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Gadgets¹, Interest Rates & a World Tour 07 Aug 14

Thu, 7 Aug 14

Research by Ofcom says the average Brit spends more time on gadgets than sleeping. With the economy growing again, we look at when interest rates will rise and what it will mean for savers and those with mortgages. Plus: Why taxpayers² are soon to support musicians heading off on a world tour.

1 gadgets   

n.小机械，小器具（ gadget的名词复数 ）

参考例句：

• Certainly. The idea is not to have a house full of gadgets. 当然。设想是房屋不再充满小配件。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
• This meant more gadgets and more experiments. 这意味着要设计出更多的装置，做更多的实验。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史

2 taxpayers   

纳税人，纳税的机构( taxpayer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。
• She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。