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WBR Financial help for Ukraine 4 Mar¹ 14

Tue, 4 Mar 14

US Secretary of State, John Kerry, has arrived in Ukraine with $1 billion worth of financial help for Kiev. We examine how precarious² the country's economic situation is. And, we ask how vulnerable is the international financial system, if the US goes ahead with sanctions against Russia? We hear from Greenland's prime minister, Aleqa Hammond, that climate change is transforming her country, but there's a silver lining³: Greenlanders will benefit from a resources boom as the ice retreats. And Theo Leggett reports from the Geneva motorshow as electric cars power ahead.

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 precarious   

adj.不安定的，靠不住的；根据不足的

参考例句：

• Our financial situation had become precarious.我们的财务状况已变得不稳定了。
• He earned a precarious living as an artist.作为一个艺术家，他过得是朝不保夕的生活。

3 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。