【Canterbury】 - A-level备考词汇

Canterbury

UK:  [ˈkæntəbəri]

US:  [ˈkæntɚˌberi]

复数：canterburies  

n.

1.坎特伯雷〔英格兰东南部大城市〕

2.乐谱架

1 . In the end Uriah Heep and his mother left Canterbury, but we all thought he was too evil to stay out of trouble for long.
最后，尤赖亚·希普和他母亲离开了坎特伯雷，可我们都认为他那么恶毒，不惹祸的日子长不了。

2 . Before the printing press, scholars might have had to memorize "The Canterbury Tales" to have continuing access to them.
人类有印刷机以前，学者们或许只有背诵《坎特伯雷故事集》，才能继续深入学习。

3 . Before arriving in Zimbabwe from Mozambique early Sunday, the archbishop of Canterbury said he hoped to see President Mugabe on Monday.
这位坎特伯雷大主教星期天早上从莫桑比克抵达津巴布韦之前表示，他希望在星期一会晤津巴布韦总统穆加贝。

4 . However, the top three picks this year are Cavaliers, Timberwolves, Jazz all do not seem to Canterbury's first choice.
不过今年获得前三位选秀权的骑士、森林狼、爵士似乎并不是坎特的第一选择。

5 . Before 1174 he is only once recorded at Canterbury. After his penance, he made at least ten more visits.
据载，在1174年之前，亨利国王只去过一次坎特伯雷，而此次忏悔后，至少又去过十多次。