英语听力精选进阶版 16018

 

Business Matters: Modi sweeps to power in India 17 May 14

Sat, 17 May 14

India has its Modi moment as the former opposition¹ party leader becomes prime minister of the world's largest democracy. Yogita Limaye reports from Delhi, where the stock market has leapt to a new high on news of the BJP's victory. Tom Maresca joins us from Ho Chi Minh City, where anti-Chinese riots have flared² up as Beijing and Vietnam once more claim sovereignty over disputed waters. Vaiju Naravene of The Hindu newspaper discusses the week's events with Simon Constable³ of the Wall Street Journal. Robert Milliken, Australian correspondent for The Economist⁴, talks biopics and barrier reefs, and reveals that he doesn't play computer games, while Scott Foundas of Variety talks about thriller⁵ Welcome to New York, based on real events involving disgraced former French government minister Dominique Strauss Kahn.

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 Flared   

adj. 端部张开的, 爆发的, 加宽的, 漏斗式的 动词flare的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The match flared and went out. 火柴闪亮了一下就熄了。
• The fire flared up when we thought it was out. 我们以为火已经熄灭，但它突然又燃烧起来。

3 constable   

n.(英国)警察，警官

参考例句：

• The constable conducted the suspect to the police station.警官把嫌疑犯带到派出所。
• The constable kept his temper,and would not be provoked.那警察压制着自己的怒气，不肯冒起火来。

4 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。

5 thriller   

n.惊险片，恐怖片

参考例句：

• He began by writing a thriller.That book sold a million copies.他是写惊险小说起家的。那本书卖了一百万册。
• I always take a thriller to read on the train.我乘火车时，总带一本惊险小说看。