英语听力精选进阶版 16104

 

Business Matters: Crackdown on illegal workers in Thailand 18 Jun 14

Wed¹, 18 Jun 14

The BBC's Jonathan Head joins us live from Thailand, where tens of thousands of Cambodian immigrants are being forced to flee as the new military regime cracks down on illegal foreign workers. As the White House announces the world's largest marine² sanctuary³, covering thousands of square miles of the Pacific Ocean, we speak to President Anote Tong of Kiribas, the tiny island nation expected to disappear before the century is out as a result of rising sea levels. Anna Holligan reports from the Netherlands where chocolate traders are meeting to discuss a growing crisis within the cocoa industry. In our Washington bureau, Alexis Goldstein of The Other 98%, talks national and individual debt, and in our Singapore studio, David Kuo of The Motley Fool, talks dulce de leche and foods he cannot live without.

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 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

3 sanctuary   

n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区

参考例句：

• There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。
• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。