Woman: The business world is still surprised at the latest rise in interest rates announced by the Central Bank yesterday.
女:商界仍然对央行昨天宣布的最新加息信息感到惊讶。
A full 1% was totally unexpected.
加息幅度为1%,完全出乎人们的意料。
To discuss this we'll be talking to the Chairman of the Bank and Derek Hallam, the President of the Small Business Association.
我们将与央行总裁和小型企业协会主席德里克·哈勒姆共同进行讨论这个问题。
Now Derek has been in the news lately.
最近,德里克一直出现在新闻中。
As you may recall, he made a speech to the CBI in which he expressed his concern at the damage being done to exports by the strength of the domestic currency.
你们可能还记得,他在CBI上发表了一次演讲,表达了他对本国货币的力度对出口造成损害的关切。
We'll be returning to that story later - but first, the other main news story.
我们稍后再回来讨论此事,先来看看另一条主要的新闻。
The proposed merger between the two giant chemical companies AKC and TBN is to go ahead despite objections lodged with the Monopolies Commission.
尽管垄断委员会提出异议,但两家大型化工公司AKC和TBN的合并计划仍将继续实施。
Shares in the companies have increased by 10% since the announcement. A spokesman for AKC has ...
自公告发布以来,两家公司的股票已上涨了10%。AKC的发言人......
Man: Right I'll stop it there,
男:好了,我就播到这里。
but before we begin I'd just like to draw your attention to some negative comments we've had from members of the public, concerning the format of the programme;
不过在我们开始讨论前,我们想让大家注意一些我们从公众那里收集到的有关节目形式的负面评论;
and secondly, from the Institute of Managers about aggressive interviewing styles.
其次,是从管理者协会得到的有关咄咄逼人的访谈风格的评论。
The details are in the file in front of you. Now to continue ...
你们面前的文件中含有详细信息。现在我们继续......