英语听力精选进阶版 16678

 

 

Business Matters: Shale¹ blamed for drop in oil price 14 Jan 15

Wed², 14 Jan 15

 

The price of oil has hit a new six year low and the UAE's energy minister has blamed shale producers in the US. Rachel Lu of Tea Leaf Nation in Hong Kong and Dave Shaw of our partner station programme Marketplace in Washington DC join Fergus Nicoll to discuss the effect the fall has had on their respective³ countries. The court case of Ross Ulbricht - the man accused of founding the Silk Road website - has begun in the US. We have the latest. We debate GM crops as the EU allows more freedom to individual countries over whether to use them. Farmers in North and South Dakota in the US are in growing competition with oil producers over use of railways to move their goods. Reporter Nancy Marshall-Genzer has more. The relaxation⁴ of China's 'one child' policy in 2013 was expected to see a surge⁵ in the country's birth rate. We discuss why only a million families have so far come forward to request permission for another child.

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 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 respective   

adj.各自的，各个的

参考例句：

• He and I are each going to visit our respective teachers.我和他分别要去拜访各自的老师。
• All men have their respective duties.各人有各人的职责。

4 relaxation   

n.松弛，放松；休息；消遣；娱乐

参考例句：

• The minister has consistently opposed any relaxation in the law.部长一向反对法律上的任何放宽。
• She listens to classical music for relaxation.她听古典音乐放松。

5 surge   

n.汹涌，澎湃；vi.汹涌，强烈感到，飞涨；vt.放开，松手

参考例句：

• The surge travelled southwards along the coast.浪涛沿着海岸向南涌去。
• It failed to stimulate a surge of investment in industry.这没有能刺激工业投资的激增。