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#英语 #英语口语 #英语听力 #英语学习 #学英语 #五分钟第一部分：阅读（0:10) (0:19) Fed raises rates by half a percentage point — the biggest hike in two decades — to fight inflation. (CNBC) (1:36) Rouble leaps to over 2-year high vs dollar, euro as EU ups sanctions. (Reuters) (2:37) Intuit to pay $141M settlement over ‘free’ TurboTax ads. (AP) (3:54) Uber continues its recovery from the pandemic lull but loses $5.6 billion from investments. (New York Times) (5:20) Elon Musk Plans to Take Twitter Public a Few Years After Buyout. (Wall Street Journal)第二部分：单词 Expeditiously: with speed and efficiency; 迅速的；敏捷的 Ditch: get rid of or give up; 抛弃 Restitution: the restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner; 归还 Scarce: (especially of food, money, or some other resource) insufficient for the demand; 稀缺 Slump: a sudden severe or prolonged fall in the price, value, or amount of something; 突然下跌前往小宇宙评论区与主播互动