【agora】 - A-level备考词汇

agora

UK:  ['æɡərə]

US:  ['æɡərə]

复数：agorot  

n.

1.古希腊的大会场〔尤指集市〕

2.广场

3.阿高拉〔以色列货币名,等于一(以色列)镑的1/100〕

1 . Some central places, as best exemplified by the ancient agora, have acted as the meeting point of these different people.
一些中部地区，作为最好的例证是古代的变革，充当了相遇点的这些不同的人。

2 . Eric J. Fry, Agora Financial's Editorial Director, has been a specialist in international equities for nearly two decades.
埃里克J.弗莱阿格拉是一名财经新闻主编，他任国际股票专家约20余载。

3 . The atrium is the bank's agora, home to shows and presentations, and people often arrive in national dress for big events.
这个大厅是世界银行进行演出和演说的会场，来自全世界的人们经常会身穿本民族传统服装来参加重大活动。

4 . We like to think of Athens as a place where robed citizens wandered thoughtfully through the Parthenon and agora.
我们喜欢把雅典想象成穿着长袍的公民在神庙和集市前若有所思地徘徊着，思考着深奥的哲学问题。

5 . These developed from money changers exchanging foreign for Athenian coins from benches set up in the Agora or market place.
这些银行家是由在集市长椅上用外币兑换雅典钱币的兑钱商发展而来的。