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A:美語訓練班上課啦！我是楊琳！
B:我是Jessica！楊琳,今天我們教什么呢？
A:是啊，教什么呢？我還沒想好……
B:You're kidding me, aren't you?
A:(好吧，被你看出來了。其實今天的節目很精彩──咱們要學學在長跑比賽中怎么才能得第一, 聽一個十分倒霉的坐飛機的故事，了解一下美國公司員工享受的醫療保險福利, 還要告訴大家怎么用美語說“直覺”和“外行指導外行”。
B:Sounds good! 不過，咱們還是先花一分鐘，學一個詞。
Learn A Word plummet
今天我們要學的詞是plummet. Plummet is spelled p-l-u-m-m-e-t, plummet. Plummet, 暴跌，直線下降。Apple's share plummeted after Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of the company. 喬布斯辭去蘋果電腦首席執行官一職后，蘋果公司股價暴跌。President Obama's approval ratings plummeted to the lowest point of his presidency with 51% of Americans disapproving of his job performance. 奧巴馬總統的支持率跌至他任期內的最低點，現在有51％的美國人不滿意他的工作表現。Tropical Storm Lee brought rain and wind, causing temperatures to plummet. 熱帶風暴"李"帶來強風暴雨，導致氣溫驟降。好的，今天我們學習的詞是plummet, plummet, plummet.
B:楊林，Did you know that the stock market plummeted again today? What a bummer!
A:Jessica, 你不會是被套牢了吧？
B：我是啊！ Hey! I heard you studied finance in college. Can you give me a few pointers on investment? 推薦幾支好股票吧！
A:就我？那你可是找錯人了！ 我雖然學過一些金融課程，可是沒有真正的股市投資經驗啊。
B:That's too bad.
A:You should hire a professional investment advisor to help you manage your money.
B:I agree. Otherwise it'll be the blind leading the blind.
A:The blind leading the blind? 咱們給聽眾講講這個說法的意思吧！
B:好！請聽“美國習慣用語”。
