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Today is Thursday, March 17th, 2022

今天是2022年3月17日，星期四。

最近可能很多朋友的生活都受到了影响，希望我的播客节目能给你带来一些Educational fun.

Today we are going back to business news. Let’s talk about the upcoming monetary policy from the Federal Reserve.

第一部分：英语新闻朗读（0:10")

• Inflation-wary bond markets focused on Fed's tricky balancing act.(Reuters)
• What does a Federal Reserve interest rate hike mean for Main Street? (Fox Business)
• Fed Wrestles With the Challenge of How Quickly to Raise Interest Rates. (Wall Street Journal)
• The Fed’s firefight with inflation finally begins. (Yahoo Finance)
• US Fed set to raise interest rates for first time since 2018 amid soaring inflation. (Guardian)

第二部分：重要单词回顾（6:29")

• Trigger: cause (an event or situation) to happen or exist; 导致
• Main Street: the principal street of a town, traditionally the site of shops, banks, and other businesses.主流商业
• Deliberation:long and careful consideration or discussion; 深思熟虑
• Lean on: rely on or derive support from someone or something; 依赖
• Gauge: estimate or determine the magnitude, amount, or volume of; 估计