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WBR: Britain's Leaders Rush to Scotland 10 Sep 14

Wed¹, 10 Sep 14

Opinion polls ahead of Scotland's independence vote appear to show an increase in support for independence. British Prime Minister David Cameron and other national political leaders have headed north to try to convince Scots to stay in the United Kingdom. British economist² Michael Hughes and Brian Lucey, former economist at the Irish central bank, debate the merits of Scotland going it alone. Also Emilio Botin, chairman of Santander Bank, has died - we take a look at the man credited with transforming the company from a domestic Spanish lender into one of the world's biggest banks. Finally chief executive of video hosting site Vimeo, Kerry Trainor, talks about net neutrality and the threat of inequality in cyberspace³.

1 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。

2 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

3 cyberspace   

n.虚拟信息空间，网络空间，计算机化世界

参考例句：

• She travels in cyberspace by sending messages to friends around the world.她利用电子空间给世界各地的朋友们发送信件。
• The teens spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.青少年花费在电脑上的时间比他们和真正的朋友及家人在一起的时间要多。