英语听力精选进阶版 16866

 

WBR: Greece's new government promises a better future 26 Jan 15

Mon, 26 Jan 15

But will the country really be able to renegotiate how much debt it has to pay back? The BBC's Adam Kirtley takes the temperature on the streets of Athens, and we have analysis from our regular economic commentator¹, Roger Bootle. Also in the programme, virtual currencies are moving away from the so-called "dark web", with the launch today of the first licensed² Bitcoin exchange in the US. Our technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones brings us up to speed. Plus, have you ever been short of cash when the only toilets around charge a fee? A new website - Air P and P - aims to help people find a convenient bathroom facility. We find out more from its founder³ Travis Laurendine. And Lucy Kellaway asks what prevents us from quitting our jobs and trying something completely different..?

1 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。

2 licensed   

adj.得到许可的v.许可，颁发执照(license的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The new drug has not yet been licensed in the US. 这种新药尚未在美国获得许可。
• Is that gun licensed? 那支枪有持枪执照吗？

3 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。