英语听力精选进阶版 16139

 

Business Matters: Polls Open For Indonesian Election 09 Jul 14

Wed¹, 9 Jul 14

We look at the fears for Indonesia's future leadership as elections begin. Also, Obama has asked congress for $3.7 billion to help deport² immigrant workers from Central America, many of them children - we find out the story from both sides. A Chinese company complains about not getting it's moneys worth for product placement in the Transformers movie. Finally, the Swiss national anthem³ is deemed too boring, so a competition is being held to replace it. All this with our guests Alexis Goldstein from The Other 98% in Washington, and Elizabeth Pisani, director of the public health consultancy Ternyata, in London.

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 deport   

vt.驱逐出境

参考例句：

• We deport aliens who slip across our borders.我们把偷渡入境的外国人驱逐出境。
• More than 240 England football fans are being deported from Italy following riots last night.昨晚的骚乱发生后有240多名英格兰球迷被驱逐出意大利。

3 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。