英语听力精选进阶版 17187

 

28 May 15 Irish Open boost for NI business

Thu, 28 May 15

On today's podcast we hear from PerformanceActive International on their new golf app; the further education sector¹ says STEM subjects are needed to grow our economy; we speak to the main sponsor of the Irish Open Dubai Duty Free as it gets underway today, Ulster University says we need to grow our private sector to pick up the slack from austerity and Belfast City Council introduce tax compliance² questions into procurement³ procedures.

1 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

2 compliance   

n.顺从；服从；附和；屈从

参考例句：

• I was surprised by his compliance with these terms.我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。
• She gave up the idea in compliance with his desire.她顺从他的愿望而放弃自己的主意。

3 procurement   

n.采购；获得

参考例句：

• He is in charge of the procurement of materials.他负责物资的采购。
• More and more,human food procurement came to have a dominant effect on their evolution.人类获取食物愈来愈显著地影响到人类的进化。