英语听力精选进阶版 16255

 

Business Matters: Superfast trans-Pacific cable 13 Aug 14

Wed¹, 13 Aug 14

Two thousand high definition movies per second - that's the speed of a new $300-million trans-Pacific cable to be laid by a Google-led consortium. Sebastian Anthony - senior editor at Extreme Tech - gives us the lowdown on the downloads. Rupert Hargreaves - tobacco industry expert at The Motley Fool - examines plans by Philip Morris to sue the British government over proposals to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes. Alan Johnson reports from Casal di Principe, south of Naples, where residents are making headway against fearsome mafia clan², the Camorra. Playwright³ and feminist⁴ writer Megan Stodel is in our London studio; former Federal Reserve official Andrew Huszar is at our New York bureau; Rahul Tandon joins us from the streets of Calcutta.

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 clan   

n.氏族，部落，宗族，家族，宗派

参考例句：

• She ranks as my junior in the clan.她的辈分比我小。
• The Chinese Christians,therefore,practically excommunicate themselves from their own clan.所以，中国的基督徒简直是被逐出了自己的家族了。

3 playwright   

n.剧作家，编写剧本的人

参考例句：

• Gwyn Thomas was a famous playwright.格温·托马斯是著名的剧作家。
• The playwright was slaughtered by the press.这位剧作家受到新闻界的无情批判。

4 feminist   

adj.主张男女平等的，女权主义的

参考例句：

• She followed the feminist movement.她支持女权运动。
• From then on,feminist studies on literature boomed.从那时起，男女平等受教育的现象开始迅速兴起。