英语听力精选进阶版 17163

 

Business Matters: Libor trader faces trial

Wed¹, 27 May 15

The first trader to face a criminal trial over accusations² he fixed³ a key bank lending rate appears in court. We hear from BBC correspondent Emma Simpson, who was in court. The US retailer⁴ Amazon bows to anger over how much tax it pays in Europe. Lisa Fleisher, a tech reporter for the Wall Street Journal, tells us whether the move has broader ramifications⁵. And we find out whether the urban farmers of New York City can teach their rural counterparts a thing or two about saving water. We're joined throughout the programme by two guests on opposite sides of the pacific - in Chicago Nova Safo, reporter for our colleagues at the US public radio show Marketplace - and in Hong Kong, Ben Simpfendorfer of Silk Road Associates.

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 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

3 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

4 retailer   

n.零售商(人)

参考例句：

• What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
• The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。

5 ramifications   

n.结果，后果( ramification的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• These changes are bound to have widespread social ramifications. 这些变化注定会造成许多难以预料的社会后果。
• What are the ramifications of our decision to join the union? 我们决定加入工会会引起哪些后果呢？ 来自《简明英汉词典》