英语听力精选进阶版 16989

 

Car Industry Booming 8 Apr 15

Wed¹, 8 Apr 15

Exactly 10 years on from the collapse² of MG Rover at Longbridge in the West Midlands the UK car industry is booming again. We'll be taking an in depth look at how Longbridge, and the sector³, have recovered. A two hundred billion pound mega-deal is on the cards between two FTSE 100 energy giants Shell and BG Group. We'll get the latest from Australia, where BG has operations, and from the big investors⁴ here in the UK.

1 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

2 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

3 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。

4 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会