【Native Speaker每日综合训练—33系列】【33-07】经管

xiaofan0205

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Speaker：
sitcom: situation comedy
highbrow jokes: intelligent in nature
screwball: silly, goofy
juvenile: immuture
wacky: wired, creepy
get off your high horse: stop thinking you are better, not act so superior
discriminating: selective
dry sense of humor: act seriously, but still funny
self-deprecating: say bad thing about yourself, but act as your are funny
snoozefest: something that's so boring it puts everyone to sleep

Time2: 2'16"
Afghanistan's economy remains hostage to the country's politics. People are keeping money because they don't know what will happen.

Time3: 2'30"
Mt.Gox seeks bankruptcy after millions of bitcoin loss. Since bitcoin exist as software, it is possible that some hacker steal it.

Time4: 2'13"
March 5th is the opening day of the annual full session of China' parliament. Mr Li talk about the aim of economic growth and the determination to solve the air pollution problems.

Time5: 3'37"
Companies increasingly struggle to fill certain job, but how to turn mediocre workers into indispensable ones? The author provide four overlooked factors.

Time6: 2'04"
Where you work, what size firm you work for, and what industry you work in might complicate the whole process of finding a new job or transitioning into a new career.

Obstacle: 6'18"
Ukraine's economic turmoil reflects recent political instability, but it's economic problems were long in the making. Dodgy economic policy, distaste for reform and endemic corruption have brought the country to its knees.