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E-books Row 20 Aug 14

Wed¹, 20 Aug 14

Adam Parsons and Mickey Clark return to the on-going row between online bookseller Amazon and the publishers which has now gone global. As the Bank of England publishes the minutes of the August meeting of its Monetary² Policy Committee, we reflect on their decision to keep interest rates on hold for yet another month and for any signs of a split in the camp. Plus we look at the rising price of precious metals on manufacturing and whether other mobile phone operators will follow EE’s lead in charging some customers to jump the helpline queue.

1 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

2 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。