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Government debt

Mon, 6 Jan 14

We're talking all things debt this week on Wake Up To Money - and today we kick things off with a look at government debt - how does the government borrow money - who lends it to them - and what do they get in return? Manufacturers say 2014 is going to be a bumper¹ year - we ask the boss of the trade body what he thinks is driving the sector² forward. And we talk to the boss of book publisher Harper Collins about how the book business is adapting to the digital revolution.

1 bumper   

n.(汽车上的)保险杠；adj.特大的，丰盛的

参考例句：

• The painting represents the scene of a bumper harvest.这幅画描绘了丰收的景象。
• This year we have a bumper harvest in grain.今年我们谷物丰收。

2 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。