英语听力精选进阶版 17873

 

08/12/2015

TUESDAY

Adam Parsons and David Jones look at how businesses¹ have been hit by the floods².

1 businesses   

n.事情( business的名词复数 )；商业；营业额；交易

参考例句：

• The gang extorted money from over 30 local businesses. 这帮歹徒向当地30多户商家勒索过钱财。
• Costs are to be shared on a fifty-fifty basis between the government and local businesses. 费用由政府和当地企业均摊。

2 floods   

n.洪水( flood的名词复数 )；水灾；大批v.（使）充斥( flood的第三人称单数 )；大量涌来；（使）为水淹没；使大受感动

参考例句：

• disasters such as floods and famine 水灾和饥荒这一类灾难
• The heavy rain has caused floods in many parts of the country. 大雨使全国许多地方泛滥成灾。