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18 Feb 15 Should we be concerned about deflation?

Wed¹, 18 Feb 15

On today's podcast we hear from Murdock's Builders on a training scheme that helped them fill six jobs and one of their newest recruits; a truck firm based in Ballyclare continues to grow; we discuss the latest inflation figures with PwC economist² Esmond Birnie and Nestle remove artificial flavours in US.

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 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。