英语听力精选进阶版 16382

 

WBR: ECB cuts rates and launches stimulus¹ 4 Sep 14

Thu, 4 Sep 14

Europe's central bank has acted to try to breathe new life into the continent's sickly economy. We ask whether the measures - which include the launch of an asset purchase programme - could cause more problems than they solve. Also a US judge has ruled that BP was 'grossly negligent²' and guilty of reckless conduct in the lead-up to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Plus a friend of Jerome Kerviel talks about how the former French banker convicted of a huge fraud during his time at Societe Generale has survived his five months in jail and what his plans are now. And Lego's chief financial officer John Goodwin tells us how it's managed to become the world's biggest toy company - and denies some of its Lego kits³ are sexist.

1 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

2 negligent   

adj.疏忽的；玩忽的；粗心大意的

参考例句：

• The committee heard that he had been negligent in his duty.委员会听说他玩忽职守。
• If the government is proved negligent,compensation will be payable.如果证明是政府的疏忽，就应支付赔偿。

3 kits   

衣物和装备( kit的名词复数 )； 成套用品； 配套元件

参考例句：

• Keep your kits closed and locked when not in use. 不用的话把你的装备都锁好放好。
• Gifts Articles, Toy and Games, Wooden Toys, Puzzles, Craft Kits. 采购产品礼品，玩具和游戏，木制的玩具，智力玩具，手艺装备。