英语听力精选进阶版 17085

 

Business Matters: A new era for U.S-Japan relations? 2 May 15

Sat, 2 May 15

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe continues his visit to California, in what could mark a new dawn for U.S and Japanese relations. We speak to Professor Takeo Hoshi the Director of the Japan Programme at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford and Congressman¹ Mike Honda, the US Representative for California's 17th District, also known as Silicon² Valley. Following the catastrophic earthquake in the Nepal six days ago, the country's Finance Minister talks to the BBC about the non-appearance of foreign funds. Also in the programme, are delegates or second-in-commands more influential³ than their bosses? Richard Hytner, Deputy Worldwide Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi discusses the rise of the number two. We also hear from the Managing Director of Rent the Runway, a company that offers designer clothing as short-term rentals⁴ to its customers. Joining us throughout the programme is Robert Milliken of The Economist⁵ news magazine in Sydney.

1 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

2 silicon   

n.硅(旧名矽)

参考例句：

• This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
• A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。

3 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

4 rentals   

n.租费，租金额( rental的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• In some large hotels, the income derived from this source actually exceeds income from room rentals. 有些大旅馆中，这方面的盈利实际上要超过出租客房的盈利。 来自辞典例句
• Clerk: Well, Canadian Gifts is on the lower level. It's across from Prime Time Video Rentals. 噢，礼品店在楼下，在黄金时刻录像出租屋的对面。 来自口语例句

5 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。