英语听力精选进阶版 16423

 

Business Matters: Afghan Opium¹ Exports Peak 22 Oct 14

Wed², 22 Oct 14

David Kuo from the Motley Fool website and Ken³ Vogel, reporter for Politico, join Roger Hearing to discuss the day's business stories. A US report finds that efforts to contain the export of opium from Afghanistan have fallen short. Torek Farhadi, former adviser⁴ to the Afghan government tells us why he thinks the policy has failed. Plus we go to Malawi to hear how micro credit schemes are helping⁵ people there. And as a Californian firm appeals for funding for a hover board similar to one featured in the film Back to the Future, Tom Cheesewright from Book of the Future tells us how fictional technology featured in movies is rapidly becoming reality

1 opium   

n.鸦片；adj.鸦片的

参考例句：

• That man gave her a dose of opium.那男人给了她一剂鸦片。
• Opium is classed under the head of narcotic.鸦片是归入麻醉剂一类的东西。

2 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。

3 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

4 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。