英语听力精选进阶版 16844

 

WBR: US job growth strongest since 1999 09 Jan 15

Fri, 9 Jan 15

As the US economy reports that last year saw the biggest decline in the unemployment rate since 1984, the Labor¹ Secretary, Tom Perez, tells us the key challenge is to make sure prosperity is shared. "Businesses need skilled workers, people want a raise and this is how you compete in a global economy, by being the best-trained, best-skilled workforce," he says. "That's what we're trying to do." Companies' cyber security is at risk from their own staff as well as external hackers². A report commissioned by the IT company Cisco has warned that complacent³ employees might be putting their own firms in danger, either accidentally or by getting around their own security processes. We hear from Cisco's head of Cyber Security, Terry Greer-King. As fashion brand American Apparel gets tougher on office romances, we ask whether love in the workplace is ever acceptable. Plus, we take a look back over the week's big business stories and we will get the latest from the financial markets.

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 hackers   

n.计算机迷( hacker的名词复数 )；私自存取或篡改电脑资料者，电脑“黑客”

参考例句：

• They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Arranging a meeting with the hackers took weeks againoff-again email exchanges. 通过几星期电子邮件往来安排见面，他们最终同意了。 来自互联网

3 complacent   

adj.自满的；自鸣得意的

参考例句：

• We must not become complacent the moment we have some success.我们决不能一见成绩就自满起来。
• She was complacent about her achievements.她对自己的成绩沾沾自喜。