英语听力精选进阶版 16102

 

Business Matters: Iraq Upheavals¹ affect Oil Industry 14 Jun 14

Sat, 14 Jun 14

As the crisis in Iraq continues, oil and gas analyst² at the Economist³ Intelligence Unit, Peter Kiernan, explores how it might affect the oil market in the longer term. The Cerrejon mine in northwest Colombia is the biggest open cast coal mine in the world, but some human rights groups are saying the coal comes at too high a price for the indigenous⁴ people who live in the area. We speak to Kirsty Wright of the World Development Movement who has just returned from the mine. In our weekly round up of the week we discuss the World Cup, London Taxi drivers protesting the taxi-booking mobile app company 'Uber' as well as the introduction of plain cigarette packaging in Ireland. Peter Ryan, Business editor at ABC News, joins us to discuss all these topics from Sydney.

1 upheavals   

突然的巨变( upheaval的名词复数 )； 大动荡； 大变动； 胀起

参考例句：

• the latest upheavals in the education system 最近教育制度上的种种变更
• These political upheavals might well destroy the whole framework of society. 这些政治动乱很可能会破坏整个社会结构。

2 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

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 indigenous   

adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的

参考例句：

• Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
• Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。