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WBR: Total CEO dies in jet crash 21 Oct 14

Tue, 21 Oct 14

The chief executive of French oil giant Total dies in a jet crash near Moscow. Russian investigators¹ say Christophe de Margerie's death was the result of "criminal negligence²". We look back on his career and talk to Jeroen van de Veer³, a former chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell, who knew Mr de Margerie well. Plus, economic growth in China slows again - to a rate of just over 7% - but how worried should we be over what it says about the global economic recovery? UK economist⁴ Roger Bootle tells us it's not China we should be worried about, but the eurozone. And we pay tribute to our friend and colleague - World Business Report presenter⁵ Mark Whittaker - who passed away earlier this month and whose funeral took place today.

1 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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 veer   

vt.转向，顺时针转，改变；n.转向

参考例句：

• He is unlikely to veer from his boss's strongly held views.他不可能背离他老板的强硬立场。
• If you fall asleep while driving,you'll probably veer off the road.假如你开车时打瞌睡，可能会驶离道路。

4 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。

5 presenter   

n.（电视、广播的）主持人，赠与者

参考例句：

• Most people think being a television presenter is exciting.很多人认为当电视节目主持人是一件刺激的事情。
• The programme dispensed with its most popular presenter.这个节目最受欢迎的主持人被换掉了。