2011/1/20 You and Yours Listening Notes

C1: Tunisia:
(1) British customers of Thomas Cook and Tui are being told they can't cancel holidays to Tunisia or change bookings without a financial penalty unless foreign office advice not to travel remains.
(2) German customers of Thomas Cook and Tui who have booked before the Easter are being offered the chance to switch to an alternative destination, while British customers aren't.

C2: Post:
(1) Thousands of packages and letters posted for Christmas still have not reached their destination.
(2) snail mail (n.)
(3) unprecedented weather

C3: NHS reform:
(1) More drugs will be rationed with NHS radical shake-up.
(2) value-based pricing for medicine:
(3) It is hoped that it can allow more local flexibilty and implement of expert guidance and reduce postcode lottery.(在英國居民能得到的醫療資源視該居民居住的區域而定)

C4: Treasure Islands: 避稅天堂 (tax heavens and the man who stole the world)
(1) offshore banking 境外銀行
(2) shrug off not only the tax bills but also laws and rules.
(3) wield the argument

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xhz8l#p00dcypb