英语听力精选进阶版 15412

 

Business Matters 16 Nov 13: JP Morgan reaches $4.5bn settlement

Sat, 16 Nov 13

US investment bank JP Morgan has agreed to pay $4.5bn to investors¹ who lost money on mortgage-related securities. China announces a loosening up of its markets, but is it for the long term? A quarter of a century of Fair Trade, but are consumers getting what they think they're paying for? We'll be hearing Fair Trade's response to accusations² that the money it generates fails to improve the lot of many farmers. And even the rich are sneaking³ off down to the pawn-brokers these days - but they've got more stuff than the rest of us.

1 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

2 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

3 sneaking   

a.秘密的，不公开的

参考例句：

• She had always had a sneaking affection for him. 以前她一直暗暗倾心于他。
• She ducked the interviewers by sneaking out the back door. 她从后门偷偷溜走，躲开采访者。