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WBR: India derails $1-trillion trade agreement 1 Aug 14

Fri, 1 Aug 14

As WTO members fail to agree a global¹ trade deal, we talk to the secretary general of the International Chamber² of Commerce³, John Danilovich, who says India isn't playing by the rules. The US has started exporting oil for the first time since 1975. And we hear from New York where the "maker⁴ movement" - people making handmade, artisanal products - has really taken off. It is seeing so much success that some people are even calling this manufacturing's comeback to the Big Apple. Also on the programme we'll have our usual weekly round-up of the week's key business stories, plus the latest from the financial markets.

1 global   

adj.全球的；球形的；世界的

参考例句：

• A global environmental meeting is going to be held here.一个全球环境会议将在这里举行。
• The report takes a global view of the company's problems.这份报告对公司的问题作了综合性的论述。

2 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

3 commerce   

n.商业，贸易；社交

参考例句：

• Commerce binds the two countries together.贸易把这两国结合在一起。
• They drew up plans aimed at expanding commerce.他们拟定了发展商业的计划。

4 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。