英语听力精选进阶版 16178

 

WBR: Petrol queues and power cuts in Iraq 23 Jun 14

Mon, 23 Jun 14

As Sunni militants¹ continue their march across parts of northern Iraq, queues for fuel grow and fears of power blackouts spread. Gala Riani, the head of Middle East analysis at the business consultancy Control Risks, has just returned from the Kurdish city of Irbil, where many of the thousands of refugees are arriving to avoid the fighting. South Africa's five-month platinum² strike comes to an end, but labour economist³, Loane Sharp in Johannesburg, tells us that permanent damage has been done to the country's economy. And the icon⁴ of the American open road, Harley Davidson, goes green - how about an electric hog⁵? Plus streaming vs downloading: Marte Thorsby the director of the International Federation⁶ of the Phonographic Industries in Norway, tells us why Scandinavia is at the forefront of the digital music industry.

1 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

2 platinum   

n.白金

参考例句：

• I'll give her a platinum ring.我打算送给她一枚白金戒指。
• Platinum exceeds gold in value.白金的价值高于黄金。

3 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

4 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

5 hog   

n.猪；馋嘴贪吃的人；vt.把…占为己有，独占

参考例句：

• He is greedy like a hog.他像猪一样贪婪。
• Drivers who hog the road leave no room for other cars.那些占着路面的驾驶员一点余地都不留给其他车辆。

6 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。