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North Sea Oil 4 Feb 15

Wed¹, 4 Feb 15

The former Chief Executive of BP - Lord Browne - tells Wake up to Money that North Sea oil companies will need to cut back if they want to survive. Plus Professor Brian Cox explains that without engineers we'd be standing² naked in a forest.

1 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。