2011/4/6 You and Yours Listening Notes

C1: NHS reform: neglect and abuse in UK health service
 The elderly are the greatest casualties of the misguided determination to see patients as consumers and thr NHS as business rather than a caring service.

(1) endemic (a.) 流行的 難以擺脫的
(2) heavily decorated soldier 被授勳的
(3) scores and scores of harrowing experiences 另人斷腸的
(4) be molded over endlessly 

C2: Ofgem Online Advice

How to make sure you get the best deal on energy.

C3: Stem Cell Update

Eight British patients who paid thousands of pounds for a controversial stem cell treatment in Holland are embarking on legal action.
(1) give patients false hope
(2) The doctor was struck off 被除名

C4:

With three retail chains going bust in the past week, we ask will there be a bloodbath on the high street as the effects of the recession and tax changes kick in?

C5:  部份消費者抱怨任天堂新的3D產品導致頭暈眩

It's Nintendo's fastest selling console ever but some players have complained the new device leaves them feeling sick and dizzy. Will this have any effect on sales?
(1) Children under 6 should not play Nintendo in 3D at all. 

C6: Housing Panel:

Industry experts give their verdict on the current state of the housing market.
(1) be in line with the expectation