英语听力精选进阶版 16935

 

WBR: China cuts economic growth target 5 Mar¹ 15

Thu, 5 Mar 15

After decades of breakneck economic expansion, China has announced it is cutting its growth target for the year ahead. Seven per cent might sound a lot by western standards, but it would represent China's slowest growth rate for a quarter of a century. We ask Professor Rana Mitter, director of the China Centre at Oxford² University, what this means for the Chinese government, and for the Chinese people. The BBC's Fergus Nicoll visits the coastal³ town of Nagapattinam, one of the Indian regions hardest hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami⁴. And the BBC’s Vishala Sri-Pathma reports from Chennai on a growing challenge to one of the most important elements of traditional Indian marriages – the dowry.

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 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

3 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

4 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。