2012/2/1 You and Yours Listening notes

(1) gym membership: 健身房會員 The launch of the Office of Fair Trading's investigation into gym memberships.
a valid reason for the cancel (n.) of the contract 取消合約的充分理由
to terminate the contract 終止合約
be made redundant 被解雇
sticking point 分歧點 問題癥結
be hounded by debt management company
be in breach of ... 違反...

(2) No win no fee: Should "success fees" for lawyers be scrapped?律師收取的費用應該被取消嗎 ?

take the legitimate claim to the court

double or quits : (American English: double or nothing) : 賭博時要不輸個精光 要不贏雙倍...

(3) Accessible Museum: Bristol's new museum M Shed has won a Jodi award - it’s pioneering the use of the Penfriend labelling device to give visually-impaired people access to information about the various exhibits.

(4) Rate my care home? The care minister has said that there should be TripAdvisor style online ratings for care homes. But how would this work in practice? 線上評鑑看護之家可行嗎  ?

(5)  Trust deeds: 信託契約 If you are buying a house with friends should you get one? And what happens when things go wrong?
legal binding agreement: 有法律約束力的合約

(6)  Nail bars 美甲店 : Manicures 美甲護理- a new economic indicator? Why Nail bars are bucking the recession.

franchise (v.) 加盟

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bb7jk

各種保存期限 英文怎麼說 sell by date; expiration date; best before date

1. Best if used by/use-by date.best before date: 最佳使用或食用期限:強調產品在此日期前保有最完整新鮮度等 過了此期限 雖可食用(edible)但品質或許變差(deteriorate)
2. Expiration date: 保存期限:超過期限請丟棄(toss it off)
3. Sell-by or pull-by date: 此期限是製造商用來告知商店何時將產品下架(remove.. from the shelves)
4. Guaranteed fresh: 用在易變質的烘焙食品(perishable baked food) 若超過此期限 仍可食用但不保證新鮮
5. Pack date:包裝日期 多用在罐頭或盒裝產品

http://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/aa102102b.htm

過期產品 英文怎麼說

過期食品: expired food products ; outdated food products
過期: be past the expiration date
(食物)有效期限: expiration date
shelf life 保存期

Inspection on one of Taiwan's biggest middlemen traders (中盤商) led to scandals involving the sales of expired food products by two famous snack food companies less than one month before the traditional snack high season of Chinese New Year.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2011/12/28/327249/p1/Snack-makers.htm

牛津字典年度字: 窘迫的中產階級 Oxford English Dictionary Picks ‘Squeezed Middle’ as Word of the Year | NewsFeed | TIME.com

   It’s that time of year again: lexicographers (詞典編纂者) from the Oxford English Dictionary have come together to pick the one word or phrase that defines the past 12 months.
2011 is the year of the “squeezed middle,” as suggested by British Labour Party politician Ed Miliband. OED compilers from both the U.S. and the U.K. came together to review the buzzwords (流行熱門字)that “captured the flavor of the year”—including occupy(指類似佔領華爾街運動) , podcasting, hactivisim (非法入侵電腦或網路來達成政治目的: wiki:the use of computers and computer networks as a means of protest to promote political ends.), Arab Spring (阿拉伯之春), and an OED judge’s favorite, “bunga bunga”(義大利前總理的雜交性派對)—used in reference to Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s scandalous parties.

  Miliband discussed the word on BBC’s Radio 4 earlier this year, where he failed to clearly define who the “squeezed middle” exactly included, saying it referred to people “around the average income, but below and above the average income.” This obviously includes just about everyone, and after being called out by host John Humphrys, Miliband clarified: “I’m not talking about people on benefits, I’m not talking about people on six-figure salaries either; I’m talking about the broad middle class in this county who find themselves financially hard-pressed.”

