英语听力精选进阶版 17044

 

WBR: Investors¹ welcome Nigeria's election result 01 April 15

Wed², 1 Apr 15

Investors have welcomed Muhammadu Buhari's victory in Nigeria's Presidential election. The country's main share index rose more than 8 per cent on Wednesday, but can the 72 year old former military dictator inspire a new era of peace and prosperity for Africa's largest economy? Also on the programme, EU milk quotas³ have been scrapped⁴ after more than three decades of efforts to prevent overproduction. Plus, the Indian government takes steps to force the country's biggest companies to appoint at least one female director and France debates moves to stop designers and labels using models who are "too thin".

1 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

2 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

3 quotas   

（正式限定的）定量( quota的名词复数 )； 定额； 指标； 摊派

参考例句：

• In fulfilling the production quotas, John made rings round all his fellow workers. 约翰完成生产定额大大超过他的同事们。
• Quotas of the means of production are allocated by the higher administrative bodies to the lower ones. 物资指标按隶属关系分配。

4 scrapped   

废弃(scrap的过去式与过去分词)； 打架

参考例句：

• This machine is so old that it will soon have to be scrapped. 这架机器太旧，快报废了。
• It had been thought that passport controls would be scrapped. 人们曾认为会放开护照管制。