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WBR: Bananageddon 25 Apr 14

Fri, 25 Apr 14

The UN warns of a growing threat to the world's banana crop. It's a fungus¹ that has spread from Asia to Africa and the Middle East, and it is impervious² to fungicides. We speak to the head of the United Nations' banana task force. The crisis in Ukraine has dominated world headlines for two months and yet one man insists it's the ideal place to launch a computer language training initiative. Torben Majgaard tells Roger Hearing all about his Ukrainian 'Brain Basket'. You might not immediately associate Morocco with the manufacture of aeroplanes but that could be about to change. The government in Rabat are keen to promote an industry already flourishing in the desert nation. Jeremy Howell travels to Casablanca to find out more. In conversation about the week's main news stories: Diane Brady of Bloomberg Businessweek in New York and Katie Martin of the Wall Street Journal in Europe.

1 fungus   

n.真菌，真菌类植物

参考例句：

• Mushrooms are a type of fungus.蘑菇是一种真菌。
• This fungus can just be detected by the unaided eye.这种真菌只用肉眼就能检查出。

2 impervious   

adj.不能渗透的，不能穿过的，不易伤害的

参考例句：

• He was completely impervious to criticism.他对批评毫不在乎。
• This material is impervious to gases and liquids.气体和液体都透不过这种物质。