英语听力精选进阶版 16027

 

Business Matters: New MEPs Arrive In Brussels 29 May 14

Thu, 29 May 14

As new far right MEPs take up their seats in Brussels, we ask: Are European politicians facing a crisis of legitimacy¹? And how do you feel about self-driving cars? Google is building one from the ground up. But will people buy it? Guests San Francisco public radio host Alison van Diggelen and Alex Frangos of the Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong discuss these and other issues with presenter² Jon Bithrey. Also in the programme: a group of authors - four of fifteen who've collaborated³ on a single novel called Keeping Mum. We ask them how it's possible to keep such a large group focused on a single plot. Jennifer Pak reports from Kuala Lumpur on why Cadbury's is having to recall its products in Malaysia, and Bridget Carey - a senior editor at CNET - explains why Apple have paid $3 billion for Beats by Dre.

1 legitimacy   

n.合法，正当

参考例句：

• The newspaper was directly challenging the government's legitimacy.报纸直接质疑政府的合法性。
• Managing from the top down,we operate with full legitimacy.我们进行由上而下的管理有充分的合法性。

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 collaborated   

合作( collaborate的过去式和过去分词 )； 勾结叛国

参考例句：

• We have collaborated on many projects over the years. 这些年来我们合作搞了许多项目。
• We have collaborated closely with the university on this project. 我们与大学在这个专案上紧密合作。