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Deflation, potatoes, and forex fines 20 May 15

Wed¹, 20 May 15

With inflation falling into negative territory for the first time in more than 50 years, we look at the impact of falling food prices on potato farmers. As regulators prepare to hit some of the world's biggest banks with massive fines for alleged² foreign exchange market manipulation, we ask what it means for the industry. And will the nation's rail travellers be facing bus replacement³ hell next week? Or will the unions and Network Rail find common ground over pay?

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 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

3 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。