專業(yè)英語八級聽力情景素材

1、XX年專業(yè)英語八級聽力情景素材在進(jìn)展的每個(gè)前備考都是至關(guān)重要的，下面，是為大家搜索的xx年專業(yè)英語八級聽力情景素材，希望能給大家?guī)韼椭?更多精彩內(nèi)容請及時(shí)關(guān)注我們!Mostofthecountryspoliticalleadersagreethatthedebtceilingmustberaisedandthatthisprotracteddebateisnotgoodforeconomicconfidence.Butafterlonghoursofmeetingsandwithvariouspetingsolutionsonthetable,adealisstillnotinsight.B

2、arackObamasaidhewantedtoseethelogjambrokeninthenextcoupleofdaysandurgedmembersofCongresstothinkinambitiousterms.全國大多數(shù)政治領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人贊同必須提高債務(wù)上限，這場曠日持久的辯論不利于市場對經(jīng)濟(jì)的信心。但是經(jīng)過長時(shí)間的會議和不同解決方案之間的比賽，協(xié)議仍然遙遙無期。奧x稱，他希望未來幾天能夠打破僵局，敦促國會成員從更長遠(yuǎn)的眼光考慮問題。TheEuropeanBankingAuthoritysayseightEuropeanbanksarenotstrongenoughtowithstand

3、furtherfinancialshocks.Atotalof90banksweretested.FivebanksinSpain,twoinGreeceandoneinAustriadidnotpassthetest.ThePresidentoftheEuropeanUnion,HermanvanRompuy,hascalledanemergencymeetingnextweekofthe17leadersofeurozonecountriestodiscussthefinancialsituationoftheeurozoneasawholeandadditionalaidforGreec

4、e.歐洲銀行業(yè)管理局(EuropeanBankingAuthority,簡稱EBA)今天公布，共有八家歐洲銀行不能承受進(jìn)一步的金融沖擊。共有90家銀行進(jìn)展了測試。西班牙五家，希臘兩家，奧地利一家銀行未通過測試。歐盟總統(tǒng)范龍佩(HermanVanRompuy)已經(jīng)呼吁歐元區(qū)17個(gè)成員國首腦于下周召開緊急會議，商討歐元區(qū)的整體形勢和對希臘的進(jìn)一步援助。ThelowerhouseoftheItalianparliamenthasapprovedatoughausteritypackage,whichwaspassedonThursdaybytheSenate.Thepackageincludesta

5、xmeasuresandcutsof$68bnoverthreeyears.ItsdesignedtoendspeculationonthemarketsabouttheItalianeconomy.意大利議會下院批準(zhǔn)了一項(xiàng)嚴(yán)厲的緊縮措施，該方案上周四已經(jīng)通過參議院的批準(zhǔn)。這些措施包括稅收措施和三年內(nèi)削減680億美元的方案。此舉的目的是終止市場對意大利經(jīng)濟(jì)的猜想。PresidentObamahassaidtimeisrunningoutforapoliticaldealtoraiseAmericasdebtlimitandstabilisetheeconomybycuttingspending

6、.AmericanofficialsandeconomistsarewarningofnationalandglobalconsequencesiftheUSstartstodefaultonitsobligations.FromWashington,PaulAdamsreports.奧x總統(tǒng)曾表示，達(dá)成政治協(xié)議，提高美國債務(wù)上限，通過削減支出來穩(wěn)定經(jīng)濟(jì)的時(shí)間已經(jīng)很緊迫。美國官員和經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家警告稱，如果美國開始拖欠債務(wù)，將在全國和全球范圍造成嚴(yán)重的后果。華盛頓，PaulAdams報(bào)道。ThemediatycoonRupertMurdochhastoldaBritishparliamentarym

7、itteethathewasnotresponsibleforthephone-hackingscandalatoneofhisnewspapers,thenowdefunctNewsoftheWorld.Hesaidhemayhavelostsightofwhatwashappeningtherebutthepaperhadrepresentedlessthan1%ofhisworldwidebusiness.MrMurdochsaidhedbeenshockedandashamedwhenhelearntthattheNewsoftheWorldhadhackedthephoneofamu

8、rderedschoolgirl,andinhisclosingaddress,hegavethisapology.IwouldlikeallthevictimsofphonehackingtoknowhowpletelyanddeeplysorryIam.Apologisingcannottakebackwhathashappened.Still,Iwantthemtoknowthedepthofmyregretforthehorribleinvasionsintotheirlives.Ifullyunderstandtheirire.AndIintendtoworktirelesslyto

9、merittheirforgiveness.MrMurdochgaveevidencealongsidehissonJames,whoisaseniorexecutiveinthemediaempire.RobertPestonfollowedthedaysevents.TheMurdochsevidencetoMPsontheCulture,MediaandSportCommitteehaditsmomentsofdramabutfewmomentsofrevelation.TherewereelementsofbothwhenJamesMurdoch,thechairmanofNewsIn

