英语听力精选进阶版 16706

 

Energy Bills: 03 Feb 15

Tue, 3 Feb 15

Consumer organisation¹ Which? Says each person would have paid ￡145 less for their energy last year if their provider had passed on savings² from a fall in wholesale³ costs. But the industry says much of their fuel is bought up to three years in advance and it's not so easy to drop prices in line with current wholesale costs. Adam and Mickey look at how energy is bought and sold. Plus how should you dress for a top level meeting after Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufaki turned up to see Chancellor⁴ George Osborne looking rather snazzy.

1 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

2 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

3 wholesale   

n.批发；adv.以批发方式；vt.批发，成批出售

参考例句：

• The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。
• Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。

4 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。