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Business Matters: US Iran negotiations¹ falter² 09 Apr 14

Wed³, 9 Apr 14

Jennifer Cheng, CEO of Glam It, and Ben Gilbert, Editor at Engadget, join Roger Hearing to discuss entrepreneurialism, dream jobs, gay marriage and video game development. Laura Rozen brings us the latest on US-Iranian relations, and the BBC's Pascale Harter joins us from Barcelona with the latest news on efforts to establish an independent state of Catalonia. Rod Dreher of The American Conservative gives us his views on a campaign to boycott⁴ shopkeepers in the US who oppose same sex marriage, and we hear from Ear Uy of games developer Osja Studio on the trials and troubles of launching a tech start up in Cambodia.

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 falter   

vi.(嗓音)颤抖，结巴地说；犹豫；蹒跚

参考例句：

• His voice began to falter.他的声音开始发颤。
• As he neared the house his steps faltered.当他走近房子时，脚步迟疑了起来。

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 boycott   

n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与

参考例句：

• We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
• The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。