英语听力精选进阶版 17087

 

Business Matters: Anger at French surveillance law 6 May 15

Wed¹, 6 May 15

The French parliament approves a new surveillance law designed to catch potential extremists. But civil liberties groups are outraged² and say politicians are using the aftermath of the murders at Charlie Hebdo to snoop unchecked on the lives of journalists, business figures and ordinary people. Microsoft loses its latest legal battle to register an EU trademark³ for Skype because, lawmakers say, the name and its cloud-like logo might mean people confuse it with the broadcaster Sky. Mark Miller⁴, from our US partner radio station Marketplace, tells us about the two big American companies changing the way they produce food for the mass market, and Tianjie Ma, of Greenpeace China, joins us from Beijing to explain the efforts there to curb⁵ pollution. And from Australia, a claim that visitors on working visas are being exploited by unscrupulous companies. Plus, special reports from inside Britain's oldest cinema, and the Vietnamese-American domination of the nail-bar business.

1 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。

2 outraged   

a.震惊的，义愤填膺的

参考例句：

• Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination. 议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了。
• He was outraged by their behavior. 他们的行为使他感到愤慨。

3 trademark   

n.商标；特征；vt.注册的…商标

参考例句：

• The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.该商标已在专利局登记注册。
• The trademark of the pen was changed.这钢笔的商标改了。

4 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

5 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。