英语听力精选进阶版 17029

 

WBR: Wall Street Update 20 Mar¹ 15

Fri, 20 Mar 15

The NASDAQ closes above 5,000 just hours after the FTSE reached a new record high of 7,000 in London. So why are markets so buoyant? We turn to Chris Low of FTN Financial in New York for today’s market report. Plus - Spanish bank Sabadell says it has big plans for future growth after agreeing a $2.5bn takeover of UK lender TSB. If approved, it would be the latest in a string of acquisitions² at home and abroad. We hear from Sebastian Albella at Linklaters in Madrid on how the bank survived the financial crisis³.

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 acquisitions   

获得( acquisition的名词复数 )； 获得者； （企业的）合并； （图书馆通过采购、交换赠阅等）图书资料的获得

参考例句：

• As a result, they have moved to divest themselves of losing acquisitions. 于是他们采取措施来摆脱那些使他们得不偿失的企业。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• By34 he was head of mergers and acquisitions at a big bank. 到了34岁，他就是某大银行兼并部门的负责人了。

3 crisis   

n.危机，危急关头，决定性时刻，关键阶段

参考例句：

• He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.他已表明，在紧要关头他是可以信赖的。
• The topic today centers about the crisis in the Middle East.今天课题的中心是中东危机。