英语听力精选进阶版 15608

 

Bushmills

Thu, 30 Jan 14

News from Diageo about Bushmills Whiskey success and trouble brewing¹ for Guinness. We work out how the US tapering² affects us, and hear how those blustery days before Christmas were a boost for electricity supplies.

1 brewing   

n. 酿造, 一次酿造的量 动词brew的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• It was obvious that a big storm was brewing up. 很显然，一场暴风雨正在酝酿中。
• She set about brewing some herb tea. 她动手泡一些药茶。

2 tapering   

adj.尖端细的

参考例句：

• Interest in the scandal seems to be tapering off. 人们对那件丑闻的兴趣似乎越来越小了。
• Nonproductive expenditures keep tapering down. 非生产性开支一直在下降。