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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(jīng)是英國(guó)廣播公司的一個(gè)主管，除了女王身邊

的幾個(gè)資深顧問(wèn)外，沒(méi)有人知道她的存在。過(guò)去的四分之一

個(gè)世紀(jì)里，她一直是女王皇室活動(dòng)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(tǒng)是美國(guó)歷史上年齡最小的總統(tǒng)。

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(jīng)找了他三天了，但是還是不知道他在哪里。

3. handful of：少數(shù)

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

我們邀請(qǐng)了20 個(gè)人，但只來(lái)了寥寥數(shù)人。

4. adviser:顧問(wèn)，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(jīng)驗(yàn)的顧問(wèn)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(dá)到了銷售頂峰。

6. stand-in：替身

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

他說(shuō)他隨時(shí)都愿意來(lái)代替我。

7. rehearsal：彩排

TExample:he symphony is in rehearsal now.

這支交響樂(lè)正在排練中。