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WBR: Russia Retaliates¹ Against Sanctions 6 Aug 14

Wed², 6 Aug 14

Russia announces trade restrictions³ on agricultural products from countries which have imposed sanctions on it. Italy has slipped back into recession. We ask what needs to be done to rescue the country's economy. More than a billion internet login details and passwords have been stolen by a Russian gang. And humans get one step closer to mining valuable minerals from space. But just how would you get hold of an asteroid⁴? Plus, sales are slipping at the firm that invented blue jeans, Levi Strauss. Can the iconic brand fight back against a tide of competition from newer brands?

1 retaliates   

v.报复，反击( retaliate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Lincoln suggests Si Tan pauses, the letter that writes acrimonious of a content retaliates that fellow. 林肯建议斯坦顿，写一封内容尖刻的信回敬那家伙。 来自互联网
• If it does not, and the US imposes tariffs and China retaliates, what then? 如果它不让步，而美国开征关税，中国加以报复，接下来会怎样？ 来自互联网

2 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。

3 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

4 asteroid   

n.小行星；海盘车(动物)

参考例句：

• Astronomers have yet to witness an asteroid impact with another planet.天文学家还没有目击过小行星撞击其它行星。
• It's very unlikely that an asteroid will crash into Earth but the danger exists.小行星撞地球的可能性很小，但这样的危险还是存在的。