英语听力精选进阶版 16628

 

WBR: Spain corruption¹ crackdown 27 Nov 14

Thu, 27 Nov 14

Spain's prime minister reveals a new plan to tackle corruption, after a string of scandals involving politicians, business and even the Spanish royal family. So will Mariano Rajoy's clean up campaign work? Also, it's Thanksgiving - and that means pumpkin² pie for millions of US households. But is there really any excuse for pumpkin beer and pumpkin hummus? How an iconic American fruit fell victim to commercialisation.

1 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

2 pumpkin   

n.南瓜

参考例句：

• They ate turkey and pumpkin pie.他们吃了火鸡和南瓜馅饼。
• It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!看起来就像南瓜里有人在看着你！