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Strong UK GDP figures expected

Mon, 27 Jan 14

Official figures to be released on Tuesday are expected to show the UK economy grew at its fastest rate since before the financial crisis. But where is the growth coming from and is the recovery sustainable? We ask a panel of experts what they think. Wake Up to Money looks at the latest problems affecting the majority taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland. And after selling its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless¹, Vodafone is gearing up to return around ￡54 billion to investors².

1 wireless   

adj.无线的；n.无线电

参考例句：

• There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
• Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

2 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会