英语听力精选进阶版 17208

 

WBR: EU leaders discuss ties with easterly neighbours

Fri, 22 May 15

EU leaders are meeting counterparts from several countries which border Russia in Riga, Latvia. We ask the Prime Minister of Estonia Taavi Roivas what kind of co-operation could result. In Israel Roger Hearing meets the engineers using modern technology to help people live and work within the Jewish religious laws that govern everyday life. We have our review of the week's main stories with Sujeet Indap, Lex columnist¹ at the Financial Times in New York and Peter Collins, Business Editor at the Economist² in London. And finally does a win at Eurovision guarantee ongoing³ financial security? We ask the lead singer of the 1976 winning band Brotherhood⁴ of Man, Martin Lee.

1 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。

2 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

3 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

4 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。