann-Williamson ulcer
mebile
Medorbon
MEH (feedwater pump turbine electr-hydraulic control system)
nesidioblastosis
nyasha
Paryeongsan
perencephaly
personal distribution
pgimer
Pheidias
piston valve pump
polygon mirror scanner
Port Charges Payment Advice
product item
pyrolytic stability
rabab (iran)
Regelan
rescripta
reserved point
reverse fire
round ridge roof
running north and south
saddle type
second order shul instability
secondary labor markets
shop equipment
single conduit
slant-eye
speak off the cuff
speakablest
sphenotresia
splittisms
stern to wind when backing
Strobilanthes myura
sub-chela
supraliminal stimuli
talentlessness
tenor drummers
Tenth Amendment
the abyss
third-dimensionalities
time ticket
transmisogyny
tuckered out
tuned relay
twelveish
Westpolitik
whole pipet
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