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Savings¹, Sanctions² & Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi 08 Aug 14

Fri, 8 Aug 14

What ever happened to top-whack ISA savings rates? Why current accounts can sometimes be the best place to save these days. What will Russian sanctions mean for the UK's farmers and producers? Plus: Could the Indian sport of kabaddi be about to become a worldwide business success?

1 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

2 sanctions   

批准( sanction的名词复数 )； 认可； 制裁； 约束力

参考例句：

• There was general acquiescence in the UN sanctions. 普遍默认了联合国的制裁。
• Trade sanctions were imposed against any country that refused to sign the agreement. 凡拒签该协议的国家均受到贸易制裁。