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WBR: Wall Street Update: 06 Mar¹ 14

Thu, 6 Mar 14

It's been another day of fast-moving events in the tug-of-war between east and west over Ukraine. We hear the views of Robert Shapiro - former senior economic advisor² to President Clinton, on the wider risks that economic sanctions against Russia could pose. Peter Jankovskis from Oakbrook Investments gives us the lowdown on the US financial markets. And Newsweek journalist, Leah Goodman, claims to have tracked down the original creator of Bitcoin. We hear her story.

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 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。