英语听力精选进阶版 15827

 

Life¹ after CEO 20 Feb 14

Thu, 20 Feb 14

Business² leaders³ spend their lives climbing the corporate⁴ ladder⁵, so what happens when it is time to step⁶ off⁷? Evan Davis and guests⁸ discuss⁹ life after CEO. Guests: Robert Polet, former CEO of Gucci Group Kate Wilson, former MD of Scholastic UK, Managing Director of Nosy Crow Lord Browne of Madingley, former Chief Executive of BP

1 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

2 business   

n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。

3 leaders   

n.领袖( leader的名词复数 )；（管弦乐队的）首席小提琴手；最佳的人（或物）；（在赛跑、商业等活动中）处于领先地位的人（或物）

参考例句：

• leaders of industry and commerce 工商界领导人
• Officials are laying the groundwork for a summit conference of world leaders. 官员们正在为世界首脑峰会做准备工作。

4 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

5 ladder   

n.梯子，阶梯，梯状物

参考例句：

• He got down from the ladder.他从梯子上下来了。
• The book is the ladder of human progress.书是人类进步的阶梯。

6 step   

n.脚步；台阶；梯级

参考例句：

• She walked on a few steps.她继续走了几步。
• He was sitting on the bottom step.他坐在最下面的一级台阶上。

7 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

8 guests   

n.客人；来宾；旅客 vt.招待；款待 vi.作客；客人( guest的名词复数 )；旅客；特邀嘉宾；[动物学]客虫

参考例句：

• The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests. 这家旅馆可供500位旅客住宿。
• The guests left in an alcoholic haze. 客人们醉醺醺地离去了。

9 discuss   

v.讨论，议论

参考例句：

• Let's discuss it another day.咱们改日再议吧！
• College students always discuss the news.大学生经常讨论新闻。