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WBR: Crunch¹ talks on Greek crisis 20 Feb 15

Fri, 20 Feb 15

EU finance ministers hold crunch talks in Brussels to find a way out of Greece's financial crisis, hoping to overcome Germany's reservations about a deal offered by Athens. Shares in the phone SIM card maker² Gemalto fall, as investors³ react to claims that US and UK spies hacked⁴ the company's systems to get encryption keys. This Sunday Hollywood stars will be out in force for the Oscars. But as actors and directors grab the limelight, other contributors to films can get forgotten. We visit Angels, a London company that makes the costumes for lots of Hollywood movies.

1 crunch   

n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声

参考例句：

• If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
• People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。

2 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

3 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

4 hacked   

生气

参考例句：

• I hacked the dead branches off. 我把枯树枝砍掉了。
• I'm really hacked off. 我真是很恼火。