英语听力精选进阶版 16977

 

Business Matters: Google accused of search 'abuse' 16 April 15

Thu, 16 Apr 15

The European Commission files an official complaint against Google, accusing the internet giant of abusing its dominant¹ position in web searching to promote its own services. We hear from a concerned competitor, along with a "gobsmacked" Google apologist who says it's "not illegal to be popular". Protests demanding a minimum wage increase gather momentum² in the US. “Fight for 15” once represented mainly fast food workers but has since expanded, picking up support from other low earners. Michelle Fleury reports from New York. Plus, we ask if craft and capitalism³ can co-exist as Etsy, the website that trumpets⁴ handmade goods, raises money on Wall Street. We're joined throughout the programme by US public radio host Alison van Diggelen in San Francisco, and David Moser of Capital Normal University in Beijing.

1 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。

2 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

3 capitalism   

n.资本主义

参考例句：

• The essence of his argument is that capitalism cannot succeed.他的论点的核心是资本主义不能成功。
• Capitalism began to develop in Russia in the 19th century.十九世纪资本主义在俄国开始发展。

4 trumpets   

喇叭( trumpet的名词复数 )； 小号； 喇叭形物； （尤指）绽开的水仙花

参考例句：

• A wreath was laid on the monument to a fanfare of trumpets. 在响亮的号角声中花圈被献在纪念碑前。
• A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King. 嘹亮的小号声宣告了国王驾到。