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Business Matters: France won't deliver warships¹ to Russia 4 Sep 14

Thu, 4 Sep 14

French socialist² politician Christophe Premat talks to Roger Hearing about President Hollande's decision not to deliver two Mistral navy assault ships to Russia. Anne-Elisabeth Moutet discusses whether M. Hollande bowed to pressure from his European neighbours or held out so long because he was simply reluctant to put French jobs at risk. Gideon Long joins us from Santiago, Chile, where General Pinochet's former son-in-law is at the centre of an illegal share trading scandal. Plus: we're serenaded by Spanish miners, lamenting³ the loss of a once mighty⁴ industry. In New York, Sabri Ben-Achour examines tiny apartments - a new, Manhattan phenomenon called 'micro units'; in Singapore, Angela Mancini talks property prices and relocation. Juliana Liu is in Hong Kong with news of electoral reform, mixed marriages and the trials of US companies operating in China.

1 warships   

军舰，战舰( warship的名词复数 )； 舰只

参考例句：

• The enemy warships were disengaged from the battle after suffering heavy casualties. 在遭受惨重伤亡后，敌舰退出了海战。
• The government fitted out warships and sailors for them. 政府给他们配备了战舰和水手。

2 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

3 lamenting   

adj.悲伤的，悲哀的v.（为…）哀悼，痛哭，悲伤( lament的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Katydids were lamenting fall's approach. 蝈蝈儿正为秋天临近而哀鸣。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Lamenting because the papers hadn't been destroyed and the money kept. 她正在吃后悔药呢，后悔自己没有毁了那张字条，把钱昧下来！ 来自英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡

4 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。