   The OED in turn defines “squeezed middle” as “the section of society regarded as particularly affected by inflation, wage freezes, and cuts in public spending during a time of economic difficulty, consisting principally of those people on low or middle incomes.”
(牛津大辭典進一步將 squeezed middle 定義為: 在經濟不景氣中受通貨膨脹 停滯薪水及公部門支出縮減影響的社會中階或中低階層)
  Though critics of the choice say that it’s too vague and all-encompassing to have much meaning, the phrase seems fitting following last year’s winner: “big society.” Susie Dent, an Oxford dictionary spokesperson and judge, said that the list of words up for consideration this year was a “sober list for sober times.” Of “squeezed middle,” Dent defended the choice, saying in a statement that the “likelihood of its endurance as anxieties deepen made it a good global candidate for Word of the Year.”
And while it may feel like a loose definition, Dent says “it’s something that, in a way, we all feel we belong to.”

Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/11/28/oxford-english-dictionary-picks-squeezed-middle-as-word-of-the-year/#ixzz1f4F9pGsd

詐保 詐領保險金 英文怎麼說

詐保 : insurance scam (n.)  scam:(n.)欺詐
向保險公司詐領 to fraud the insurer
fleece insurers of their money
fleece (v.) 敲詐

Taiwan investigators yesterday interviewed a Taiwan businessman accused by mainland police of chopping off his own hand in an attempt to defraud his insurer, saying they would not prosecute the man on the strength of evidence furnished by mainland authorities alone.


Source: http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/intl-community/2011/11/29/324375/China-accuses.htm

2011/5/26 You and Yours Listening Notes BBC 英文聽力筆記

BBC 英文聽力筆記:

C1: Health Reforms: 健保改革:
The Department of Health has ordered a pause to make space to listen to the people worried about changes to the NHS. The BMA and the Royal College of GPs are two organisations who have concerns.
(1) The bills should be withdrawn and re-drawn.
(2) advisory group 諮詢團體 / listening exercise
(3) sweep away the tears of the NHS managers overnight
(4) operate the pilot schemes
(5) shadow consortium 影子財團
(6) deliver the value for money 划算

C2: Blocked Drains: 下水道阻塞

Baby wipes are causing havoc in our sewers. Reporter Melanie Abbott visits a sewage works to find out more.
Down the drains with a flusher - we count the cost of clearing up the baby wipes and face cleaners we insist on flushing down the loo.
(1) provide the perfect combination of sth
(2) blockage 阻塞
(3) machinery 大型機器
(4) shred 切碎
(5) conveyor belt 輸送帶
(6) parking enforcement notice
(7) really unappetizing looking pile of rags, mops and rubbish
(8) what is flushable and disposable
(9) break down in the sewage 在下水道分解
(10) moisture tissue 濕紙巾
(11) biodegradable (a.) 能進行生物分解的

C3: 50p rail fares 50 便士的火車票
Southern rail are offering 50p rail fares, but if they can do it today, why not all the time?

C4: Children's Nursery:

The death of a child in a nursery playground has highlighted how the regulator, OFSTED, does not always publish information which parents might view as vital.
(1) make an informed decision
(2) a distressing story 令人悲傷的故事
(3) constantly chatter away
(4) resurrect (v.) bring a dead person back to life
(5) inspection reports

C5: Peat 泥炭
Peat is at the centre of a gardening row. Even the government want to see it removed from our grow bags, so why do we find it so hard to wean ourselves off it?
使逐漸戒除惡習

C6:

A new report criticises conditions in ASDA's clothing factories, ASDA say the charity have got their facts wrong.

(1) with a clear conscience 問心無愧
(2) make a living wage
(3) be physically and verbally abused
(4)  sweatshop 血汗工廠


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011cffn#p00h63p5

follow-up stories of DEHP and the cloud agents 起雲劑

http://englishnews.ftv.com.tw/read.aspx?sno=E2516270238AA3E9A00F4B63168F5693
Health Department orders safety certification for major food categories (2011/05/29)

The Health Ministry has ordered that five major types of food and beverages must prove that they are free from commonly used plasticizers before they can be sold The new measure will take effect from May 31. Health Minister Chiu Wen-ta announced the policy as the government attempts to calm public panic over the practice of adding the toxic plasticizers to foodstuffs.
再追塑化劑

