英语听力精选进阶版 16669

 

Business Matters: Russian Opposition¹ Leader Detained 31 Dec 14

Wed², 31 Dec 14

Are Russia's economic problems leading to a political crackdown? Putin may be rounding up the opposition ahead of a general election. The missing Air Asia airplane has been found, and the next step is to find out how much information, and how quickly, we can find out what happened to the fallen aircraft. The legalisation of marijuana is spreading across the US, with two more states due to legalise it in 2015 - and it's causing a few problems for university campuses. Disney has taken a dark foray in to gothic-style animation³ with its release of 'Into The Woods' - but it's only temporary, say film experts. Today's guests are Mitchell Hartman, a senior reporter on US radio programme Marketplace, and Colin Peacock from Mediawatch in New Zealand. Presented by Manuela Saragosa.

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

3 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。