英语听力精选进阶版 15764

 

Bottom Line: Financial services 20 Oct 11

Thu, 20 Oct 11

As protests continue around the world against the financial sector¹, Evan Davis and three guests from that industry consider a fundamental question: does the sector create genuine wealth, or is it essentially² parasitic³, finding ingenious ways of distributing other people’s wealth to its own workers?

1 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。

2 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

3 parasitic   

adj.寄生的

参考例句：

• Will global warming mean the spread of tropical parasitic diseases?全球变暖是否意味着热带寄生虫病会蔓延呢？
• By definition,this way of life is parasitic.从其含义来说，这是种寄生虫的生活方式。