英语听力精选进阶版 14333

 Putin closes Russian news agency

Vocabulary

coverage¹

news reporting

abolished

officially ended

sealed the agency's fate

decided² that something bad would definitely happen to the agency

decree

official statement that something must happen

gets rid of

removes (something unwanted)

...-friendly

-friendly can be used after a noun (usually with a hyphen) to mean 'not harmful' or 'helpful' towards the noun before it

ardent

showing strong emotions, especially in support of something

transplants

medical operations putting new organs into people's bodies

1 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。