塑化劑事件，現在也掃到了藥廠。知名的宏星製藥所生產的一款乳酸菌也被驗出含有塑化劑，緊急下架回收。而衛生署宣示，5月31號前，5大類食品沒有檢驗報告，必須下架停售。今天賣場貨架上，紛紛貼出檢驗報告，但有部分廠商只貼出切結書，仍然引起民眾疑慮。


Hong Shing Pharmaceutical made its name in traditional Chinese medicine herbal remedies. But now its good name has been negatively affected because plasticizer has been found in its top-selling “9 Hundred Million Lactic Acid” capsules.

Tsai Shu-chen
FDA Food Division Director
Its supply chain is from Yun Sheng Chemical through two other companies in a line that we are already familiar with and in control of.

As of Sunday, the FDA has listed 159 companies and 506 products known to be tainted by the carcinogenic plasticizers DEHP and DINP. In order to calm the public, Health Minister Chiu Wen-ta announced that May 31 has been set as a D-Day to end the practice of adding toxic plasticizers to foodstuffs.

Chiu Wen-ta
Health Minister
The quantities of DEHP and DINP discovered have been within safe limits. Currently, there is still more than one day left. There is still some time for us to review (progress) but the cooperation of the manufacturers has been very good. The companies are outstanding.

Because so many products need to provide inspection reports before they can be sold, currently the work schedules of inspection labs are full. On Sunday, some products such as Jin Jin Asparagus Juice only have an affidavit attached that says its test report will come out on June 1. Many consumers were avoiding such products to wait for the test report. The five major categories of food and beverages that must offer an inspection report before they can be sold includes sports drinks, fruit juices, premixed tea, jams, tablets and capsules. Starting from June 1, any products that cannot provide a report must be taken off the shelves until a report is provided.

環境荷爾蒙 英文怎麼說

環境荷爾蒙 英文怎麼說

環境荷爾蒙 : Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals = EDC

Apprehension is growing among many scientists that the cause of all this may be a class of chemicals called endocrine disruptors.
科學家愈來愈擔憂這些(男性生殖器官畸形等)起因可能是被稱做環境荷爾蒙的化學物質
They are very widely used in agriculture, industry and consumer products. Some also enter the water supply when estrogens in human urine — compounded when a woman is on the pill — pass through sewage systems and then through water treatment plants.
These endocrine disruptors have complex effects on the human body, particularly during fetal development of males.
環境荷爾蒙廣泛在農業及消費者產品中出現 有些甚至進入水源......

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/opinion/28kristof.html

統一發票 統一發票對獎 電子發票 英文怎麼說

 統一發票 英文: uniform invoice
統一發票開獎: uniform invoice lottery drawing 
receipt lottery
電子發票: electronic invoice

TAIPEI--Eight lucky shoppers are likely to each win a record NT$10 million (US$340,000), the amount that will be the new grand prize in Friday's uniform invoice lottery drawing, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) forecast yesterday.

The Uniform Invoice Lottery, better known as the receipt lottery, may up its highest winning prize to NT$10 million (加碼獎金到一千萬)by next year, according an announcement by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) yesterday.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/10/19/276704/Receipt-lottery.htm

塑化劑 致癌物 食品添加物 黑心 英文怎麼說

塑化劑 致癌物 食品添加物 英文怎麼說
塑化劑: the plasticizer Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, commonly abbreviated as DEHP
致癌物: carcinogen
食品添加物: food additive 
黑心產品: adulterated products 
遭污染的: tainted

DOH tracing path of harmful food additive 

The Department of Health (DOH)(衛生署) is trying to track down a poisonous food additive sold by a chemical company to unwitting (不知情的) makers of beverages and foodstuffs after ordering the removal of contaminated products from store shelves. (下令遭毒害的產品全面下架)

