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Business Matters: Lagarde under investigation¹ 28 Aug 14

Thu, 28 Aug 14

Paddy Hirsch from Marketplace in Los Angeles and The Guardian's Tania Branigan in Beijing join Jon Bithrey to discuss the investigation into IMF chief Christine Lagarde for alleged² negligence³. Adventurer Alex Bellini tells us of his plans to spend a year living on an iceberg⁴ off the coast of Greenland and Richard Taylor in San Francisco explains California's new killswitch law, designed to reduce mobile phone theft. Calcutta-based reporter Rahul Tandon tells us that India is now the best place in the world to buy cheap airline tickets and discusses the southern state of Kerala's plans to ban the sale of alcohol. Plus, we're joined from Canberra by Doctor Ben Greene, who's joining forces with Lockheed Martin to build a space junk tracking station in the Australian outback.

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

3 negligence   

n.疏忽，玩忽，粗心大意

参考例句：

• They charged him with negligence of duty.他们指责他玩忽职守。
• The traffic accident was allegedly due to negligence.这次车祸据说是由于疏忽造成的。

4 iceberg   

n.冰山，流冰，冷冰冰的人

参考例句：

• The ship hit an iceberg and went under.船撞上一座冰山而沉没了。
• The glacier calved a large iceberg.冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。