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Llloyds: 27 Feb 15

Fri, 27 Feb 15

Lloyds is expected to announce profits and that it will pay a dividend¹ for the first time since the financial crisis in results out later this morning. That's in contrast to that other part-taxpayer-owned bank RBS, we'll explore why Lloyds is doing well. We'll also take a look at how the owners of British Airways² - International Airlines Group - are doing ahead of their results. And who do you turn to at the top? We speak to the man who mentors³ Chief Execs.

1 dividend   

n.红利，股息；回报，效益

参考例句：

• The company was forced to pass its dividend.该公司被迫到期不分红。
• The first quarter dividend has been increased by nearly 4 per cent.第一季度的股息增长了近 4%。

2 AIRWAYS   

航空公司

参考例句：

• The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
• At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。

3 mentors   

n.（无经验之人的）有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的名词复数 )v.（无经验之人的）有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Beacham and McNamara, my two mentors, had both warned me. 我的两位忠实朋友，比彻姆和麦克纳马拉都曾经警告过我。 来自辞典例句
• These are the kinds of contacts that could evolve into mentors. 这些人是可能会成为你导师。 来自互联网