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28 Jan 15 The Big Apple

Wed¹, 28 Jan 15

On today's podcast we hear from Smiths Engineering creating 12 jobs in ￡900k investment, we speak to Danske Bank's Chief Economist² on the latest GDP figures and what they mean for Northern Ireland and Apple report record quarterly sales at end of 2014.

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 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。