英语听力精选进阶版 17169

 

Greek Debt Crisis Agreement 'In Sight'

Thu, 4 Jun 15

The shadow of the Grexit - Greece leaving the Euro - looms¹ over Brussels at the moment. The Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, says talks have been constructive² and an agreement was "in sight". So what has been happening behind the scenes in Brussels? We hear from Gabrielle Steinhauser of the Wall Street Journal and Hugo Dixon from Reuters. The FIFA revelations continue. Our reporter in Washington, Tom Bateman, tells us the latest. Plus, In an exclusive interview with our American sister programme Marketplace, President Obama reveals that China has been making approaches to join a prospective³ multi-nation trade agreement between the US and Asia. And, after a 3 year ban on screening Japanese films, a 3-D animated⁴ film from Japan about the blue robotic cat tops China's box office. Joining us throughout the programme are Catherine Yeung, from Fidelity⁵ Worldwide Investment in Hong Kong and Anuradha Mittal, of The Oakland Institute in Berkeley, California.

1 looms   

n.织布机( loom的名词复数 )v.隐约出现，阴森地逼近( loom的第三人称单数 )；隐约出现，阴森地逼近

参考例句：

• All were busily engaged,men at their ploughs,women at their looms. 大家都很忙，男的耕田，女的织布。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The factory has twenty-five looms. 那家工厂有25台织布机。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

3 prospective   

adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的

参考例句：

• The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
• They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。

4 animated   

adj.生气勃勃的，活跃的，愉快的

参考例句：

• His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
• We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。

5 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。