英语听力精选进阶版 15914

 

Business Matters: Ukrainian Banks Ejected 22 Apr 14

As Crimean clocks are changed to Moscow time and the region adopts the rouble, economist¹ Chris Weafer explains why some Ukrainian banks are being thrown out of the peninsula. A new powder is causing controversy² before it has even gone on sale. Palcohol, or powdered alcohol, can be sprinkled on food or reconstituted with water. Find out what Londoners think. In Nepal, sherpas are striking; demanding more pay following last week's avalanche³ in which thirteen support staff are confirmed to have died. But what of those climbers stranded⁴ at base camp, waiting to tackle the world's highest peak. In Detroit, Shikha Dalmia of US libertarian think tank, Reason, tells us about her work, her life and her take on the Indian elections due to end mid-May. In Korea, ABC's Joseph Kim is with the families of those children lost in last week's ferry disaster. Plus: Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times explains why she thinks secret surveillance at the office may not be such a bad thing.

1 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

2 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

3 avalanche   

n.雪崩，大量涌来

参考例句：

• They were killed by an avalanche in the Swiss Alps.他们在瑞士阿尔卑斯山的一次雪崩中罹难。
• Higher still the snow was ready to avalanche.在更高处积雪随时都会崩塌。

4 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。