英语听力精选进阶版 16554

 

"Business Matters: Has Wall Street beaten Washington? 13 Dec 14

Sat, 13 Dec 14

The US Senate is set to vote on a $1.1tn budget which includes the controversial repeal¹ of bank controls drawn² up in the wake of the financial crisis. We get the view from the US and ask why complex financial products like derivatives³ are up for discussion in a national budget bill? We also hear from our reporter in Italy where workers have been out on general strike. They have been protesting against the government's attempts to change the country's labour laws. We find out about Rooney's Rule - and ask why a prominent black business leader is pushing to get an employment principle from the world of sports accepted in the world of business. We also get musical and chat to the composer Phil Kline - he is the brains behind the Unsilent Night phenomenon in the US. We are joined through-out the show by Colin Peacock from Radio New Zealand.

1 repeal   

n.废止，撤消；v.废止，撤消

参考例句：

• He plans to repeal a number of current policies.他计划废除一些当前的政策。
• He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.他提出强有力的理由，赞成废除该法令。

2 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

3 derivatives   

n.衍生性金融商品；派生物，引出物( derivative的名词复数 )；导数

参考例句：

• Many English words are derivatives of Latin words. 许多英语词来自拉丁语。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These compounds are nitrosohydroxylamine derivatives. 这类合成物是亚硝基羟胺衍生物。 来自辞典例句