英语听力精选进阶版 16918

 

03 Mar¹ 15 What is the digital economy?

Tue, 3 Mar 15

On today's podcast we hear from Diageo on their new Hospitality Academy; Airporter expanding their fleet and workforce² and I'm live at a CBI event on the digital economy in Northern Ireland speaking to Jonathan Rose from Ofcom.

1 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

2 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。