英语听力精选进阶版 16319

 

Business Matters: Tension mounts in Ukraine 01 Sep 14

Tue, 2 Sep 14

Tension escalates¹ further in Ukraine as the defence minister describes the conflict as the worst Europe has seen 'since the Second World War'. NATO officials consider creating a rapid reaction force and we hear from Ivo Daalder, former US ambassador to NATO. Scientists say we'll have to eat less meat to drive down greenhouse gas emissions². Will the experts be able to persuade us to take meat off the menu? Later this month when Sweden goes to the polls, an anti-immigration party is likely to score its best ever general election result - will this lead to a change in their open door asylum³ policy? We hear about an online scandal involving naked celebrity⁴ photos and our correspondent Jonah Fisher joins us from Burma to discuss another scandal - the beauty queen who ran off with her crown. Our guests are Yuka Hayashi, Tokyo correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, and Ralph Silva of Silva Research Network joins us from Toronto.

1 escalates   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的第三人称单数 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• As the challenge escalates, the need for teamwork elevates. 面临的挑战越大，越需要团队协同合作。 来自互联网
• I cannot understand why a minor disagreement escalates into a fist-fight. 我真不明白为什么一点意见不合就变成了拳头相见。 来自互联网

2 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

3 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

4 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。