夏说英语新闻晨读 第216期:和自信有关的表达

 本期内容：

The Conference Board’s consumer-confidence index, which measures both American consumers’ assessment¹ of current conditions and their expectations, rose to its highest level since 2001. Updated figures from the Commerce Department confirmed earlier estimates that the economy grew by 1.6% year-on-year in 2016, the slowest rate for five years—though growth picked up to 1.9% in the final quarter.

Conference Board: 世界大型企业联合会
Consumer-confidence index：消费者信心指数
Assessment：评估
Pick up：加速

1 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？