夏说英语新闻晨读 第156期:英国核电站重启

 本期内容：
Britain approved a controversial nuclear power station at Hinkley Point. Theresa May’s new Conservative government had abruptly¹ delayed approving the ￡18 billion French-Chinese project amid worries about cost, untested technology and security. It said “significant new safeguards” were now in place, including a state shareholding² in new infrastructure³ projects, ensuring they could not be sold without government consent.

词汇讲解：

Controversial: 有争议的
Abruptly：突然地
Shareholding：控股
Safeguard：安保

1 abruptly   

adv.突然地，出其不意地

参考例句：

• He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
• I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。

2 shareholding   

n.股权

参考例句：

• Shareholding commercial banks must exercise an independent system of board of directors. 股份制商业银行必须实行独立董事制度。 来自互联网
• Asset re-structuring: to conduct shareholding reform for high quality assets. 资产重组：对优质资产进行股份制改造。 来自互联网

3 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。