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Business Matters: India's "smart cities" 3 March 2015

Tue, 3 Mar¹ 15

In a special programme live from Chennai, Fergus Nicoll reports on India's plan to create "smart cities". He takes a trip on the city's road and rail network, and talks to the head of transport development for the area. Plus there's an interview with an entrepreneur known "The Paperman", who is trying to turn the city's rubbish heaps to social good. And a real Indian success story - we hear why Enfield Motorcycles are racing² to success. With historian and cultural commentator³ Venkat Chalapathy, writer and researcher Nityanand Jayaram, and the BBC's Rahul Tandon.

1 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

2 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

3 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。