英语听力精选进阶版 16106

 

Business Matters: US troops not returning to Iraq 20 Jun 14

Fri, 20 Jun 14

As President Obama rules out sending US troops into the Kurdish region of Iraq, we hear from Patrick Osgood of the Iraqi Oil Report about how the conflict in the region is affecting the petroleum¹ trade. A landmark² case in the US has struck a blow against patent trolls. Alan Marquard from the winning firm, CLS Bank, explains why it's a victory for common sense. And did you know that crab's blood was harvested for use in the medical industry? Neither did we. Sabri Ben-Achour from our sister programme in the United States, Marketplace, has been finding out more. In our Singapore bureau, Simon Littlewood talks expat life and emigration; at our studio in New York, Mitra Kalita from Quartz³ magazine talks cultural identity and love and marriage within the Indian-American community.

1 petroleum   

n.原油，石油

参考例句：

• The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

2 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

3 quartz   

n.石英

参考例句：

• There is a great deal quartz in those mountains.那些山里蕴藏着大量石英。
• The quartz watch keeps good time.石英表走时准。