10、ternational,confirmedthathispanyhasbeencontinuingtopaythelegalexpensesofGlennMulcaire,theprivatedetectivehiredbytheNewsoftheWorldtoillegallyhackthephonesofindividuals.ThereareNewsCorporationinvestorswhobelievethatattheageof80,itmightnowbetimeforRupertMurdochtohandovertheexecutivereinsoftheglobalmedi

11、aempirehecreated,andhisperformancetodayprobablywontdissuadethemthatthemomentmayhavee.AlthoughMrMurdochhimselfinsistedhestherightmantocorrecttheNewsoftheWorldssinsofthepast-sinsthatwentonforyears,butwhichMrMurdochdidntnoticeintheirenormitytilltherevelationsafortnightagothatthemostvulnerableindividual

12、sphoneshadbeenhacked.TheparliamentaryhearinghadtobesuspendedforatimewhenamemberofthepublicthrewwhatappearedtobeaplateofshavingfoamatMrMurdoch.Policearrestedtheman,andwhenthehearingresumed,membersofthepublicwereexcluded.Amemberofparliament,ChrisBryant,wasthere.Hedescribedwhathesaw.Somebodysuddenlyapp

13、earedroundfromtheleftandhadsomekindofplasticplatewithsomeshavingfoamonit,andshoveditinRupertMurdochsface.Ithinkitsjustdespicable.Youknow,theresareallyserioussetofquestionsthatpeopleareansweringandthewholecountrywantedtohearanswered.Earlier,Britainstwomostseniorpoliceofficers,whobothresignedovertheha

14、ckingscandal,facedquestionsfromanotherparliamentarymittee.AssistantCommissionerJohnYatessaidhecouldconfidentlypredictthatonlyaverysmallnumberofpoliceofficerswouldbejailedasaresultofinvestigationsintoallegedillegalpaymentsbyjournalists.TheheadoftheMetropolitanPolicePaulStephensonsaidnearlyaquarteroft

15、heforcespublicaffairsdepartmentonceworkedforRupertMurdochsNewsInternational.WorldNewsfromtheBBCTheUnitedNationsispreparingtodeclareafamineinpartsofSomalia.AcrossEastAfrica,anestimated10millionpeoplehavebeenaffectedbytheworstdroughtinmorethanhalfacentury.MultiplesourcessaytheUNwillannounceonWednesday

16、thatconditionshavedeterioratedtosuchanextentthatfaminehasreturnedtotheregionforthefirsttimein19years.TheInternationalMoaryFundhaswarnedthattheEuropeandebtcrisiscouldhavemajorglobalconsequencesifitsnotdealtwithquickly.TheIMFsaiddecisiveactionwascriticaltopreventthefinancialproblemsincountries,suchasG

17、reece,fromspreadingtomajorEuropeaneconomies.OureconomicscorrespondentAndrewWalkerreports.TheIMFpaintsapictureofstrikingcontrast:therecoveryinthecoreoftheeuroarea,countriessuchasGermany,isresilient;othermembercountriesareinwhatthereportcallsdireshape.Therewasacallfordecisiveactionincludingclarityabou

18、ttheroleofprivatesectorcreditorsofgovernments.EuropehasbeenwranglinginconclusivelyforweeksaboutwhetherbanksshouldhelpwithasecondbailoutofGreece.TheIMFalsosayscountriesshouldpressaheadwithreducingtheirborrowingneeds,andthatEuropeshouldincreasethesizeofitsrescueloanfacility.Ateamofinternationalexperts

19、hasconcludedthattheformerPresidentofChile,SalvadorAllende,killedhimselfduringthe1973militarycoupledbyGeneralAugustoPinochet.AdetailedreportwasreleasedtwomonthsafterMrAllendesbodywasexhumedaspartofaninquiryintohisdeath.JudicialofficialsinFrancesaytheyvequestionedfamilymembersofDominiqueStrauss-Kahn,t

20、heformerIMFchief,overallegationsthathetriedtorapeayoungwriter.ThosequestionedweretheSocialistpoliticiansex-wifeandtheirdaughterCamille,bothofwhomwereonceclosetotheplainantTristaneBanon.MrStrauss-Kahndeniestheallegationthatanassaulttookplaceinxx.TheBritishPrimeMinisterDavidCameronhasdefendedhisintegr

21、itytoaspecialsessionofparliamentcalledtodebatethephone-hackingscandal,whichhasrockedthepolice,thepoliticalestablishmentandthemediaempireofRupertMurdoch.MrCameronsaidthatwithhindsight,hewouldnthaveemployedaformernewspapereditor,AndyCoulson,whowasarrestedoverthehackingallegationsearlierthismonth.Heres

22、NaomiGrimley.ThiswastheclosestyetthatDavidCameronhasetoadmittingitwasamistaketohireAndyCoulson.HesaidthatiftheformereditoroftheNewsoftheWorldwasfoundguiltyofanycrimes,itwouldbeamatterofprofoundregret.Inthemeantime,though,theprimeministerwouldsticktotheprinciplethatamanwasinnocentuntilprovenguilty.TheleaderoftheoppositionEdMilibandsaidthatwasntgoodenough.HearguedtheprimeministerhadbeenpromisedbyhislinkswithAndyCoulson,andthatthatinturnhadmadeitdi