英语听力精选进阶版 15713

 

WBR: Wall Street Update: 20 Mar¹ 14

Thu, 20 Mar 14

Doug McIntyre from 24/7 Wall Street tells us how Russia's counter sanctions impacted on the market and in South Africa, President Jacob Zuma's publicly-funded improvements to his rural retreat are called "opulence² on a grand scale" by a damning report.

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 opulence   

n.财富，富裕

参考例句：

• His eyes had never beheld such opulence.他从未见过这样的财富。
• He owes his opulence to work hard.他的财富乃辛勤工作得来。