S303五分钟英语-Recession 0726

#英语 #英语学习 #学英语 #Recession #国际新闻开场白：Today is Tuesday, July 26th.As usual, let’s begin today’s program with a trivia question. Many of you may know that, in Europe, people tend to speak multiple languages. Even though English may not be the most common language, a large number of Europeans can speak English pretty. So for these European countries, what percentage of population can carry a conversation in English. Which country has the highest percentage and which has the lowest? The answer will be revealed in the end of the program.Today’s topic is recession.新闻摘要： 0:49” Germany ‘on Brink of Recession’ as Business Confidence Falls (Bloomberg) 2’10” U.S. housing cooldown is recession red flag for markets (Reuters) 3’12” Yellen downplays U.S. recession risk ahead of key economic reports this week (CBS) 4‘19“ The numbers show the U.S. economy is at least teetering on a recession (CNBC)Word of the Day (WoD): Jack up: raise something, especially a vehicle, with a jack. 提高 Harbinger: a forerunner of something. 预兆 Teeter: move or balance unsteadily; sway back and forth. 摇摇欲坠 Nuance: a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound. 细微差别 Flush with: 充足 Part (with): give up possession of; hand over. 放弃前往小宇宙评论区与主播互动