CNN.ST.NOTES[10.7+10.8IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 10.17 & 10.18
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

pain on Wall-Street
华尔街的伤痛肯定是股票大跌
华尔街最近伤得很是厉害

语音(误正)

sign-->sight
post-->opposed
spring-->supreme
drunk-->drug
saw-->thaw
hold-->hopes
there-->their

拼写(误正)

prop[]ing-->propping

单词

worse-off 恶化
decline 下降
patrol 巡逻
controversial 争议的
penalty 处罚
recant 放弃
allegedly 依其申述
prescription 处方,规定
tumble 跌倒,摔跤
ditch 沟
standstill 停止
grill 严加盘问
propping 支撑
combatant 战士

词组

thaw out (使)解冻
melt down 熔化
go south 变坏
under the influence ..的作用下//eg.coming down freely under the influence of gravity.
death penalty 死刑