每日一句初級口語第169期:英國女王彩排替身

今天我們要學的每日一句的內容是：

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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.

艾拉斯萊克曾經是英國廣播公司的一個主管，除了女王身邊
的幾個資深顧問外，沒有人知道她的存在。過去的四分之一
個世紀裏，她一直是女王皇室活動彩排的御用替身。

【Vocabulary】

1. former: 之前的

Example: The former Precident was the youngest Precident ever in American history.
前任總統是美國曆史上年齡最小的總統。

2. unknown：不知道的

Example:We have been looking for him for three days, but his location still remains unknown.
我們已經找了他三天了，但是還是不知道他在哪裏。

3. handful of：少數

Example:We invited twenty people, but only a handful of them came.
我們邀請了20 個人，但只來了寥寥數人。

4. adviser:顧問，建議者

Example:Young people should ask for opinions from more experienced advisers.
年輕人需要聽一聽更有經驗的顧問們的建議。

5. quarter:四分之一

Example: This company reached sales momentum in the first quarter of 2009.
這家公司在2009年第一季度達到了銷售頂峯。

6. stand-in：替身

Example:He said he would stand in for me any time.
他說他隨時都願意來代替我。

7. rehearsal：彩排

TExample:he symphony is in rehearsal now.
這支交響樂正在排練中。