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Business Matters: Targetting Putin's 'cronies' 23 July 14

Wed¹, 23 Jul 14

The EU promises tougher sanctions on Russia and more of President Putin's 'cronies'. But just who are these multi-billionaire Russian oligarchs, and what is their relationship with the president? We ask Mark Hollingsworth, author of "Londongrad - From Russia with Cash." Plus, Indonesia welcomes its new president, Jakarta governor Joko Widodo, a man seen as marking a new break with the country's troubled past. And Glasgow gets set to host the 2014 Commonwealth² Games, but what sort of economic legacy³ might the competition bring to the city? Throughout the programme Mark Whitaker is joined from New York by author and journalist Gordon Chang, and from Singapore by Angela Mancini, of Control Risks.

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 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

3 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。