According to a local news source, this is the world's first case of foods and beverages being laced with (被攙有少量的) the plasticizer (塑化劑) Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, commonly abbreviated as DEHP. DEHP is a carcinogen 致癌物and can also disrupt the endocrine system and change hormone levels. (擾亂內分泌及荷爾蒙系統)
   In the meantime, prosecutors are questioning Lai Chun-chieh (賴俊傑), manager of Yu Shen Company (昱伸公司), which has been manufacturing the additive for a long time. According to sources, the company's monthly sales total NT$3 million. Lai, 57, was in police custody but had not been charged with any crime as of press time.
Protecting the Consumer
   DOH ordered on Friday, May 20, that beverages and foodstuffs laced with the additive be removed from store shelves nationwide, that consumers be refunded, and that all such unsold beverages and foodstuffs be impounded and destroyed. (被扣押銷毀)
   Total consumption of DEHP by public and private organizations came to more than 200 metric tons last year, according to DOH, which is trying to find out how much found its way to the food industry. (找出多少流入食品業) On May 19, Changhua County seized 127 barrels (25 kg each) of emulsifiers laced with plasticizers (攙有塑化劑的乳化劑) and about 10,000 kg of food product mixes from four food processing companies in Changhua County, Taichung City and New Taipei City.
Carcinogen's Harmful Effects
　According to media reports, the said additive, which contains the cancer-causing plasticizer DEHP, has been used as a substitute for palm oil, a legal ingredient but five-times more expensive, in the manufacture of an emulsifier. DEHP, an organic compound, is described as a cost effective general-purpose plasticizer which is used mainly for making plastic and PVC soft and pliable. While emulsifiers are a legitimate ingredient of food additives, plasticizers are not. (乳化劑/起雲劑) 是合法食品添加劑但塑化劑不是) Emulsifiers are added to sports drinks and fruit juices to give them a “clouded”and “rich” look. 乳化劑是被用來添加於運動飲料和果汁使飲料有濃稠的口感)
   Affected beverages and foodstuffs include fruit juices, jellies, yogurt drinks and yogurt tablets sold under such popular brands as Dahu Strawberry Farm, Sunkist, Taiwan Yes and others. The highest concentration found in these beverages and foodstuffs is 30 parts per million (ppm). An intake of 500 cc of such drinks could leave in the body enough of the agent to exceed the permissible amount in a 60-kg adult.
Young Energy Source Co., Ltd., maker of Taiwan Yes products, yesterday apologized to the public for its negligence in a press conference and in public statements published in the Chinese-language press. The company also told consumers to return the products they had bought for unconditional refunds. 無條件退費
Aside from causing cancer, long-time accumulation of DEHP in the human body could lead to feminization, said an official with the DOH's Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As such, women pregnant with male babies and boys in puberty among regular consumers of such products stand to be affected most, according to the FDA official.
However, according to Li Chun-chang, a professor with National Chengkung University, DEHP is a dangerous carcinogen, but would not accumulate if intake stops. Only long-term observation could determine whether a person's endocrine system has been affected, Li said, adding a urine test could readily reveal the amount of DEHP accumulated in the body.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2011/05/25/303658/DOH-tracing.htm

2011/5/19 You and Yours Listening Notes BBC英文聽力筆記

BBC英文聽力筆記

C1: Rail Report:
Sir Roy McNulty's rail report recommends big changes to organisation and fare structures in a bid to reduce the burden on the taxpayer and bring costs in line with comparable European networks.
(1) in a nutshell 簡言之
(2) sufficiently conducive to
(3) bottleneck 瓶頸
(4) the rationale behind/for/of sth: 基本原理
(5) provide more car-parking capacity/facility
(6) franchise
(7) peak rate: 收費最高的使用高峰期 peak fare: 尖峰期費用

C2: Perfume:

City of London police warn consumers over online perfume fraud.
(1) a spate of reports on the fraud 一連串的....
(2) It is too good to be true
(3) counterfeit perfume 偽造 冒牌的香水

C3: typewriters 打字機

How old typewriters are transforming the educational prospects of blind children in Africa

(1) contract the measles 感染麻疹
(2) typist 打字員
(3) typewriters 打字機
(4) come about 發生

