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Business Matters: Ukraine Crisis Worsens 03 May 2014

Sat, 3 May 14

As the crisis deepens in Ukraine, Germany's Angela Merkel and the US President Barack Obama meet to discuss further sanctions against Russia. PJ Crowley, former US Assistant Secretary of State, gives his analysis of how far Europe will go down the route of sanctions. The BBC's Dave Lee meets the man accused of internet piracy¹ on a large scale - Kim Dotcom. And Colin Peacock of Radio New Zealand comments on the Dotcom saga² as well as other business news from the country.

1 piracy   

n.海盗行为，剽窃，著作权侵害

参考例句：

• The government has already adopted effective measures against piracy.政府已采取有效措施惩治盗版行为。
• They made the place a notorious centre of piracy.他们把这地方变成了臭名昭著的海盗中心。

2 saga   

n.(尤指中世纪北欧海盗的)故事，英雄传奇

参考例句：

• The saga of Flight 19 is probably the most repeated story about the Bermuda Triangle.飞行19中队的传说或许是有关百慕大三角最重复的故事。
• The novel depicts the saga of a family.小说描绘了一个家族的传奇故事。