英语听力精选进阶版 16068

 

WBR: Putin addresses Economic Forum¹

Fri, 23 May 14

Putin addresses the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Also, the US show 'Marketplace' are in London - today they tell us all about why the government are so reluctant to invest in the capital's sewage system, despite a burgeoning² population. Also, we take a look back at the week's biggest business stories with Michael Casey of the Wall Street Journal in New York and Maggie Pagano of the Independent newspaper in Cambridge, UK.

1 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

2 burgeoning   

adj.迅速成长的，迅速发展的v.发芽，抽枝( burgeon的现在分词 )；迅速发展；发（芽），抽（枝）

参考例句：

• Our company's business is burgeoning now. 我们公司的业务现在发展很迅速。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These efforts were insufficient to contain the burgeoning crisis. 这些努力不足以抑制迅速扩散的危机。 来自辞典例句