英语听力精选进阶版 16053

 

WBR: Anger after deadly accident at a Turkish mine 14 May 14

Wed¹, 14 May 14

Hundreds have died and many more are still missing after an accident at a mine in Turkey. As public anger grows we ask whether enough is being done to make one of the world's most dangerous jobs safer? The British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline is back in the firing line as China cracks down on bribery². We look into the problems facing the Chinese healthcare system. Also on the programme, the American economist³ Irwin Stelzer discusses the start-ups ruffling⁴ the feathers of the establishment and we explore the idea of driverless cars. Will they ever catch on?

1 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

2 bribery   

n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿

参考例句：

• FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
• He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。

3 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。

4 ruffling   

弄皱( ruffle的现在分词 )； 弄乱； 激怒； 扰乱

参考例句：

• A cool breeze brushed his face, ruffling his hair. 一阵凉风迎面拂来，吹乱了他的头发。
• "Indeed, they do not,'said Pitty, ruffling. "说真的，那倒不一定。" 皮蒂皱皱眉头，表示异议。