S324五分钟英语-Quest Pro1017

#英语 #英语学习 #学英语 #国际新闻 #元宇宙开场白：非常高兴，你选择再次来到我的播客节目。Today is Monday, October 17th. I am sure, after a grueling long work week, you must have had some much needed rest during the weekend. Did you go out? I shared a quote from a friend on WeChat moment on Saturday to encourage everyone to get out. Don’t glue to your phone. Human contact or nature is way better. Trust me!The long weekend prompted me to think about when the golden week tradition actually started? I remember, when I was little, we only had a few days off for the national holiday. When did it become 7?Daily Phrase:Wreak havoc: to cause great damage. 极大地破坏A powerful tornado wreaked havoc on the small village.The virus wreaked havoc on my computer.新闻摘要：Time for today’s news story.But before we begin today’s topic. I would like to follow up on two stories we had last week. First, the UK fiscal fiasco is getting worse. So Liz Truss, the prime minister of Britain fired her financial chief, after only 44 days in the office. And second, now Elon Musk is having new problem with buying twitter. He may not have suffice funds to do so. If you are interest in these topics, feel free to revisit Ep. 21 and Ep. 22.In today’s program, let’s talk about the latest tech gig rolled by Meta, aka Facebook, Quest Pro VR Headset The Bizarre Duality of Meta’s New Quest Pro VR Headset (wired) Meta Quest Pro hands-on: The $1,500 headset that ‘will enable the metaverse’ (Engadget) Inside Zuckerberg’s $1,500 headset, the metaverse is still out of reach (Washington Post)Word of the Day (WoD): Glimpse:  a momentary or partial view. 一瞥, 扫视 Demise:  the end or failure of an enterprise or institution. 灭亡, 失败 Unveil: show or announce publicly for the first time. 揭开面纱, 初次展示前往小宇宙评论区与主播互动