日本自民党

The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan

刘立军 供稿

TRANSCRIPT

Japan's main stock index, the Nikkei, rose by more than 2% in early trading on Monday after the governing Liberal Democratic Party held onto power in a general election. The party did lose some seats but performed better than initial exit polls have predicted. From Tokyo, here's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida now has his own mandate, albeit a small one. It's a better result than many had predicted. But few here think this election will bring any radical shift for Japan's perennial ruling party, the LDP. The LDP has now been back in power for nearly 10 years. During that time, it has pumped vast quantities of money into Japan's economy, boosting asset prices, and the stock market. That has made many rich people richer, but it's had no impact at all on the wages of average Japanese workers. World news from the BBC.

VOCABULARY

1. stock index 证券（股票）指数

2. mandate n. the period of time for which a government is given power （政府的）任期

3. albeit n. (formal) although 尽管；虽然。例如：He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us. 尽管勉强，他最后还是同意帮助我们。

4. radical adj. new, different and likely to have a great effect 全新的；不同凡响的。例如：radical proposals 有创见的建议

5. pump sth. into sth.: to put a lot of money into sth. 注入大量资金。例如：He pumped all his savings into the business. 他把全部积蓄都投入了该企业。

QUESTIONS

Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

Japan's main stock index, the Nikkei, rose by more than 2% in (Q1) ______________ on Monday after the governing Liberal Democratic Party held onto power in a (Q2) _______________. The party did lose some (Q3) __________ but performed better than initial exit polls have predicted. From Tokyo, here's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida now has his own mandate, (Q4) ____________ a small one. It's a better result than many had predicted. But few here think this election will bring any (Q5) _________ shift for Japan's perennial ruling party, the LDP. The LDP has now been back in power for nearly 10 years. During that time, it has pumped vast quantities of money into Japan's economy, (Q6) __________ asset prices, and the (Q7) __________. That has made many (Q8) __________ richer, but it's had no (Q9) __________ at all on the wages of (Q10) _______________ Japanese workers. World news from the BBC.

KEY

Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

Japan's main stock index, the Nikkei, rose by more than 2% in (Q1) early trading on Monday after the governing Liberal Democratic Party held onto power in a (Q2) general election. The party did lose some (Q3) seats but performed better than initial exit polls have predicted. From Tokyo, here's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida now has his own mandate, (Q4) albeit a small one. It's a better result than many had predicted. But few here think this election will bring any (Q5) radical shift for Japan's perennial ruling party, the LDP. The LDP has now been back in power for nearly 10 years. During that time, it has pumped vast quantities of money into Japan's economy, (Q6) boosting asset prices, and the (Q7) stock market. That has made many (Q8) rich people richer, but it's had no (Q9) impact at all on the wages of (Q10) average Japanese workers. World news from the BBC.

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