英语听力精选进阶版 16662

 

WBR: Saudi Arabia Refuses to Cut Oil Supply 23 Dec 14

Tue, 23 Dec 14

Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil producer, refuses to cut supply as oil prices fall. We look at huge fines imposed on car hailing app Uber in Taiwan, and a potential ban. Our regular economist¹ Roger Bootle from Capital Economics tells us about the Third Industrial Revolution. And we have a special report from the BBC's Sarah Stolarz on the revival² of 'ZamRock'- a genre³ of music in Zambia.

1 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

2 revival   

n.复兴，复苏，（精力、活力等的）重振

参考例句：

• The period saw a great revival in the wine trade.这一时期葡萄酒业出现了很大的复苏。
• He claimed the housing market was showing signs of a revival.他指出房地产市场正出现复苏的迹象。

3 genre   

n.(文学、艺术等的)类型，体裁，风格

参考例句：

• My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。
• Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看， 莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。