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开场白：

Today is Thursday, February 17th, 2022.

今天是2022年2月17日。

Today’s episode is all about big global companies’ latest development.

As we are entering to the tail of the report season for Q4, a handful of leading global corporations have unveiled their performance in the last quarter and their plan for the next move.

第一部分：英语新闻朗读（0:13")

• Cisco raises annual earnings forecast, announces $15 bln in share buybacks (Reuters)


• DoorDash revenue beats on sustained demand for food delivery (Reuters)


• Disney to Develop Residential Communities With Condos, Houses (Wall Street Journal)


• Google to limit ad tracking across apps on Android (Financial Times)


• ViacomCBS renames itself as it plays catch-up with Paramount+, its streaming service (New York Times)

第二部分：中英文新闻讲解（2:44")

第三部分：重要单词回顾（5:08")

• Buyback: 股票回购


• Beat: succeed in getting somewhere ahead of (someone); 领先，战胜


• Condos: short for condominium**, a building or complex of buildings containing a number of individually owned apartments or houses; 私人公寓**


• Ad Tracking: 广告追踪


• Head-on:involving the front of a vehicle or vehicles; 直接面对