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Business Matters: The murder of James Foley 21 Aug 14

Thu, 21 Aug 14

Roger Hearing is joined by Heather Timmons, Asia Correspondent for Quartz¹, and Nancy Marshall-Genzer, senior reporter for US business programme Marketplace. Along with writer and journalist, Sunny Hundal, and Haris Tarin, from the US-based Muslim Public Affairs Council, they're talking about the murder of US journalist James Foley and ask: given the widespread outrage² at the sharing of the execution video on social media, should some things be off-limits online? We have a report from Scotland about how independence could affect the country's buoyant banking³ sector⁴, and Juliana Liu joins us from Hong Kong for a look at all the latest business stories in the Asia Pacific region. Plus, we're joined by Zack Brown - the man who used KickStarter to raise money to buy a tub of potato salad. Initially⁵ hoping for just $10, Zack, whose middle name is Danger, has now raised $55,000 and plans to stage a potato salad-themed music festival in his home town of Columbus, Ohio.

1 quartz   

n.石英

参考例句：

• There is a great deal quartz in those mountains.那些山里蕴藏着大量石英。
• The quartz watch keeps good time.石英表走时准。

2 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
• We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

3 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

4 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

5 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。