【自制*听力材料重复】（原味英语听力）7.1期（下）

【知识点】

close to=

in proximity to

near The trees were planted in close proximity to the building.

（因劳动力过剩而造成的）裁员，解雇the situation when sb has to leave their job because there is no more work available for them

redundancy

Thousands of factory workers are facing redundancy.

数千名工厂工人面临裁汰。

to accept/take voluntary redundancy(= to offer to leave your job)

接受自愿裁汰

the threat of compulsory redundancies

强制裁员的威胁

redundancy payments

裁员补偿

相关说法：dismissal, severance, lay off, axe sb, let go of sb, job cuts

英国财政大臣

chancellor

US [ˈtʃænsələr]

UK [ˈtʃɑːnsələ(r)]

to make something become lower

force down

~ sb (to sth).~ sb to do sth

to order sb to come to you召唤

summon

1688 年 5 月，他被紧急召往伦敦。

In May 1688 he was urgently summoned to London.

她召唤服务员过来。

She summoned the waiter.

n.反攻

counter-offensive

n.调查

UK [ɪnˈkwaɪəri]

inquiry

so large or good that it amazes you令人大惊失色的；令人咂舌的

jaw-dropping

a jaw-dropping 5 million dollars

令人吃惊的 500 万巨款

The production is absolutely jaw dropping.

这部作品真是令人叫绝。

adj. having lost a relative or close friend who has recently died丧失亲友的

bereaved

recently bereaved families

刚刚痛失亲人的家庭