S308五分钟英语-Asia Biz 0817

#英语 #英语学习 #学英语 #Recession #国际新闻开场白：Today is Wednesday, August 17Thank you for tuning in again. Today’s program is about business stories in Asia. As usual, before we begin the regular program, we will start with a language trivia question. Do know when the first English-Chinese dictionary in China was published?新闻摘要： Japan’s economy rebounds from Covid jolt, global slowdown clouds outlook(CNBC) China’s central bank cuts key policy rates(MarketWatch) Aussie, kiwi fall as China’s recovery r; yuan eases on surprise PBOC rate cut (CNBC) Korea Inc's foreign labour crunch puts older workers back in factories (Reuters)Word of the Day (WoD): Jolt: an abrupt rough or violent movement. 颠簸 Crunch: a severe shortage of money or credit 紧缩前往小宇宙评论区与主播互动