EP12 五分钟英语-About Inflation

#英语 #英语口语 #英语听力 #英语学习 #学英语 #五分钟开场白：各位朋友早上好!It’s Monday again. Today is March 21, 2022今天是2022年3月21日，星期一。上个周末由于一些个人的原因，很遗憾没能制作周末特辑，希望各位听友谅解。All right, let’s dive in to a new week. I sincerely hope that, we all can regain some of normal lives back as the pandemic finally wines down in our community. At least, I am optimistic.美国政府上周公布了最新的通胀数据，又是创了近40年的新高。那就今天我就来介绍几则有关通货膨胀，也就inflation，的新闻。第一部分：英语新闻朗读（0:10") Uber, Lyft drivers consider quitting as pain at the gas pump grows. (Reuters) Inflation is getting worse for the goods and services Americans need the most. (Business Insider) Inflation, explained by eggs. (Vox) Inflation is everywhere. Except your cell phone bill. (CNN Business) Inflation triggered an interest rate rise in the US. That could lead to mortgage shock in Australia. (ABC News)第二部分：重要单词回顾（6:21") Ride-hailing: 打车 Rampant: (especially of something unwelcome or unpleasant) flourishing or spreading unchecked;滋长 Decipher: succeed in understanding, interpreting, or identifying (something);解码，解释 Prevalent: widespread in a particular area or at a particular time; 普遍 Duration: the time during which something continues; 期间前往小宇宙评论区与主播互动