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Business Matters: Behold¹ 2015 2 Jan 15

Fri, 2 Jan 15

What will change in 2015 and how will it impact our lives? To discuss potential developments in finance, economics, technology and the environment, presenter² Roger Hearing is joined by regular Business Matters guests Ralph Silva in Toronto and Vandana Hari in Singapore - as well as Mike Jakeman of the Economist³ Intelligence Unit and futurologist Peter Cochrane.

1 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

2 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。

3 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。