英语听力精选进阶版 16028

 

Business Matters: BNP Paribas Faces $10 Billion Dollar Fine

Fri, 30 May 14

The French bank BNP Paribas is facing one of the largest fines ever imposed on a financial firm for allegedly breaching¹ US sanctions. Libya desperately² tries to woo back oil customers despite terrible safety conditions in the country. Turkey’s highest court has lifted the ban on the social media site ‘Youtube’ AND E-cigarettes: should they have the same status as real cigarettes? A group of health experts has appealed to the WHO not to "control and suppress" the devices. Discussing these issues we are joined from Seoul by Joseph Kim and from Boston by “The Atlantic” journalist David Freedman

1 breaching   

攻破( breach的过去式 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。
• Third, an agency can abuse its discretion by breaching certain principles of judge-made law. 第三，行政机关会因违反某些法官制定的法律原则而构成滥用自由裁量权。

2 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。