时间:2018-12-27 作者:英语课 分类:英语时差8,16


英语课

 Accountants “People say Britain is run by accountants, is that true? ” Let’s find out. Here’s Alex MacDermot, who works for a charity. I wouldn’t say we are run by accountants, but they do an important job. In a sense it’s true, because all of the major decisions to do with government and the way that the country’s going is governed by affordability 1 these days. So a lot of ideas are now scrutinised to see if they’re financially viable 2 and I think that’s probably true. Yeah. Helen: So Julia agrees that accountants are responsible for the way in which Britain is being run at the moment. Now, I’m not sure how well Alex’s comment will go down with the accountants. Here he is describing what a typical accountant would be like. They’d be good with numbers, not willing to break the rules, fairly conservative, normally wearing a suit and a bowler 3 hat I would suppose. Quite straight-laced people, quite boring people, that’s my perception anyway. Helen: That’s why trainee 4 accountant Manpreet was keen to dispel 5 the typical stereotype 6. Is he a boring person? Definitely not, because I’m doing my accountancy qualification and when I’m away from finance, I’m a DJ, I write poetry, I write lyrics 7 to songs and I work for radio as well. So you know I’m an accountant and I try to be as creative as possible. So I think that is… that’s not true. Helen: So this shows that people need to change their perception of accountants.



1 affordability
可购性
  • Performance-Based Logistics Affordability: Can We Afford Categorical Conversion to Performance-Based Acquisition? 基于性能的后期的可承受性:能否担负得起向基于性能的采办的无条件的转变?
  • There would be no crisis of affordability, as't for food or clothing. 就想食物与服装一样,因为供给没有危机。
2 viable
adj.可行的,切实可行的,能活下去的
  • The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
  • The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。
3 bowler
n.打保龄球的人,(板球的)投(球)手
  • The bowler judged it well,timing the ball to perfection.投球手判断准确,对球速的掌握恰到好处。
  • The captain decided to take Snow off and try a slower bowler.队长决定把斯诺撤下,换一个动作慢一点的投球手试一试。
4 trainee
n.受训练者
  • The trainee checked out all right on his first flight.受训者第一次飞行完全合格。
  • Few of the trainee footballers make it to the top.足球受训人员中没有几个能达到顶级水平。
5 dispel
vt.驱走,驱散,消除
  • I tried in vain to dispel her misgivings.我试图消除她的疑虑,但没有成功。
  • We hope the programme will dispel certain misconceptions about the disease.我们希望这个节目能消除对这种疾病的一些误解。
6 stereotype
n.固定的形象,陈规,老套,旧框框
  • He's my stereotype of a schoolteacher.他是我心目中的典型教师。
  • There's always been a stereotype about successful businessmen.人们对于成功商人一直都有一种固定印象。
7 lyrics
n.歌词
  • music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
  • The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。
学英语单词
abgregation
active region magnetic field
AM-725
Apodiformes
archar
bicontinuous isomorphism
biserratus
broyard
chemosorbed
cnidian
comparative financial statement
consolations
cornborer
crude petrolem fuel oil
cukor
declustering
detd
drabble-tails
E (error)
entitlement benefits
entoolithe
Ephthalite
erection dip
extrapolated cut off
featherboning
Fidea
field sparrow
fitness freak
flag secretary
forward stroke of the piston
fragrant weed
gastric scarlet fever
genus sphagnums
goods lift
grade crossing
graecus
haraldsen
heal-all
Hericourt
hexahydroxy
homothermal process
houseboat
hughlings
hydrogen air
Iborra
imperoline
inlet-end attack
iodothyronine 5'-deiodinase
Jones Berkshire refiner
kiddie stroll
Kozlu
lead-ins
lightly-taxed
local bias-rail box girder
mallcore
man mouth
maser amplifier
merinos
method of equating
microdensitometer tracing
minimum earning level
multilimb manometer
Namyangbando
negelein ester
optical fiber distribution frame
pallet shuttle system
pear haw
permafrozen
pigmented finish
pontellopsis macronyx
portugeses
preaccentuator
prequalification
radiographic search of weld
rapid clamping fixture
rearrangement product
reject indicator
remystified
rising generation
rostralis
rotary plug valve
salt-enduring species
spare-tire
standard fixed-length record
standing auditor
strong declension
stumpers
suspension splint
Swiss pattern file
systematic decision makers
tartanry
transmisson gear of shafting
trap cover
Triglops
undisputing
Villa d'Este
voice in the wilderness
wave setdown
wayer
wimpzillas
yoke mooring system