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Betty Ford1, the Earl of Harewood, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, Betty Callaway, Itamar Franco and Josef Suk.

Fri, 15 Jul 11

Radio 4's obituary2 programme, telling the lives of significant figures who have recently died. This week Matthew Bannister marks the lives of the former American First Lady Betty Ford, noted3 for her outspoken4 views and for her battles with drug and drink addictions5. The Earl of Harewood, cousin to the Queen, opera buff, free-speech-campaigner-turned-film-censor and lifelong Leeds United fan. Christiane Desroches Noblecourt the French Egyptologist who led the challenging project to move vast Nubian temples, stone by stone, to avoid the waters of the Aswan Dam. Betty Callaway, the ice dance coach who helped Torvill and Dean to a series of World Championships and Olympic Gold. Christopher Dean and Michael Crawford pay tribute. Itamar Franco, the Brazilian President who brought his country's rampant6 inflation under control. And Josef Suk, the leading violin soloist7 who was Dvorak's great grandson.


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1 Ford KiIxx     
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
参考例句：
  • They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
  • If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。
2 obituary mvvy9     
n.讣告，死亡公告；adj.死亡的
参考例句：
  • The obituary records the whole life of the deceased.讣文记述了这位死者的生平。
  • Five days after the letter came,he found Andersen s obituary in the morning paper.收到那封信五天后，他在早报上发现了安德森的讣告。
3 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的，知名的
参考例句：
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
4 outspoken 3mIz7v     
adj.直言无讳的，坦率的，坦白无隐的
参考例句：
  • He was outspoken in his criticism.他在批评中直言不讳。
  • She is an outspoken critic of the school system in this city.她是这座城市里学校制度的坦率的批评者。
5 addictions 08dc31943b9cad12eedd1150060b87f3     
瘾( addiction的名词复数 )； 吸毒成瘾； 沉溺； 癖好
参考例句：
  • He has removed the stigma of drug addictions. 他已经洗去吸毒的污点了。
  • Intelligent people are good at using reason to control excessive addictions. 智慧的人善于用理性来控制过度的嗜欲。
6 rampant LAuzm     
adj.(植物)蔓生的；狂暴的，无约束的
参考例句：
  • Sickness was rampant in the area.该地区疾病蔓延。
  • You cannot allow children to rampant through the museum.你不能任由小孩子在博物馆里乱跑。
7 soloist EirzTE     
n.独奏者，独唱者
参考例句：
  • The soloist brought the house down with encore for his impressive voice.这位独唱家以他那感人的歌声博得全场喝彩。
  • The soloist had never performed in London before.那位独唱者过去从未在伦敦演出过。

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