英语听力精选进阶版 16110

 

Business Matters: Seeds of conspiracy¹ 03 Jul 14

Thu, 3 Jul 14

The wife of a Chinese billionaire, a gang of secret agents, the FBI and a stolen ear of corn - the odd ingredients of a major crime alleged² to have taken place in the United States. US Attorney Nicholas Klinefeldt tells us why the theft of intellectual property is such a serious business. As a European airline launches a new cut price service between Britain and America, we look at the economics of air travel and also the climatic consequences. And how many female movie directors can you name? Three? Four? Sharon Waxman of leading movie news website, The Wrap, talks to Roger Hearing about Fox's new initiative aimed at redressing³ Hollywood's gender⁴ imbalance.

1 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

2 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

3 redressing   

v.改正( redress的现在分词 )；重加权衡；恢复平衡

参考例句：

• Do use despot traditional Chinese medicine shampoo a drug after finishing redressing hair? 用霸王中药洗发水，洗完头发后有药味吗？ 来自互联网

4 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。