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Business Matters: India's Deadly Heatwave

Tue, 26 May 15

At least 500 people are reported to have died in a heatwave sweeping¹ India. We speak to BBC Hindi reporter Avinash Dutt in Delhi. As avian flu affects almost 40 million birds in the US, we hear about the resulting egg shortage², and how some companies are hoping to offer alternatives. In Hong Kong, children as young as six months old are being put through special training to get into the top kindergartens - we interview the boss of one such facility. And the BBC's Theo Leggett finds out whether 3D printing is living up to the hype. We're joined throughout the programme by Diana Furchtgott-Roth, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research in Washington DC and in Singapore by David Kuo of the Motley Fool.

1 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

2 shortage   

n.缺少，缺乏，不足

参考例句：

• The city is suffering a desperate shortage of water.这个城市严重缺水。
• The heart of the problem is a shortage of funds.问题的关键是缺乏经费。