英语听力精选进阶版 16030

 

Business Matters: Spain's king abdicates¹ 03 Jun 14

Tue, 3 Jun 14

King Juan Carlos of Spain announces he'll relinquish² the throne but with the monarchy's popularity plummeting³ in recent years, how stable a kingdom will his son, Prince Felipe, inherit? President Obama unveils plans to cut carbon emissions⁴ from a thousand US coal-fired power plants by 30% in the next fifteen years. Bob Deans of the Natural Resources Defense⁵ Council tells us why it should make electricity cheaper for US householders, rather than the other way round. Simon Cohen joins us to explain why he has decided⁶ to give away his global PR agency and Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times insists it's never too late to follow your dreams. In our Singapore studio, David Kuo of The Motley Fool; in New York, Betsy Teutsch, author of new book '100 Under $100: The Women's Global Toolkit'.

1 abdicates   

放弃（职责、权力等）( abdicate的第三人称单数 )； 退位，逊位

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2 relinquish   

v.放弃，撤回，让与，放手

参考例句：

• He was forced to relinquish control of the company.他被迫放弃公司的掌控权。
• They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.他们绝对不会自动放弃独立。

3 plummeting   

v.垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Prices are rising, falling, going up, going down, shooting up, plummeting, etc. 物价在上涨、下跌、上升、下落、猛然上涨、骤然下跌等。 来自辞典例句
• The enemy plane went plummeting into the sea. 敌机直直掉进海里。 来自辞典例句

4 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

5 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。