英语听力精选进阶版 16109

 

Business Matters: EC cuts mobile roaming charges 02 Jul 14

Wed¹, 2 Jul 14

Telecoms companies are told to cut roaming costs in Europe as the European Commission moves s step closer towards stamping them out altogether. What's the story where you are? Do roaming costs even apply? There's a huge furore in Norway as the government there brings in a new law banning begging. We learn that in fact it's already illegal in a great many countries. As India prepares to hear the first budget from the new Modi government, Rahul Tandon in Calcutta, tells us what people hope and expect. Joining presenter² Manuela Saragosa at our London HQ is David Kuo of The Motley Fool; in our New York bureau, Christine Bader, author of The Evolution of a Corporate³ Idealist.

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 presenter   

n.（电视、广播的）主持人，赠与者

参考例句：

• Most people think being a television presenter is exciting.很多人认为当电视节目主持人是一件刺激的事情。
• The programme dispensed with its most popular presenter.这个节目最受欢迎的主持人被换掉了。

3 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。