VOA常速英语2008年-Miles Davis Music Seeks New Audience

By Benham Natagehi
Washington
25 February 2008
 

The music of jazz musician Miles Davis remains¹ popular more than 16 years after his death. His music is being sampled by hip-hop artists, actor Don Cheadle is set to portray² him in a movie and a new CD has been released with remixed and updated versions of his music. VOA Persian Service's Benham Natagehi sat down with Davis' son Erin to discuss his father's music. Ruth Reader narrates³.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 portray   

v.描写，描述；画(人物、景象等)

参考例句：

• It is difficult to portray feelings in words.感情很难用言语来描写。
• Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面吗？

3 narrates   

v.故事( narrate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• It narrates the unconstitutional acts of James II. 它历数了詹姆斯二世的违法行为。 来自辞典例句
• Chapter three narrates the economy activity which Jew return the Occident. 第三章讲述了犹太人重返西欧后的经济活动。 来自互联网