英语听力精选进阶版 16701

 

Energy prices 12 Jan 15

Mon, 12 Jan 15

Research out today shows wholesale1 electricity costs fell by 11% last year and are expected to continue falling in 2015. We ask if that means lower energy bills for the rest of us? Nearly two million pensioners2 won't receive the full state pension¹ in the coming years, according to new research. We'll find out why And the UK economy could be missing² out on nearly ￡30 billion a year within a decade if not enough young people train to be engineers. Plus we celebrate the Celebrity3 Mastermind win of our very own Dominic Laurie.

1 pension   

n.退休金，年金，抚恤金；v.发给退休金

参考例句：

• The country provided a pension to the old person.国家给老人们提供养老金。
• She went to the company to draw her pension.她去公司领退休金。

2 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。