英语听力精选进阶版 16315

 

Business Matters: French government dissolved 26 Aug 14

Tue, 26 Aug 14

France enters a state of political limbo¹, as President Francois Hollande dissolves his government. Struggles over austerity measures and economic policies appear to have taken their toll², with several ministers quitting their posts. Will Grant reports from Mexico where drugs are now thought to account for $16.5bn each year. And we hear from Afghanistan, where an audit³ of votes for the Presidential elections has still not been completed, five months after the poll. In our Singapore bureau David Kuo and from New York Jesse Eisinger.

1 limbo   

n.地狱的边缘；监狱

参考例句：

• His life seemed stuck in limbo and he could not go forward and he could not go back.他的生活好像陷入了不知所措的境地，进退两难。
• I didn't know whether my family was alive or dead.I felt as if I was in limbo.我不知道家人是生是死，感觉自己茫然无措。

2 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

3 audit   

v.审计；查帐；核对；旁听

参考例句：

• Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.他们每年对我们进行账务审核，以确保其真实无误。
• As usual,the yearly audit will take place in December.跟往常一样，年度审计将在十二月份进行。