英语听力精选进阶版 15924

 

Business Matters: Ukriane dropped as preferred US trade partner 08 May 14

Thu, 8 May 14

In Washington, Elizabeth Nolan Brown talks of her work as staff editor of Reason, the magazine of the libertarian think tank of the same name; in Singapore, David Kuo of the financial website, The Motley Fool, talks drugs and pornography. The Interior Minister of Guatemala takes us through his new anti-drugs initiative and Claudette Juska of Greenpeace explains 'greenwash' and why planting a tree does not absolve¹ corporations of their environmental sins. Plus, a buzzing Alice Budisatrijo joins us from a coffee conference in Jakarta, where the locals are developing a taste for their own produce.

1 absolve   

v.赦免，解除（责任等）

参考例句：

• I absolve you,on the ground of invincible ignorance.鉴于你不可救药的无知，我原谅你。
• They agree to absolve you from your obligation.他们同意免除你的责任。