英语听力精选进阶版 16086

 

WBR: Wall Street Update 5 Jun 14

Thu, 5 Jun 14

With just a week to go before the football World Cup kicks off in Brazil, an indefinite¹ strike by transport workers is being held in the host city for the opening game, Sao Paulo. The BBC's south America business reporter Katy Watson is there plus we get an udate from the US markets from David Sloan, senior² economist³ at 4Cast in New York.

1 indefinite   

adj.不明确的，模糊的，不定的，无限的

参考例句：

• The store will be closed for an indefinite period.这家商店将无限期关闭。
• He gave me an indefinite answer.他给了我一个含糊其辞的答复。

2 senior   

adj.年长的；资格较老的，地位较高的；n.年长者，前辈；大学高年级学生

参考例句：

• My brother is senior to me by two years.我哥哥比我年长两岁。
• They are senior students.他们是高年级学生。

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。