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WBR: Wall Street Update 17 Dec 14

Thu, 18 Dec 14

Cuban-American author Christina Garcia tells us why the new thawing¹ of relations between Washington and Havana will prompt a very mixed reaction amongst her Cuban family. And Doug McIntyre from financial website 24/7 Wall Street gives his analysis of the day's trading and the reaction to the closer ties between Cuba and the US.

1 thawing   

n.熔化，融化v.（气候）解冻( thaw的现在分词 )；（态度、感情等）缓和；（冰、雪及冷冻食物）溶化；软化

参考例句：

• The ice is thawing. 冰在融化。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• It had been snowing and thawing and the streets were sloppy. 天一直在下雪，雪又一直在融化，街上泥泞不堪。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