英语听力精选进阶版 17145

 

PPI and deflation.

Tue, 19 May 15

The Financial Ombudsman Service says the mis-selling of Payment Protection Insurance is by far the biggest mi-selling scandal of all time. The UK could fall into deflation for the first time in decades, and David Cameron's former Director of Strategy tells the BBC the pay at companies bailed¹ out by the state should be linked to that of the civil service.

1 bailed   

保释，帮助脱离困境( bail的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Fortunately the pilot bailed out before the plane crashed. 飞机坠毁之前，驾驶员幸运地跳伞了。
• Some water had been shipped and the cook bailed it out. 船里进了些水，厨师把水舀了出去。