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Business Matters: South Africans prepare to go to the polls 6 May 14

Tue, 6 May 14

Twenty-five million South Africans are preparing to go to the polls. The BBC's Matthew Davies is in Johannesburg to gauge¹ the mood of voters and assess the state of the country's economy. North America technology correspondent, Richard Taylor, talks to presenter², Manuela Saragosa, about Amazon joining forces with Twitter. Elizabeth Hotson pays a visit to the world famous Betty's Tea Room in York, ancient capital of England, to find out how the city is getting 'China ready' in a bid to woo new tourists. Christine Bader is in the studio explaining how she became a 'corporate³ idealist' and why big business would do well to listen to what she has to say. In Singapore, energy analyst⁴ Vandana Hari talks 3D-printed houses and cheese; from Sydney, Phil Mercer joins us with all the latest Australian business news.

1 gauge   

v.精确计量；估计；n.标准度量；计量器

参考例句：

• Can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗？
• It's difficult to gauge one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。

2 presenter   

n.（电视、广播的）主持人，赠与者

参考例句：

• Most people think being a television presenter is exciting.很多人认为当电视节目主持人是一件刺激的事情。
• The programme dispensed with its most popular presenter.这个节目最受欢迎的主持人被换掉了。

3 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

4 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。