CNN Marketplace 2006-01-14

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Michelle Wright: Retail¹ sales rose a smaller than expected 0.7% in December and according to Fact and Opinion Economics Chief Economist² Robert Brusca, "Things are in place for a slow down in consumer spending."

Robert Brusca: It looks like the Fed is gonna play a role cautious and continue to raise rate and so the homeowner is gonna get stuck between rising interest rates and higher energy costs. And that something else is gonna pinch the consumer, hurt the consumer, hurt retail sales as we move into 2006 or move farther.

Michelle Wright: For all of 2005, retail sales grew 7.3%, just beneath the 7.6% gain in 2004.

General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner says turning around the auto³ makers⁴ North American operations remains⁵ the company's top priority. Wagoner didn't give any outlook on 2006 earnings⁶.

Apple Computers is looking to patent a new word.

"For the word "vingle", not entirely⁷ sure what they mean it to be, but all the speculation⁸ is that it's a combination of video and single, ur, and that, you know, in years to come, we might be talking about, 'oh, I just downloaded the latest vingle.'"

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Michelle Wright: The Department of Justice is suing American Airlines , claiming the carrier illegally denied benefits to pilots while they were serving in National Guard and Reserve units. Official said it was the first time a class action case has been brought charging an employer in violation⁹ with the 1994 law designed to protect employees who do leave their jobs temporarily to serve in military units.

If you purchase some of your Christmas lights, said Target this year, you may need to take them back because they could be part of a huge recall.

Party Davis: "There are 50-count multi-color light set, the 100-count blue light set and the chasing light set and they sold for between a dollar 50 and 10 dollars."

Party Davis is the spokesperson for the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

And Southwest Airline is rebuilding its service to New Orleans, says spokesmen Ed Steward¹⁰.

Ed Steward: We are going to increase our service in New Orleans with the additional five new flights from New Orleans to Dallas, to Houston and Orlando.

Michelle Wright: The airline once operated more than 50 flights to date to and from New Orleans but sharply cut service after Hurricane Katrina.

With CNN Radio Marketplace, I'm Michelle Wright.

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1 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

2 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

3 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

4 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

6 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

7 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

8 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

9 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

10 steward   

n.乘务员，服务员；看管人；膳食管理员

参考例句：

• He's the steward of the club.他是这家俱乐部的管理员。
• He went around the world as a ship's steward.他当客船服务员，到过世界各地。

11 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》