英语听力精选进阶版 15912

 

Business Matters: Korean Ferry Disaster 17 Apr 14

Thu, 17 Apr 14

As rescue workers continue to search for missing passengers at the site of the capsized ferry off the coast of South Korea, we get the latest news from our correspondent Martin Patience in Seoul. The US toy industry is in the doldrums with sales falling steadily¹ every year. So why is that, and what can be done to turn things around? Questions presenter² Roger Hearing puts to Richard Gottlieb, CEO of toy industry analysts³ Global Toy Experts. What is peer-to-peer sharing and how can it improve our lives? And why is it that some people believe peer-to-peer sharing could save the world's leading economies? Arun Sundararajan from the Stern School of Business at New York University explains. Plus, we hear from Siofra McAllister at therichest.com, who tells us whether Uruguay's president really is the poorest head of state in the world, as he proudly claims.

1 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

2 presenter   

n.（电视、广播的）主持人，赠与者

参考例句：

• Most people think being a television presenter is exciting.很多人认为当电视节目主持人是一件刺激的事情。
• The programme dispensed with its most popular presenter.这个节目最受欢迎的主持人被换掉了。

3 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。