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Business Matters: Live from Northern Israel

Thu, 21 May 15

In our third special report from Israel and the Palestinian Territories we go to the city of Haifa in northern Israel. We hear about its reputation as an economic powerhouse of industrial development, which is great for the economy, but perhaps not so good for the air quality. Haifa also prides itself on being a place where Arabs and Jews get along well. We ask the locals if that is really the case. Six of the world's biggest banks are to pay authorities¹ a total of almost ￡6bn dollars for their role in the manipulation² the foreign exchange market. We hear the story from the BBC's Michelle Fleury. And El Ni?o - the natural phenomenon which periodically³ occurs in the Pacific and has been responsible for some extreme weather around the world - could be back. Historical climatologist Evelyn Browning Garriss explains. Our guests are Sharon Udasin, a reporter at Jerusalem Post and Benjamin Bental, professor of economics⁴ at Haifa University.

1 authorities   

n.当局，权力，权威；权威( authority的名词复数 )；权力；学术权威；[复数]当权者

参考例句：

• They interceded with the authorities on behalf of the detainees. 他们为被拘留者向当局求情。
• At his instigation we conceal the fact from the authorities. 我们受他的怂恿向当局隐瞒了事实。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 manipulation   

n.操纵，控制

参考例句：

• The government has disguised the true situation by clever manipulation of the figures. 政府巧妙地用数字掩盖了事实真相。
• They make a lot of money by clever manipulation of the Stock Market. 他们巧妙地操纵股票市场而大赚其钱。

3 periodically   

ad.周期性地，定期地

参考例句：

• The geyser erupts periodically. 间歇泉周期性地喷发。
• Economic crises recur periodically. 经济危机周期性地发生。

4 economics   

n.经济学，经济情况

参考例句：

• He is studying economics,which subject is very important.他正在学习经济学，该学科是很重要的。
• One can't separate politics from economics.不能把政治与经济割裂开来。