C4: Allotments: 
The government say a new law will stop the decline in allotments and make it easier for communities to force local councils to make more available.
(1) to be on the waiting list 等候名單
(2) add the value to the land

C5: West Coast Mainline
In the second of his reports on the West Coast Mainline franchise Mark Holdstock profiles the British train companies hoping to clinch the deal
(1) socially necessarily but not profitable
(2) bidder  投標者
(3) too ambitious time plan
(4) the consolidation  合併

C6: Comet:
The well known electrical store Comet could be sold by its French owners

http://www.bbc.co.uk/airplay/console/b0112y4g

2011/5/16 You and Yours Listening Notes BBC英文聽力筆記

BBC英文聽力筆記
C1: Olympic Tickets: 倫敦奧運售票
Lord Sebastian Coe explains why you have to pay for your tickets before you know what you going to see.
(1) debit from your card or account  從帳戶扣款
(2)  second dip/chance  第二次機會
(3)  next in the queue 排下一個
(4) fork out 大把掏錢

C2: Profile Marketing: 個人資料行銷

The information people put on facebook that advertisers would love to get hold of
(1) remove ourselves from the clutches of advertisers 擺脫廣告戶的控制
(2) hold a grudge 心存怨恨
(3) to give a consent to use your data 同意是否使用你的個資
(4)  presenter (US: announcer) 廣播, 電視 節目主持人
(5) personality trait 人格特質
(6) arbitrary (a.) 武斷的
(7) opt out of sth 退出

C3: Focus DIY

We hear the problems facing customers of the Focus group DIY chain now that it’s gone into administration.
(1) sort out the mess 釐清混亂
(2) be allocated 分配
(3) When you buy in the distance, you should pay with the credit card.

C4: Face the Fact Preview:

John Waite talks to the body trying to improve standards in the school travel business.

(1) reputable 聲譽好的
(2) sound and straightforward
(3) jolly diligent = very
(4) telesales  電話銷售

C5: Bristol's radicalism: 布里斯托的激進主義根源
How do the protests against Tesco fit in with Bristol's image as a green city
(1) inconceivable (a.) = unthinkable
(2) nonconformalist 不認同主流思想的人
(3) Drink is cited as a facotr in the riot of the newly-opened Tesco.
(4) boil over = explode 惡化 爆發
(5) a quirky oddball 古怪的人
(6) anti-social (a.) 反社會的
(7) catalyst (n.) 催化劑
(8) self-appointed (a.) 自己任命為...
(9) divided (a.) 分裂的

C6: Fire Engines: 消防車
The overweight fire engines that are finally pulling their weight, five years after they were ordered. Our reporter Dan Johnson takes a ride on the new models on the streets of South Yorkshire.
(1) escort (a.) 護送隊

C7: Crusie Ship: 郵輪受困波羅的海
We hear what's happened to the 400 British passengers stranded on ship that has broken down in the Baltic Sea.

C8:

What's the future for the England-Scotland Union after the Holyrood elections?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01132z0#p00gz7fm

2011/5/13 You and Yours Listening Notes BBC英文聽力筆記

BBC英文聽力筆記
C1: Playing Fields: 挽救英國運動場
The ten million pound fund to protect playing fields in England - but is it enough money to save the many pitches under threat of developers?
(1) to fend off developers 阻止房產開發商
(2) leveling 夷為平地
(3) It's a question of hanging on to it. 保有 不放棄
(4) progress from there, as a younger kid kicking balls in local playing fields

C2: Ryanair's Charges: 廉價航空: 瑞安航空針對某些座位額外收費

Does Ryanair's new ten pound charge to pre-book a seat constitute a shift in the budget airline's business model?
(1) priority boarding 提早登機
(2) revenue stream
(3) There is still a lot to come on board ancillary charges 附加費用
(4) with the extra legroom 多餘的伸腳空間
(5) roll out to another route 推展到另一路線
(6) long-haul 長途的

C3: The Future of British Countryside 英國鄉村景觀前景

We examine our connection to our landscape and the challenges it faces in the future.
(1) aesthetic value of the landscape 自然景觀的美觀價值
(2) make headway 取得緩慢進展
(3) nostalgia 懷舊

C4: Train Tickets: 將近半數旅客因不事先訂票而無法想折扣
How half of rail passengers travelling for leisure are missing out on ticket discounts by not booking in advance
(1) last minute travel 臨時的旅遊
(2) trick of the trade
(3) You can really get good savings just a few weeks ahead.

