和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:British Banks Pays $340 Million Fine for Iran Dealings

2012-08-18来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. The wording of the agreement notes that the financial business in question amounted to at least two hundred fifty billion dollars.

at least 至少
例句:At least, I sincerely hope so. 
至少我是真诚地这样希望的。

2. The regulator said the bank made hundreds of millions of dollars in fees from about sixty thousand financial exchanges with Iranian financial institutions.

hundreds of 数以百计,许多
例句:Money to the extent of hundreds of thousands was set in motion. 
流通的金钱达几十万金元之多。 

3. The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation is carrying out a criminal investigation.

carry out 实现
例句:She had finally carried out her promise to quit smoking.
她最终实现了戒烟的诺言。

4. United States law has tightly controlled financial dealings with Iran since nineteen seventy-nine.

deal with 与...交涉,交易;应付;处理
例句:He has learnt to deal properly with all kinds of complicated situations.
他已学会恰当地应付各种复杂局面。