英语听力精选进阶版 16748

 

17 Feb 15 The business of baking

Tue, 17 Feb 15

On today's podcast we hear from TotalMobile on their app that aims to reduce the burden on the NHS; Congressman¹ Joe Courtney updates us a Connecticut aerospace² trade mission in Belfast; a Swiss group takes over a Belfast firm keeping all staff; we hear about the business of baking on Pancake Tuesday and new jobs for BlueZinc.

1 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

2 aerospace   

adj.航空的，宇宙航行的

参考例句：

• The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
• Edward Murphy was an aerospace engineer for the US Army.爱德华·墨菲是一名美军的航宇工程师。