英语听力精选进阶版 16230

 

Business Matters: UN air safety summit 26 Jul 14

Sat, 26 Jul 14

Alexandre de Juniac - chairman and chief executive of Air-France-KLM - discusses aviation safety with presenter¹ Jon Bithrey. As fast food chains in Hong Kong and Japan suspend imports from the Shanghai factory at the centre of the China food safety scandal, the BBC's John Sudworth investigates the fallout. Chris Edwards from the Cato Institute and Harry² Stein of the Center for American Progress discuss President Obama's drive to persuade US firms to pay more tax at home rather than paying it to foreign governments. And Anita Loughlan, resident of Melbourne and proprietor³ of Australia's very first cat café. All that plus Ross Garnaut - Distinguished⁴ Professor of Economics at the Australian National University - and Beyonce singing the Star Spangled Banner.

1 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。

2 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

3 proprietor   

n.所有人；业主；经营者

参考例句：

• The proprietor was an old acquaintance of his.业主是他的一位旧相识。
• The proprietor of the corner grocery was a strange thing in my life.拐角杂货店店主是我生活中的一个怪物。

4 distinguished   

adj.卓越的，杰出的，著名的

参考例句：

• Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
• A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。