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Business Matters: Pussy¹ Riot Launches Independent News Service 5 Sep 14

Fri, 5 Sep 14

Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova tells us about her pioneering news venture and oil giant BP is accused by a US judge of gross negligence² over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Plus, as toymaker Lego announces a giant leap in profits we explore the secret of its success. And in a first-of-its-kind study, an international team of neuroscientists and robotics engineers has demonstrated direct brain-to-brain communication in humans. Discussing these issues we are joined from Beijing, by Tianjie Ma of Greenpeace China and from Washington, by regular commentator³ Peter Morici.

1 pussy   

n.(儿语)小猫，猫咪

参考例句：

• Why can't they leave my pussy alone?为什么他们就不能离我小猫咪远一点？
• The baby was playing with his pussy.孩子正和他的猫嬉戏。

2 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。

3 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。