英语听力精选进阶版 15700

 

WBR: Italy targets jobs 12 Mar¹ 14

Wed², 12 Mar 14

Italy's prime minister proposes a new package to boost jobs. We analyse Matteo Renzi's reforms and their impact on the economy. Also as the US looks to tighten³ sanctions on Russia to discourage its involvement in Ukraine, Irwin Stelzer at the Hudson Institute tells us why some big US corporations are advising their government to tread carefully. It's been 30 years since the bitter, year-long miners' strike in the UK which changed the industrial landscape of Britain. The BBC's Len Tingle⁴ tells us about the lives of those affected⁵, and how the mining regions look now. Finally, do we all need to teach mathematics like the Chinese?

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 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。

3 tighten   

v.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧

参考例句：

• Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
• Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。

4 tingle   

vi.感到刺痛，感到激动；n.刺痛，激动

参考例句：

• The music made my blood tingle.那音乐使我热血沸腾。
• The cold caused a tingle in my fingers.严寒使我的手指有刺痛感。

5 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。