英语听力精选进阶版 17086

 

Business Matters: McDonald's shake-up 5 May 15

Tue, 5 May 15

After six straight quarters of declining sales, the new CEO of McDonald's says it's time to turn things around and reassert the company's identity as a "modern, progressive burger company". Steve Easterbrook's plans come under the critical eye of Patty Johnson, Global Food Analyst¹ at Mintel. Ben Johnson of our US partners at Marketplace Tech talks to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella about the company's challenges, as well as gender² equality and workplace diversity. With political tensions rising in Moldova, we shine a light on this little-known east European nation and hear from its recently ousted³ Prime Minister, Lurie Leanca. Former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina is one of two new Republican candidates to announce their intention to run for US President. We ask what her chances are and why business leaders have such a difficult time entering politics. We're joined throughout by Tony Nash, of Delta⁴ Economics in Singapore, and Shikha Dalmia, from the Reason Foundation.

1 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

2 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

3 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

4 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。