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Happy Monday!
又是一个新的星期开始了。
I wish you had a great weekend and you’re ready for a brand new week!
Let’s take a look at some latest global news stories.
The News Story
- 有关加密货币 (0:20") Bitcoin drops below $20,000 as crypto selloff quickens (Associated Press)
- 有关618和京东 (1:11") China's JD.com) posts slowest growth ever in '618' shopping event (Reuters)
- 有关特斯拉 (2:11") Bumpy road ahead for Elon Musk as Tesla faces losing world's biggest electric car maker crown, study says (Yahoo News)
- 有关欧洲的炎热天气 (3:18") Europe heatwave: France braces for record-breaking temperatures as Spain battles forest fires (Guardian)
- 有关IE (4:23") RIP Internet Explorer: Microsoft's Legacy Browser Is Now Gone for Good (CNet)
Words of the Day (WoD):
- Threshold (P1): a point of entry or beginning. 门槛，起点
- Plunge (P1): jump or dive quickly and energetically. 骤降
- Swelter (P4): (of a person or the atmosphere at a particular time or place) be uncomfortably hot. 闷热
- Phenomena (P4): a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question. 现象
- Emblazoned (P5): conspicuously inscribe or display a design on. 印花的
