澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 作家埃德蒙•怀特专访

 

Author Edmund White is arguably one of the most influential¹ gay writers in the world today. In this interview he spoke² openly about his work, growing up gay in 1950s America and the way in which gay culture has dramatically changed over the past decades, in its growing conservatism.

作家埃德蒙?怀特在当今世界无疑是最具影响力的一位同性恋作家。他在这次采访中公开地讲论他1950年代的美国的工作及成长，并表示同性恋文化过去几十年已经极大地改变，现今还在日益增长。

1 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。