英语听力精选进阶版 16961

 

BM: Chinese buyers snap up Pirelli 24 Mar¹ 15

Tue, 24 Mar 15

As the Italian company Pirelli is snapped up by Chinese buyers, we ask if anything will change at the fifth largest tyre producer in the world? Also in the programme, we look at the small businesses and state government in Missouri using crowd-funding to rebuild companies damaged in November's race riots. And challenging the online propaganda of Islamic State - we'll hear about a collaboration² between religious leaders and the tech sector³ in California. The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder reports from the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh on the country's embattled Christians⁴. And we welcome our guests - with us for the duration of the programme, Alex Frangos is Asia Editor of Heard on the Street at The Wall Street Journal. And Shikha Dalmia is a senior policy analyst⁵ at the Reason Foundation, America's leading libertarian think tank.

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 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

3 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

4 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

5 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。