EP44 五分钟英语-About My Favorite Tech

#英语 #英语口语 #英语听力 #英语学习 #学英语 #五分钟开场白：Good morning! Today is Monday, February 21st, 2022.I can’t believe it’s almost the last week of February and March is in sight!Hope all my listeners had a great weekend, all rested and ready for a new week.First I want to make an apology since I haven’t been able to make weekend editions due to some conflict schedule. But I promise that I am working it and hope it will begin sooner than I planned.Second, I would like to make a small change to the program. Instead of separating the new stories and my comments, now they will be back-to-back. It might be easier to follow up. I am also open for suggestions or if you have any specific areas that you would like me to cover.OK, now let’s get started.Today’s story is all about some of my favorite tech companies.第一部分：英语新闻朗读（0:13") Spotify Bet Big on Joe Rogan. It Got More Than It Counted On (New York Times) SpaceX postpones Starlink mission due to bad weather conditions, delaying the launch of 46 internet satellites (Business Insiders) Rivian Makes a Bold Move To Solve Its Biggest Problem (the Street) Intel CEO Sees Revenue Growth Gaining Pace Starting Next Year (Wall Street Journal) Tesla software updates allow quick fixes - and taking risks (Reuters)第二部分：重要单词回顾（6:26") Roil:make (a liquid) turbid or muddy by disturbing the sediment; 搅动，扰乱 Blast off:(of a rocket or spacecraft) take off from a launching site; 火箭发射 Ramp up:increase the level or amount of something sharply; 逐步提高 Cede:give up (power or territory); 割让 Dwarf:cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison;相形见绌前往小宇宙评论区与主播互动