英语听力精选进阶版 15840

 

Business Matters: Japan hikes sales tax 1 April 14

Tue, 1 Apr 14

Mark Whittaker is joined from New Delhi by journalist Jyoti Malhotra and from New York by Daniel Strachmann, founder¹ of Hedgeanswers.com. The Japanese government is increasing sales tax by three per cent as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tries to kick-start the country's economy. Meanwhile in France, President Francois Hollande has replaced his prime minister with Spanish-born interior minister Manuel Valls but how much difference will it make to the nation's struggling economy? The UN's warned of the "severe, pervasive² and irreversible" effects of climate change. We meet those being affected³ by it already.

1 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

2 pervasive   

adj.普遍的；遍布的，(到处)弥漫的；渗透性的

参考例句：

• It is the most pervasive compound on earth.它是地球上最普遍的化合物。
• The adverse health effects of car exhaust are pervasive and difficult to measure.汽车尾气对人类健康所构成的有害影响是普遍的，并且难以估算。

3 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。