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开场白：
Hello my listeners,
Today is Thursday, February 24th, 2022.
今天是2022年2月24日，星期四。
In today’s episode, we are going to take a look at some largest global financial institutions.
第一部分：英语新闻朗读（0:13")
- Citigroup’s Jane Fraser Gets $22.5 Million for First Year as CEO （Wall Street Journal, Feb.15th)
- Barclays full-year net profit quadruples as corporate and investment bank booms (CNBC, Feb. 23rd)
- HSBC boosts profitability goal on higher rates, profit doubling (Reuters, Feb. 22nd)
- Wells Fargo says it can meet a key financial target with help from rising interest rates (Business Journals, Feb. 23rd)
- Berkshire Hathaway’s Stake in American Express Is Poised to Hit 20% (MarketWatch, Feb. 23rd)
第二部分：重要单词回顾（4:40")
- Bulk:the majority or greater part of something; 大多数
- Quadruple: increase or be increased fourfold 四倍增长
- Materialize: become actual fact; happen； 实际发生
- Misdeed:a wicked or illegal act; 错误的、非法的行为
- Threshold: a point of entry or beginning; 起点，开始
