EP45 五分钟英语-About Big Retailers

#英语 #英语口语 #英语听力 #英语学习 #学英语 #五分钟开场白：Happy Tuesday, my listeners.Today is February 22nd, 2022.There are a lot of ‘2’s on the calendar today and sort of symmetric.Interesting, isn’t it?Today’s news stories are about some big name retailers that we’re all familiar with.第一部分：英语新闻朗读（0:13") Carl Icahn Nominates Two to McDonald’s Board (Wall Street Journal) Leaked email outlines Nike's new return-to-office plan, which 'happily' coincides with the brand's 50th anniversary (Business Insider) Macy's to win U.S. holiday season with biggest sales jump among department stores (Reuters) Walmart says shoppers are on alert as grocery bills climb (CNBC) Tim Hortons focuses its next phase of U.S. expansion on snowbirds and retirees (CNBC)第二部分：重要单词回顾（4:27") Proxy fight: a competitive struggle between two corporate factions for the proxy votes from shareholders needed to control a corporation. Coincide:correspond in nature; tally; 巧合 Peak season: 忙季 Discretionary:available for use at the discretion of the user; 酌情,适量 Slate:schedule; plan; 按计划前往小宇宙评论区与主播互动