2011/5/11 You and Yours Listening Notes BBC英文聽力筆記

 BBC英文聽力筆記:
C1: Calls for Major Changes to the Work Capability Assessment:
New calls for changes to the way people with health conditions whose symptoms can fluctuate daily - such as MS, HIV and Parkinson's - are assessed for benefits.
(1) people with fluctuating conditions  起伏不定的病情
(2) arthritis 關節炎
(3) give a snapshot of  簡要說明
(4) hold the job down 保有工作

C2: Scottish and Southern Energy Prosecuted:
The power ginat Scottish and Southern Energy has been found guilty of misleading selling practices.
(1) cold-call 銷售商品電話
(2) criminal prosecution 刑事訴訟
(3) wonderful energy sales scripts
(4) printout 電腦列印文件
(5) clipboard 寫字版
(6) doorstep sales
(7) verdict 裁決

C3: The Government has turned down plans for a new passenger and freight boat linking the Isles of Scilly with Penzance. Fiona Clampin reports.

 (1) retain the tourism 保有旅遊業
(2) upgrade 升級
(3) let the dust settle 待情況明朗

C4: PPI scam: 英國銷售保護險詐騙

The Ministry of Justice is warning people to beware of text messages they receive claiming they could be eligible for compensation for mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010y0sk#p00gw5pl

速成課程 實物課程 英文怎麼說

速成課程 英文怎麼說 : a crash course
實物課程  英文怎麼說 : an object lesson

2011/5/9 You and Yours Listening Notes BBC 英文聽力筆記

BBC 英文聽力筆記
C1: Which? 1: 消費者議題: 保險爭議與信用卡收費
The consumer campaign group's new executive director explains how Which? plans to fill the gap left by the government body, Consumer Focus, which disappears in 2013.
(1) PPI issue: misselling of a policy where self-employed or unemployed can't claim
PPI= PAYMENT PROTECTION INSURANCE英國銀行過去為衝業績 把產品賣給自己本身為雇主失、業者或是不了解該產品的個人，但該保險卻無法讓因失業或生病無法支付債務時的客戶獲得保障，
(2) The regulators seem to sleep on the job (把...拖延到第二天) They have been alert to this problem on an industrial scale
(3) flex your muscles 顯示力量 實力 (作為警告)
(4) surcharges; rip-off charge 索價過高
(5) categorically 斷然地
C2: Olympic Tickets Payment: 倫敦奧運訂票自5/9開始自帳戶扣款
From tomorrow money can be taken from your account to pay for your allocated Olympics tickets
(1) There will be resell opportunities.

C3: Royal Mail: Suffolk 居民抱怨英國郵務系統二流的服務

Residents in one Suffolk village say they are paying for a first-class mail service but getting only second-class delivery.
(1) They don't get their letters on a daily basis but every other day.不是每天收到信 而是每隔一天才收到

C4: Rabbit Farms: 英國兔肉需求有多少?

How much demand is there for rabbit meat farmed in the UK? A business owner planning several rabbit farms says he'll now adopt a free-range system after claims of battery farming.
(1) free-range: 放養的
(2) battery farming: 密集養殖場

C5: Back to Work: 失業問題
An American entrepreneur thinks he has the answer to Britain's unemployment problem
(1) reciprocal responsibilities 互惠
(2) reduction of grants and doles 減少撥款與救助金
(3) The approach should be straight away
C6: Energy Series: Energy Savings:  再生能源所節省的費用

How you could shave up to 30% off your heat and power bills by using low-tech solutions. We'll give you details of schemes that will help to pay for them.
(1) to exploit sth
(2) There are still some pitfalls to look out for.
(3) to crack up 崩潰

C7: Which?2:
The consumer campaign group's new executive director discusses how consumers can make sure they get the best deals on energy.

C8: Outdoor Advertising:
This week's Face the Facts investigation is into missing sports advertising promised to charities at televised events. John Waite hears how the outdoor advertising business as a whole has taken off.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01104bz

2011/5/6 You and Yours Listening Notes BBC英文聽力筆記

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C1: I-Pod Factory: An NGO based in Hong Kong, says it's uncovered illegal working conditions in a factory in China which produces products for the computer company Apple.

(1)Supplier Foxcon said they followed the code of conduct 鴻海宣稱他們遵守蘋果的行為準則

(2)Civil rights organization 民權團體

(3) fit it with….mismatch 符合…不符合 

C2: British Waterways: British Waterways is launching a scheme to improve access to Britain's 2000-mile canal network. Peter went to have a look.

(1) waterway: 水路 航道

(2) canal: 運河 灌溉渠

C3: Regional Airports:  Plymouth airport is going to close in December according to its owners, Sutton Harbour Group. We look at how regional airports in the UK are faring and round up other news from the airline industry.

(1)     be scaled back to

(2)     crop up : 突然

(3)     magic bullet 快速解決方法

(4)     Regional airports require heavy subsidies from taxpayers.

C4: Energy series: Heat Pumps: 熱汞

In the third of our series considering the pros and cons of domestic micro generation for green heat and power Kevin Mousley looks at ground and air source heat pumps.

