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Business Matters: MH17 'game-changer' for Dutch 22 July 14

Tue, 22 Jul 14

The Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine is a "game-changer" for Dutch attitudes towards Russia, according to one of the Netherlands' diplomatic¹ experts. Jan Melissen, from the Clingendael Institute of International Relations, in The Hague, says the incident will force the country to take a much harsher² stance towards Russia, regardless of the economic consequences. Fast-food giants McDonald's and KFC are at the centre of a food scare in China as one of their suppliers is shut down following reports it had been selling food that to a year out of date. The BBC's Karishma Vaswani gives an update on the race to become Indonesia's next president, and Shilpa Kannan reports from New Delhi on what economic benefit, if any, India got from staging the Commonwealth³ Games. We're also joined by Shikha Dalmia, a senior policy analyst⁴ at the Reason Foundation in Washington, and David Kuo from the website Motley Fool in Singapore. And we talk 'beard gardens' with the BBC's Phil Mercer in Sydney.

1 diplomatic   

adj.外交的，从事外交的，策略的，有手腕的

参考例句：

• There are certain forms that must be followed in diplomatic circles.在外交界有一些礼节是必须遵守的。
• You must be more diplomatic in handling the situation.你在处理这一情况时，必须圆滑。

2 harsher   

adj.刺耳的( harsh的比较级 )；粗糙的；严厉的；残酷的

参考例句：

• The plant flourishes particularly well in slightly harsher climes. 这种植物在气候条件稍差一点的地区长势尤其好。 来自辞典例句
• Other mathematicians attacked analytic methods in harsher language. 别的数学家用比较粗鲁的语言攻击分析方法。 来自辞典例句

3 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

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。