英语听力精选进阶版 16420

 

Business Matters: Fear stalks the stock markets 17 Oct 14

Fri, 17 Oct 14

Vicky Mohieddeen from Koryo Tours and Peter Morici from the University of Maryland in Washington joins Jon Bithrey to discuss a turbulent few days for stock markets around the world. We examine what could be worrying investors¹ - the Ebola outbreak or uncertainty² in Europe. Alan Auerbach, Professor of Economics at the University of California in Berkeley shares his insights. Wea??re also joined by the BBC's Jennifer Pak in Kuala Lumpur to hear about the key stories there. The plastic bag has been falling out of favour in recent years, now California has banned them in all grocery stores. We hear the views of shoppers in the Golden Statea?| And could it be time for Barbie to start claiming her pension? Recent sales of the doll have fallen by 21%. Toy industry consultant³ Richard Gottlieb in New York shares his view on childrena??s changing tastes

1 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

2 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

3 consultant   

n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生

参考例句：

• He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
• Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。