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WBR: Wall Street Update 26 Dec 14

Fri, 26 Dec 14

Despite light trading on Boxing Day, US indexes closed broadly higher, with the Russell 2000 reaching a new all-time high. Jim Lebenthal from Lebenthal Asset Management reflects on todaya€?s markets and looks ahead to 2015. Plus, as Microsoft and Sony battle the latest cyber-attack affecting Xbox and PlayStation consoles, we hear from frustrated¹ gamers unable to log-on.

1 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》