C5: Tesco in Bristol: 布里斯托真的需要新的特易購?
Tesco has vowed to reopen a store in Bristol which was at the centre of serious street disturbances. We’ll ask why there is such strong feeling about one supermarket.
(1) opposition to the corporate giant
(2) minuscule (a.) 極小的
(3) to cut corners to make the biggest profit
(4) look for aggravation and violence
(5) squatters 佔用房子的人

C6: Blockbuster Exhibitions: 賣座展覽爭議:

The National Gallery's limiting entrance to its forthcoming exhibition on Leonardo Da Vinci. Why organise a high profile event and then stop people coming?
(1) Great works of art should not be viewed through a melee of people  (n.) 混亂的群眾
(2) culture vulture  文化狂熱份子
(3) to bring in the revenue and fill the coffer 增加收入
(4) a slow burning and fueling process
(5) put sb. off sth 使...失去熱情


 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010xyyb#p00gxw7g

2011/5/12 You and Yours Listening Notes BBC英文聽力筆記

BBC英文聽力筆記
C1: Transport Review on Snow: 大雪的交通政策檢討:
We hear criticisms from the Transport Select Committee about how transport organisations failed customers during the winter weather last December. Are they justified?
(1) The motorways were halted. 英國高速公路
(2) The welfare of passengers should be looked after by the airport authorities.
(3) pilot scheme 試驗性的計畫
(4) paltry /insufficient information passed onto the customers

C2: Furniture Prices:  家具價格上漲
Furniture manufacturers and retailers from the wood panel industry are worried that government subsidies to burn wood to generate electricity are causing the price of wood to rise.

(1) biomass generators 生質能發電機
(2) wood burning electricity
(3) chipboard 碎木膠合板
(4) unintended consequences 無心的後果
(5) a zero-sum game :零和遊戲 : 一方贏一方輸的局面
(a win-win situation: 雙贏局面)

C3: Local Government Spending Snapshot: 地方政府支出簡介

BBC research finds there is a North South divide in spending on adult social care.
(1) disproportionate effect 不成比例的結果
(2) disparity 懸殊
(3) It is the fog of war problem : 戰爭迷霧: 無論戰前如何計畫 戰爭發生時也無法掌握戰況和敵情

C4: Howard Schulz: the founder of Starbucks: 專訪星巴克總裁
The founder and CEO of Starbucks tells Winifred about why he felt the company lost its soul a few years ago and his efforts since to put it back on track.
(1) steer clear of troubled water 避開災難
(2) only to drink a simple cup of coffee from a dazzling long menu
(3) disrespectful 對...不尊重
(4) a sense of intimidation and confusion
(5) hubris 傲慢
(6) be under the microscope
(7) unequivocally 斬釘截鐵地

C5: History of Pay TV:   收費電視歷史
The UK first ventured into the world of Pay TV back in the 1960s. Phil Tinline has been investigating why BSkyB weren't the first to bring us pay as you go viewing.
(1) third-rate 三流的
(2) hook up with = partner with 與..合作
(3) keen to try their hand 急於試身手
(4) to square up with: 與...結清帳
(5) close a deal

C6:

Ofgem's response to Scottish and Southern's recent misselling conviction. To report a case of misselling call the Consumer Direct hotline on 08454 04 05 06 and select option one.

C7 First Great Western:
FirstGroup is the first company to hand back a rail franchise since privatisation. It will end in 2013, rather than 2016. Firstgroup wants to rebid for the franchise and get a better deal.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010y30t#p00gwwhm

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

BBC RADIO 英文聽力筆記'

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