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Business Matters: Tentative Truce¹ in Kiev 20 Feb 14

Thu, 20 Feb 14

Vitaly Klitschko - Ukrainian opposition² leader - speaks to us from Kiev about the truce agreed with President Viktor Yanukovych. Facebook buys WhatsApp for $16 billion plus stock. BBC US Technology correspondent, Richard Taylor, tells us of his surprise when Facebook's Director of Communications called with the news. Ferrari is named 'World's Most Powerful Brand'. Surprised? Brand Finance CEO, David Haigh, explains why the prancing³ horse has cult⁴ status. In Washington, Doctor Robert Shapiro, former Under-Secretary of State for Commerce in the Clinton administration, talks quantitative⁵ easing and US interest rates. In Beijing, Time magazine's Emily Rauhala, on China's future. And at the border between South and North Korea, the BBC's Lucy Williamson witnesses the emotional reunions of families divided for six decades. All that plus sustainable hats and eco-friendly frocks on the catwalks of London.

1 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 prancing   

v.（马）腾跃( prance的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The lead singer was prancing around with the microphone. 首席歌手手执麦克风，神气地走来走去。
• The King lifted Gretel on to his prancing horse and they rode to his palace. 国王把格雷特尔扶上腾跃着的马，他们骑马向天宫走去。 来自辞典例句

4 cult   

n.异教，邪教；时尚，狂热的崇拜

参考例句：

• Her books aren't bestsellers,but they have a certain cult following.她的书算不上畅销书，但有一定的崇拜者。
• The cult of sun worship is probably the most primitive one.太阳崇拜仪式或许是最为原始的一种。

5 quantitative   

adj.数量的，定量的

参考例句：

• He said it was only a quantitative difference.他说这仅仅是数量上的差别。
• We need to do some quantitative analysis of the drugs.我们对药物要进行定量分析。