英语听力精选进阶版 16170

 

WBR: Argentina hits back at US ruling

Tue, 17 Jun 14

Argentina says American hedge funds' demands to renegotiate a debt restructuring amount to extortion. But the US Supreme¹ Court has ruled in favour of the country's creditors². Can Argentina avoid another default? Plus, the bitter truth about chocolate: could we be heading for a shortage as cocoa farmers increasingly switch out of growing the crop? Also in the show, the world's rarest and most precious stamp goes on sale. We hear why the One-Cent Magenta³ could be worth as much as $20m. And, the hard facts about ready cash - we visit Britain's money factory.

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 creditors   

n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 magenta   

n..紫红色（的染料）；adj.紫红色的

参考例句：

• In the one photo in which she appeared, Hillary Clinton wore a magenta gown.在其中一张照片中，希拉里身着一件紫红色礼服。
• For the same reason air information is printed in magenta.出于同样的原因，航空资料采用品红色印刷。