英语听力精选进阶版 16926

 

Business Scotland - Genealogy¹ TX 7/8/9 March 2015

Sun, 8 Mar² 15

This week Business Scotland investigates the business of who we are and where we come from. Ian Hamilton takes a look at Genealogy which is said to be worth 2.4 billion pounds over the next three years to the Scottish economy.

1 genealogy   

n.家系，宗谱

参考例句：

• He had sat and repeated his family's genealogy to her,twenty minutes of nonstop names.他坐下又给她细数了一遍他家族的家谱，20分钟内说出了一连串的名字。
• He was proficient in all questions of genealogy.他非常精通所有家谱的问题。

2 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。