英语听力精选进阶版 15670

 

Business Matters: Toyota fined $1.2bn 20 Mar¹ 14

Thu, 20 Mar 14

Toyota reaches a $1.2bn settlement with US regulators after a four-year inquiry² into the way the carmaker reported safety issues. Economist³ Roger Bootle tells us how far Britain's budget will go towards making it more competitive on the world stage. Our reporter Lucy Burton is in Cyprus, one year after the financial crisis which almost saw the country go bankrupt. In Ho Chi Minh City, cultural commentator⁴ and food writer, James Pham of FlyIcarusFly, talks Communism, coffee chains and crows preserved in alcohol. In San Francisco, native Scot turned US radio talkshow host, Alison van Diggelen, brings us the latest from Silicon⁵ Valley and gives us a great recipe for cranachan. Plus: Kentucky bourbon aficionado Jason Falls explains the

1 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

2 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

3 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

4 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。

5 silicon   

n.硅(旧名矽)

参考例句：

• This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
• A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。