英语听力精选进阶版 14491

US bank to pay¹ record² $16.7bn to government

Vocabulary

settles

solves (a problem); reaches an agreement about

probe

investigation

wrangling

arguing

misled

made someone believe something that is not true

accountable

responsible

dwarf

are much larger than

closure

the feeling that something unpleasant has ended

hurdle

problem that must be solved

1 pay   

v.付钱；n.付钱；薪金

参考例句：

• How much did you pay?你付了多少钱？
• His pay is below the average.他的工资低于一般水平。

2 record   

n.记录，唱片；v.记录，记载

参考例句：

• She broke the former record.她打破以前的记录。
• All the important events are on record.重大事件都有记载。