英语听力精选进阶版 17168

 

Sepp Blatter Steps Down As FIFA Corruption¹ Probe Spreads

Wed², 3 Jun 15

The FIFA corruption scandal has taken its biggest casualty yet, as President of FIFA Sepp Blatter has stood down as leader just four days after his re-election. We ask what this means for the future of FIFA, and for the investigation³ launched by the US Justice Department. Kara Scannell, Investigations⁴ Correspondent for the Financial Times in New York and James Montague journalist and author discuss. It's an election weekend in Mexico - we'll ask what's at stake for the president and the ruling party and what explains the scale of voter apathy⁵. Also on the programme, the World's fifty leading business pioneers - but why are there only six women on the list? It's partly a problem of getting the capital to transform ideas into profits according to Financial Times Columnist⁶ Healther McGregor, also known as Mrs Moneypenny. We're joined by Mitchell Hartman of Marketplace and Anna Jean Hughes, founder⁷ and editorial director of thepidgeonhole.com

1 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

2 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。

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

5 apathy   

n.漠不关心，无动于衷；冷淡

参考例句：

• He was sunk in apathy after his failure.他失败后心恢意冷。
• She heard the story with apathy.她听了这个故事无动于衷。

6 columnist   

n.专栏作家

参考例句：

• The host was interviewing a local columnist.节目主持人正在同一位当地的专栏作家交谈。
• She's a columnist for USA Today.她是《今日美国报》的专栏作家。

7 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。