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Business Matters: CIA Spying Accusation¹ 12 Mar² 14

Wed³, 12 Mar 14

The CIA denies allegations of spying from one its biggest supporters, Senator Diane Feinstein. Plus, in one of the wealthiest capitals of the world - London - people are living in shipping⁴ containers because property rent is so high. We look at what makes a winning argument on Twitter, after a new report shows that public consensus⁵ on any issue in the Twittersphere is settled within 20 hours - after which, it's almost impossible to change peoples' opinions. Finally, we look as why there is such an apparent lack of lesbians in the fashion industry. We discuss all this with Mark Konold from World Watch in Washington, and David Kuo from the Motley Fool in Singapore.

1 accusation   

n.控告，指责，谴责

参考例句：

• I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
• She knew that no one would believe her accusation.她知道没人会相信她的指控。

2 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

3 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

4 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

5 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？