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Business Matters: Greece Remains¹ Optimistic Despite Stocks Falling 29 Jan 15

Thu, 29 Jan 15

The new Greek Prime Minister insists Greece will pay back all of its debt. The Greek Chamber² of Commerce tells us that the new finance minister is more of a 'theorist'. Nigeria's Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, insists that falling oil prices will not be detrimental³ to the country's economy, and that Nigeria's initiatives to focus on better agricultural output will save the day. Facebook declares another set of good financial results. Tech expert Ben Parr from CNET tells us that even though young people are slowly deserting the site, the alternatives they choose... are also owned by Facebook. Guests today are Vandana Hari of Platts in Singapore, and Professor Peter Morici, an economist⁴ from the University of Maryland, who joins us from Washington. Presented by Fergus Nicoll.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

3 detrimental   

adj.损害的，造成伤害的

参考例句：

• We know that heat treatment is detrimental to milk.我们知道加热对牛奶是不利的。
• He wouldn't accept that smoking was detrimental to health.他不相信吸烟有害健康。

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。