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Welcome back to the program.

Today is Thursday, June 9th, 2022.

Let’s go over some latest global new stories.

The News Story

• 有关Grab (0:18") Southeast Asia's Grab to offer mapping services to other firms in search for profit (Reuters)


• 有关欧洲央行 (1:06") European Central Bank poised to signal July rate hike as inflation jumps to fresh record high (CNBC)


• 有关企业应对通胀 (1:59") No, you’re not imagining it — package sizes are shrinking (Associated Press)


• 有关欧洲充电线的新规 (3:15") What the EU’s new USB-C rules mean for the iPhone (the Verge)


• 有关猴痘 (4:44") Monkeypox outbreak tops 1,000 cases, WHO warns of 'real' risk (AFP)

Key Words:

• Pitch: make a bid to obtain a contract or other business. 提议，介绍


• Onset: the beginning of something, especially something unpleasant. 开始


• Steadfastly: resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering. 坚定不移地


• Proprietary: relating to an owner or ownership. 专有的


• Zoonotic/zoonosis: A zoonosis (zoonotic disease or zoonoses -plural) is an infectious disease that is transmitted between species from animals to humans. 人畜共患病的