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Business Matters: The Great Barrier Reef 01 Feb 14

Sat, 1 Feb 14

The largest living structure in the world, the Great Barrier Reef, is under threat again. A decision in Australia gives the developers of a huge coal port the right to dump three million tons of mud and silt¹ on its doorstep. The director of the global marine² programme at WWF International, John Tanzer tells us his disappointment at the decision. Also, Argentina's had a rough week with a plunging³ peso. But is the fact that people are using and hording more and more US dollars helping⁴ or hindering any economic solutions? And the transfer window in English Premier⁵ League soccer has just closed. Are the millions paid for players reflecting real value for money or do most clubs have to indulge in a little financial alchemy? Adam Morallee, partner and head of the sports group at the lawyers Mishcon de Reya, gives us his views. And Colin Peacock from Radio New Zealand gives his perspective on the big news stories of the day.

1 silt   

n.淤泥，淤沙，粉砂层，泥沙层；vt.使淤塞；vi.被淤塞

参考例句：

• The lake was almost solid with silt and vegetation.湖里几乎快被淤泥和植物填满了。
• During the annual floods the river deposits its silt on the fields.每年河水泛滥时都会在田野上沉积一层淤泥。

2 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

3 plunging   

adj.跳进的，突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发，生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。