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开场白:
Today is Sunday, July 24th, 2022. Hope ya’ll have a great weekend!
I know it’s blistering hot outside. The temperature is again reaching 40 degree Celsius. Please stay inside or maybe hit the pool if you can.
Before we begin the regular program, let’s kick off with another language related trivia question. In last episode, we learned that, there are four countries that have more than four official languages, and Singapore is one of them. So what are the four official languages in Singapore? The answer will be revealed in the end of the program.
In today’s program, let’s talk about the social media giant Snap’s downfall on last Friday.
新闻摘要:
- Snap shares dive 39% following poor earnings report(CNBC)
- Snap stock is getting obliterated (Techcrunch)
- Snap 'is going through a near-death experience,' analyst explains (Yahoo Finance)
- Why a social media app is dragging the market lower (CNN)
Words of the Day (WoD):
- Obliterate: destroy utterly; wipe out. 抹杀
- Reeling: wind a line onto a reel by turning the reel; 踉跄
- rejigger: rearrange or tamper with. 再次调整
- Warrant:justify or necessitate (a certain course of action). 应该受到
- Dismal:depressing; dreary. 阴暗的，让人失望的
- Come onboard:To join a company, organization, or some other group; 参与或者一起合作
