英语听力精选进阶版 17063

 

WBR Wall Street Update 16 April 15

Thu, 16 Apr 15

Earlier today the head of the International Monetary¹ Fund Christine Lagarde issued a sobering warning to Greece about payment delays. In a matter of weeks it has to find 750 million euros to pay to the IMF and economist² Roger Bootle of Captial Economics gave his reaction to Ms Lagarde's comments. Etsy, an online marketplace for a growing group of designers and makers³ has debuted⁴ on the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York. The BBC's Kim Gittleson tells us more about the company which is now worth more than $3.5 billion dollars. Plus Cary Leahy from Decision Economics rounds up what happened on US stock markets.

1 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

2 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

3 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 debuted   

初次表演，初次登台（debut的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• In late 2003 a full-size SUV, the Pathfinder Armada, debuted. 2003年末，全尺寸SUV的探路者无敌舰队，推出。
• The album debuted at number two and quickly went platinum. 专辑一亮相就荣登排行榜第二名，很快就取得了白金销量。