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Osborne's 'Budget for resilient UK'

Wed¹, 19 Mar² 14

It's Budget day and later this morning the Chancellor³ George Osborne will stand up to deliver what will be his fifth Budget. In this special programme we're going to focus on how Britain pays its way. We have expert analysis of where we're at now and what the Chancellor might unveil from that famous red box. And we're at Britain's newest container port with a look at exports and how we can increase them.

1 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。

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 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。