英语听力精选进阶版 16545

 

"BusinessMatters: Shale¹ Gas Debt Warning 02 Dec 14

Tue, 2 Dec 14

Tracy Alloway from the Financial Times in New York tells us why the falling oil price is making some people concerned about debts held by the US shale industry. Sony Pictures find itself at the centre of its own drama. Alastair Leithead tells us all about it from Los Angeles. Protests hit the streets of France - this time it's business groups marching to see the end of red tape. And as delegates² gather in Lima, Peru for the UN climate summit³ we speak to Alden Meyer from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Rahul Tandon joins us from a cattle market in Sonepur, India and our guests throughout the programme are Alexis Goldstein from The Other 98% in Washington DC and David Kuo of The Motley Fool in Singapore.

1 shale   

n.页岩，泥板岩

参考例句：

• We can extract oil from shale.我们可以从页岩中提取石油。
• Most of the rock in this mountain is shale.这座山上大部分的岩石都是页岩。

2 delegates   

代表，代表团成员( delegate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The conference was attended by delegates from 56 countries. 此次会议有来自56个国家的代表出席。
• Delegates expressed strong opposition to the plans. 代表强烈反对这些计划。

3 summit   

n.最高点，峰顶；最高级会议；极点

参考例句：

• They climbed up the mountain and reached the summit.他们爬山，最终达到了山顶。
• The summit of the mountain is lost in the cloud and mist.山顶隐没在云雾之中。