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MoneyBoxLive: Saving money on your energy bills 04 Dec 13

Wed¹, 4 Dec 13

How will your gas and electricity bills be affected² by the government's new deal with energy companies? As five of the Big Six energy companies have already put up their prices, how will you benefit? And what help is available to reduce your fuel bills? If you're looking to fix your energy bills, what are the best deals around? And if you're on a pre-paid meter, will you gain from these changes? Ruth Alexander is joined by Joe Malinowski, from The Energy Shop; Anne Robinson, Director of Consumer Policy at USwitch and Jamie Walters, advice centre manager, from The Centre for Sustainable Energy.

1 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

2 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。