英语听力精选进阶版 15685

 

Have your say in Co-op campaign

Mon, 24 Mar¹ 14

The Co-operative Group's - Have Your Say - the initiative to ensure that all its members have their views heard ends today. The consumer group Which? and the Federation² of Small Businesses are asking regulators to investigate the "broken" energy market. And the UK's largest manufacturing sector³ is now food and drink - and British chocolate's doing particularly well - we speak to a chocolatier.

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 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

3 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。