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WBR: Abenomics questioned as Japan's economy falters¹ 13 August 14

Wed², 13 Aug 14

Japan's economy shrinks at its fastest rate since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami³, bringing the country's ambitious growth plan - dubbed⁴ 'Abenomics' - into question. As the deadly Ebola virus continues to spread in West Africa, we speak to Karl Smithson, the CEO of Stellar Diamonds, to ask how the disease is affecting his company's operations and staff in Sierra Leone and Guinea. Plus, we speak to a Moscow restaurateur about the impact of a Russian ban on Western food imports. And we assess the likely impact of a hazelnut shortage on the global confectionery industry.

1 falters   

（嗓音）颤抖( falter的第三人称单数 )； 支吾其词； 蹒跚； 摇晃

参考例句：

• He never falters in his determination. 他的决心从不动摇。
• The plan never falters; the design never changes. It is all ordered. 大自然从不步履蹒跚，从不三心二意，一切都是有条不紊。

2 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。

3 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

4 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》