英语听力精选进阶版 16066

 

WBR: Thai coup¹ 22 May 14

Thu, 22 May 14

There's more chaos² in Thailand as the military seizes power. We hear what a new outbreak of instability could mean for the country's struggling economy. The former Russian oil tycoon³ Mikhail Khodorkovsky tells the BBC that western sanctions over Ukraine may only serve to inflame⁴ tensions in the region. We're in St Petersburg for 'Russia's Davos' - but given the breakdown⁵ in relations between Russia, Europe and the US, just how many western companies are turning up? More and more people are being priced out of the housing market in the UK - we have a report from the BBC's Theo Leggett and ask host of US programme Marketplace David Brancaccio what he makes of attitudes towards inequality in the UK and the United States. And we hear about the latest tech ideas from the Future in Review conference in Southern California.

1 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

2 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

3 tycoon   

n.有钱有势的企业家，大亨

参考例句：

• The tycoon is on the verge of bankruptcy.那名大亨濒临破产的边缘。
• The tycoon has many servants to minister to his needs.那位大亨有很多人服侍他。

4 inflame   

v.使燃烧；使极度激动；使发炎

参考例句：

• Our lack of response seemed to inflame the colonel.由于我们没有反应,好象惹恼了那个上校。
• Chemical agents manufactured by our immune system inflame our cells and tissues,causing our nose to run and our throat to swell.我们的免疫系统产生的化学物质导致我们的细胞和组织发炎，导致我们流鼻水和我们的喉咙膨胀。

5 breakdown   

n.垮，衰竭；损坏，故障，倒塌

参考例句：

• She suffered a nervous breakdown.她患神经衰弱。
• The plane had a breakdown in the air,but it was fortunately removed by the ace pilot.飞机在空中发生了故障，但幸运的是被王牌驾驶员排除了。