英语新闻二

【来源：易教网 更新时间：2016-08-27】

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Brexit: Cameron meets EU leaders 英脱欧公投后卡梅伦与欧盟领导人会谈

Hockney's latest exhibition 英国皇家艺术学院举办大卫·霍克尼新展

文字稿

European leaders have been meeting in Brussels, where they've urged Britain to set out its plans for leaving the European Union as soon as possible. The British Prime Minister David Cameron says he hopes his country will have the closest possible relationship with the union once it is outside the organisation. He has returned home, the other 27 leaders are continuing their meetings, discussing how to move forward.

欧盟领导人已在布鲁塞尔会面，催促英国尽快启动其退欧计划。英国首相大卫·卡梅伦表示，希望英国在正式脱离欧盟后仍能与其保持尽可能紧密的关系。卡梅伦现已返英，其余27名领导人将继续参加一系列的会议，探讨欧盟今后该如何发展。

One of Britain's most distinguished artists – David Hockney – presents a new series of portraits at the Royal Academy of Arts here in London this weekend. In it he captures friends, family and acquaintances.

本周末，伦敦英国皇家艺术学院将展出英国最杰出的艺术家之一大卫·霍克尼的一系列新肖像画。在此系列作品中他所画的是自己的朋友、家人和相识的人。

词汇

urged 催促了，敦促了

distinguished 杰出的

练习

请从以下词汇中选择适当的答案来完成句子。注意：你可能需要改变单词的时态来完成句子。

urged / distinguished

1. Elderly people have been __________ to have the flu vaccine to protect themselves against the disease.

2. My university professor is a very __________writer. He's had three books published and won several awards.

答案

1. Elderly people have been urged to have the flu vaccine to protect themselves against the disease.

2. My university professor is a very distinguished writer. He's had three books published and won several awards.