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WBR: Wall Street Update 25 Jun 14

Wed¹, 25 Jun 14

There's been a shock downgrade in official estimates of the health of the US economy. It's contracting faster than previously² thought, shrinking in the first quarter at an annual rate of 2.9 per cent. We heard more from Chris Low of FTN Financial in New York.

1 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

2 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。