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开场白：

Happy Tuesday, my listeners.

Today is February 22nd, 2022.

There are a lot of ‘2’s on the calendar today and sort of symmetric.

Interesting, isn’t it?

Today’s news stories are about some big name retailers that we’re all familiar with.

第一部分：英语新闻朗读（0:13")

• Carl Icahn Nominates Two to McDonald’s Board (Wall Street Journal)
• Leaked email outlines Nike's new return-to-office plan, which 'happily' coincides with the brand's 50th anniversary (Business Insider)
• Macy's to win U.S. holiday season with biggest sales jump among department stores (Reuters)
• Walmart says shoppers are on alert as grocery bills climb (CNBC)
• Tim Hortons focuses its next phase of U.S. expansion on snowbirds and retirees (CNBC)

第二部分：重要单词回顾（4:27")

• Proxy fight: a competitive struggle between two corporate factions for the proxy votes from shareholders needed to control a corporation.
• Coincide:correspond in nature; tally; 巧合
• Peak season: 忙季
• Discretionary:available for use at the discretion of the user; 酌情,适量
• Slate:schedule; plan; 按计划