英语听力精选进阶版 17091

 

Business Matters: Verizon to buy AOL for $4.4bn 13 May 15

Wed¹, 13 May 15

Verizon offers $4.4bn dollars for AOL, giving one of the oldest names in online tech a new lease of life. We ask what's in it for both sides. The US bourbon industry is facing something of a crisis, and it's partly down to the US housing market crash of eight years ago. The lumber² industry that used to provide construction materials has been decimated, leaving distillers struggling to find the white oak barrels needed to store the drink. Meanwhile, demand for bourbon is soaring. We discuss why the British election boiled down to a basic question of trust in economic management. Theo Leggett has a special report on how London transport bosses are cashing in on the property boom below street level. And the newest US presidential library will be in Chicago - will it just be a hugely expensive vanity project? Dave Shaw, from Marketplace, joins us from Washington to discuss. We're also joined throughout by Catherine Yeung, of Fidelity³ Worldwide Investment in Hong Kong.

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 lumber   

n.木材，木料；v.以破旧东西堆满；伐木；笨重移动

参考例句：

• The truck was sent to carry lumber.卡车被派出去运木材。
• They slapped together a cabin out of old lumber.他们利用旧木料草草地盖起了一间小屋。

3 fidelity   

n.忠诚，忠实；精确

参考例句：

• There is nothing like a dog's fidelity.没有什么能比得上狗的忠诚。
• His fidelity and industry brought him speedy promotion.他的尽职及勤奋使他很快地得到晋升。