英语听力精选进阶版 16301

 

WBR: Wall Street Update 11 August 2014

Mon, 11 Aug 14

We hear from the BBC's Samira Hussain in New York about reports of Amazon's latest disagreement with a publisher, this time Disney - and she tells us about online media firm Buzzfeed which has got some major funding from a venture¹ capital firm which also backs the likes of Facebook and Twitter. Plus the markets.

1 venture   

v.敢于，大胆表示；冒险，拼，闯；n.冒险

参考例句：

• He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小，不敢从事任何事业。
• Don't venture into the jungle without a guide.没有向导，不要冒险到丛林里去。