趣味青春英语电台 第260期:Put your cards on the table

 　　Idiom:

　　Put your cards on the table ( tell someone everything )Hit the book:

　　Sector¹

　　Obscenely

　　Lavish²

　　Splash out

　　Sting

　　Tycoon³

　　He is the chairman of Reliance Industries, India's largest private sector company, which has interests in oil, gas, textiles, retail⁴ and telecommunications. He also owns the Indian Premier⁵ League Twenty20 cricket team, the Mumbai Indians.

　　While the home cost about $77 million to build, Mumbai's growing property prices means Antilia is now estimated to be worth 15 times more—about $1 billion.

 

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 lavish   

adj.无节制的；浪费的；vt.慷慨地给予，挥霍

参考例句：

• He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
• The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。

3 tycoon   

n.有钱有势的企业家，大亨

参考例句：

• The tycoon is on the verge of bankruptcy.那名大亨濒临破产的边缘。
• The tycoon has many servants to minister to his needs.那位大亨有很多人服侍他。

4 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

5 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。