英语听力精选进阶版 17042

 

WBR: US pledges to reduce CO2 output 31 Mar¹ 15

Tue, 31 Mar 15

President Obama has unveiled plans to cut carbon emissions². But will the plan work? Also in the programme, the chairman of South Africa's biggest power provider, Eskom, has stepped down. Milton Nkosi explains why power has become such a big issue in the country. British economic growth turned out higher than expected last year, but households are no richer. Our economic commentator³ Roger Bootle tells us why. Plus a new report says young people are being attracted to e-cigarettes. Robin⁴ Devlin of Liverpool John Moore's university takes us through the research. And Rahul Tandon reports from Kolkata on India's efforts to increase safety for female tourists, after several high profile cases involving women's safety.

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 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

3 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。

4 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。