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Business Matters: Space Rocket Explodes On Launch 29 Oct 14

Wed¹, 29 Oct 14

The private space rocket Antares has exploded at lift-off in the US. We'll ask what this means for the growing commercialisation of space. Also, we'll hear why a truce² in Europe's budget battle could spell trouble ahead. We've got a swine of a story about the half a million wild pigs in the US state of Lousiana. They are running amok - and farmers are gunning for them. Also on the programme we meet the couple who got together partly through their love of collecting Hello Kitty memorabilia. Throughout the programme we're joined by two guests on opposite sides of the Pacific - David Kuo in Singapore and Jessica Beineicke in New York

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 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。