英语听力精选进阶版 7930

For a lot of Londoners Time Out is the best guide for entertainment.

This weekly entertainment listings magazine has just become free.

At a time when everyone is trying to tighten¹ their belt this piece of news has put a smile on everyone's face. We are now ￡3.25 richer every week!

On the 25th September, between 170,000 and 190,000 free copies of the magazine were handed out at London Underground stations.

It's not just the public that is happy, people who work for Time Out are also glad that they have jumped on the bandwagon of the current² mini boom³ of free newspapers and magazines.

Listen and find out why Time Out has come to this decision and how they are hoping to become a major player in London.

1 tighten   

v.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧

参考例句：

• Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
• Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。

2 current   

n.涌流，趋势，电流，水流，气流；adj.当前的，通用的，流通的，现在的，草写的，最近的

参考例句：

• Electric current is often powerful enough to kill a man.电流常强得足以致命。
• There is a story about her in the current number.最近一期上有关于她的故事。

3 boom   

n.隆隆声；vt.发隆隆声

参考例句：

• The country is having a great boom in industry.这个国家的工业正蓬勃发展。
• Boom!Boom!Boom!A series of explosions shook the valley.轰！轰！轰！一连串爆破声震撼山谷。