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Business Matters: HSBC Considers Relocating its London HQ 25 Apr 15

Sat, 25 Apr 15

One of the world’s biggest banks – HSBC – says it is considering moving its headquarters out of the UK, due to the “regulatory and structural1 reforms” introduced in the country since the financial crisis. Uncertainty2 over Britain's future in the European Union is also worrying the lender – but is this announcement a politically motivated one, or a reaction to shareholders’ demands? Also - the richest boxing match ever – we hear how Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are set to pocket at least $100m dollars each, and we bring you a Business Matters guide to one of the world's most remote communities - Tristan de Cuna. To finish off the week on a high, Kai Ryssdal of Marketplace tracks down the man who invented the emoticon – which uses punctuation3 to spell out a smiley face that you have to squint4 at it sidewise - way back in 1982.


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1 structural itXw5     
adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的
参考例句：
  • The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
  • The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。
2 uncertainty NlFwK     
n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物
参考例句：
  • Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
  • After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。
3 punctuation 3Sbxk     
n.标点符号，标点法
参考例句：
  • My son's punctuation is terrible.我儿子的标点符号很糟糕。
  • A piece of writing without any punctuation is difficult to understand.一篇没有任何标点符号的文章是很难懂的。
4 squint oUFzz     
v. 使变斜视眼, 斜视, 眯眼看, 偏移, 窥视; n. 斜视, 斜孔小窗; adj. 斜视的, 斜的
参考例句：
  • A squint can sometimes be corrected by an eyepatch. 斜视有时候可以通过戴眼罩来纠正。
  • The sun was shinning straight in her eyes which made her squint. 太阳直射着她的眼睛,使她眯起了眼睛。

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