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Business Matters: Markets uneasy over Argentina 25 Jan 14

Sat, 25 Jan 14

There've been falls on Wall Street and stockmarkets elsewhere over the health of emerging economies, after Argentina's central bank stopped trying to prop¹ up its currency and traders worried about slowing growth in China. We hear more about Argentina's difficulties as the peso tumbles in value. The head of Microsoft International Jean-Philippe Courtois talks to us about the company's forays into tablets and search and says it isn't trying to do too much. Plus the row over photoshopped US actress Lena Dunham and the 'ghost ship' that could be heading towards the British Isles². We're joined live from Washington by US economist³ Peter Morici.

1 prop   

vt.支撑；n.支柱，支撑物；支持者，靠山

参考例句：

• A worker put a prop against the wall of the tunnel to keep it from falling.一名工人用东西支撑住隧道壁好使它不会倒塌。
• The government does not intend to prop up declining industries.政府无意扶持不景气的企业。

2 isles   

岛( isle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the geology of the British Isles 不列颠群岛的地质
• The boat left for the isles. 小船驶向那些小岛。

3 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。