英语听力精选进阶版 16436

 

Business Matters: Raids¹ shut down 'dark web' sites 8 Nov 14

Sat, 8 Nov 14

More than 400 internet sites only accessible via the 'dark web' have been closed down in an international operation to combat² cybercrime. We speak to the head of the operation - Troels Oerting, from the European Cyber Crime Centre. Russia's currency the rouble continues to fall. We ask what the country can do as it continues to face sanctions³ over its involvement in eastern Ukraine, as well as falling oil prices. Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we hear how former East Germany is doing economically. We hear from lifestyle institution, Martha Stewart, about building her brand, and also her time in prison. And we discuss the week's biggest business stories with Helen Thomas from the Wall Street Journal in London, and David Freedman from The Atlantic in Boston in the US. We're also joined throughout the programme by Colin Peacock, the presenter of "media Watch" on Radio New Zealand

1 raids   

突然袭击( raid的名词复数 )； 劫掠，劫夺； 突然查抄[搜捕]

参考例句：

• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
• We can annoy the enemy by raids. 我们可以用空袭骚扰敌人。

2 combat   

n.战斗，斗争，格斗；vt.与...斗争，与...战斗

参考例句：

• The police are now using computers to help combat crime.警方现在使用电脑打击犯罪活动。
• A reporter interviewed the combat hero.记者访问了这位战斗英雄。

3 sanctions   

批准( sanction的名词复数 )； 认可； 制裁； 约束力

参考例句：

• There was general acquiescence in the UN sanctions. 普遍默认了联合国的制裁。
• Trade sanctions were imposed against any country that refused to sign the agreement. 凡拒签该协议的国家均受到贸易制裁。