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Political and Economic Instability in Greece 29 Dec 14

Mon, 29 Dec 14

The Greek parliament will vote later this morning on whether to approve a new president for the country, as concerns grow of a fresh political crisis¹ that could have big repercussions² for the rest of the eurozone. And the boss of the company that owns City Link has said that he explored every possible way to save the firm. City Link went into administration on Christmas day and unions says over 2,000 workers will face redundancy. Plus are British graduates ready for the world of work.

1 crisis   

n.危机，危急关头，决定性时刻，关键阶段

参考例句：

• He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.他已表明，在紧要关头他是可以信赖的。
• The topic today centers about the crisis in the Middle East.今天课题的中心是中东危机。

2 repercussions   

n.后果，反响( repercussion的名词复数 )；余波

参考例句：

• The collapse of the company will have repercussions for the whole industry. 这家公司的垮台将会给整个行业造成间接的负面影响。
• Human acts have repercussions far beyond the frontiers of the human world. 人类行为所产生的影响远远超出人类世界的范围。 来自《简明英汉词典》