英语听力精选进阶版 16978

 

Business Matters: Millions "displaced" by World Bank 17 April 15

Fri, 17 Apr 15

The World Bank faces fresh allegations that it has failed to properly police the consequences of its development policies, displacing millions of people from their homes without giving them proper compensation. We hear from the man who developed the Bank's resettlement procedures in the 1970s and 80s and current President Jim Yong Kim. There are fresh concerns about whether Greece and its international lenders will find a way to break the impasse¹ over its huge debt burden. The UK Independence Party wants a referendum on whether the British should stay in the European Union. Ahead of the UK's general election Roger Helmer, the leader of UKIP in the European Parliament, outlines its economic strategy. And the online marketplace for arts and crafts, Etsy, makes its stock market debut² in New York, but with a greater responsibility to shareholders³ can the firm stay true to its idealistic roots?

1 impasse   

n.僵局；死路

参考例句：

• The government had reached an impasse.政府陷入绝境。
• Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.谈判似乎已经陷入僵局。

2 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

3 shareholders   

n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
• the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任