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Business Matters: The trouble with Bitcoin 28 Jan 14

Tue, 28 Jan 14

Two Bitcoin exchange bosses are arrested and charged with money laundering¹. French unemployment figures reach record highs as President Hollande's ex-girlfriend arrives in India. How can the beleaguered² French president restore his apporval ratings? Australia has its one millionth household powered by solar energy and is now aiming for two million. And we'll examine the knock-on effects of Argentina's currency crisis. Our guests in the studio are Quinn Klinefelter, senior news editor at WDET radio in Detroit, and Jyoti Malhotra, New Delhi-based business and politics journalist. All this plus the BBC's Cindy Sui with the latest business news from Taipei.

1 laundering   

n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）

参考例句：

• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 beleaguered   

adj.受到围困[围攻]的；包围的v.围攻( beleaguer的过去式和过去分词)；困扰；骚扰

参考例句：

• The beleaguered party leader was forced to resign. 那位饱受指责的政党领导人被迫辞职。
• We are beleaguered by problems. 我们被许多困难所困扰。 来自《简明英汉词典》