#英语 #英语口语 #英语听力 #英语学习 #学英语 #五分钟

第一部分：阅读（0:10)

• (0:19) Fed raises rates by half a percentage point — the biggest hike in two decades — to fight inflation. (CNBC)


• (1:36) Rouble leaps to over 2-year high vs dollar, euro as EU ups sanctions. (Reuters)


• (2:37) Intuit to pay $141M settlement over ‘free’ TurboTax ads. (AP)


• (3:54) Uber continues its recovery from the pandemic lull but loses $5.6 billion from investments. (New York Times)


• (5:20) Elon Musk Plans to Take Twitter Public a Few Years After Buyout. (Wall Street Journal)

第二部分：单词

• Expeditiously: with speed and efficiency; 迅速的；敏捷的


• Ditch: get rid of or give up; 抛弃


• Restitution: the restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner; 归还


• Scarce: (especially of food, money, or some other resource) insufficient for the demand; 稀缺


• Slump: a sudden severe or prolonged fall in the price, value, or amount of something; 突然下跌