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"Business Matters: Australia reflects on deadly cafe siege 16 Dec 14

Tue, 16 Dec 14

Australia's Prime Minister offers the nation words of reassurance¹ after a prolonged hostage siege ended with 3 people dead. We get the latest from the BBC's Jonathan Head in Sydney. Business Reporter Rob Young tells us about Russia's central bank hiking its key interest rate. Plus, ten years on from the devastating² Asian tsunami³ we hear from the BBC's Rahul Tandon on the recovery that's been achieved. There have been important developments in the fight against two lethal⁴ diseases - a new bodysuit for health-workers tackling ebola and a possible new vaccine⁵ against dengue fever. Plus, Lucy Kellaway tells us why we should fear getting too comfortable more than fear itself. Our guests are Shika Dalmia of the Reason Foundation joining us from Washington DC and Angela Mancini of Control Risks in Singapore.

1 reassurance   

n.使放心，使消除疑虑

参考例句：

• He drew reassurance from the enthusiastic applause.热烈的掌声使他获得了信心。
• Reassurance is especially critical when it comes to military activities.消除疑虑在军事活动方面尤为关键。

2 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

3 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

4 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

5 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。