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Business Matters: Russians hit by sanctions 18 Mar¹ 14

Tue, 18 Mar 14

US and EU sanctions hit senior Russian officials as East and West argue over Ukraine. Paul Ivan at the European Policy Centre tells us why a tougher stance was not taken against Moscow. Also, we hear from Neil Smith, owner and founder² of Simferopol- based vodka brand the Crimea Vodka Company. Venetians are voting on whether to secede³ from Italy. We'll have the latest on why the people of the northern province, which includes the famous lagoon⁴ city, are tired of paying taxes to Rome. Malaysian journalist Oon Yeoh joins us from Kuala Lumpur, where all talk is of missing flight 370, and Charlie Herman of WNYC is at the BBC's bureau in Manhattan. Rahul Tandon has all the latest business news from India, and Lucy Kellaway asks, is small talk the way to make progress up the career ladder?

1 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。

2 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

3 secede   

v.退出，脱离

参考例句：

• They plotted to make the whole Mississippi Valley secede from the United States.他们阴谋策划使整个密西西比流域脱离美国。
• We won't allow Tibet to secede from China and become an independent nation.我们决不允许西藏脱离中国独立。

4 lagoon   

n.泻湖，咸水湖

参考例句：

• The lagoon was pullulated with tropical fish.那个咸水湖聚满了热带鱼。
• This area isolates a restricted lagoon environment.将这一地区隔离起来使形成一个封闭的泻湖环境。