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开场白：

各位朋友早上好!

It’s Monday again. Today is March 21, 2022

今天是2022年3月21日，星期一。上个周末由于一些个人的原因，很遗憾没能制作周末特辑，希望各位听友谅解。

All right, let’s dive in to a new week. I sincerely hope that, we all can regain some of normal lives back as the pandemic finally wines down in our community. At least, I am optimistic.

美国政府上周公布了最新的通胀数据，又是创了近40年的新高。那就今天我就来介绍几则有关通货膨胀，也就inflation，的新闻。

第一部分：英语新闻朗读（0:10")

• Uber, Lyft drivers consider quitting as pain at the gas pump grows. (Reuters)
• Inflation is getting worse for the goods and services Americans need the most. (Business Insider)
• Inflation, explained by eggs. (Vox)
• Inflation is everywhere. Except your cell phone bill. (CNN Business)
• Inflation triggered an interest rate rise in the US. That could lead to mortgage shock in Australia. (ABC News)

第二部分：重要单词回顾（6:21")

• Ride-hailing: 打车
• Rampant: (especially of something unwelcome or unpleasant) flourishing or spreading unchecked;滋长
• Decipher: succeed in understanding, interpreting, or identifying (something);解码，解释
• Prevalent: widespread in a particular area or at a particular time; 普遍
• Duration: the time during which something continues; 期间