英语听力精选进阶版 15992

 

WBR: BP 'Remains¹ Committed to Russia'

Tue, 29 Apr 14

Oil company BP says it is committed to its investment in Russia, despite the country's growing troubles with Ukraine. Also, Yahoo is launching online-only shows of its own - we ask if it's trying to rival Netflix. Manchester City and Paris St. Germain have breached² European football financial fair play rules by spending beyond their means - are they also risking their financial futures³? Finally, the Ivory Coast government is attempting to ramp⁴ up its eco-tourism drive to save its chimpanzees.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 breached   

攻破( breach的现在分词 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• These commitments have already been breached. 这些承诺已遭背弃。
• Our tanks have breached the enemy defences. 我方坦克车突破了敌人的防线。

3 futures   

n.期货，期货交易

参考例句：

• He continued his operations in cotton futures.他继续进行棉花期货交易。
• Cotton futures are selling at high prices.棉花期货交易的卖价是很高的。

4 ramp   

n.暴怒，斜坡，坡道；vi.作恐吓姿势，暴怒，加速；vt.加速

参考例句：

• That driver drove the car up the ramp.那司机将车开上了斜坡。
• The factory don't have that capacity to ramp up.这家工厂没有能力加速生产。