每日一句口語 159

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Tired of the constant barrage of depressing headlines

from the eurozone debt crisis, German economists have

turned their skills to the rather more fun task of

forecasting the European Championships.

德國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家為不斷傳來的歐債危機(jī)壞消息疲倦不已。今年歐

洲杯開賽后，他們把自己的經(jīng)濟(jì)技巧應(yīng)用于更加有趣的工作：

預(yù)測(cè)歐洲杯冠軍。

【Vocabulary】

1. barrage:彈幕;掩護(hù)炮火

Example: A barrage of criticism.接二連三的一大堆批評(píng)

2. headline:大字標(biāo)題;新聞提要;頭條新聞

Example: A newspaper headline caught his attention.報(bào)紙的大標(biāo)題引起他的注意。

3. forecast:預(yù)測(cè);預(yù)報(bào)

Example: The Treasury's forecast assumes that inflation will remain below 3%.

財(cái)政部的預(yù)測(cè)稱,通貨膨脹率將保持在3%以下。