英语听力精选进阶版 15614

 

UK jobs figures

Wed¹, 19 Feb 14

Unemployment might be going down - but the hours aren't always going up. Ahead of the latest jobs figures we look at the growth of 'mini-jobs' and 'micro-jobs'. China's central bank has removed nearly $8bn (￡4.7bn) from the money markets in a bid to control the amount of credit in the country's financial system. We have a crash course on inflation-proofing your savings². And King, the computer games developer behind Candy Crush Saga³, has filed to float on the New York Stock Exchange.

1 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

2 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

3 saga   

n.(尤指中世纪北欧海盗的)故事，英雄传奇

参考例句：

• The saga of Flight 19 is probably the most repeated story about the Bermuda Triangle.飞行19中队的传说或许是有关百慕大三角最重复的故事。
• The novel depicts the saga of a family.小说描绘了一个家族的传奇故事。