(1)     be calibrated to 被校準…

(2)     windmill: 風車

(3) The heat pump needs to be closely fit with your property.

C5: Summer of British Film: Why has the UK become such a popular location for blockbuster movies? 英國成為賣座鉅片拍片熱門地方

C6: Top Jobs:

An advert for a job as a racing car driver is available on the Jobcentre PLus website. It pays a hundred thousand pounds a year, but is it genuine or a stunt?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010t6nw#p00gsfb5

世界末日 末世論的預言 英文怎麼說

(1) prophecy of cataclysimic earthquake from Teacher Wang 王老師的強烈大地震預言
(2) 世界末日的謠言: the doomsday gossip 
(3) 世界末日: apocalypse
(4) 謠言: groundless talk

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/foreign-affairs/2011/05/12/302067/Prophecy-of.htm

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2011/05/11/301921/Rumors-of.htm

2011/5/5 You and Yours Listening Notes (BBC英文筆記)

(BBC英文筆記)
C1: General Medical Council Hearing: 英國全國醫學總會聽證會
We hear about the General Medical Council's plans to discipline doctors behind closed doors without having a full public hearing. Should patients be included in their deliberations?

(1) deliberations 商議 審議
(2) confrontational litigation system

C2: Contracts for Life: 終身合約代表的意義?
you buy a guarantee for life or sign up to a service for life, what does it mean? Does it cover you for the whole of your life, the life of the goods you've bought or the life of the contract?
(1) singularly unhelpful 異常地...
(2) offer me as a goodwill gesture
(3) tariff 價目表
(4) monthly direct debit  每月直接扣款
(5) a one-off offer 絕無僅有的

C3:Premium Water 高價瓶裝水
Winifred tastes some of the premium water brands being sold to consumers, including water from an iceberg 15,000 years old, and asks if it's worth splashing out.
(1) naturally carbonated water 天然氣泡礦泉水
(2) background reading
(3) high mineral-content water 含高度礦物質的
(4) bottled water 瓶裝水
(5) sparkling 起泡的
(6) blind tasting
(7) fizzy or still 氣泡或不起泡的
(8) tap water 自來水
(9) hold out 抵抗 倖存
(10) with plenty of body: 濃郁 香醇
(11) imperceptible (a.) 小得無法察覺的

C4: Energy Series: Wind: 綠能: 風力發電

As a study out this week says that UK wind farms operate at only 20% capacity, Kevin Mousley asks if it is worth generating wind power to generate energy in your home.
(1) take it off the shelf
(2) wind turbine 風力發電渦輪機
(3) densely populated area 人口密集區
(4) feed-in tariff  政府電力收購制度 = FIT
(5) CHP = combined heat and power


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010t6pd#p00grjrd

2011/4/27 You and Yours Listening Notes (BBC 英文筆記)

C1: Buying a Mobile: 根據 Which? 調查,超市是購買手機的最佳地點:
Which? has found that the best place to buy a mobile phone is from the supermarket. 8000 customers rated their experience in terms of value for money and customer service.
(1) walk away with a happy contract 輕易獲得....
(2) Mobile phones have become commodities almost in the same way as you pick up your groceries.
(3) sign up to a contract
(4) Talktalk scores the worst for landline customers. 陸線

C2: U-turn on anaerobic digesters: 厭氧消化槽政策180度大轉彎
Farmers fear government enthusiasm is waning for digesters which use rotting waste to create gas and generate electricity. Returns are so attractive some farmers are growing crops just for digesters.
(1) measure sth out: 取出所需的量
(2) to deposit its waste 做堆肥
(3) government premium
(4) carbon footprints 碳足跡
(5) porridge= oatmeal 麥片粥
(6) perverse economics 顛倒曲解的經濟學
(7) to square with sth = be consistent with sth : 與...一致

C3: Helping by Phone: 新的智慧型手機應用程式也能幫你做善事

Mobile company Orange has developed a Smartphone app called "Do Some Good" which allows users to help charities.
(1) small bite size task
(2) tap into the crowd 利用開發...

C4: Coastguard Service Changes: 海岸警衛隊部署將被刪減
The government has extended the consultation period on controversial plans to reduce 18 coastguard stations to eight.
(1) put ... on hold 延期 中斷
(2) seafaring (a.) 海上航行的
(3) to sign the petition against the downsizing of the coastguard 簽署請願書...
(4) take sth on board : 接納採納....

C5: Social worker crisis: 社工職業急需改革

Former Labour Cabinet Minister Lord Adonis says the social work profession is in need of urgent reform.
(1) to recruit the best and the brightest

C6: Playstation Network Data Breach: 索尼Playstation 遭駭客入侵 客戶資料外洩
Over 70 million users of Sony's online gaming network are being warned that their personal details, including credit card information may have been stolen.

C7: Ryanair ads: 廉價航空瑞安廣告遭禁播:
The Advertising Standards Authority bans ads featuring a bikini-clad model and the promise of Spring sun because some of the featured destinations - which included Glasgow - were not warm enough.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010mryz#-